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Citing a source requires two steps:
- Mark the place at the point in your writing where you have used the source. (Examples of markers may include numbers, symbols or short references).
- Present enough identifying details (author, title, publisher, publication date, etc.) about the source for it to be easily retrieved by the reader. (For more, see Finding the identifying details.) These details presented together form the ‘full citation’. Full citations for all sources used are displayed together in a list at the end of a work.
The type of place marker and the presentation (organisation and punctuation) of the full citations will be determined by the citation style being used. (For more, see Citation systems and styles.)
Finding the identifying details Listed below are some common source materials and the places where you would expect to find the identifying details needed to construct a full citation for each type. (See the linked images for more detail.)
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