Research Guides: Academic Integrity Tutorial for Graduate Students: To Cite or Not to Cite?

Academic Integrity Tutorial for Graduate Students by DiMenna-Nyselius Library, Fairfield University

You DO need to cite:	You DO NOT need to cite:
If you’re quoting from, paraphrasing, or summarizing another author's work, in any format including: web pages, books, songs, television programs and anything else you can think of that someone else created. If using an image, chart, or diagram created by someone else.	If you're using your own thoughts, ideas, opinions, observations, or experimental results. If you're using common knowledge.

If you’re quoting from, paraphrasing, or summarizing another author's work, in any format including: web pages, books, songs, television programs and anything else you can think of that someone else created.
If using an image, chart, or diagram created by someone else.

If you're using your own thoughts, ideas, opinions, observations, or experimental results.
If you're using common knowledge.