Why do we cite? 

• Avoid plagiarism…intentional OR unintentional, always give credit to original author/creator
• Leave a “trail of breadcrumbs”  to find information for yourself and the audience
• Be part of a scholarly conversation- trace the lineage of ideas

What do we cite?

• Information that isn’t common knowledge or general facts to you/your audience
• Direct quotations
• Summarizing or paraphrasing ideas from source

• University of Richmond Honor Council & the UR Honor Code
  The UR Honor Council maintains the University's Honor Code used in order to maintain high standards of academic integrity. This website provides information on the Honor Code Pledge students are required to acknowledge for assignments.
• The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
  Resources for all things writing and citing in APA and MLA.
• Writing Center - The University of Richmond
  The Writing Center provides experienced tutors who offer friendly critiques for written work in any major.
• Writer's Web - The University of Richmond - Writing Center
  Writer's Web is a free, public-access handbook that covers help and information for all stages of the writing process.

The following link takes you to a site with great examples of how to cite images using Chicago Manual of style in your papers.  You can also consult the Chicago Manual in sections 12.31 - 12.51 for directions on how to write captions and credit lines.