20 What You Need to Cite
So, what exactly do you need to cite in your paper?
As a rule of thumb, you need to cite what is not your own intellectual output. You don’t need to cite thoughts, ideas, data, or creations that are your own and that are new and original (but remember to cite your own previous work if you got permission to reuse it, as described in the Chapter “Recycling”).
- You need to cite what is NOT YOUR OWN thoughts, ideas, data, creations, etc.
- Generally, you don’t need to cite YOUR OWN thoughts, ideas, data, creations, etc.
Be sure to cite all information you take from others, no matter what it is or where you got it from, whether it is from a printed source or from the Internet, whether it is something you saw on TV or heard on the radio, whether you got it from a tweet, a thread, a Tik Tok, a blog, a Facebook posting, PowerPoint slides or even a personal discussion. If you don’t know how to cite something, ask the reference desk at Linscheid Library or your liaison librarian!
