Subject & Course Guides: ARCH 558 Programming & Pre-Design Issues: Citing Sources

How to Cite

Citing in APA format
Find out more about how to use APA citation and how to write in APA style by following this link.
KU Writing Center Resources
Includes a range of writing guides on topics such as citation styles, incorporating references, how to avoid plagiarism, and how to properly paraphrase/summarize sources.
Get Citations
This short video outlines the many ways KU Libraries can help you cite your sources for your research projects.
Citation Management Tools
KU LibGuide on how to select and use citation management tools, such as EndNote and Zotero.

About Citing and Why it's Important

Citing a source means that you show, within the body of your text, that you took words, ideas, figures, images, etc. from another place. Citations are a short way to uniquely identify a published work (e.g. book, article, chapter, web site) and consist of standard elements, such as author name(s), title of the work, date of publication, etc. Citations may look different, depending on what is being cited and which style was used to create them. Ask your professor which style is preferred for your course.

It's important to cite sources you used in your research for several reasons:

To show your reader you've done proper research by listing sources you used to get your information
To be a responsible scholar by giving credit to other researchers and acknowledging their ideas
To avoid plagiarism by quoting words and ideas used by other authors
To allow your reader to track down the sources you used by citing them accurately in your paper by way of footnotes, a bibliography or reference list

Citation: A (Very) Brief Introduction
A short video explains what citations are and why we use them.

Writing About Architecture

Writing About Architecture: Mastering the Language of Buildings and Cities by Alexandra Lange
A handbook on how to write effectively and critically about the contemporary city.

What to Cite

You must cite:

Facts, figures, ideas, or other information that is not common knowledge
Images, works of art, and creative works
Ideas, words, theories, or exact language that another person used in other publications
Publications that must be cited include: books, book chapters, articles, web pages, theses, etc.
Another person's exact words should be quoted and cited to show proper credit

When in doubt, be safe and cite your source!