Citations and Citing Your Work - Explained by Common Craft - ORG

Papers and articles are often a mix of ideas from different sources. By thinking through where ideas originate, we can understand what needs a citation. This video guides viewers through three types of ideas found in papers and explains how to use citations responsibly. It teaches:

• Why common knowledge and the writer’s ideas don’t often require citations

• Why other people’s ideas deserve special treatment and often require citations

• Why citations matter and what role they play in writing and research

• How in-text and full citations often work together to make reading easier

• Why citations are a service to readers who may want to learn more

Video Info:

• Duration: 03m 54s

• Captions Available: YES

• Lesson Plan: YES

• Category: Study Skills

• ISTE Standard: Digital Citizen Indicator 2c

• ACRL Info Literacy Frame: Information Has Value