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Public Health Law and Ethics

A course guide for Public Health Law and Ethics at the Bloustein School

When Do I Need to Cite?

You need to cite your source whenever you are incorporating an idea or fact into your work that is not your own. This goes for quotes from books or articles, data sources and statistics, and any paraphrasing you may be doing from other sources. The point of citing is two-fold: 

1. To attribute others' ideas 

and 2. To help the reader be able to find where you got those ideas from. 

Each type of source that you cite will have different requirements as to what information is needed to cite the source properly. You can find more on these proper citations by using the links below. 

Sources to Help You With APA Format

Citing Sources in APA: Example Handout

Citing Gov Docs APA Format

Cornel University Libraries created a very comprehensive guide to citing government documents in APA format: 

Citation Management

 

RefWorks3 is a web-based application for managing citations, and is free to Rutgers students, faculty and staff. It enables you to import references from many electronic databases, include citations while you write papers, and build a bibliography according to different stylesheets.

RefWorks3 YouTube Tutorials

Refworks3 Help

Guide to Sending Citations from our Journal Article Databases to RefWorks

EndNote The University Libraries are now licensed to provide access to EndNote for all Rutgers affiliated students, faculty, and staff!

EndNote Blog For news, tips, and answers to commonly asked questions about EndNote.

EndNote Video Tutorials

Other Citation Management Tools:

Zotero is a free, open-source research management tool that is a Firefox add on. It enables you to collect, manage, and cite research sources.

Zotero Guide - Rutgers University Libraries

Zotero: Quick Start Guide