A citation is "quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, especially in a scholarly work", according to the Oxford Dictionaries.
It's important to cite sources you used in your research for several reasons:
Free writing and citing style guides. Use these to format your work in ALA, MLA or other styles.
RefWorks is one of the Web-based bibliography and database managers that enables you to:
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