In-text attribution.
WHAT AN IN-TEXT CITATION DOES
Points to the full reference.
WHERE TO PLACE IT
At the point the source is used, not only at the end of a paragraph.
WHY
Otherwise the reader cannot tell which parts came from where.
WHAT TO INCLUDE FOR A DIRECT QUOTATION
The page number.
WHY
So the reader can find it.
WHAT TO DO WITH A LONG QUOTATION
Set it out separately, per your style's rules.
WHAT TO DO WHEN CITING SEVERAL SOURCES FOR ONE POINT
Include them all, in the order your style specifies.
WHAT TO DO WHEN A SOURCE CITES ANOTHER
Read the original if you can, and cite that.
If you genuinely cannot, indicate it was cited in the source you read.
WHY
Otherwise you imply you read something you did not.
WHAT TO CHECK
That every in-text citation has a matching entry in the list That every entry in the list appears in the text
WHY BOTH DIRECTIONS
Mismatches are common and easily found.
WHAT TO VERIFY
Every reference against the actual source.
