POLI SCI 499CE : Is Democracy Possible Everywhere?

Citing your sources is important for three reasons:

1. To properly attribute the words and ideas of others (and to avoid accusations of plagiarism);
2. To allow the reader to find the source for herself.
3. To avoid accusations of plagiarism.

Simply providing a URL to an online source is not enough, because URLs often change and content gets moved. These resources will help you to collect citation information and format it in your paper.

Use the Chicago Manual of Style author-date system, an overview of which can be found here: https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-2.html

Zotero word processor add-ins

For Zotero (desktop): Edit > Preferences > Export > Change default format to Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (author-date) > OK

For Zotero (web): Create Bibliography (books icon) > Change citation style to Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (author-date)