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Here's an example of "citing a source." In a paper about dogs in the workplace, you might find these words from an article by Amber Lee Letsche in the Fort Worth Business Press:

It's a dog eat dog world in business. And one solution to the stress appears to be bringing dogs to work... Interviewees say having pets at work seems to have a calming effect on office personnel. From watching the dogs run back and forth from office to office or taking the dog for a walk, stress levels seem to be low. Some respondents even said their dogs were good at judging the character of the potential clients (Letsche 1).

Notice the information in parentheses at the end of the quote. It is giving the reader some information about the source of these words, namely that the author is Letsche, and the words were found on Page 1 of her article.

A reader of this paper on dogs in the workplace can then turn to the bibliography at the end of the paper to find more information about the article that contained these words.

Here is how it would be listed in the bibliography:

Letsche, Amber Lee. "Dogs at Work." Fort Worth Business Press

15.41 (October 11, 2002) : 1+. MasterFile Premier. EBSCOhost.

Lewis-Clark State College Library, Lewiston, ID. 16 July 2003.

That is what "citing sources" is all about!