"Ethics, copyright laws, and courtesy to readers require authors to identify the sources of direct quotations or paraphrases and of any facts or opinions not generally known or easily checked." (Chicago Manual of Style Online, 13.1)
Citing your sources properly helps you avoid plagiarism, and helps your reader locate the sources you have used. It also allows you to impress your teacher with the wide array of scholarly sources you've consulted!
Welcome to March Library's Chicago Style Citation guide. Click through the tabs at the top of this screen for examples of citations for different source types, and be sure to check out the FAQs as well. If you have further questions, please ask the librarians at the reference desk for help!