{"id":130,"date":"2022-01-31T13:05:13","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T18:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=130"},"modified":"2022-06-28T21:52:43","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T01:52:43","slug":"building-credibility","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/chapter\/building-credibility\/","title":{"raw":"Why Cite?","rendered":"Why Cite?"},"content":{"raw":"You might be coming to this chapter thinking: is citation just a way for composition teachers to deduct marks and torture their students? Or maybe you enjoy incorporating citations into your writing\u2014a methodical and satisfying task.\r\n\r\nThere are many reasons why we use citations in scholarly writing:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">To give credit to those who have come before you and\/or have influenced your work<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">So your reader can tell the difference between your contributions and others\u2019 contributions to your discipline<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">To build your credibility<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">To increase transparency<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">To avoid intentional or unintentional [pb_glossary id=\"1378\"]plagiarism[\/pb_glossary]<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\">\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\n<a class=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/01\/Citations-as-Love-Letters.png\"><img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1792\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/01\/Citations-as-Love-Letters-1015x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1015\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\nIt is important to consider the diversity in perspectives represented in our writing. The video <em>Citing MMU Scholars<\/em> created by Utah State University Library discusses Multiple Marginalized and Underrepresented (MMU) scholars and explains the historical and systematic prejudices within research and citations.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/NF8S4Qr_-FM\r\n<h1>References<\/h1>\r\nTungohan, E. [@tungohan]. (2021, March 15). <em>When writing, I've begun to see my citations as love letters to fellow thinkers who came before me &amp; who write alongside me<\/em>. [Tweet]. <a class=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tungohan\/status\/1371595462977978370\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/tungohan\/status\/1371595462977978370<\/a>\r\n\r\nUtah State University Libraries. [USU Libraries]. (2021, March 8). <em>Citing MMU Scholars<\/em>. [Video]. YouTube. <a class=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NF8S4Qr_-FM&amp;t=151s\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NF8S4Qr_-FM&amp;t=151s<\/a>","rendered":"<p>You might be coming to this chapter thinking: is citation just a way for composition teachers to deduct marks and torture their students? Or maybe you enjoy incorporating citations into your writing\u2014a methodical and satisfying task.<\/p>\n<p>There are many reasons why we use citations in scholarly writing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">To give credit to those who have come before you and\/or have influenced your work<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">So your reader can tell the difference between your contributions and others\u2019 contributions to your discipline<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">To build your credibility<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">To increase transparency<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">To avoid intentional or unintentional <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_130_1378\">plagiarism<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\">\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p><a class=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/01\/Citations-as-Love-Letters.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1792\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/01\/Citations-as-Love-Letters-1015x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1015\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It is important to consider the diversity in perspectives represented in our writing. The video <em>Citing MMU Scholars<\/em> created by Utah State University Library discusses Multiple Marginalized and Underrepresented (MMU) scholars and explains the historical and systematic prejudices within research and citations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-1\" title=\"Citing MMU Scholars\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NF8S4Qr_-FM?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1>References<\/h1>\n<p>Tungohan, E. [@tungohan]. (2021, March 15). <em>When writing, I&#8217;ve begun to see my citations as love letters to fellow thinkers who came before me &amp; who write alongside me<\/em>. [Tweet]. <a class=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tungohan\/status\/1371595462977978370\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/tungohan\/status\/1371595462977978370<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Utah State University Libraries. [USU Libraries]. (2021, March 8). <em>Citing MMU Scholars<\/em>. [Video]. YouTube. <a class=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NF8S4Qr_-FM&amp;t=151s\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NF8S4Qr_-FM&amp;t=151s<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-attributions clear\" prefix:cc=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/ns#\" prefix:dc=\"http:\/\/purl.org\/dc\/terms\/\"><h2>Media Attributions<\/h2><ul><li about=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tungohan\/status\/1371595462977978370\"><a rel=\"cc:attributionURL\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tungohan\/status\/1371595462977978370\" property=\"dc:title\">Citations as Love Letters<\/a>  &copy;  <a rel=\"dc:creator\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tungohan\" property=\"cc:attributionName\">Dr. Ethel Tungohan<\/a>  adapted by  Lindsay Cuff  is licensed under a  <a rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/choosealicense.com\/no-license\/\">All Rights Reserved<\/a> license<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"glossary\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\" id=\"definition\">definition<\/span><template id=\"term_130_1378\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_130_1378\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>If you use someone else\u2019s work without clearly acknowledging the source\u2014this is plagiarism. 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