Citations are a way to acknowledge the original creator of a work and respect the time and work that they put into creating the work. Using citations demonstrates understanding of that intellectual ownership. Citations are also a way to show others the paths you followed in your research. Your research can then be reviewed and verified.
SUNY Canton strives to create an environment where student, staff, and faculty hold themselves to high standards of academic integrity. The policies regarding student academic integrity are outlined very clearly in SUNY Canton's Academic Integrity statement. Citing sources is an important step in maintaining academic integrity. As the linked document states:
Citing sources is what allows one individual to use the words or ideas of another. If you quote a source, you must use quotation marks and you must cite it. If you paraphrase or summarize from a source, you must cite it... Citing sources serves many functions: it demonstrates that you have completed your research, it gives credit to the work completed by others, it provides additional information to others for their research and/or additional questions.
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