WHEN YOU HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION:
  • The most common type of credit (citation) lists the author’s last name and the page number in parentheses.
She and her two sisters each led one of these regiments whenever her army went to war (Grayson 49).

  • If you already name the author in your report, just include the page number in the parentheses.
Author Emma Hahn explains . . . Sometimes she would attack and then retreat to leat the enemy into a trap (77).



WHEN SOME INFORMATION IS MISSING:
  • Some sourcres do not list the author. In those cases, use the title and page number. (If the title is long, use only the first word or two.)
The Sahara Desert made it difficult for people in North Africa to
communicate with people in South Africa (“History” 39).

  • Some sources (especially Internet sites) do not use page numbers. In those cases, just list the author.
In 1635, Ginga formed an alliance with the kingdoms of Kongo and Kassange (O’Shaughnessy).

  • If a source does not list the author or page number, use the title.
People remember her as a great diplomat, a fierce war leader, and a strong ruler (“Kingdom”).
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