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You can integrate sources into your report by paraphrasing or quoting the material. Paraphrasing is restating an author’s words or ideas in your own words, while quoting is using the author’s exact words.

In general, there are two parts to a citation:

1. In-text citation
   • Appears in the body of your paper, indicating the information you are using is from another source
2. Full reference
   • Appears at the end of your paper, generally in the references or bibliography section
   • This is where the reader will find the full publication details for all material used to write your report

But how do you know how to format your in-text citations and references, and what publication details to include?