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Saving and Citing Articles

Opposing Viewpoints and Business Insights allow you to save, send and cite. 

Once you've selected an article, the print and/or citation options are on the upper right side. 

You should always check to ensure the citation generated is correct, you can use the CT State Citation Guide on the next page to check the format of your chosen citation style. 

Academic Search Complete allows you to save or print your chosen article, and has a built in citation generator. 

Once you've selected an article there are 2 options for printing, saving and citing. 

Option 1 (for use when viewing the PDF): these icons are found in the upper right corner and right side of the screen.

  1. The horizontal icons across the top are Save and Print. Use these to save or print the articles in PDF form; the advantages of PDFs are they are easier to read and can be opened on any device. 
  2. The vertical icons on the right side are (save to) Google Drive, Print, Email, Save to Folder (not recommended), Cite, Export Citation and Permalink.
    1. Google Drive: must have a Gmail account to use this; save to your drive
    2. Print: allows you to print the HTML (or PDF if available) and citation at the same time
    3. Email: email the article and citation to yourself or someone else; does not have to be a school account
    4. Cite: creates article's citation in selected format; you must check this for errors
    5. Permalink: this link allows you and others (who have school IDs) to get directly to the article; do not copy the link from the omnibox as it does not function the same way; the Permalink appears above the article on the screen (see second image below)

 

Option 2 (for use from the detailed record): select from the icons on the right side of the screen

  1. Google Drive: must have a Gmail account to use this; saves to your drive
  2. Add to folder: no recommended
  3. Print: prints the article in HTML format and its citation at the same time; cannot print the PDF using this icon
  4. Email: email the article and citation to yourself or someone else; does not have to be a school email account
  5. Save: saves the article in HTML format and its citation to the computer's hard drive or a USB drive; this step is not complete until you right-click SAVE AS and select a destination; not recommended as it saves as a webpage
  6. Cite: creates article's citation in selected format; you must check for errors
  7. Export: not recommended; exports the article's citation in a variety of forms
  8. Created Note: not recommended
  9. Permalink: this link allows you and others (with school accounts) to get directly to the article; do not copy the link from the omnibox as it does not function the same way; the permalink appears above the article on your screen
  10. Listen: listen to the article, with or without text highlights
    1. Use the settings icon to change the reader's accent and speed, text highlighting and color, and more (see 2nd and 3rd images below)
    2. Use the download icon to download an MP3 of the article to listen to offline

 

 

 

Please remember to check to ensure the generated citation is correct, you can use the CT State Citation Guide on the next page to check the format of your selected citation style

Citing Sources: What, why, how?

What, Why, How of Citations

hand pulling an image of a lightbulb from a laptop screen

 

What is a citation?

A citation is a way to identify sources when you quote or paraphrase them in your research assignment.

 

Why do you cite your sources?

You cite your sources to:

  • Allow your readers to follow up on or verify information in your paper
  • Acknowledge the original author(s)
  • Build upon the prior research or scholarship

How do you cite?

You cite by including a(n):

  • In-text citation

  • Work cited, references list, or bibliography at the end of the work

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Citation Guides