In order to avoid plagiarism, you need to cite all outside information you are incorporating into your paper.
When Do I Cite?
Any time you use information or ideas from another person or source you need to cite it. This includes:
- Direct quotes
- Paraphrasing
- Opinions of others
- Statistics
To cite, use an in-text citation in your paper (or a note, depending on the citation style), and then a full citation in your bibliography/works cited/list of references, which is at the end of your paper.
All direct quotes should be placed in "quotation marks." If you do not include both in-text citations and a full citation, this is plagiarism.