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  2. Help:Referencing for beginners - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners

    To use it, click on Cite at the top of the edit window, having already positioned your cursor after the sentence or fact you wish to reference. Then select one of the 'Templates' from the dropdown menu that best suits the type of source. These are: {} for references to general websites {} for newspapers and news websites

  3. Reference - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference

    Generally, a reference is a value that enables a program to directly access the particular data item. Most programming languages support some form of reference. For the specific type of reference used in the C++ language, see reference (C++). The notion of reference is also important in relational database theory; see referential integrity.

  4. Wikipedia:Citing sources

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources

    General references are usually listed at the end of the article in a "References" section, and are usually sorted by the last name of the author or the editor. General reference sections are most likely to be found in underdeveloped articles, especially when all article content is supported by a single source.

  5. Wikipedia:Inline citation - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Inline_citation

    Place the reference material you are referring to after the completed {{note}} template, and ensure that the {{ref}} and {{note}} templates are correctly linking to each other by checking the spelling. There are several templates that can help with the citation format. For example, the full reference for the Navy citation should read as follows:

  6. Wikipedia:Citation needed - Wikipedia

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    If a particular part of a sentence or paragraph seems to require a separate citation, or looks as if it may have been inserted into the text at a sentence or paragraph level, try to check the original reference rather than adding tags to text that may already be well referenced.

  7. Help:Referencing for beginners/sandbox - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Referencing_for...

    A named reference or a sfn reference pair is transfered into the page by the standard copy and paste technique. Other Tools Re-Fill and Ref-links edit references by adding basic information to bare URLs in citations. Wikipedia tool for Google Books converts a long Google Books URL into a filled-out {} template which is pasted into an article.

  8. Wikipedia:When to cite - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:When_to_cite

    INCITE: Cite your sources in the form of an inline citation after the phrase, sentence, or paragraph in question. INTEXT: Add in-text attribution whenever you copy or closely paraphrase a source's words. INTEGRITY: Maintain text–source integrity by placing inline citations in a way that makes clear which source supports which part of the text.

  9. Help : Referencing for beginners with citation templates

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    The easiest way to start citing on Wikipedia is to see a basic example. The example here will show you how to cite a newspaper article using the {} template (see Citation quick reference for other types of citations). Copy and paste the following immediately after what you want to reference: