This video explains in text citations, footnotes and endnotes. It also teaches the parts of book, book chapter and journal citations. It uses MLA style in the examples but mentions the other styles. It takes approximately 15 minutes to complete.

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Strengths

The tutorial contains a quiz to test your understanding of citations.

Concerns

The tutorial contains an additional resources section that refers to resources specific to the University of Texas at Austin.

Recommendations for Use

Many students have trouble identifying the source of a citation. Is this a book chapter or a journal article? Students could view this video on their own prior to starting a research assignment.