Question

8. Which of the following requires proper citation?
a. When using information from crowd-sourced sources, like wikipedia, because
that is public domain
b. When using information that is common knowledge or widely known (like most of
the Earth's surface is covered by water)
None of the above

Answer 1

The answer is A, when using information from crowd-sources sources like Wikipedia, because that is public domain.


Sources of information are cited in order to give the original authors/creators proper credit for their work and to document where an author heard or read the fact or idea that has been incorporated into a new work. The purpose of citations is to let the reader know where you obtained information so sources can easily be located and consulted.