Keys to Parenthetical Citations
©Readability
©Keep references brief
©Give only information needed to identify the source on your Works Cited page
©Do not repeat unnecessary information
Key Concepts: This slide emphasizes the need to keep parenthetical citations within a paper brief.  The information provided in the body of the paper should be just enough so that a reader could easily cross-reference the citation with its matching entry on the Works Cited page.  The following slides give examples of how to use parenthetical references.

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