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What are citations?
Citations and bibliographies are the mechanisms through which attribution is accomplished. One example you may be familiar with is Wikipedia. Each fact in the encyclopedia must have a corresponding citation, so that others can confirm the accuracy of the information, as well as know where to go to learn more. Below is a snippet of a Wikipedia article on the tapir, alongside the corresponding references from the end of the article. Click the pictures to explore the article yourself!
