Citations are incredibly important for giving credit to the authors you consulted for information, giving readers information on what you based your claims on, and for allowing others to judge the validity of your information and conclusions. Each citation style is a little different in their structure, the information they require, and their formatting, but each essentially attempts to ensure that someone else can find the information that you used. To this end, you will need to make sure you have the following information about the sources you use:
Citation Manager like Zotero can make citations much easier as they automatically create citations, keep resources organized, and save vital information about a source. We highly recommend using a citation manger. Find more information here or feel free to request a Library Lab to set up a citation manger with a librarian!