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 == Citations for This Collection  ==
-When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information; that is, cite your sources. This will help people find the record again and evaluate the reliability of the source. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. Citations are available for the collection as a whole and each record or image individually.
+Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image.
 '''Collection Citation''':<br> {{Collection citation | text= "California, San Francisco, Register of Chinese Immigrant Court Cases and Foreign Seamen Tax Cards, 1883-1924 (NARA A3381)." Database with Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2015. Citing NARA publication A3381, National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, Maryland.}}<br><br>