Copyright & Citing Sources: How a citation is like an address.

Citing a resource properly should allow another person to RE-search out the exact same content you mentioned or borrowed.

It may be in a website, in print or pdf, but the content should be available and find-able based on the information (address of content) you cite. 

• Style manuals are like a template, a standard that helps keep citations consistent. 
• This makes it easier to re-search and find original content - the citation is an address of the source. 
• Let's pretend the "Content" I cite in my references is like a cherry table.