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Creating and editing Wikipedia articles about books: References

This guide walks Wikipedia editors through the process of creating and editing articles about books.

Adding References [citation needed]

Wikipedia is a tertiary source. Tertiary sources are publications such as encyclopedias or other compendia that sum up secondary and primary sources. Therefore, content must be verifiable with reliable sources. If you are new to adding content it is your responsibility to add sources along with your new content.

When you find the tag "citation needed" in a Wikipedia article, you can find and add sources.

Help:Introduction to referencing with Visual Editor

A short tutorial shows you how to add inline citations to articles, and also briefly explains what Wikipedia considers a reliable source.

1-Minute Video: Adding Automatic Citations on Wikipedia

1-Minute Video: Adding Book Citations Manually on Wikipedia