Citing Sources Why do you cite sources Avoid
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Citing Sources
Why do you cite sources? ØAvoid plagiarism ØAcknowledge work done by previous researchers ØGive credibility to your work ØBuild knowledge
What is plagiarism? Failing to: Ø Cite quotations and borrowed ideas Ø Enclose borrowed language in quotation marks (limit use of quotations) Ø Put summaries and paraphrases in your own words
What are the formatting guidelines? ØMLA (Modern Language Association): English and some humanities ØAPA (American Psychological Association): psychology, social science ØCMS (The Chicago Manual of Style): history and other humanities ØThe Blue Book (Harvard): law ØDiscipline specific
Where do citations go? ØIn-text (within paper) …the researchers publish their findings (Blaine et al. 35). ØEndnote/footnote (at bottom of page) 13. Brian Steel Wills, A Battle from the Start: The Life of Nathan Bedford Forrest (New York: Harper. Collins, 1992), 187. ØEntry in List of Works Cited (at end of paper) Adams, Scott. Dilbert and the Way of the Weasel. New York: Harper 2002. Print.
Formatting Example: MLA Authors ØSingle author: Walker, Janice R. ØMultiple authors: ØWalker, Janice R. , and Todd Taylor ØWilmut, Ian, Keith Campbell and Colin Tudge Ø 4+: Sloan, Frank A. , et al. ØRepeated author: ---
Style Guide Comparison—Periodicals MLA: Mc. Grath, Anne. “A Loss of Foreign Talent. ” US News and World Report 22 Nov. 2004: 76. Print. APA: Hoxby, C. M. (2002, January). The power of peers. Education Next, 2, 57 -63. CMS: Bissell, Tom. “Improvised, Explosive, and Divisive. ” Harper’s, January 2006.
Activity Select : Ø 2 newspaper articles from 2 different sources, and Ø 2 periodical articles from two different sources. Cite these 4 sources using a format from your Style Guide.
