What are sources Source of information where or

What are sources? Source of information - where, or who, or what you are getting your information from books, magazines, internet

What is “citing”? • To reference the works – magazines, books, interviews, internet sources – that you have used

Why do we need to cite sources? • Plagiarism = taking someone else’s words and passing off as your own = stealing intellectual property. • Plagiarism = Cheating • Turnitin. com

Credible Sources: We will be focusing on credible internet sources. . gov. edu – educational organizations. org (but use with caution). com – commercial organizations

Commercial sites (. com) are usually trying to sell a product. Depending on the product they are selling, they may or may not be trustworthy. For example, sites hosted by the tobacco companies are unlikely to provide the real truth about tobacco.

Also note: • the dates the site was created, • expired links (usually means that site hasn’t been updated for a while), • information of the author = validity of the information

Why is wikipedia NOT an appropriate source?

Guidelines for Making Source Cards 1. Assign each source a number. 2. Record full publishing information (see page 537 in your textbook for help). 3. Annotate each source – write a short note to remind yourself of the content and value of the source. 4. Note the call number or location.

So what goes on a source card, Ms. Tsai? For books: Call number (for books only) Author (last name, first name) Place of publication, then colon 920 1 KOS Title (underlined) Publisher, then comma Date of publication, then period Kostman, Samuel. Twentieth Century Women of Achievement. New York: Richards Rosen Press, Inc. , 1976.

Magazines: • Author of the article • Name of article in “quotations marks” • Name of magazine underlined. • Date of publication • Page in the magazine where the article was found. Page 18 of handbook

Internet sources: Author/editor. “Title of Electronic Work. ” the Medium. Information supplier. File identifier. Access date. Pg 23 of handbook Example: Daniel, Ralph. “The History of Western Music. ” Internet. Ingress Communications. http: //www. ingress. com/~astanart/printker/prit zker. html. Accessed 8 May 1999.

Guidelines for Taking Notes 1. Use a separate card for each source and item of information. 2. Record the source number. 3. Write a label or heading. 4. Write the page numbers.

Number on working citation card 1 Topic or subtopic Direct quotation Marriage and Motherhood “She does not, however, believe in conventional marriage and has expressed deep reservations about motherhood. ” p. 163 Page reference