how to cite michael hull, valerie t., jennifer wolfe, jonathon wasserstein

How to CiteHow to CiteMichael Hull, Valerie T., Jennifer Wolfe, Jonathon Wasserstein

Why Cite?Why Cite?

The purpose of citing sources is to

• give credit to the author for any ideas or quotations that you use

• To enable your reader to locate the sources.

How to cite?How to cite?

• Step 1 - Decide what type of resource you are using• Book• Web Site• Magazine• Interview

• Step 2 – Look up the proper formatting for your source

• Step 3 - Write your citation• Use the proper punctuation• Remember, your source might not have all of the parts

required

Citation StylesCitation Styles

• APA• Psychology• Education• Other Social Sciences

• AMA• Medicine• Health• Biological Sciences

• Turabian• designed for college for use in all subjects

• Chicago• used with all subjects in the "real world" by books, magazines,

newspapers, and other non-scholarly publications.

Citation StylesCitation Styles

MLA◦Literature◦Arts◦Humanities

Modern Language Association Style◦most commonly used to write papers and cite

sources within the liberal arts and humanities

In-Text CitationsIn-Text Citations

Parenthetical Citation◦(Wordsworth 263)

No Known Author◦("Wordsworth Is a Loser" 100)

Multiple Citations◦If you cite more than one work by a particular

author, include a shortened title for the particular work from which you are quoting to distinguish it from the others.

Formatting QuotationsFormatting Quotations

Short Quotations◦ Enclose the quotation within double quotation marks◦ Provide the author and specific page citation in the text◦ Include a complete reference on the Works Cited page.

Long Quotations◦ place quotations in a free-standing block of text◦ Start the quotation on a new line indented one inch from

the left margin

Adding or Omitting Words In Quotations◦ If you add a word or words in a quotation, use brackets

“[]”◦ If you omit a word or words from a quotation, use the

ellipsis mark “…”

Footnotes and EndnotesFootnotes and Endnotes

Proper Use◦MLA discourages extensive use of explanatory

or digressive notes◦Endnotes or footnotes can be used to

evaluative bibliographic comments

Numbering Endnotes and Footnotes◦Footnotes in MLA format are indicated by

consecutively-numbered superscript Arabic numbers

Works Cited Page: Basic Works Cited Page: Basic FormatFormat

Basic Rules◦Separate page◦Label the page◦Double space◦Indent second lines◦List page numbers efficiently

QuizQuiz

1 – Why should we cite our sources?

A – It makes you look smart

B – To give credit to the author

C – Because KV White said so

QuizQuiz

1 – Why should we cite our sources?

A – It makes you look smart

B – To give credit to the author

C – Because KV White said so

QuizQuiz

2 –What is the citation style most used by college students?

A – APA

B – Chicago

C – MLA

QuizQuiz

2 –What is the citation style most used by college students?

A – APA

B – Chicago

C – MLA

QuizQuiz

3 – When omitting words from a quote, what should you use?

A – Brackets – []

B – Quotes – “”

C – An ellipsis - …

QuizQuiz

3 – When omitting words from a quote, what should you use?

A – Brackets – []

B – Quotes – “”

C – An ellipsis - …

QuizQuiz

4 – Your ‘Works Cited’ page should be at…

A – The beginning of your paper

B – The end of your paper

C – Wherever you feel like

QuizQuiz

4 – Your ‘Works Cited’ page should be at…

A – The beginning of your paper

B – The end of your paper

C – Wherever you feel like

Wiki PageWiki Page

Works CitedWorks Cited

"APA, MLA, Turabian, and Chicago Citation Styles." Long Island University. 01 Apr. 2009

<http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citation.htm>.

"Cite a Paper - MLA Documentation." Allan Hancock College - Start Here-Go Anywhere. 01 Apr. 2009

<http://www.hancockcollege.edu/Default.asp?Page=1045>.

"How to Cite Sources: APA Style." Nova Southeastern University | Academics for South Florida and the World. 01

Apr. 2009 <http://www.nova.edu/library/dils/lessons/apa/>.

"How To Cite Sources." Pima Community College. 01 Apr. 2009 <http://wc.pima.edu/~bfiero/cite.html>.

"MLA Formatting and Style Guide - The OWL at Purdue." Welcome to the Purdue University Online Writing Lab

(OWL). 01 Apr. 2009 <http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/>.

"MLA Formatting and Style Guide: Works Cited Page: Basic Format - The OWL at Purdue." Welcome to the

Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL). 01 Apr. 2009

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