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Citing Sources
Library 10 – Information Competency
Presentation topics:
• When to cite sources
• When it is ok not to cite sources
• Ways to cite sources
• Sample MLA and APA citations
Citing sources: When do you need to?
• When you use or refer to someone else’s words or ideas.
• When you copy the exact words or a “unique phrase.”
• When you reprint any diagrams, illustrations, charts and pictures.
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When is it okay not to cite?
• When you are writing your own experiences, your
own observations, your own insights, your own
thoughts, your own experimental results, or your own
conclusion of a subject.
• When you are using common knowledge.
• When you are compiling generally accepted facts.
When to Cite Handout
Quiz – When to Cite
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Citation styles
MLA (Modern Language Association)
APA (American Psychological Association)
Ways to cite your sources
1. Citing your source within your paper.
2. Assembling a list of sources at the end of your paper.
MLA & APA handouts
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Citing sources within your paper
Whenever you quote, paraphrase, summarize, or otherwise refer to the work of another.
Parenthetical citations generally include:
• Last name of the author if you are citing an entire work.
• Last name of the author and either a page or paragraph number if you are citing a specific fact or quote.
• Omit author’s name if the name is mentioned in the text.
In-text citation: MLA examples
It may be true that “in the appreciation of medieval
arts, attitude of the observer is of primary
importance…” (Robertson 136).
Tanner has argued this point (178-85).
In-text citation: APA examples
It may be true that “in the appreciation of medieval
arts, attitude of the observer is of primary
importance…” (Robertson, 1987, p. 136).
Tanner (1987) has argued this point (pp. 178-85).
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Remember…
Within the paper:
The driver said in court that when he looked up from the cell phone he was dialing he was three feet from the car and had no time to stop (Stockwell B8).
End of the paper:
Stockwell, Jamie. “Phone Use Faulted in Collision.”
Washington Post. 6 Dec. 2000, pp. B1+.
MLA & APA handouts – In text citations
Quiz – In-Text Citations
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Assembling a list of sources
The citation includes:
• Author (if available)
• Title
• Publisher
• Date
Where to find the information?Title Page Verso of Title Page
Title
Author
Publisher Information Date of Publication
Schultz, Patricia. 1,000 Places to See Before You Die. Workman, 2003.
MLA vs. APA
MLA
Schultz, Patricia. 1,000 Places to See Before You Die.
Workman. 2003.
APA
Schultz, P. (2003). 1,000 places to see before you die.
New York, NY: Workman.
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Bowe, Stephen, and Peter Richmond. Selling Shaker: The Commodification of
Shaker Design in the Twentieth Century. Liverpool UP, 2007.
Another exampleTitle Page Verso of Title Page
Title
Authors
Publisher Information
Subtitle
Book editors
MLA citation example: Work in an anthology
Kaufman, Bel. “Sunday in the Park.” Approaching
Literature: Reading + Thinking + Writing, 2nd ed.
Edited by Peter Schakel and Jack Ridl, St. Martin,
2012, pp. 429-32.
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APA citation example: Work in an anthology
Kaufman, B. (2012). Sunday in the park. In P. Schakel and J. Ridl
(Eds.), Approaching Literature: Reading + Thinking + Writing
(2nd ed.) (pp. 429-32). Boston, MA: St. Martin.
MLA example:Kaufman, Bel. “Sunday in the Park.” Approaching Literature:
Reading + Thinking + Writing, 2nd ed. Edited by Peter
Schakel and Jack Ridl, St. Martin, 2012, pp. 429-32.
NoodleTools: Work in an anthology
NoodleTools: Anthology/Collection form pt 1
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NoodleTools: Anthology/Collection form pt. 2
NoodleTools Sources page
NoodleTools: in-text citation
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Quiz – Bibliographic Citations
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Citing sources resources
The bibliography: MLA style
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The bibliography: APA style
Creating a bibliography in NoodleTools
Formatting options
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Exporting continued
Beautiful Works Cited page
MLA & APA handouts – Bibliographic lists
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Quiz – Bibliographies
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What you learned:
• When to cite sources
• When it is ok not to cite sources
• Two ways to cite sources
• Sample MLA and APA citations