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HOW DO WE CITE OUR SOURCES? Making research legal.

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Making research legal. How do we cite our sources?. What is citing?. Citing a source is when you give credit to the places where you got your information. Why cite sources ?. Using a source without citing it correctly is called plagiarism, and can lead to disciplinary action. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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HOW DO WE CITE OUR SOURCES?

Making research legal.

Page 2: How do we cite our sources?

What is citing?

Citing a source is when you give credit to the places where you got your information.

Why cite sources?

Using a source without citing it correctly is called plagiarism, and can lead to disciplinary action.

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What needs to be cited? Anything that is not your original

thought. Ideas and quotes from other places need citations.

There are specific formats to cite:•Websites•Books•Magazine articles•News papers•Encyclopedias•Films•Photographs

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The two common citation styles are

MLA (Modern Language Association)

APA (American Psychological Association)

Your teacher will tell you which one you are expected to use. I will teach you both.

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APA style citationsA Book:

Last Name, F. (Year Published). Book Title. Publisher City: Publisher Name.

Ex.Brown, D. (2004). The DaVinci code. New York: Scholastic.

A Website:Last Name, First. “Page Title.” Website Title. Retrieved (date), from (web address)

Ex.Smith, J. (2009, January). Obama inaugurated as President. CNN.com. Retrieved February 1, 2009, from http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/01/21/obama_inaugurated/index.html

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MLA style citationsA Book:

Last Name, First Name. Book Title. Publisher City: Publisher Name, Year Published. Medium.

Ex.Smith, John. The Sample Book. Pittsburgh: BibMe, 2008. Print.

A Website:Last Name, First Name. "Page Title." Website title. Sponsoring Institution/Publisher, Publication Date. Medium. Date Accessed.

Ex.Smith, John. "Obama inaugurated as President." CNN.com. Cable News Network, 21 Jan. 2009. Web. 1 Feb. 2009.

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How do I cite other media? A full citation guide for both styles WITH

EXAMPLES is available at

www.bibme.org/citation-guide

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TASK

There are 6 books on each table. Please write citations for each book.

Even numbered tables use MLA

Odd numbered tables use APA

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H.W.

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