Interdisciplinarity: Clues from Citation

January 8th

Iris Jastram

What is Citation Good For, Anyway? Shows respect for your community Communicates clearly within a community

(like jargon) Reveals what kinds of evidence are most

important to a community Builds context for your argument Gives credit where credit is due

Three Basic Rules of Citation Rule of Least Confusion Rule of Brevity Rule of Readability

Comparing Bibliographies The next three slides will show examples of

MLA, APA, and Chicago style so that you can compare the differences.

MLA – Privileging the author’s words & ideas

In Text Citation Parenthetical citation: (Santiago and Wilder 492)

Works Cited Page Santiago, Anne M. and Margaret G. Wilder.

“Residential Segregation and Links to Minority Poverty: The Case of Latinos in the United States.” Social Problems. 38 (1991): 492-515.

APA – Privileging Author and Date

In Text Citation Parenthetical citation: (Santiago and Wilder, 1991,

p. 492)

References Page Santiago, A., & Wilder, M. . (1991). Residential

Segregation and Links to Minority Poverty: The Case of Latinos in the United States. Social Problems, 38, 492-515.

Chicago style – Privileging the Author’s words, but acknowledging the importance of other information.

In the text, place a footnote number Footnote: 2 Anne M. Santiago and Margaret G.

Wilder, “Residential Segregation and Links to Minority Poverty: The Case of Latinos in the United States,” Social Problems 38 (1991): 492.

Bibliographical Reference Page Santiago, Anne M. and Margaret G. Wilder.

“Residential Segregation and Links to Minority Poverty: The Case of Latinos in the United States.” Social Problems 38 (1991): 492-515.

Basic ElementsAuthorTitle (sometimes two, if you’re working with a short piece within a larger collection)Information about the specific publicationYear Information about a place within the publication

Note that in footnotes, there are commas between each of these elements. In bibliographies, there are generally periods there instead.

Books Footnote:

David H. Richter, Falling into Theory: Conflicting Views on Reading Literature (New York: Bedford Books / St. Martin’s Press, 1994), 9.

Richter, Falling into Theory, 10. Bibliographical Reference:

Richter, David H. Falling into Theory: Conflicting Views on Reading Literature. New York: Bedford Books / St. Martin’s Press, 1994.

Articles Footnote:

Juanita Heredia, "Voyages South and North: The Politics of Transnational Gender Identity in Caramelo and American Chica," Latino Studies 5, no. 3 (2007): 347.

Bibliography Heredia, Juanita. "Voyages South and North: The

Politics of Transnational Gender Identity in Caramelo and American Chica." Latino Studies 5, no. 3 (2007): 340-57.

Web Sites Footnote:

Northfield AreaConnect, “Northfield Population and Demographics,” AreaConnect, http://northfield.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm

Bibliographical Reference: Northfield AreaConnect. “Northfield Population

and Demographics.” AreaConnect, Jan. 10, 2006, http://northfield.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm

Government Information Footnote:

U.S. Bureau of the Census, Median Gross Rent by Counties of the United States, 1970, Prepared by the Geography Division in cooperation with the Housing Division, Bureau of the Census (Washington, DC, 1975).

Bibliographical Reference: U.S. Bureau of the Census. Median Gross Rent by

Counties of the United States, 1970. Prepared by the Geography Division in cooperation with the Housing Division, Bureau of the Census. Washington, DC, 1975.