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1 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. 1

2 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 Quiz Click the Quiz button to edit this object Quiz Break 2

3 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 3

4 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 ). 4

5 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 Quiz Click the Quiz button to edit this object Quiz Break 5

6 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, MLA vs. APA MLA Schultz, Patricia. 1,000 Places to See Before You Die. Workman APA Schultz, P. (2003). 1,000 places to see before you die. New York, NY: Workman. 6

7 Another example Title Page Verso of Title Page Title Subtitle Authors Publisher Information Bowe, Stephen, and Peter Richmond. Selling Shaker: The Commodification of Shaker Design in the Twentieth Century. Liverpool UP, Book editors MLA citation example: Work in an anthology Kaufman, Bel. Sunday in the Park. Approaching Literature: Reading + Thinking + Writing, 2 nd ed. Edited by Peter Schakel and Jack Ridl, St. Martin, 2012, pp

8 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 (2 nd ed.) (pp ). Boston, MA: St. Martin. MLA example: Kaufman, Bel. Sunday in the Park. Approaching Literature: Reading + Thinking + Writing, 2 nd ed. Edited by Peter Schakel and Jack Ridl, St. Martin, 2012, pp NoodleTools: Work in an anthology NoodleTools: Anthology/Collection form pt 1 8

9 NoodleTools: Anthology/Collection form pt. 2 NoodleTools Sources page NoodleTools: in-text citation 9

10 Quiz Bibliographic Citations Quiz Quiz Break Click the Quiz button to edit this quiz Citing sources resources The bibliography: MLA style 10

11 The bibliography: APA style Creating a bibliography in NoodleTools Formatting options 11

12 Exporting continued Beautiful Works Cited page MLA & APA handouts Bibliographic lists 12

13 Quiz Bibliographies Quiz Click the Quiz button to edit this object Quiz Break 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 13