Quiz
Citation:
What is it? Why do I need it?
And how do I do it?
oy. this is going to suck. :(
Citation is the practice that academics use to properly give credit to the sources that they use. This applies to every idea used in your work and can be as obvious as a book written by another person to as vague as a photograph published in an online blog.
What is Citation?
Ask yourself:
"Is this my property intellectually?”
If this answer is yes, then you’re good.
If this answer is no, you must cite.
That’s it.
When do you need to cite a work?
Ever share an idea with someone and have them try to pass it off as their own? Yeah, it sucks. Just like Tumblr will flame you for not giving the originator of a blog post, so too will the academic community be offended by your “stealing” someone else’s ideas.
Why do you need to cite?
I know this is informal but this is the way I like to teach
MLA
Developed and maintained by the Modern Language Association, this style is most common of English essays and will most likely be what you use in this class.
APA
Developed and maintained by the American Psychological Association, this format is most commonly associated with the social sciences and will become familiar to anyone majoring in biology, chemistry, psychology, linguistics, or most other sciences.
The Two Major Citation Styles
MLA
Jones stated that “this quote is awesome” (199).
Many people believe that “this quote is awesome” (Jones 199).
Jones seems to think that his quote is really amazing (199).
APA
According to Jones (2011), “this quote is awesome” (p. 199).
Many people believe that “this quote is awesome” (Jones, 2011, p. 199).
This quote seems to be thought of as really amazing (Jones, 2011, p. 199).
In-Text Citation
Basic MLA Format
Article in a Database
Lastname, Firstname, Firstname Lastname and Firstname
Lastname. “Title of Article Itself.” Title of Journal in Italics, vol. #, no. #, YEAR, pp. #-#, URL. Accessed Date.
Page on a Website (with no individual author)
“Title of Page.” Website, Publishing Date, URL. Accessed Date.
Chapter/Essay in a Book
Lastname, Firstname. “Title of Essay.” Title of Collection,
edited by Editor’s Name(s), Publisher, YEAR, pp.#-#.
Basic APA Format
Article in a Database
Lastname, A. A. (DATE). Title of article itself. Title of Journal
in Italics, Volume (Issue #), pages-pages. DOI.
Page on a Website
Lastname, A.A. (DATE). Title of page. Retrieved DATE from URL.
Chapter in a Book
Lastname, A. A., Lastname, B. B., & Lastname, C. C.
(DATE). Title of chapter. In A. A. Editor & B. B. Editor
(Eds.), Title of Book, (pages of chapter). Location: Publisher.
The Purdue OWL
Library website
A style manual
EasyBib or The Citation Machine (online)
Where to go for more help