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General Principles for References

General Principles for References. Use the most original source possible. Use the most up-to-date and reliable source available. Your paper is only as good as its weakest source. How to let Professors know you are not Familiar with College Writing.

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General Principles for References

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  1. General Principles for References • Use the most original source possible. • Use the most up-to-date and reliable source available. • Your paper is only as good as its weakest source.

  2. How to let Professors know you are not Familiar with College Writing • Use unacceptable sources: your class notes, your textbook, and the morning paper. • Use out-of-date sources. • Ask where to find references the week before the paper is due. Bonus points for cutting it even closer. • Use unconventional or inconsistent referencing styles.

  3. How to let your Professors Know you are Familiar with College Writing • Start early to locate sources. • Cite scholarly references only. • Cite recent materials. • Use accepted referencing styles.

  4. Usually NOT Acceptable References • Class Lecture Notes • Textbooks • Encyclopedias or Dictionaries • Popular Books or Magazines • Newspapers • Radio and TV Broadcasts • Internet Equivalents of Any of the Above

  5. MAY be Acceptable References • Reputable News Media (Time, Newsweek, New York Times) • Serious Popular Magazines (New Yorker, National Geographic) • Government Publications • Internet versions of these sources

  6. Acceptable References • Scholarly Periodicals • Scholarly Books • Reputable Translations of Foreign Works • Student Theses • Research Forums or Hotlines on the Internet • Internet Periodicals by Reputable Organizations

  7. Locating Sources: The ”Snowball" Approach • Locate a good recent source on the topic • What does your source use for references? • What do those sources use for references? • Certain key authors will turn up repeatedly. Find out what else these people have written. • Certain references will turn up repeatedly. These are references considered crucial by active researchers in the field. You should cite these sources if they apply to your paper.

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