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Citing Sources

Citing Sources . Why Do I Have To? . When you gather your information from a source, you must give credit to that source. If you take someone else’s research and don’t give them credit, it’s as if you stole their ideas. This is called plagiarism and is against the law. How Do I Do It? .

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Citing Sources

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  1. Citing Sources

  2. Why Do I Have To? • When you gather your information from a source, you must give credit to that source. • If you take someone else’s research and don’t give them credit, it’s as if you stole their ideas. • This is called plagiarism and is against the law.

  3. How Do I Do It? • You must include a sources section of your work. Sources Used: Gutman, Bill. Michael Jordan: Simply the Best. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press, 1999. “Jordan, Michael.” World Book Encyclopedia. 2005. “Jordan, Michael.” ESPN NBA. ESPN, 2009. 10 Jan 2010. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players

  4. Citing a Book With One Author Title of the book underlined Gutman, Bill. Michael Jordan: Simply the Best. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press, 1999. Author’s name. Last name first. Year published Publishing company City and state the book was published in.

  5. Citing an Encyclopedia Article “Jordan, Michael.” World Book Encyclopedia. 2005. Name of the article in quotes Name of the encyclopedia underlined Year the encyclopedia was published

  6. Citing a Website Year Published Name of the website underlined “Jordan, Michael.” ESPN NBA. ESPN, 2009. 10 Jan 2010. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players Name of the article in quotes Who owns the website Date you read the article, day first, then month and year Web Address

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