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Citation Formatting

Citation Formatting. MLA and APA. Citation Formatting. If you use information that is not common knowledge – summaries, facts, quotations, or ideas – you must give credit to your source and document where the information can be found. Citation formatting enables you to do this

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Citation Formatting

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  1. Citation Formatting MLA and APA

  2. Citation Formatting • If you use information that is not common knowledge – summaries, facts, quotations, or ideas – you must give credit to your source and document where the information can be found. • Citation formatting enables you to do this • AKA: citing sources, documenting information

  3. Purposes of Citation Formatting • Documents your sources of information • Gives credit to others for their ideas • Distinguishes YOUR ideas from those of others • Prevents plagiarism

  4. Types of Citation Formatting • Humanities – MLA • Social Sciences – APA • History – Chicago • Sciences - CSE

  5. Types of Citation Formatting • Humanities – MLA • Social Sciences – APA • History – Chicago • Sciences - CSE

  6. MLA or APA Citation Formatting • There are TWO parts: • In-text citations • Give credit to your sources within the text • Listing of sources of information at the end • Tells the reader exactly where to find the information

  7. MLA

  8. MLA In-Text Citations • Format #1 • Signal phrase introduces the information AND • Page or other reference appears after the information • Format #2 • Parenthetical reference only

  9. MLA In-Text Citations • Kwon points out that the Fourth Amendment does not give employees any protections from employers’ “unreasonable searches and seizures” (6). • Companies can monitor employees’ keystrokes without legal penalty, but they may have to combat low morale as a result (Lane 129) (Hacker 120)

  10. Works Cited • Listing of citations contained in your paper • Alphabetical by author • The formats vary depending on whether your source of information is a book, a journal article, a Web site, etc.

  11. Example from Diana Hacker

  12. APA

  13. APA In-Text Citations • Author’s last name • Year of publication • Page number (for quotations)

  14. APA In-Text Citation Examples • According to Smith (1999),the best apple pie is made at home. • The best apple pie is made at home (Smith, 1999). • Smith (1999) suggests that “undoubtedly, apple pie looks and tastes best when it’s lovingly made in one’s home” (p. 4).

  15. References • Listing of citations contained in your paper • Alphabetical by author • The formats vary depending on whether your source of information is a book, a journal article, a Web site, etc.

  16. Example from Diana Hacker

  17. Reminders… • If you mention someone else’s ideas in your paper you must indicate that with a citation • Be sure to use quotation marks around the phrases of others • Any in-text citation you use should correspond to a detailed listing in your Works Cited or References

  18. Bibliography • A listing of ALL of the sources of information that you’re reading (or read) for your paper. • Often this is requested by instructors before a paper is due to see what kinds of resources you’ve found for a project

  19. Helpful Resources • ESC Library • Diana Hacker Pocket Manual • Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) • http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/

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