Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Cornerstone: Citation

Hello!  You are here to work on citation, so you don't go to jail or end up with detention.  Think of me as your intellectual property advocate!

The easiest thing to do, while researching, is to keep a list of all the sources you refer to and rely on throughout your research.  Didn't do that?  Do it now.

Once you have the list, make a works cited page or a bibliography.  Use the new version of word to do this or a website like: EasyBib or Citation Machine.  If all else fails you can always rely on this site to see the nitty gritty of how it's done.

When your works cited/bibliography is done you can begin giving credit where credit is due by internal citing whenever you paraphrased a source, took knowledge from a source or directly quoted them.

So, with your time in the lab:
  1. Make a list of all sources refered to.
  2. Turn those sources into a bibliography (all sources refered to) or a works cited (all sources quoted, paraphrased or borrowed from within your document).
  3. Then give credit where credit is due through internal citation.
  4. Questions?  Raise your hand and wait patiently for The Cook.
  5. You can also finish your test :)

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