Citing Sources

6th ELA/Reading

Why do we cite?

Source: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_plagiar.html

*avoid plagiarism*give credit

Cite when…

Use or refer to someone else’s words or ideas Interviewing another personCopy the exact words or a “unique phrase”Reprint diagrams, illustrations, charts, pictures, videos, musicUse other people’s ideas (printed, or through conversations or email)

Source: http://www.english.vt.edu/~IDLE/plagiarism/plagiarism2.html

Don’t Cite when…

Own experiences, observations, insights, thoughts, conclusions about a subject

Use “common knowledge”--shared information in your field of study

Compile generally accepted facts

Source: http://www.english.vt.edu/~IDLE/plagiarism/plagiarism2.html

Sources

Source: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_plagiar.html

Three (3) Sources:

1.Book2.Encyclopedia3.Internet

1. Book: One Author Example

Last Name, First Name. Title. Place of publication: Publisher, Copyright Date.

Example (one author): Jameson, George P. Ellis Island. New York: Icon Press,

2006.

Book: Two or More Authors

Example (two or more authors): Smith, Henry G. and Betty Harmon. Freedom Rides. Chicago: Broad Shoulder Press, 2006.

Last Name, First Name (of first author) and First Name Last Name (of other authors). Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Copyright date.

2. Encyclopedia

(NOTE: The author is usually listed at the end of the article. If an author is not listed, begin the entry with the title of the article.)

 Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Name of

Encyclopedia. Edition Year ed.

Examples:

Franz, Charlene. “Goat.” World Book. 2006 ed.

Avery, Jennie. "Poland." Encyclopedia Britannica. 1994 2nd ed.

3. Internet Website

(Note: it is sometimes very difficult to find all of the information you need to make a proper citation for a website. Try to find as much information as possible. Use n.p. if no publisher name is available and n.d. if no publishing date is given.) 

Last Name, First Name (editor, author-if available). “Title of Webpage/Article.” Title of Website. Date last updated. Name of Organization sponsoring the site. Date accessed. <URL link>.

 

Internet Website Example

Examples:

Flannery O’Connor Collection. 7 July 2006. Georgia College and State University. 31 August 2006.

<http://library.gcsu.edu/~sc/foc.html>. Walker, Gary. "The Effects of Radiation." Hiroshima Atomic Bomb. 15 March 2000. Los Alamos Research Facility. 14 Oct. 2008. <http://www.larf.org/hiroshima/radiationeffects.htm>.

Bibliography Page

Bibliography

Avery, Jennie. "Poland." Encyclopedia Britannica. 1994 2nd ed.

Flannery O’Connor Collection. 7 July 2006. Georgia College and State

University. 31 August 2006. <http://library.gcsu.edu/~sc/foc.html>.

Franz, Charlene. “Goat.” World Book. 2006 ed.

Jameson, George P. Ellis Island. New York: Icon Press, 2006. Smith, Henry G. and Betty Harmon. Freedom Rides. Chicago: Broad Shoulder Press, 2006.

Walker, Gary. "The Effects of Radiation." Hiroshima Atomic Bomb. 15 March

2000. Los Alamos Research Facility. 14 Oct. 2008.

<http://www.larf.org/hiroshima/radiationeffects.htm>.

Sources

Purdue University Online Writing Lab website,http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_plagiar.html“Graduate Honor System,” Graduate Honor System website, Virginia Tech, http://ghs.grads.vt.edu/student/avoiding.htmlJames Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, “Style Guide,” Nonproliferation Review, http://www.cns.miis.edu/pubs/npr/pdfs/guidelines.pdfBunn, Matthew and Anthony Wier, “Controlling Nuclear Warheads and Materials: A Report Card and Action Plan” (Washington, D.C.: Nuclear Threat Initiative and the Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard University, March 2003) pp. 8-12.Shelly G. Roseman, Library Liaison to History, Political Science, Education, English (Stamford Campus) website, University of Connecticut, http://www.lib.uconn.edu/~sroseman/SRliaison.html