Attribution & Documentation in PowerPoint Presentations: Examples for VSB Students

Linda HauckResearch Support Librarian

Falvey Memorial LibraryJuly 19, 2010

Walden Social Equity Fund WSEFX Total Returns 2001-present

Source: Morningstar

Retrieved: July 19, 2010

From subscription database.

Walden Social Equity Fund WSEFX Returns 2001-present

Source: www.morningstar.comRetrieved: July 19, 2010 From web site. Home or

root URL only.

Walden Social Equity WSEFX Stock Price 2001-present

Source: Google FinanceRetrieved: July 19, 2010 Name for web site provided

instead of URL

Walden Social Equity WSEFX Stock Price 2001-present

Source: http://www.google.com/financeRetrieved: July 19, 2010 Root URL provided,

equally correct.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure SurveyRetrieved: July 22, 2010

Source of underlying data for graph created in Excel

“Linda & Jay: Research Winners” (2010), Laura Hutelmyer, photographer

My co-worker took this photo and gave me a copy to use. The partial inclusion of Jay Wright’s cardboard image is “fair use” for an

educational purpose. Attribution for photographer is provided

Farm Families Suffered During the Great DepressionSource: Migrant Mother, Dorothea Lang, Photographer (1936), Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Reading RoomRetrieved: July 19, 2010 The source lists creator

(photographer) AND web publisher.

Credits

Audio Source Slide 1: Beethoven, Composer, Symphony No. 9, iTunes

Retrieved: July 19, 2010

Audio Source Slide 5: Woody Guthrie, Artist/Composer, Hobo Lullaby, Internet Archive Community Audio

Retrieved: July 19, 2010

Attribution & Documentation in PowerPoint Presentations:

Summarized• Include attribution on each slide

• Attribution provided for creator and/or source

• List name of database or website

• May use root URL instead of database or website name

• Avoid using lengthy URLs

• List date of retrieval

• Credits slide at end for content not easily attributed in body of presentation.

• Be as consistent as possible