Research SkillsU.S. History Fall 2016

TodayA new way to cite our

sources:In- Text Citations

“Stack of file folders.” Photograph. 123rf .Web. 2 Nov. 2012.

But first… 1. a warmup 2. and a quick review……

Warmup

1. Go to www.noodletools.com and sign in.

2. On a new tab navigate to the GWL list of libguides and open the libguide entitled: US History War of 1812 Fall 2016

3. Open the libguide to the “websites” tab and read the box entitled Citing websites in NoodleTools

4. Now a review…

Reach For The Sky. Photographer. Encyclopædia Britannica

ImageQuest. Web. 2 Nov 2015.

3 Steps to Avoid Plagiarism:

0Step 1 - Take good bulleted notes in your own words; no complete sentences

0Step 2 – Paraphrase your notes. Since your notes are in your own words, you are putting your notes back into complete sentences. This step is easy once you have notes in your own words.

0Step 3 – Citing your sources

Wikipedia

0 Google “War of 1812” and go to the Wikipedia article.

Step 3: Citing Sources“Citations.”Peter’s Power Point Station. Phillip Martin, 2014. Web. 31 Oct. 2014.

There are two ways to cite your sources:Bibliography or Works Cited - at the end of your project; this is always required!In-text citations - within the text of your paper; you would add this feature when you write a paper.“student1.” Photograph. Research Haven. Web. 31 Oct. 2012.

In-Text Citations0 In-Text Citations

0 citing sources within the body of your paper

0 Purpose of an in-text citation- to indicate specifically which information came from which source.0 Which of your sources.0 Where in that source.

0 You will call your list of sources “Works Cited” instead of “Bibliography.”

0 Each in-text citation should refer clearly to one of the items in the Works Cited list at the end of your paper.

0 You will include an in-text citation at the end of every direct quote.

0 You will include at least one in-text citation in every paragraph.

Example of in-text citations and a works cited

In-text citations and the works cited MUST match

In-Text Citations, Page Numbers

With books and most ebooks, you have page numbers to use in your in-text citations. It will look like this: (St. George 22)

St. George, Judith. The Duel: The Parallel Lives of Alexander Hamilton & Aaron      Burr. New York, Viking, 2009.

In-Text Citations

Therefore, the Continental army not only had to fight the British, but they also had to make sure that they hindered them from using the waterways (Beller 22).

What an in-text citation looks like: From the Works Cited page:

Beller, Susan Provost. The Revolutionary War. New York: Benchmark Books, 2002.

Which source? Where in the source?

In-Text Citations, No Page Numbers

With most electronic or website sources, you do not have page numbers to use in your in-text citations. It will look like this:(Jaycox)Jaycox, Faith. The Road to Revolution in the English Colonies: 1750–1776. The      

Colonial Era, An Eyewitness History. New York: Facts on File, 2002. N. pag.      

American History Online. Web. 31 Oct. 2014.

In-Text Citations

Near the end of the French and Indian War, “imperial officials began considering future policies for trans-Appalachian settlement” (Jaycox).

OR an in-text citation could look like: From the Works Cited page:

Jaycox, Faith. The Road to Revolution in the English Colonies: 1750–1776. The Colonial Era, An Eyewitness History. New York: Facts on File, 2002. N. pag. American History Online. Web. 31 Oct. 2014.

Which source? Where in the source?

In-Text Citations with No Author

Use the first important word in the citation."The Townshend Acts." The Coming of the American

Revolution: 1764 - 1776, Massachusetts Historical Society,

2008, www.masshist.org/revolution/townshend.php.

Accessed 1 Nov. 2014.

In-Text Citation – (Townshend)

In-Text Citations when two sources have the same first

important word. Works Cited

"Great Depression." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2014.

http://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/37849. Accessed 26 Oct. 2016.

"The Great Depression Facts." FDR Presidential Library and Museum, Franklin D.

Roosevelt Library & Museum, 2016, fdrlibrary.org/great-depression-facts. Accessed 26

Oct. 2016.

"The Great Depression (1929-1939)." The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project, George

Washington University, 2016,

www2.gwu.edu/~erpapers/teachinger/glossary/great-depression.cfm. Accessed 26

Oct. 2016.

In-text citations will look like:

(Great, Britannica) (Great, Facts)(Great, 1929)

In-Text Citations

1. How often do you add?

2. Parenthetical citations and Works Cited sources have to match up

3. What will change in your note-taking practice?

Points to consider:

Example of in-text citations and a works cited

In-text citations and the works cited MUST match

Your turn to try!