CITATION (IN-TEXT AND BIBLIOGRAPHY) Flashcards
- a reference to the source of information used in your research.
- a reference to a published or unpublished source that you consulted and obtained information from.
- a way of giving credit to individuals for their creative and intellectual works.
Citation
you acknowledge the source you have used in your text.
Citing
What should be cited?
print and e-books
print and electronic journal articles
webpages
emails
DVDs, videos, films, newspapers
pamphlets
conference papers
government reports
radio/tv broadcast
interviews
theses and unpublished works.
- source of information (primary)
- provide contact details
- purpose (agenda)
Check the author or publisher credentials
- advanced degree or other extensive experience in the field.
- credentials
Check the author’s level of expertise
author bias - inaccurate presentation of information
Check the author’s point of view/other sources
rating of the given information.
Check the user’s feedback
When do I cite?
whenever you use quotes
whenever you paraphrase
whenever you use an idea that someone else has already expressed
whenever you make specific reference to the work of another
whenever someone else’s work has been critical in developing your own ideas
citing sources within a paper using parenthetical, in-text references.
In-text Citation
In writing a Bibliography/References use…
APA format
What does APA style mean?
American Psychological Association
What does MLA style mean?
Modern Language Association
author’s last name, page no.
MLA
author’s last name, year of publication
APA
Fin remarked in her autobiography, “I fondly remember 1920 as my most marvelous year.” (Laray, 1950)
APA
Laray remarked in her autobiography, “I fondly remember 1920 as my most marvelous year.” (39)
MLA
Laray remarked in her autobiography, “I fondly remember 1920 as my most marvelous year.” (1950)
APA
Fin remarked in her autobiography, “I fondly remember 1920 as my most marvelous year.” (Laray 39)
MLA
a list of works written by an author or printed by a publishing house.
Bibliography
a list of works ** on a subject or by an author** that work consulted to write a research paper, book, or article.
Bibliography
In-text citation: Author’s last name, year of publication in parenthesis after the cited text.
Example: (Yu, 2015)
or (Yu & Roa, 2012)
APA
In-text citation: Author’s last name and the page of the cited text.
**Example: **
(Yu 45) or (Yu and Roa 47)
MLA
- “Works Cited”
- Alphabetized by the last name of the author and are double spaced.
- Alphabetized by the title and three hyphens are used in place of the author’s name after the first entry.
- Second line and subsequent lines for each source are indented five spaces.
MLA
- “References”
- Alphabetized by the last name of the author and are double spaced.
- If there are the same name, it is arranged in chronological order from earliest work.
- Source is indented one tab from the margin after that first line.
APA
