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Organizing your sources from the beginning as you collect them, can SAVE A LOT OF STRESS later when you need to start writing or create an annotated bibliography!
Citation management programs such as Zotero can help you create, gather, store, and organize citations.
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Zotero
Zotero is a free and open-source program that anyone can use, therefore, you will retain access to it even after graduation!
For more info about using Zotero check out this guide from CSU Dominguez Hills.
The Chicago Manual of Style includes 2 documentation styles: the Notes-Bibliography System (NB), used by those in literature, history, and the arts, and the Author-Date System, which is similar in content, slightly different in form, and preferred in the social sciences.
In addition to consulting The Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.) for more information, students may also find it useful to consult Kate L. Turabian's Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (8th ed.). Often called the "Turabian" style, it resembles the two patterns of documentation but includes alterations geared to papers written by students.
Quick reference and examples can be found below in these guides created by several other universities:
With more than one author: James, Earl W.T., and Lucy Danker. "Obesity in American School Children: An Epidemic." Journal of Nursing 389, no. 12 (2000): 399-405.
Print magazine: Elliott, Michael. "Gypsy Foklore Revisited." Smithsonian, March 2004, 23-29.
Article accessed online: Stem, Caroline J., James P. Lassoie, David R. Lee, and David J. Dessler. "How 'Eco' is Ecotourism? A Comparative Case Study of Ecotourism in Costa Rica." Journal of Sustainable Tourism 11, no. 4 (2003): 322-348. http://www.epnet.com/.
Article accessed online from a database: Daniel Howden, "Polio at Mecca Sparks Fear for Muslim Thousands," Independent (London), February 12, 2005, first edition. http://www.lexisnexis.com/.
Online Magazine from a website: Sullivan, Danny. "Boolean Searching." Search Engine Watch. http://www.searchenginewatch.com/facts/article/2155991.html
FORMAT
First author-Last name, First name initial, and Second author-First name Last name initial. Year. Title. Publisher's location: Publishing company.
Books with one author: Tuten, Tracy L. 2008. Advertising 2.0: social media marketing in a Web 2.0 world. Westport, Conn: Praeger.
with 2 authors: Clifton, Rita, and Sameena Ahmad. 2009. Title. New York: Bloomberg Press.
with 3 or more authors: Phipps, Wilma J., Barbara C. Long, Nancy Fugate Woods, and Judith K. Sands. 1987. TItle. St. Louis: Mosby.
Electronic book: Abrahams, David. 2008. Brand risk adding risk literacy to brand management. Aldershot, England: Ashgate Pub. http://site.ebrary.com/id/10215578.
Chapter within a book: Cassel, J., and B. Zambella. 1996. "Without a Net: Supporting Ourselves in a Tremulous Atmosphere". In Leonhardt, Thomas W. 1996. "LOEX" of the west: teaching and learning in a climate of constant change. Greenwich, Conn: JAI Press.
Encyclopedias/Multi-Volume Works: Wiener, Philip P. 1973. Dictionary of the history of ideas; studies of selected pivotal ideas. New York: Scribner.
The Modern Language Association (MLA) provides a method for source documentation that is used in most humanities courses. The humanities place emphasis on authorship, so most MLA citations involve recording the author’s name in the physical text. The author’s name is also the first to appear on the “Works Cited” page at the end of an essay.
Quick reference and examples can be found below in these guides created by several other universities:
An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, and documents. Each citation is followed by a brief (usually about 150 words) descriptive or evaluative paragraph called the annotation. The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited.
Researching, arguing a position, laying the foundation for scientific experiments, and all other academic pursuits begin with studying the work of others and using this work to inform our own. It is absolutely crucial to give credit to those whose work you use, and this is done using direct quotations and paraphrasing and by always citing your sources. Not to do so would be considered plagiarism. Plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty are treated as extremely serious violations of ethical conduct and may result in suspension or expulsion from the University.
A quote is the exact wording used by the original author.
Example:
Paraphrasing is rewriting another's words or ideas in your own words, often summarizing or synthesizing a larger text.
Example:
For more information view these guides on quoting and avoiding plagiarism:
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