Citing Sources

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4 Styles of Citing Sources

Harvard, American Psychological Association (APA), Modern Language Association (MLA), Oxford

Works Cited Page

a list of sources at the end of your report

credible source

a source that is able to be believe; a legitimate source

Primary Source

an original source of evidence; an artifact, document, diary, picture, manuscript, autobiography, recording, or any other source of information that was created at the time under study

paraphrasing

includes every single point in a text and keeps the same emphasis while changing the words

Secondary source

information that was created later by someone who did not experience first hand or participate in the events being researched

in-text citation

is given within the body of an assignment to any ideas directly quoted or copied, any ideas adapted from an original source and any diagrams or pictures, or major ideas paraphrased to help explain a concept

citation

means that you provide written acknowledgment or recognition of any ideas that are directly or indirectly used or adapted in your written or spoken work

Bibliography

paper which includes all the works you consulted and not necessarily cited in the paper

patent

protects the expression of ideas or inventions

copyright

protects what writers, artists, and musicians have created. It protects creative works from being used without the owner's agreement.

Summarizing

selecting and shortening the main idea(s) in a text

annotated bibliography

similar to a bibliography, however each citation is followed by a brief description to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the source cited.

references

sources such as books, articles, websites, videos, etc.

evidence

supporting detail(s) to back-up a thesis statement or topic sentence

source

the place you found the content (books, internet, etc.)

endnotes

these are used to provide information about the source of each numbered reference in a list at the end of a piece of work

footnotes

these can be found at the bottom of each page to provide the source of the information cited in the text, OR to add additional information about a word, idea, or statement at the bottom of the page.

Quoting

using the author's exact words

plagiarism

when you pretend that you have written or created a piece of work that someone else originated. It is cheating, dishonest, and you can have some serious consequences