Cite Your Sources with Success!

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• Cite Your Sources with Success!

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Why do we cite?

• To find the information cited
• To give credit to the originator
• To avoid plagiarism

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What is a Style Guide?

• Rules for Citing
• APA or MLA

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What is Plagiarism?

• "to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of
  another) as ones own without crediting the
  source."  Websters Dictionary

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A citation is made of parts. Each part shows
specific information about the source of
information.
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Citation for a Book
Each part shows specific information about the
source of information

• Baddeley, A. D. (1999). Essentials of human
  memory. Hove, England Psychology Press.

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Book Record
Correct way of citing reference Chaplick, D.
(2001). Latin american arts cultures.
Worcester, Mass Davis Publications
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Reference work like an Encyclopedia or Dictionary
Title of Encyclopedia or dictionary
Editor
Date
Sadie, S. (Ed.). (1980). The new Grove dictionary
of music and musicians (6th ed., Vols. 1-20).
London Macmillan
Place of publication
Edition and volumes
Publisher
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Article?

• Example
• Walters, T., Quinn, S. R. Walters, L. M.
  (2005). Media life among Gen Zeds. International
  Journal of Cultural Studies, 8 (1), 63-83.
  Retrieved August 23, 2005, from PsycINFO
  database.

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• Article in an Internet-only journal
• Fredrickson, B. L. (2000, March 7). Cultivating
  positive emotions to optimize health and
  well-being. Prevention Treatment, 3, Article
  0001a. Retrieved November 20, 2000, from
  http//journals.apa.org/prevention/volume3/pre0030
  001a.html
• Database used?

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• Professional web site
• American Psychological Association. (1999, June
  1). Electronic preference formats recommended by
  the American Psychological Association. Retrieved
  July 18, 1999 from the World Wide Web
  http//www.apa.org/journals/webref.html