cite your way to a better grade!
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A one hour citation workshop designed for Norco College Students.TRANSCRIPT
Cite Your Way to a Better Grade!
Welcome!
When and how to add an in-text citation The basic mechanics of a citation How to organize your sources/citations and
compile a bibliography easily. Provide additional resources on formatting
bibliography and paper – Your MLA toolkit!
What were going to cover:
You're giving credit where credit is due You're showing that you thought about the
topic thoroughly You're giving the reader a chance to locate the
resources you used, in case they want more information about the topic
Why is it important to cite your sources??
Two parts of Citations:
In-Text Citations
The in text citation acknowledges a quote, paraphrase or summary from a source within the body of the paper…
Bibliography
Two parts of Citations:
In-Text Citations
The in text citation acknowledges a quote, paraphrase or summary from a source within the body of the paper…
Bibliography
…While a citation in a bibliography gives more information about each source at the end of your paper.
Take place when you are providing information
from a source (website, journal, book, etc.) that you are quoting, summarizing or paraphrasing.
So when you are citing within your paper, you’re giving immediate acknowledgement to an idea that was taken
from another source (Smith 23-25)
In text citations:
Quoting: When you take a direct line from any
source (whether it's a book, article, song and so on) you are quoting.
Paraphrasing: When you are taking something from a source and putting it in your own words to clarify a passage.
Summarizing: Like paraphrasing, you are taking something from a source and putting it in your own words, but in this case you are just going over the main points of the passage.
What is quoting, summarizing and
paraphrasing?
Watch a Video
http://www.screencast.com/t/Wk8YpUrui3D
Activity Time!!
http://www.uow.edu.au/student/services/fye/resources/startsmart/4/paraphrasing/UOW069740.html
No matter how you present the information, it
should be cited, no matter what! In MLA, the in text citation should be in
parenthesis at the end of the quote, summary, or paraphrase (Smith 149-200).
If you mention the authors name at the beginning of the your quote, paraphrase or summary just include the pages only (149-150).
With in text citations:
Way to organize your sources during the
writing researching process, and to provide detailed information to the reader
Citations - the anatomy…
Bibliography
An Example
Schlensog, M., T.G. Allan, and B. Schroeter. “Life form and water source interaction to determine active time and environment in cryptogams: an example from the maritime Antarctic.” Oecologia 173.1 (2013) : 59-72. Print.
Authors
YearJournal title Volume Pages
Article name/title
MLA, APA – what’s the difference?
Manoff, Michael. “Hybridity, Mutability, Multiplicity: Theorizing Electronic Library Collections.” Library Trends 48.4 (2000): 857. Print.
Manoff, M. (2000). Hybridity, Mutability, Multiplicity: Theorizing Electronic Library Collections. Library Trends, 48(4), 857.
Author NameTitle of WorkTitle of PublicationVolume/IssueDate PublishedPublisherPagesURLSource (Web or Print?)
Citation Guides
Norco College Library – Citation Style Guides Purdue OWL – Style Guides
Tools are available! EasyBib Son of a Citation Machine Citation makers within EBSCO datbases! Zotero
Style problems? Check out a template!
The Toolkit
