2. What does ‘citing sources’ mean? Cite: Quote (a book, passage, author, etc), esp. as an authority in support of a position; adduce or mention as an example, precedent, or proof … refer to. (Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 2007)
8. Does it matter? If you do not acknowledge where you got your information from, it is calledPLAGIARISM which means STEALING SOMEONE ELSE’S WORK
9. Does it matter? 3 TYPES OF PLAGIARISM Not acknowledging you are quoting or paraphrasing someone else’s work Getting someone else to help you write your paper Buying a paper from the internet
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11. If it is a graduation project, this could affect whether you graduate or not.
14. What should be included in a citation? Enough information to let the reader find the source you have quoted: Title Author Publisher Date of publication Place of publication
15. How to add a citation to your work There are many conventions for preparing citations which involve different ways of presenting the information. We will be using the MLA (Modern Language Association) referencing style
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19. What do you need to do? REMEMBER to keep track of all the sources you use A useful way to do this is to set up an account with a bibliography and citation maker such as: Easybib – www.easybib.com Or Bibme – http://bibme.org
20. What do you need to do? Whatever reading you do, first of all make a note of: Author Title URL (and date of accession) Publisher Place of publication Date of Publication
21. Definitions Citation: Written in the body of your work as an acknowledgement of the source of the quotation At the end of your paper: Citations/references: A list of all the sources you have quoted from Bibliography: A list of all the sources you have consulted whether or not you have quoted from them
Reputable sources” friend’s cousin or Mr JamesNot expected to produce an original piece of researchTeachers know a lot and can often tell if you have understood what you have read by the sources you quote