Citing Sources 6th ELA/Reading

Why do we cite? *avoid plagiarism *give credit Source: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_plagiar.html

Cite when… Use or refer to someone else’s words or ideas Interviewing another person Copy the exact words or a “unique phrase” Reprint diagrams, illustrations, charts, pictures, videos, music Use other people’s ideas (printed, or through conversations or email) Source: http://www.english.vt.edu/~IDLE/plagiarism/plagiarism2.html

Don’t Cite when… Own experiences, observations, insights, thoughts, conclusions about a subject Use “common knowledge”--shared information in your field of study Compile generally accepted facts Source: http://www.english.vt.edu/~IDLE/plagiarism/plagiarism2.html

Sources Three (3) Sources: Book Encyclopedia Internet

1. Book: One Author Example Last Name, First Name. Title. Place of publication: Publisher, Copyright Date. Example (one author): Jameson, George P. Ellis Island. New York: Icon Press, 2006.

Book: Two or More Authors Last Name, First Name (of first author) and First Name Last Name (of other authors). Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Copyright date. Example (two or more authors): Smith, Henry G. and Betty Harmon. Freedom Rides. Chicago: Broad Shoulder Press, 2006.

2. Encyclopedia (NOTE: The author is usually listed at the end of the article. If an author is not listed, begin the entry with the title of the article.)   Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Name of Encyclopedia. Edition Year ed. Examples: Franz, Charlene. “Goat.” World Book. 2006 ed. Avery, Jennie. "Poland." Encyclopedia Britannica. 1994 2nd ed.

3. Internet Website (Note: it is sometimes very difficult to find all of the information you need to make a proper citation for a website. Try to find as much information as possible. Use n.p. if no publisher name is available and n.d. if no publishing date is given.)   Last Name, First Name (editor, author-if available). “Title of Webpage/Article.” Title of Website. Date last updated. Name of Organization sponsoring the site. Date accessed. <URL link>.

Internet Website Example Examples: Flannery O’Connor Collection. 7 July 2006. Georgia College and State University. 31 August 2006. <http://library.gcsu.edu/~sc/foc.html>.   Walker, Gary. "The Effects of Radiation." Hiroshima Atomic Bomb. 15 March 2000. Los Alamos Research Facility. 14 Oct. 2008. <http://www.larf.org/hiroshima/ radiationeffects.htm>.

Bibliography Page Bibliography Avery, Jennie. "Poland." Encyclopedia Britannica. 1994 2nd ed. Flannery O’Connor Collection. 7 July 2006. Georgia College and State University. 31 August 2006. <http://library.gcsu.edu/~sc/foc.html>. Franz, Charlene. “Goat.” World Book. 2006 ed. Jameson, George P. Ellis Island. New York: Icon Press, 2006.   Smith, Henry G. and Betty Harmon. Freedom Rides. Chicago: Broad Shoulder Press, 2006. Walker, Gary. "The Effects of Radiation." Hiroshima Atomic Bomb. 15 March 2000. Los Alamos Research Facility. 14 Oct. 2008. <http://www.larf.org/hiroshima/radiationeffects.htm>.

Sources Purdue University Online Writing Lab website,http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_plagiar.html “Graduate Honor System,” Graduate Honor System website, Virginia Tech, http://ghs.grads.vt.edu/student/avoiding.html James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, “Style Guide,” Nonproliferation Review, http://www.cns.miis.edu/pubs/npr/pdfs/guidelines.pdf Bunn, Matthew and Anthony Wier, “Controlling Nuclear Warheads and Materials: A Report Card and Action Plan” (Washington, D.C.: Nuclear Threat Initiative and the Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard University, March 2003) pp. 8-12. Shelly G. Roseman, Library Liaison to History, Political Science, Education, English (Stamford Campus) website, University of Connecticut, http://www.lib.uconn.edu/~sroseman/SRliaison.html