Why do you need to cite? Avoids plagiarism Gives credit to the person who originally wrote, said, or thought it. Adds credibility to the paper

When should citation be used? Anytime a quote, paraphrase, or summary of another person’s work is used. When in doubt, cite it! It is better to be safe than sorry You need to change 90% of the words before you can claim it as your own.

How to Cite in-text When citing a quote, summary, or paraphrase within a paper the author’s last name or first major word of the title is used followed by the page number. (Fitzgerald 1) OR If the author or title of the piece is introduced first, just the page number is cited in parentheses (2). Examples Examples will be shown on next slide.

Imbedded In-Text Citation Example: Text: F. Scott Fitzgerald used ”…a single green light, minute and far away…” ( 26) to represent Gatsby’s longing for Daisy. OR Reference: The use of ”…a single green light, minute and far away…” ( Fitzgerald 26) to represent Gatsby’s longing for Daisy is a symbol that is still used to today to also represent the corruption of the American Dream.

How to Create a Works Cited The following are the most commonly used resources for a paper: –Internet –Magazine –Newspaper –Book

Proper formatting Alphabetical order by author’s last name or first major word of the title (don’t alphabetize by “A, An,And, or The”). Do not number entries Double space and Indent 2nd and 3 rd lines

Internet Citation 1. The name of author, or first major word of the title. 2. Title of article, poem, short story, etc. in “quotation marks.” 3. Name of editor, compiler, or translator of text preceded by appropriate abbreviations. 4. Publication information for any print version of the source/ 5. Title of Internet site (if given). 6. Name of editor of site (if given). 7. Date of electronic publication, of last update or posting. 8. Name of the subscription service (if applicable) and if a name of a library is given, the name and geographic location. 9. Name of institution or organization sponsoring the site (if not cited earlier). 10.Date when the researcher accessed the source. 11.URL of the source or the URL of the sites pages. (only required if instructor requires it) 12. electronic

Internet Citation Example Mc Carthy, Kieren. “Sharing lightens the download.” New Scientist. Vol iss (2004). 26+.Ebscohost. Red Mt. School Lib., Mesa, AZ. 2 Feb Keywords: Internet & Entertainment. Electronic.

Magazines and Newspapers Author (if given). “Title of the article.” Title of the newspaper or magazine Date of publication day, month, year, edition: section and page numbers. print

Magazine and Newspaper Examples Newspaper: –Backrent, Owen. “How to Spend Money Wisely.” Arizona Republic 28 January 2008, Monday Edition: Section F8. print Magazine: Dweeb, Irwin. “Take your Mac to the Prom: New Vistas in Computer Dating.” Monthly Nerd Nov. 1993: print

Book Author’s last name, First. Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, copyright date. print

Book Example Smith, Jane. How to Make Money in Real Estate. New York: Dewey, Cheatem, and Howe, 1991.print.

Remember If you don’t have a piece of information, SKIP IT! Especially on the internet citations. Cite all work from any source. If plagiarism is suspected, you will FAIL!