1. Citations

2. Why is it important that we cite sources accurately
They help others find the information that you used.
They help establish the credibility of your own research.
They connect your work to the work of other scholars.
It is one way that scholars enter into a dialogue with each other.
It is a way to honor and acknowledge the work of others who have made your own research possible.

3. Basic Bibliographic Information Required for a Book Citation

4. Author
Instead of an author, a book can have an editor, compiler or translator.
There are rules for citing books that have a corporate author or no author at all.

5. Title of Book
Make sure to include subtitles of books as they appear on the title page.

6. All publication information should be found on the title page.
Publisher
All publication information should be found on the title page.

7. Place of Publication
Make sure to retrieve publication information from the book itself and not from the library catalog or online database.

8. APA Basic Format for Books
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital
letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher.
Note: For "Location," you should always list the city and the state using the two letter postal abbreviation without periods (New York, NY).

9. Book Sample Calfee, R. C., & Valencia, R. R. (1991). APA guide to
preparing manuscripts for journal publication.
Washington, DC: American Psychological
Association.

10. Bibliographic Information that is Required  for a Book Chapter Citation?
Author, Title, & page Numbers of Chapter
Author of Book
Title of Book
Publisher
Place of Publication
Date of Publication

11. APA format for Chapter in a Book
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of chapter.
In A. A. Editor & B. B. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pages of
chapter). Location: Publisher.
Note: When you list the pages of the chapter or essay in parentheses after the book title, use "pp." before the numbers: (pp. 1-21). This abbreviation, however, does not appear before the page numbers in periodical references, except for newspapers.

12. Sample for a Book Chapter
O'Neil, J. M., & Egan, J. (1992). Men's and women's gender role
journeys: A metaphor for healing, transition, and transformation. In
B. R. Wainrib (Ed.), Gender issues across the life cycle (pp ).
New York, NY: Springer.

13. Basic Bibliographic Information for a Journal Article Citation

14. Author
There are rules for formatting for more than one author, a corporate author or no author at all.

15. Title of Article
Make sure to find the title of the article on the first page of the article not from the table of contents of the cover of the journal.

16. Title of the Journal
The title of the journal is just as important as the title of the article when citing from scholarly journals.

17. Volume and Issue Number
You can find the volume and issue number on the title page, the front cover of the journal or on the article itself.

18. Date of Publication
You can also find the year of the journal issue was published on the title page, front cover of the journal or on the article itself.

19. Page Numbers
Remember to include the page number of the entire article and not just the pages where you found the information you’re citing.

20. Citation Formats Modern Language Association (MLA)
American Psychological Association (APA)
Council of Science Editors (CSE)
Chicago Manual of style (Chicago)
Humanities
Social Science
Education
Business
Technology
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Mathematics
Social Sciences

21. Regardless of which format you use, you must include the same basic bibliographic information when citing a source.

22. What if you can not find an author
What if you can not find an author? There are common situation where legitimate publications might not have an author.
Corporate Author
News Magazine Articles
Publications produced by government agencies or Professional associations often have a corporate author.
Authors from sources like Time Magazine or Newsweek are written by journalists but often don’t include the authors name.

23. Are there tools to help with citations?
There are lots of online tools available.
Called bibliographic management software.
Simple one are free more sophisticated will cost a couple hundred dollars
Make formatting citations easier.
You still need to check to see if all of the necessary information has been imported and formatted correctly.
Some examples:
Endnote Citation Machine