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aCTIvITy 3.5
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do your research: Sources, Citation, and Credibility
aCademIC voCabUlary
By citing research you avoid the
mistake of plagiarism, which
is using or imitating another
person’s words or ideas without
giving proper credit.
my Notes
Citations
It is important to provide basic bibliographic information for sources. This practice helps you give credit to information that is not your own when you communicate your findings, and thus avoid plagiarism. Basic bibliographic information includes author, title, source, date, and medium of publication.
The following models show a standard format for citing basic bibliographic information for common types of sources.
• Book
Last name, First name of author. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher,
Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.
Example: Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. Denver: MacMurray, 1999. Print.
• Film or Video Recording (DVD)
Title of Film. Director. Distributor, Release year. Medium.
Example: Star Wars episode iV: A New Hope. Dir. George Lucas. Twentieth Century Fox, 2006. DVD.
• Personal Interview (Conducted by Researcher)
Last Name, First Name Middle Name of Person Interviewed. Personal, E-mail or
Telephone interview. Day, Month (abbreviated), Year of Interview.
Example: Jackson, Anne. Telephone interview. 6 Dec. 2012.
• Internet Site
“Article or Specific Page Title.” Title of Website. Name of Site Sponsor (if available), Date posted or last updated, if available. Medium of Publication. Day, Month (abbreviated), Year Accessed.
Example: “Abraham Lincoln.” The White House. Web. 16 Apr. 2013.
• Magazine or Newspaper Article
Last name, First name of author. “Title of Article.” Title of Periodical. Day Month Year: pages. Medium of publication.
Example: Poniewozik, James. “TV Makes a Too-Close Call.” Time. 20 Nov. 2000: 70–71. Print.
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