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10. Working with Documentation Styles
Citing your sources accurately demonstrates your recognition that your ideas are built on the ideas of others and that they deserve to receive credit for those ideas.
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Identifying sources and their publication information
Learn about the different types of sources you can use in your paper, and how to find all the publication you’ll need to properly cite it.
Example
Locate publication information for print and online sources
Read carefully to locate and record information from sources in order to cite print and online works accurately.
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Deciding on source type
Identify the type of source you are using in order to provide proper documentation.
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Using online sources
Know how to document sources you have found online.
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The basics of documentation
Discover how to include the two basic elements required to properly document a source; in-text citation when you mention the material, and a bibliography page listing the information needed to locate the cited sources.
Example
Connect in-text citations to bibliographies
In-text citations signal the use of a particular source and so must offer readers identifying information about that source—usually including author or title and a reference to a particular passage or page that also makes a clear link to the bibliography.
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Relating bibliography and in-text citation
Be aware of how in-text citations relate to the entries in your bibliography.
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Documenting for credibility
Recognize how proper documentation affects your academic credibility.
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Using MLA format
Get a quick introduction and learn a brief overview to the ins and outs of MLA documentation style.
Example
Preview the basics of MLA style
Used in English and some other humanities disciplines, MLA style requires a list of works cited, giving publication information for all the sources you have paraphrased, summarized, or quoted following MLA’s guidelines.
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Working with MLA
Use MLA documentation in your research paper.
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Understanding MLA
Understand the MLA documentation stye.
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Using APA format
Get a quick introduction and learn a brief overview to the ins and outs of APA documentation style.
Example
Preview the basics of APA style
Used in many social science disciplines, APA style requires a list of references, giving publication information for all the sources you have paraphrased, summarized, or quoted following APA’s guidelines.
Quizzes
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Working with APA
Use APA documentation in your research paper.
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Understanding APA
Understand the APA documentation stye.
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Using Chicago Style format
Get a quick introduction and learn a brief overview to the ins and outs of Chicago documentation style.
Example
Preview the basics of Chicago style
Used in many humanities fields such as philosophy, history, and the arts, Chicago style requires a bibliography, giving publication information for all the sources you have paraphrased, summarized, or quoted following Chicago’s guidelines.
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Working with CMS
Use CMS documentation in your research paper.
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Understanding CMS
Understand the CMS documentation stye.