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Documentation requires that you acknowledge
the work of others whom you have paraphrased, summarized,
or quoted in your research. Any idea or fact that is not common
knowledge must be documented. There are different style guides
to assist you in documentation. Check your syllabus
to see which style your teacher requires for citing your sources.
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and produce your bibliography. Click
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apa
Style: If you are asked to use
the American Psychological Association Style, the book to
consult for complete details is The Publication Manual of
the American Psychological Association (5th edition). Copies
of the book are located in the Garver Room - call number R808.02
P96. Additionally, a handout is available at the Help Desks
or you may print out the PDF version below:
Other examples of APA style are available from
the University
of North Carolina Libraries
Chicago
Style: If you are asked to use
Chicago Style Bibliographic Style, the book to consult for
complete details is The Chicago Manual of Style (15th edition).
Copies of this book are located in the Garver Room - call
number R808 C43m. Additionally, a handout is available at
the Help Desks or you may print out these PDF versions below:
Other examples of the Chicago style are
available from the University
of North Carolina Libraries
cse Style:
If you are asked to use the Council of
Science Editors Style, the book to consult for complete details
is The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
(5th edition). Copies of the book are located in the Garver
Room - call number R808.02 P96. Additionally, a handout is
available at the Help Desks or you may print out the PDF version
below:
Other examples of the CSE style are available
from the University
of North Carolina Libraries
MLA
Style: If you are asked to use
the Modern Language Association Bibliographic Style the book
to consult is the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
(6th edition). Copies of this book are located on the Ready
Reference Shelves near the Reference Desk -call number R 808
M721MO 2003. Additionally, a handout is available at the Help
Desks or you may print out these PDF versions below:
Other examples of the MLA style are available
from the University
of North Carolina Libraries
turabian Style: If
you are asked to use the Turabian Style, the book to consult
for complete details is The manual for writers of term papers,
theses, and dissertations. Copies of the book are located
in the Garver Room - call number R808 T84M. Additionally,
a handout is available at the Help Desks or you may print
out these PDF versions below:
Other examples of the Turabian style
are available from the Ohio
State University
Citing Sources within
your paper:
Whenever you quote, paraphrase, summarize,
or otherwise refer to the work of another, you are required
to cite its source, either by way of parenthetical documentation
or by means of a footnote. Be consistent in the documentation
style you choose. For clarity, use a signal phrase at the
beginning of the quote: As Blinksworth states,
Here are some examples of citation styles:
Chicago Style*:
| Parenthetical
Citation:
(Documentation two)
Author-Date Style |
in-text note:
(Blinksworth 1987, 125) |
| Reference list:
Blinksworth, Roger. 1987. Converging on the evanescent.
San Francisco: Threshold Publications. |
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(Documentation one)
Documentary-Note Style |
Footnote:
1. Charles R. Simpson, SoHo: The Artist in the City
(Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1981) 231. |
| Reference list:
Simpson, Charles R. SoHo: The Artist in the City. Chicago:
University of
Chicago Press, 1981.
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*Chicago: Parenthetical citations are given
within the text of the paper. They must be accompanied by
a bibliographic reference list at the end of the paper. Please
consult the manual for additional examples.
MLA Style*:
| Parenthetical
Citation |
in-text note:
(Tannen 52) |
| Bibliographic form:
Tannen, Deborah. You Just Don't Understand: Women and
Men in Conversation.
New York: Morrow, 1990.
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| Bibliographic
Form |
Footnote:
1 Deborah Tannen, You Just Don't Understand:
Women and Men in Conversation,
(New York: Morrow, 1990) 52. |
| Bibliographic form:
Tannen, Deborah. You Just Don't Understand: Women and
Men in Conversation.
New York: Morrow, 1990.
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Some other examples of citing sources within
your paper can be found here.
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