3. A quick plug…
The Cellist of Sarajevo: A Tribute to the
Uplifting Power of Music during War
When: Tuesday, October 30th from 7pm
– 8pm
Where: Center for the Arts Recital Hall
What: In times of hardship and war,
music can truly uplift the spirit. For
example, the sorrowful Adagio by
Albinoni has been forever linked with
the courageous cellist of Sarajevo. Join
us for a discussion on the book, The
Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway,
and a selection of inspiring music for
cello and cello ensemble. This program
is being held in connection with the
One Maryland One Book program
whose 2012 selection for this statewide
reading initiative is The Cellist of
Sarajevo
4. Agenda
Real world examples and discussion
APA citation style
APA worksheet
Slides:
http://bit.ly/tsemmcarthur2012apaslides
5. It’s out there, why not reuse it?
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32657885
Gabriel, Trip. “Plagiarism Lines Blur for
Image by Duane Hoffmann
Students in the Digital Age.”
nytimes.com. The New York Times, 1
Aug 2010. Web. 14 Feb. 2012.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/02
/education/02cheat.html>
• What does intellectual property mean to you? Is it an important
idea, why or why not?
• With so much information out there, is there such a thing as an
original idea? Does that mean you have to credit every single
person?
• How does plagiarism affect academia?
6. Eureka! How is this video connected
to the previous library sessions
on learning how to research?
Is it connected to plagiarism?
Why or why not?
If ideas come from multiple
people working together and
building off of each other,
when you try to give credit,
who do you give it to?
Johnson, S. (2010) Where good ideas How can you stay
come from. TED: Ideas worth spreading. connected/current/organize
http://www.ted.com/talks/steven_johnson d while doing your research?
_where_good_ideas_come_from.html
Image taken from
http://www.flickr.com/photos/seatbelt67/502255276/in/photostream/
9. Style Manuals
Differentdisciplines use different
style manuals
Social Sciences = American
Psychological Association (APA)
Humanities = MLA Handbook for
Writers of Research Papers (MLA)
10. The point is…
Acknowledge where you found the
information
Briefly identify the source
Allows others to find additional
information
11. What needs to be cited?
Books
Web Pages
Magazine articles
Graphics
VHS,DVD, audio, etc.
Government reports
Statistics
Encyclopedia articles
Any source of information!
12. What needs to be cited?
Directquotes
Ideas borrowed
Paraphrased material
13. In-text Citation needs:
Direct Quote
All authors’ last names
Year of publication
Page number
Paraphrase
All authors’ last names
Year of publication
14. Direct Quote: In-text citation
As researchers Yanovski and Yanovski
(2002) have explained, obesity was once
considered “either a moral failing or
evidence of underlying
psychopathology” (p. 592).
OR
A relationship is defined as “the
interdependence between two or more
people” (Coombs, 2001, p.106).
15. Direct quotes: In-text citation
Longer than 40 words?
Indented five spaces from left margin in
block format
Usually it is better to paraphrase
16. Paraphrase: In-text citation
Original Paraphrase
America today has In the United States,
veered too far in the the education system
direction of formal places too much
emphasis on formal
testing without testing, overlooking the
adequate limitations and
consideration of the expenses imposed
costs and limitations when that assessment
of an exclusive strategy is employed
emphasis on that exclusively (Gardner,
approach. 1993).
17. Paraphrase: In-text citation
Original Paraphrase
The Republican Contrary to many
Convention of 1860 historians, Eric Foner
… is sometimes seen argues that the
as a symbol of Whig
triumph within the Republican platform
party. A closer look, of 1860 should not
however, indicates be understood as an
that the Whig’s indication of Whig
triumph within the dominance of the
party was of a very party (1995).
tentative nature.”
18. In-text Citations
More than one author
Two authors
Greenfield and Savage (1990)
(Greenfield & Savage, 1990, p. 567)
Three to five authors
You must first identify all of the authors either in the signal phrase or the
first citation.
Terrace, Petitto, Sanders, and Bever (1979) believed…
(Terrace, Petitto, Sanders, & Bever, 1979)
After you have identified all, you may use “et al.”
Terrace et al. (1979) stated……
(Terrace et al., 1979)
Six or more authors
Use first authors last name and then et al.
19. In-text Citations
Organization as author
Government or other organization
Use organization name as author in signal
phrase
Use organization in parenthetical citation
The National Institute of Mental Health
(2001)…
(National Institute of Mental Health, 2001)
20. Special cases
Ifyou have more than one author with
the same last name, use the first initial in
the citation
(Smith, A., 2002)
Ifyou have more than one work in the
same year by the same author, use letters
a, b, c, etc. to indicate correct source
(Entman, 2004a)
21. References
The in-text citation must match up with the references
entry
Use the heading “References” at the top of a new
page
List entries alphabetically
Author’s last name (if no author, then by organization
name or title)
Double space each entry
No extra spaces between entries
If over one line, entry should have a hanging indent
22.
23. References – Books
Create a reference for this book
Book authors or editors: Grant, J.
Last name
First letter of first name and middle initial
Date of publication: (1994).
Book Title: I hate school!: Some common sense answers for
educators & parents who want to know why & what to do about it
Publication information: Rosemont, NJ: Modern Learning Press.
City and state
Publisher
24. Book Example
Grant, S. (1994). I hate school!: Some common sense
answers for educators & parents who want to
know why & what to do about it. Rosemont, NJ:
Modern Learning Press.
Notes:
1. Periods must follow first letter of author’s name and middle initial,
publication date, book title, and publisher.
2. Book title is always in italics.
3. Only capitalize the first letter of book title, any letter following a colon (:),
and proper nouns.
25. References – Journals
Create a reference for this journal article
Article author: Peleg, R., & Baram-Tsabari, A.
Last name
First letter of first name and middle initial
Date of publication: (2011).
Article title: Atom surprise: Using theatre in primary science education.
Periodical title: Journal of science education & technology,
Publication information: 20(5), 508-524.
Volume number and issue number (if available)
Page numbers
Digital Object Identifier number: doi:10.1007/s10956-011-9299-yx
26. Journal Example
Peleg, R., & Baram-Tsabari, A. (2011). Atom surprise: Using theatre
in primary science education. Journal of science education
& technology, 20(5), 508-524. doi:10.1007/s10956-011-9299-y
Notes:
1. Periods must follow first letter of author’s first and middle initial, publication
date, article title, and publication information.
2. A comma will follow the author’s last name, first initial (if more than one
author), journal title and volume number.
3. Article title is never italicized – always written normal.
4. Always italicize: journal title, volume number, and the commas before and
after volume number.
5. Only capitalize the first letter of article title, any letter following a colon (:),
and proper nouns.
6. Place a space between author first name and middle initial
27. Journal Articles Extra Info
Articles
retrieved from a database such as
EBSCO or PsycINFO do not need to
include database information
Articles
not including a doi number should
contain the journal URL after the page
numbers such as
Retrieved from http://js.sagamorepub.com/pe
28. Common Knowledge
Quandary
Some examples:
Waste not, want not.
George Washington was the first president
of the US
The earth is round
When in doubt, cite it.