Understanding Citations

Understanding Citations

LIBRARY LESSONS From the Research helpdesk August 2011This tutorial is adapted from “Understanding Citations” Tutorial at

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Journal Article (MLA)

Book (MLA)

…in an article on confusing concepts… published in American Journal of Psychiatry in 1974 (Pattison 1974).

If you are interested a fact from a source mentioned in an article, look for the in text citation. (Pattison 1974).

Find the citation beginning with Pattison in the list of

References at the end of the article for the entire citation for the source.

…and an article on confusing concepts… published in American Journal of Psychiatry in 1974 (Pattison 1974).

Pattison, E.M. (1974). Confusing concepts about the concept of homosexuality. American Journal of Psychiatry, 37, 340-349.

All citations contain some common elements

Journal Article Head J.W. "Do ice caves exist on Mars?." Icarus

209.2 (2010): 358-368.

AUTHOR TITLE DATE

BookArmitage, Philip. Astrophysics of planet formation.New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Book ChapterMertins, Detlef. “Pervasive plasticity.” Solid States. Ed. Michael Bell. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2010. 9-41.

All citations contain some common elements


209.2 (2010): 358-368.

AUTHOR TITLE DATE

BookArmitage, Philip. Astrophysics of planet formation.New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.Book ChapterMertins, Detlef. “Pervasive plasticity.” Solid States. Ed. Michael Bell. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2010. 9-41.

City of Publication PublisherBook and Book Chapter Citations list the

Journal Article Head J.W. "Do ice caves exist on Mars?." Icarus 209.2 (2010): 358-368.


Book ChapterMertins, Detlef. “Pervasive plasticity.” Solid States.Ed. Michael Bell. New York : Princeton Architectural Press, 2010. 9-41.

City of Publication PublisherBook and Book Chapter Citations list the

Journal Article Head J.W. "Do ice caves exist on Mars?." Icarus 209.2 (2010): 358-368.


Book ChapterMertins, Detlef. “Pervasive plasticity.” Solid States. Ed. Michael Bell. New York : Princeton Architectural Press, 2010. 9-41.

Journal Article and Book Chapter Citations listTitle of source

Where this appearsPage Numbers

Journal Article Head J.W. "Do ice caves exist on Mars?.“ Icarus. 209.2 (2010): 358-368. BookArmitage, Philip. Astrophysics of planet formation.New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.




Journal Article Head J.W. "Do ice caves exist on Mars?." Icarus. 209.2 (2010): 358-368. BookArmitage, Philip. Astrophysics of planet formation.New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.




Journal Article Head J.W. "Do ice caves exist on Mars?." Icarus. 209.2 (2010): 358-368. BookArmitage, Philip. Astrophysics of planet formation.New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Book ChapterMertins, Detlef. “Pervasive plasticity.” Solid States. Ed. Michael Bell. Ed. Michael Bell. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2010. 9-41.

Journal Article Citations list additional informationvolume number, issue number,


209.2 (2010): 358-368. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 10 Jan. 2011.


database where full text was retrieved,




database where full text was retrieved, medium of publication, and date accessed.



Why is Citing so Important to you?

• Avoid Plagiarism. • Show you have

researched the topic.• Give readers

information to find your sources.

What does your professor mean when he/she says “Cite your sources”

• You must provide…–an in-text citation–the full citation on your Works

Cited Page

When do you cite?• When Quoting – when you repeat a piece of

information in the author’s exact words or exactly as published.

– introduce the quote,– quote, – and add a spin.

Rebecca always knew she was special. In her life story, she writes “Since I was ten, I always knew I was meant for great things” (Smith 33). Rebecca’s mission began then.

When do you cite?

• When paraphrasing - putting another’s ideas into your own words.

• You must acknowledge that you are using another’s intellectual property (ideas, facts, graphs, tables, pictures, diagrams, software music, etc).

• See the Intellectual Property Lesson for more on properly paraphrasing.

How are in text citations used

In text citation (Author’s Last name, Page number)

Works Cited Page (Full citation)

The source

How are in text citations usedRebecca always knew she was special. In her life story, she

writes “Since I was ten, I always knew I was meant for great things” (Smith 33). Rebecca’s career essentially began then.

Smith, Rebecca. My Life. New York: Able Press, 2011.

My LifeR. Smith

How are in text citations usedSixty four percent of students say they need more time for social

activities (“College Survey” 7).

“College Survey.” Journal of All Colleges 10.1 (2011):2-9

Journal of All

Colleges 64%

more time

7

College Survey

2

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