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Use of Conventions in Citing Sources

This document provides information and guidelines about citing sources, including the importance of conventions, elements of bibliographic details, different sources that can be cited, and proper formatting of citations. It defines plagiarism and discusses the purpose of citations. It also explains the differences between and elements of works cited, bibliography, and references lists. Finally, it provides examples of citing various sources like books, articles, websites, and more using APA style format.

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Use of Conventions in Citing Sources

This document provides information and guidelines about citing sources, including the importance of conventions, elements of bibliographic details, different sources that can be cited, and proper formatting of citations. It defines plagiarism and discusses the purpose of citations. It also explains the differences between and elements of works cited, bibliography, and references lists. Finally, it provides examples of citing various sources like books, articles, websites, and more using APA style format.

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Use of

Conventions in
Citing Sources

Prepared by: Mrs. Jonette C. Landayan


Objectives
At the end of this module, you are expected to:
1. understand the importance of conventions in citing
sources;
2. distinguish the elements of bibliographical details;
3. identify the different sources to be cited; and
4. arrange the citations following the right format.
Plagiarism
• The practice of taking someone else's work or
ideas and passing them off as one's own.
• Plagiarism is the fraudulent representation of
another person's language, thoughts, ideas, or
expressions as one's own original work.
CITATION
identifies for the reader the original source
for an idea, information, or image that is
referred to in a work. In the body of a
paper, the in-text citation acknowledges
the source of information used.
• . Do I call it a work cited page?
• Should it actually be called a bibliography?
• How is it different from a reference list?
Works Cited

• is an alphabetical list of works cited, or


sources you specifically called out while
composing your paper. All works that you
have quoted or paraphrased should be
included.
APA format (American Psychological
Association) style

•References- and is arranged


alphabetically by author last name.
Bibliography

• lists all the material you have consulted


in preparing your essay, whether you
have actually referred to and cited the
work or not.
Elements of Standard Citations

• author name(s)
• titles of books, articles, and journals
• date of publication
• page numbers
• volume and issue numbers (for articles)
Bibliography - contains a list
of books or articles, or both,
relating to a particular subject.
Here are standard formats and
examples for basic bibliographic
information recommended by the
American Psychological Association
(APA):
Book

Author's last name, first initial.


(Publication date). Book title. Additional
information. City of publication:
Publishing company
“and others”
What does “et al.” mean? “Et al.” is an
abbreviation of the Latin term “et alia,” which
means “and others.” It's used in source citations to
save space when there are too many authors to
name them all.
Encyclopedia & Dictionary

Author's last name, first initial. (Date). Title of Article.


Title of Encyclopedia (Volume, pages). City of
publication: Publishing company.
Magazine & Newspaper Articles

Author's last name, first initial. (Publication date).


Article title. Periodical title, volume number(issue
number if available), inclusive pages.
Harlow, H. F. (1983). Fundamentals for
preparing psychology journal articles. Journal
of Comparative and Physiological
Psychology, 55, 893-896.
"

““
Website or Webpage

• Online periodical:
Author's name. (Date of publication). Title of article.
Title of Periodical, volume number, Retrieved month day,
year, from full URL
Online document
Author's name. (Date of publication). Title of work. Retrieved
month day, year, from full URL

Note: When citing Internet sources, refer to the specific website document. If a
document is undated, use "n.d." (for no date) immediately after the document title.
Break a lengthy URL that goes to another line after a slash or before a period.
Continually check your references to online documents. There is no period following
a URL. Note: If you cannot find some of this information, cite what is available
Example:

Devitt, T. (2001, August 2). Lightning injures four at


music festival. The Why? Files. Retrieved January 23,
2002, from
http://whyfiles.org/137lightning/index.html
Note:

If a document is contained within a large and


complex website (such as that for a university or a
government agency), identify the host organization
and the relevant program or department before
giving the URL for the document itself. Precede
the URL with a colon.
Examples:
Fredrickson, B. L. (2000, March 7). Cultivating positive
emotions to optimize health and well-being. Prevention &
Treatment, 3, Article 0001a. Retrieved November 20,
2000, from
http://journals.apa.org/prevention/volume3/pre0030001a.
html
GVU's 8th WWW user survey. (n.d.). Retrieved
August 8, 2000, from
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/gvu/usersurveys/surve
y1997-10/
Health Canada. (2002, February). The safety of
genetically modified food crops. Retrieved 893-
896from
http://www.hcsc.gc.ca/english/protection/biologics_ge
netics/gen_mod_foods/genmodebk.html

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