Citing Sources for Research Papers
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What is the purpose of citing sources in your work?

  • To make your argument stronger and give credit to experts (correct)
  • To show off your knowledge
  • To confuse the reader
  • To hide your sources
  • What information do you need to include if you are citing a book like 'The Honey Bee's Hive'?

  • Only the author's last name
  • The author, title, publisher, and publication date (correct)
  • The page number of the quote
  • The first word of each paragraph
  • Where should you include in-text citations in your paper?

  • Within the paragraphs where specific ideas or quotations are used (correct)
  • In footnotes on every page
  • In the abstract
  • In the bibliography at the end of the paper
  • What is the purpose of a bibliography or works cited section?

    <p>To list all the sources you used alphabetically</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When would you need to create your own citations?

    <p>When using information from an online encyclopedia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What details are required when citing a book as a source?

    <p>The author's last name, the title, the publisher, and the publication date</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of including in-text citations within your paper?

    <p>To give credit to the authors whose ideas or quotes you are using</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What additional information is required when citing an Internet source?

    <p>The title of the web page and the URL</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a bibliography or works cited section?

    <p>To provide complete reference details for each source you cited</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it important to cite your sources in your work?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it important to document your sources when doing research for a paper or project?

    <p>To show where you found the information regardless of the type of source.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does giving credit to the person whose ideas you used in your work help prevent?

    <p>Preventing your work from being considered plagiarism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why does it not matter where you found the information when it comes to citing sources?

    <p>Because all sources should be cited regardless of their type or location.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does citing your sources allow readers to do?

    <p>To find and access the sources used in your work.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it crucial to give credit when using an author's exact words or when summarizing their ideas?

    <p>To ensure that the author's ideas are not considered plagiarism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Citing Sources

    • Citing sources refers to documenting the materials used to find information, regardless of the type (print, online, image, conversation, etc.)
    • All sources were created by someone and belong to the person who created them as their intellectual property
    • Examples of sources include magazines, newspapers, books, interviews, music, websites, videos, charts, and graphs

    Why Cite Sources

    • Citing sources gives credit to the person whose ideas were used
    • It's necessary to document sources, even if the information was found for free on the Internet
    • Not giving credit is considered plagiarism and makes it seem like the ideas are one's own

    Plagiarism

    • Plagiarism occurs when information from others is used without crediting them
    • This makes it seem like the ideas are one's own, which is unfair to the original creator
    • Documenting sources shows respect for the original creator's work and ideas

    Authority and Benefits of Citing

    • Citing sources lends authority to one's work and shows that thorough research was conducted
    • It allows readers to find and use the original sources for their own use
    • Citing sources strengthens one's argument or case by showing that the ideas came from experts

    How to Cite

    • To cite a source, one needs to record the details that will help someone else find the source
    • For books, this includes the author, title, publisher, and publication date
    • For Internet sources, additional information such as the title of the webpage and URL is needed

    Citations and Bibliographies

    • A citation is the collection of details for one source
    • There are two places where citations are included in a paper: in-text citations and bibliographies
    • In-text citations list the author's last name and page number where the information was found
    • A bibliography or works cited is an alphabetized list of all sources used, providing complete information for each source

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    Learn about the importance of citing sources in research papers, regardless of the type or format of the source. This quiz covers various examples of sources such as magazines, newspapers, interviews, websites, and more.

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