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Citing Sources
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Citation Game 
 This interactive exercise provides practice in "putting citation elements (Title, Author, etc.) into the correct MLA or APA style order." Users review a chart comparing APA (American Psychological Association) and MLA (Modern Language Association) citations, then drag and drop parts of citations into the appropriate order. From University of Washington TRIO, part of a U.S. Department of Education program aimed at helping low-income Americans prepare for higher education. http://depts.washington.edu/etriouw/gameindex.htm Topics: Literature & Books, Medical Treatments & Devices, Writing Last updated Oct 21, 2003 Citation Style for Research Papers
This Web site lists bibliographic citation styles for APA (American Psychological Association), MLA (Modern Language Association), AMA (American Medical Association), Chicago Manual of Style, and Turabian Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. Color-coded sample citations for books, book chapters, ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) documents, Web sites, and journal, newspaper, and encyclopedia articles are provided for each style. Includes links. From Long Island University. http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citation.htm Topics: Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre, Writing Last updated Mar 12, 2004 Citation Style Guides
This site shows how to write bibliographies using specific citation styles. Modern Language Association (MLA), Chicago (Turabian), American Psychological Association (APA), and American Anthropological Association (AAA) styles are featured. Presents examples of specific citations and links to other Web sources explaining the citation styles. Includes examples of electronic reference formats. From the Seattle Central Community College Library. http://dept.sccd.ctc.edu/cclib/Research_Help/Citation_Style_Guides/default.asp Topics: Literature & Books, Writing Last updated Oct 23, 2007 CiteSeer.IST: Scientific Literature Digital Library
"CiteSeer is a scientific literature digital library and search engine that focuses primarily on the literature in computer and information science." The "document" search results include document abstracts, similar documents based on the text, and citations to other texts within the original document. The "citations" search results provide information about when a document was cited in other texts. From Penn State's School of Information Sciences and Technology (IST). http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu Topics: Librarianship, Literature & Books, Social Science Last updated Jul 12, 2005 Comic Art in Scholarly Writing: A Citation Guide
A guide to citing comic art (comic books, comic strips, editorial cartoons, graphic novels), with the primary goal of providing location information so that readers can track down the cited source. "This citation guide leans toward the style of the 'MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.'" From the Comic Art and Comics Area of the Popular Culture Association. http://www.comicsresearch.org/CAC/cite.html Topics: Arts and Humanities, Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction, Writing Last updated Jul 6, 2008 Common Internet and Electronic Citations for Genealogy
Handy, ready-made Cut and Paste Stylesheets for citing sources commonly used by genealogists. Includes citations for the FamilySearch online database, various Ancestry.com databases, the Google search engine, and more. http://www.progenealogists.com/commoncitations.htm Topics: Families, History, Hobbies, Literature & Books, People, Writing Last updated Jul 31, 2002 ISIHighlyCited.com
Profiles "the most highly cited" researchers in life sciences, medicine, physical sciences, engineering, and social sciences during 1981-1999. Entries may include contact information, educational background, research interests, appointments and affiliations, honors and awards, memberships, and publications. Searchable by last name; browsable by category, name, institution, or country. International in scope. http://isihighlycited.com/ Topics: Literature & Books, Notable People, Science, Science Last updated Mar 31, 2005 MLA Style
This site explains how to cite print, online, and interview sources used in research. Available in separate versions for elementary and secondary students, the site also explains plagiarism and why it is necessary to cite all sources used. Features an interactive "citation maker" based on MLA style. Presents citation examples, a worksheet for keeping track of materials used, and links to related information about the research process. From the Oregon School Library Information System (OSLIS). http://www.oslis.org/research/citesource/mla-style Topics: Education, Literature & Books, Writing Last updated Aug 24, 2008 Synthesis: Using the Work of Others
This tutorial explains plagiarism and its consequences and describes techniques for taking notes and quoting sources to avoid plagiarism. Includes a section on copyright, information about citing Web sources, and plagiarism and copyright infringement quizzes. From the University of Maine at Farmington Writing Center and Mantor Library. http://plagiarism.umf.maine.edu/ Topics: Education, Intellectual Property, Literature & Books, Writing Last updated May 15, 2007 |
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