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Today’s Class
• Peer-editing Assignment Review
• References and Bibliographies• Fact Checking• Annotating
References and Bibliographies
• Enable readers to obtain additional information about what you have told them.
• Reference lists only include sources that were actually used in the document.
• Bibliographies also include sources for background information and further reading.
References in Text• Enables readers to locate the information source in the reference list.
• APA style cites references in text with an author-date citation system.– Walker (2000) compared reaction times…– In a recent study of reaction times (Walker, 2000)…
– In 2000, Walker’s study showed…
• References cited in text must also appear in the reference list and vice versa.
Reference List• Reference lists appear at the end of a document.
• Provides information to identify and retrieve the source.
• Should be double-spaced, in alphabetical order.
• Uses the hanging indent paragraph style.
Reference Tools• Electronic reference tools enable you to download citations, manage references, and organize sources
• Some reference tools include– Reference Manager – EndNote– ProCite
• Free trials available on-line• Ask Tufts librarians for a tutorial
Fact Checking• Fact checkers check factual assertions against source material.
• Fact checking helps avoid accidental, factual mistakes.
• Every statement in your article needs to be verified with information in your reference list.
Annotating
• Enables quick fact-checking• Maps every fact to where it can be found in source documents
• Can be done on hard copies or electronically
Three-Part Activity
• Write a one-paragraph summary of the information provided.
• Annotate your summary for fact-checking.
• Fact check your classmate’s summary.
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