interdisciplinarity: clues from citation
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Interdisciplinarity: Clues from Citation. January 8 th Iris Jastram. Shows respect for your community Communicates clearly within a community (like jargon) Reveals what kinds of evidence are most important to a community Builds context for your argument Gives credit where credit is due. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Interdisciplinarity: Clues from Citation
January 8th
Iris Jastram
What is Citation Good For, Anyway? Shows respect for your community Communicates clearly within a community
(like jargon) Reveals what kinds of evidence are most
important to a community Builds context for your argument Gives credit where credit is due
Three Basic Rules of Citation Rule of Least Confusion Rule of Brevity Rule of Readability
Comparing Bibliographies The next three slides will show examples of
MLA, APA, and Chicago style so that you can compare the differences.
MLA – Privileging the author’s words & ideas
In Text Citation Parenthetical citation: (Santiago and Wilder 492)
Works Cited Page Santiago, Anne M. and Margaret G. Wilder.
“Residential Segregation and Links to Minority Poverty: The Case of Latinos in the United States.” Social Problems. 38 (1991): 492-515.
APA – Privileging Author and Date
In Text Citation Parenthetical citation: (Santiago and Wilder, 1991,
p. 492)
References Page Santiago, A., & Wilder, M. . (1991). Residential
Segregation and Links to Minority Poverty: The Case of Latinos in the United States. Social Problems, 38, 492-515.
Chicago style – Privileging the Author’s words, but acknowledging the importance of other information.
In the text, place a footnote number Footnote: 2 Anne M. Santiago and Margaret G.
Wilder, “Residential Segregation and Links to Minority Poverty: The Case of Latinos in the United States,” Social Problems 38 (1991): 492.
Bibliographical Reference Page Santiago, Anne M. and Margaret G. Wilder.
“Residential Segregation and Links to Minority Poverty: The Case of Latinos in the United States.” Social Problems 38 (1991): 492-515.
Basic ElementsAuthorTitle (sometimes two, if you’re working with a short piece within a larger collection)Information about the specific publicationYear Information about a place within the publication
Note that in footnotes, there are commas between each of these elements. In bibliographies, there are generally periods there instead.
Books Footnote:
David H. Richter, Falling into Theory: Conflicting Views on Reading Literature (New York: Bedford Books / St. Martin’s Press, 1994), 9.
Richter, Falling into Theory, 10. Bibliographical Reference:
Richter, David H. Falling into Theory: Conflicting Views on Reading Literature. New York: Bedford Books / St. Martin’s Press, 1994.
Articles Footnote:
Juanita Heredia, "Voyages South and North: The Politics of Transnational Gender Identity in Caramelo and American Chica," Latino Studies 5, no. 3 (2007): 347.
Bibliography Heredia, Juanita. "Voyages South and North: The
Politics of Transnational Gender Identity in Caramelo and American Chica." Latino Studies 5, no. 3 (2007): 340-57.
Web Sites Footnote:
Northfield AreaConnect, “Northfield Population and Demographics,” AreaConnect, http://northfield.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm
Bibliographical Reference: Northfield AreaConnect. “Northfield Population
and Demographics.” AreaConnect, Jan. 10, 2006, http://northfield.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm
Government Information Footnote:
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Median Gross Rent by Counties of the United States, 1970, Prepared by the Geography Division in cooperation with the Housing Division, Bureau of the Census (Washington, DC, 1975).
Bibliographical Reference: U.S. Bureau of the Census. Median Gross Rent by
Counties of the United States, 1970. Prepared by the Geography Division in cooperation with the Housing Division, Bureau of the Census. Washington, DC, 1975.