Full Description
This concise, economical pocket guide is a handy reference for finding, evaluating, and citing sources, APA documentation, and avoiding plagiarism.
Contents
Chapter 1 PLAGIARISM
Introduction
Academic Honesty
Plagiarism Defined
Plagiarism Examples
Chapter 2 FINDING AND EVALUATING SOURCES
The Physical Library
The Electronic Library
Other Sources
Evaluating Print Sources
Evaluating Electronic sources
Chapter 3 CITING SOURCES IN ACADEMIC WRITING
Key Terms
In-Text Citations-The Three Rules of Form and Format
1. Citing a Single Source by One Author
2. Citing Multiple Sources in One Sentence
3. Punctuating and Formatting Citations
Block Quotes, Embedded Quotes, and Direct Quotes
Integrating Sources
How to Cite:
Works by One Author (direct quote and paraphrase)
Two or More Works by One Author
Works with Multiple Authors
Anonymous Author
Corporate Author and Indirect Source
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias, Translated Works
Personal Communications, Interviews, and Sacred Texts
Oral and Electronic Presentations
Tables, Illustrations, and Footnotes or Endnotes
Chapter 4 SAMPLE STUDENT ESSAY
Main Essay and In-text Samples
References Page Example
Chapter 5 CREATING A REFERENCES PAGE
Key Terms
