APA Citation in a Nutshell

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APA Citation in a NutshellCiting Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism Elaine Settergren, Online Librarian esettergren@globeuniversity.edu http://www.globeeducationnetwork.com/library/

Today’s Topics  Why?  Help for citing  APA tips  Avoiding Plagiarism  Examples of APA style  Create your own!  How confident do you feel about APA on a scale of 1-5?  5 = very confident, but I do have questions!  1 = not at all confident, that’s why I’m here!

Why Bother?  What do you think?

Why Bother? 1. Because you’re striving for exceptional work (A in school; raise at work), you’ve evaluated sources to choose appropriate/ trustworthy sources then show off those sources by citing them 2. Identify your ideas and avoid plagiarism 3. Lead your reader to what you’ve read

Citing Sources: Get Help Use the “cite” buttons in the databases or catalog MS Word “references” tab – (not recommended) Zotero (or other citation management software) GEN Library APA Citation Guide:  Examples!  Sample papers!  How to format!  More tools/websites for citing! Fast Answers! Library FAQs

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Zotero New  Available in Firefox browser Features  Create your own account to store citations  Organize  Drag and drop into your project Before you begin:  View “How to use Zotero” video

APA is a formatAPA Tips and a way to cite. References In-Text  Author  Author  Year of publication  Full Date of  Page #, para. #, publication heading  Title (sometimes)  Full publication

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References

When Should I Cite? Don’t forget you need In-Text Whenever: AND  you use quotes References!  you paraphrase  you use an idea that someone else has already expressed  you make specific reference to the work of another  someone else’s work has been critical in developing your own ideas Don’t Cite  When it’s common knowledge  When it’s your own idea

What is Plagiarism? What do you think?

Avoiding Plagiarism What is it?  Stealing  Academic dishonesty Examples:  Incorrect citation  Failure to use quotation marks properly  Using someone else’s words as your own  Using someone else’s ideas as your own Penalty = failure  There is software to detect plagiarism

Plagiarism is Serious Stolberg, S. G. (2008, March 1). Bush aide resigns over plagiarism in columns he wrote. New York Times, pp. A.9. Retrieved from ProQuest Newsstand database. “The White House called his actions unacceptable” (Stolberg, 2008, para. 2).

References – APA - References Website:  National Museum of American History. (2006, July 7). National museum of American history displays recent hip- hop acquisitions. Retrieved May 23, 2007, from http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/news/pressrele ase.cfm ?key=29&newskey=383

References – APA - References E-book:  Cheney, C. L. (2005). Brothers gonna work it out: Sexual politics in the golden age of rap nationalism [NetLibrary Version]. New York: New York University Press. Retrieved from http://www.netlibrary.com

References – APA - References Article from a database:  Olson, P., & Shobe, B. (2008, December). White rappers and black epistemology. Journal of Popular Culture, 41(6), 994-1011. doi:10.1111/j.1540- 5931.2008.00561.x  Garrity, B., & Concepcion, M. (2007, May). A hip-hop history lesson. Billboard, 119(18), 8. Retrieved from http://www.billboard.com/  LaBennett, O. (2009, July). Histories and her stories from the Bronx: Excavating hidden hip hop narratives. Afro-Americans in New York Life and History, 33(2), 109 - 132. Retrieved from Academic OneFile database.

In-text Citation and Paraphrasing - APA Need: Author, Year, Locator  Locator =  Page (p. or pp.)  Paragraph (para.)  heading/chapter  heading/chapter and paragraph

In-text Citation and Paraphrasing -APA Quotation:  “Gangsta rap superseded political rap because it was more in tune with the culture and consciousness of black youth” (Cheney, 2005, p. 149).  According to Cheney (2005), “gangsta rap superseded…youth” (p. 149). Paraphrase:  The content of hip-hop lyrics is still under fire. It’s a controversy involving gangsta rap that’s been going back to 1995 (Garrity &

Try it!

AnswerDotson, B. (2007, October15). Expanding the Definition of Hip-Hop Culture. USC News. Retrieved April 21, 2010 from http://www.usc.edu/uscnews/stories/14379.html “I am quoting from this article” (Dotson, 2007, para. 4). How confident do you feel about APA on a scale of 1-5  5 = very confident, but I do have questions!  1 = not at all confident, that’s why I’m here!

Try it!

AnswerAlridge, D., & Stewart, J. (2005, Summer). Introduction: Hip hop in history: Past, present, and future. Journal of African American History, 90(3), 190-195. Retrieved from http://www.jaah.org/. “I am quoting from this article” (Alridge & Stewart, 2005, p. 190). How confident do you feel about APA on a scale of 1-5  5 = very confident, but I do have questions!

Questions? Comments?Contact the Online Librarian: Elaine Settergren, Online Librarian esettergren@globeuniversity.eduhttp://www.globeeducationnetwork.com/library/ Read our Library’s news blog!

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