Posts Tagged: citing sources

On the “References” ribbon, click “Insert Citation” and select “Add New Source” to record the key components for a citation, and then click “OK.” Clicking “Insert Citation” again will allow you to insert an in-text citation from your growing list of sources. Click “Bibliography” to view options for the references or Works Cited List.

Writing: A Manual for the Digital Age by David Blakesley and Jeffrey L. Hoogeveen

• Introduce the librarians
• Tour the library’s website
• Have students search for subject-area guides
• Interpret a search results page
• Differentiate between and practice author searches, title searches, and keyword searches
• Introduce both general and specialized databases

Everything’s an Argument by Andrea A. Lunsford and John J. Ruszkiewicz

• Distinguish between library databases and the Internet
• Distinguish between subject headings and keywords
• Introduce advanced searches  (for library databases and Google)

The Academic Writer by Lisa Ede

• Teach students how to keep a research log, tracking their search terms and successful keywords
• Teach time management strategies, situating research within the larger writing process
• Teach students how to use Journal Finder and periodical indexes
• Introduce special collections

Meeting of Minds by Patsy Callaghan and Ann Dobyns

• Demonstrate and provide practice brainstorming key terms/concepts
• Introduce Boolean terms and other strategies for limiting and filtering results

Writing: A Manual for the Digital Age by David Blakesley and Jeffrey L. Hoogeveen

• Talk about citation as a rhetorical strategy
• Define and discuss common knowledge
• Teach note-taking strategies that facilitate citation
• Discuss examples of effective and ineffective citations
• List a variety of citation styles and discuss their connections to disciplinary values/beliefs
• Work through citation examples as a class
• Show students how to create hanging indentations (see technology tip below)

Everything’s an Argument by Andrea A. Lunsford and John J. Ruszkiewicz

• Discuss what documenting sources has to do with composing arguments
• Consider how citation systems are adapted for non-academic writing
• Examine how documentation styles vary by discipline
• Compare the similarities and differences between two prevalent citation systems
• Work through creating citations for some common – and sometimes difficult to cite – sources

The Academic Writer by Lisa Ede

• Examine how citation entries vary depending on the type of source (and by extension, how you can predict the type of source based on the citation)
• Create source maps for citations of commonly used source types (see p. 316 for an example)

Meeting of Minds by Patsy Callaghan and Ann Dobyns

• Discuss citation/documentation as part of the research process
• Teach both in-text and works cited/reference list citation strategies