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Essential Guide to Documenting and Acknowledging Sources in Academic Work

Proper documentation and acknowledgment of sources are crucial for academic integrity and credibility. This guide emphasizes maintaining a reference list instead of a bibliography, as per the demands of academic honesty. Documenting sources prevents plagiarism and enables readers to verify information easily. It also highlights the importance of using quality sources and quoting wisely, ultimately adding value and authority to your work. Additionally, it covers formatting styles like MLA and APA, providing specific guidance for citing both traditional and electronic sources.

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Essential Guide to Documenting and Acknowledging Sources in Academic Work

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  1. DOCUMENTING and ACKNOWLEDGING SOURCES • Maintain a Reference List. • Do not call it a Bibliography. • Academic honesty demands it. • Not to document is plagiarism. • Gives access to your sources. • Reader verify and follow-up easily. • Use quality sources; quote wisely. • Adds value and authority. OSLA Information Literacy Resources svg 0211

  2. DOCUMENTING & ACKNOWLEDGING SOURCESFORMATTING • Use a Style Guide. Be consistent. • MLA and APA are two authorities. • Alphabetize and double-space . • Indent second line. Do not number. • Integrate all sources. • Make onealphabetized list. OSLA Information Literacy Resources svg 0211

  3. DOCUMENTING & ACKNOWLEDGING SOURCESINTERNET & OTHER E-SOURCES • Basic information the same. • Author, title, place, date. • Unique features include. • Uniform Resource Locator (URL). • Date accessed. • Some info may not be available. • Cite what you can find. OSLA Information Literacy Resources svg 0211

  4. CITING SOURCES USING MLASTYLE GUIDE Bailey, Sue. “Critics: Stats on Shelters Are Misleading.” 5 Nov. 2002. Canoe CNEWS: News Ticker National. 7 Nov. 2002 <http://www. Cnews/ canoe.ca>. Beckwith, J. "Glenn Gould." The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Ed. Stanley Sadie. Vol. 7. London: MacMillan, 1989. 579. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. "Down on the Farm: Crisis in Agriculture." CBC TVNews-In-Review. Videocassette. CBC, Feb. 1999. OSLA Information Literacy Resources svg 0211

  5. CITING SOURCES USING MLASTYLE GUIDE “Conservationists Push to Save Polar Bears.” 5 Nov. 2002. CBC News Online. 6 Nov. 2002 <http://www.cbc.ca/stories/ 2002/11/05/ polar_bears>. Crook, Connie Brummel. "Writing historical fiction." E-mail to the author. 21 June 2002. Davison, Peter. "Ecotourism Can Help Preserve The Rainforests." Global Warming: Opposing Viewpoints. Ed. David Bender. San Diego: Greenhaven, 1999. 171-78. OSLA Information Literacy Resources svg 0211

  6. CITING SOURCES USING MLASTYLE GUIDE Doob, Anthony. "Youth Justice Publications into Research in Canada: An Assessment." Canadian Journal of Criminology. Apr. 1999: 217+. EBSCOhost 3.1, Peel District School Board, Mississauga, ON. 20 July 1999 <http://epnet.com/ ehost/>. Frizzell, Alan, and Jon H. Pammett, ed. Shades of Green: Environmental Attitudes in Canada and Around the World. Richmond: Carleton UP, 1997. Govier, Katherine. “A Medley of Canadian poets.”Time 5 July 1999, Canadian ed.: 50. OSLA Information Literacy Resources svg 0211

  7. CITING SOURCES USING MLASTYLE GUIDE "Hardware:PlayStation 2." PlayStation. 7 Nov. 2002. <http://us.playstation. com/hardware/PS2/SCPH-30001.asp>. Haworth-Attard, Barbara. Irish Chain. Toronto: Harper Collins, 2002. Hughes, Monica. Home page. 7 Nov. 2002 http://www.ecn.ab.ca/ ughes/>. "Jane Austen." Great Writers of the English Language. Vol. 8. Toronto: Marshall Cavendish, 1989. 5-28. "Julie Payette." Canadian Geographic Explorer: An Interactive Journey Around Canada. CD-ROM. IQ Media, 1997. McClelland, Susan. "Users Beware: ‘Quack’ Sites Lurk Among Many Good Internet Health Links." Maclean’s 21 June 1999: 58.

  8. CITING SOURCES USING MLASTYLE GUIDE Nye, Bill. "The Suns: The Planets." Bill Nye: The Science Guy. Videocassette. Magic Lantern. 2000. Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. 1818. Toronto: Penguin, 1994. Skreslet, Laurie and Elizabeth McLeod. To the Top of Everest. Toronto: Kids Can, 2001. Sly, P.G. "Great Lakes." The 1998 Canadian & World Encyclopedia. CD-ROM. Toronto: McLelland & Stewart. 1998. Stewart, Garrett. “Lewis, C.S.”World Book Online Americas Edition. 2002. World Book. 7 Nov. 2002 <http://www.worldbookonline.com/wbol/ wbAuth/sp./wbarticle.jsp>.

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