I am writing my thesis paper. Need help.
2007-01-30 13:29:24 · 5 answers · asked by nutritionist34 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
The rules for citing a paper are as follows:
1. If you directly quote a work, then you should give mention to the author and the page and/or line number.
2. If you derive an idea from a certain part of a work, then again, give mention to the author and the page and/or line number.
3. If your statment/idea is independtly derived then, you do not have to mention an author (because it is your idea).
4. If you are not sure whether you thought of the idea or took it from a work, then it is best to look-over your sources again, and then cite your paper (to be on the safe side).
And finally, on the specifics on how to cite a paper (MLA style) go to http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/.
-Take it easy, good luck.
2007-01-30 13:41:27 · answer #1 · answered by lt_lewis2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is only plagiarizing if you pass someone's work off as your own.
A quick read through published works in your chosen subject will give you the idea of how it is done.
You can include the acknowledgment in the text in the form of a quote e.g. According to John Doe "the hole in the ozone layer will double in size by......" then cite the actual publication you are quoting in the References at the end of the thesis - Doe, John C. give the title of the work and where and when published. Alternatively you can simply weave quotes into your thesis and number them with acknowledgment in the reference section.
Your college should teach you how references should be laid out as there are strict conventions in the academic world.
Good luck!
2007-01-30 13:53:47 · answer #2 · answered by esspee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would go and get an MLA citation book. If you're writing a thesis, Im guessing you're in college and should probably already know how to cite sources by now, but if you a brush up and you dont want to buy the book, try http://www.liu.edu/CWIS/CWP/library/workshop/citmla.htm
thats the site I use if Im citing something Im not familiar with.
As for the rules of citation, you MUST cite any time a specific idea did not come out of your head, even if you dont copy word for word.
2007-01-30 14:00:00 · answer #3 · answered by Christine T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you doing it in MLA format. If you are, if you take a direct quote or paraphrase something from you must place it in quotations then after the quotes add the author and page number. If it is general info, cites are not needed.
"The IR was a time of progression and depression(no period here, BTW)" (Smith, 55).
2007-01-30 13:40:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
use parentheses, and after, either in brackes put the author, book and date published or a number if you have a lot , then at the bottom of the page put the number and the name of the author and book or put the number on a separate page at the end of the article with all the info.
2007-01-30 13:40:02 · answer #5 · answered by judy_r8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋