What exactly is a footnote and what if i use a source multiple times throughout the paper?

Question

im writing a paper for my government class. we are supposed to use footnotes. i have my source and everything, but how do i write all of the information. is it different than writing a works cited page. what is i use one source through out the whole paper, does the information need to be repeated in the footnotes every time i use the source?//

Answer 1

No you number the footnotes and refer to them by number or author's name with "op cit" meaning the place you already mentioned but you put the relevant page references in each foot note.

Answer 2

you only need the one footnote and use the footnote number (the same number) for all references referring to that same footnote.

Your footnote is on the bottom of the page you use those references. So if you have the source on pages 3,5 and 9, then you also have the footnote on those pages as well.

an endnote is usually at the end of the document. so most people think a footnote is easier to find.

Answer 3

If you've cited the same source in the immediately prior footnote, you may refer to it merely by stating "id.", but if the source is in the footnote just before the immediately prior footnote, you would refer to it as "ibid" and if there have been several footnotes using completely different references in between, you must repeat your reference in full (unless you've created an abbreviation for it in its first stated instance [for example, you could say "Internal Revenue Service (hereinafter referred to as "IRS")"]. I've run the sentence on because "id." has a period as part of it; "ibid" does not. Sorry, can't answer the rest of your question.

Answer 4

there are different styles. check with your professor as to which is preferred.

a footnote is an annotation placed at the bottom of the page
(i.e. a note at the foot of the page, hence footnote). typically a superscript number is used in the text to mark where the note applies, and the corresponding number is used in the footnote. most commonly, the footnote is used to cite references, whether of direct quotes, or even if you're just paraphrasing someone else's idea.

Answer 5

a footnote serves as a reference to where you got the information. If it used a multiple of times some authors will put it in the back

Answer 6

oooo i jus learned about this, a footnote is at the bottom of a page and it is started with a little number then you name the source or person or definition etc. it is kinda like a small version of a works cited page. the info does not need to be repeated if you only use one source.

Answer 7

Footnote is crediting the source at the bottom of the page. If you use the same source multiple times, just credit it each time. Each source will have a coinciding number.

Answer 8

The Footnote is an explanatory note inserted at the foot of the page referring to a point within the text, usually indicated by symbols such as asterisks and daggers. If you use a reference more than once you need not refer to it over and over but only mention it in your Bibliography. Peace.

Answer 9

just use "ibid"

Ibid. (Latin, short for ibidem, "the same place") is the term used to provide an endnote or footnote citation or reference for a source that was cited in the preceding endnote or footnote. It is similar in meaning to idem (meaning something that has been mentioned previously; the same[1]) abbreviated "Id.," which is commonly used in legal citation.

Answer 10

refer to a style book like turabian or mla stylebook. it should have been something you learned in some class along the way. god help you child.

what kind of a school is it you attending i am wondering. that is kind of incredible to me. why do they bother to keep schools open i am wondering. what goes on?