1. Learning to Cite Your Sources Rainbow Library Media Center
Cite It Right
Learning to Cite Your Sources
By Mrs. Paschal
Rainbow Library Media Center

2. Why do I have to cite references?
Copyright allows authors exclusive rights to the work they created.
Using someone else’s work without their permission or without giving them credit is against the law.
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3. Background Information
APA Style – American
Psychological
Association
MLA Style – Modern
Language
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Types of Resources
Encyclopedia
Book with one or more author
Magazine
Newspaper
Website
Video or DVD
Personal Interview
Radio or Television program
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Citation = Address
A Citation is like the source’s address.
Put our address in the correct order.
50 Nance Road Madison, Al Rainbow Elementary
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6. Citing From an Encyclopedia
Author’s last name, first. “Title.” Name of the Reference Book. Year ed.
McGrath, William J. “Vienna.” The World
Book Encyclopedia ed.
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Citing From a Book
Author’s last name, first. Book Title. [italics
or underlined] City: Publisher, year.
Baltzer, Rochelle. Earthquakes. North
Mankato, Minnesota: ABDO Publishing
Company, 2012.
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Citing From a Magazine
Author’s last name, first. “Article Title.”
Publication Title date of publication:
page numbers.
Moffett, Mark W. “The Secret Lives of Ants.”
National Geographic August 2007:
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Citing From a Website
Author’s last name, first. “Article Title,” Title of
database, Publisher or sponsor, published date.
Publication Medium. Date of access.
Kients, Sue. “What is it Like on Saturn?” NASA Kids
Corner, Washington D.C: NASA, Web.
13 Sept
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Citation Game
Play MLA Master Blaster
APA and MLA Citation Game
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Citation Generators
Generate your own bibliography page of works cited with these websites.
Bibme
KnightCite
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Your Turn
Now it is your
turn to research
and cite your
references
correctly.
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