F.I.R.S.T. Tutorial

Chapter Eight: Citing Your Sources
In this chapter: Understanding why citing sources is important; knowing when to cite; learning how to cite a book and journal article in APA and MLA styles

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In front of the library:

Bryan: Hey Jeff!
Jeff: Hey man, how goes?
Bryan: Almost finished with that paper. Hey, there's Sara!
Sara: Hi guys! Still working on the psych paper? I got mine all written, just have to do the bibliography.
Jeff: Yeah, me too. What a pain! Comma here, period there, this part's underlined, this part's in quotation marks, it's nuts!
Bryan: Professor Allen is picky; she wants it all just right. My problem is, I didn't get the volume number for this journal here, and I don't know how to find it again.
Sara: Okay, Bryan, what did I say last time when you needed help using the library? What's the easiest thing to do?
Bryan: Okay, okay, I'll ask a librarian. Come on!

Questions to consider:

  • Have you ever had to write a bibliography for a paper? Was it easy? Hard? Frustrating?
  • Did you know there are different Citation Styles? What citation style or styles have you used?