Citing Sources as Part of the Research Paper

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Citations

The location information for finding articles is referred to as a citation and includes the author of the article, date, article title, periodical title, volume(number), and pages.

• Example of a magazine article citation:
  • Lim, Grace. 1999. Spotlight on...Maya Angelou. People Weekly, 51(3):33.
• Example of a journal article citation:
  • Walker, Pierre A. 1995. Racial protest, identity, words and form in Maya Angelou's 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.' College Librarian, 22(3):91-109.

Citing Sources

Research papers include a Literature Cited or Bibliography section at the end to identify the sources used in gathering information about the topic of the paper. There are three main styles for citing information. Check with your instructor to determine which style is preferred.

Refer to Literature Cited for details to complete your bibliography..

Assignment #4

Select one of the styles for citing information. Using the articles identified in Assignment #2 for this module, edit the information and create a bibliography to conform to this style. Identify whether the articles are from popular or scholarly sources and write a brief description why. Submit your article descriptions and bibliography as an attachment to your e-mail and send to your instructor.