Not citing appropriately - intentionally OR unintentionally - amounts to plagiarism, a serious offense in academia.
See the Emory Honor Code's Plagiarism Statement
For tips on avoiding plagiarism:
Style manuals provide detailed guidance in formatting footnotes/endnotes and bibliography entries. Your course instructor will generally specify which citation style he/she prefers - if not, ASK!
Historians generally use the Chicago Manual of Style or its derivative, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (commonly known as Turabian, after its author). Though not identical, the two styles are very similar.
The Chicago/Turabian style offers two different citation options:
TURABIAN, KATE L. A MANUAL FOR WRITERS OF RESEARCH PAPERS, THESES AND DISSERTATIONS
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TURABIAN is a short-hand, easier-to-use version of The Chicago Manual of Style. Most commonly used style manual for historical research & writing
Print version: RECOMMENDED CALL NUMBER: LB2369 .T8 2007 LOCATION: Counter-height shelves next to the Woodruff Library Level 2 (Main) Reference Desk See Chapters 15 and 16 for basics. See Chapter 17 for how to cite specific types of sources (like these that typically give researchers trouble):
Online version: no complete version online, but quick guides like the following abound: Turabian Citation Style (Emory Writing Center) Turabian Quick Guide (U of Chicago Press) Chicago/Turabian Documentation (University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center)
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CHICAGO MANUAL OF STYLE
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Print version: CALL NUMBER: Z253 .U69 2003 LOCATION: Counter-height shelves to left of the Woodruff Library Level 2 (Main) Reference Desk
Online version: RECOMMENDED COMPLETE electronic version of the Chicago Manual See especially the Citation Quick Guide - examples labeled "N" and "B" are Notes/Bibliography style
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OTHER USEFUL CITATION GUIDES
Complete Guide to Citing Government Information Resources [print resource]
Call Number: Z7164 .G7 G37 2002
Location: Woodruff Library Level 2 (Main) Reference
Very useful for determining what elements of information to include, but leaves it to you to employ proper punctuation and order based on whatever style you're using.
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Save yourself hours and headaches by using citation manager software to automate the work of collecting and organizing your research sources and format footnotes/endnotes and bibliographies in your research papers. Woodruff Library offers workshops and tech support for these citation manager programs: Zotero - free, easy-to-use Firefox plugin RECOMMENDED EndNote and EndNote Web - available at no cost to Emory students, faculty and staff
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Which citation manager is right for you? See our Citation Manager Comparison Guide
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TIP: Citation software does NOT eliminate the need to double-check all your footnotes/endnotes and bibliography entries. Your course instructor will not be sympathetic if you blame formatting errors on your computer! |