From the Book - Fourth edition
The challenges of academic writing in the age of misinformation
When do you need to acknowledge a source?
When should you paraphrase and when should you quote?
How should you paraphrase information from a source?
How should you quote material from a source?
How should you punctuate quotations?
How should you select and cite electronic and internet sources?
A further note about style manuals
Revision checklist for quoting and paraphrasing
Appendix: Internet resources.
From the Book - Third edition
"Truthiness" and the challenges of academic writing. Decisions to make ; Plagiarism ; Popular style manuals ; Elements required in a citation.
When do you need to acknowledge a source? Material from classroom discussion ; Common knowledge ; Using textbooks as sources ; Using sources in class presentations
When should you paraphrase and when should you quote?
How should you paraphrase information from a source? Selecting information from your source ; Giving credit to your source ; The importance of accuracy in paraphrasing
How should you quote material from a source? How much to quote ; How to present a quotation ; How to show additions and deletions in a quotation
How should you punctuate quotations? Introducing a quotation ; Ending a quotation ; Presenting quotations within quotations ; Punctuating titles ; Quoting poetry ; Quotation marks and other punctuation
How should you select and cite electronic and internet sources? Source reliability: a sample topic ; Citing internet websites ; Other electronic sources
A further note on style manuals
Revision checklist for quoting and paraphrasing
Appendix: Internet resources.