Know how to cite your paper with 100% accuracy.

I am aware that we’ve covered citation and credit already, but I’m going to actually do it.  Here’s a confession…in school this was a sort of weakness for me, but through practice I finally threw that ball way out of the court and nailed it.  I understand that schools are more than particular when it comes to style and format so I suggest completing all your endeavors according to “the plan.”  Cite your paper exactly how you are expected.

Get with the program dudes and dudettes, there’s no test drives in life just do-overs and trying to get it write –the first time.  Now personally, I learn through example so I thought I’d provide you with a few… these scripts do belong in an essay, use your imagination -you ready?

…Health Canada has a Tobacco Control Program that provides supportive information to assist individuals on the journey to quit using tobacco products.  Since the year 2000, they have been issuing warning labels directly on cigarette packages as a strategy to make Canadians aware of the risks involved when individuals choose to smoke.  The first country in the world to issue warnings on cigarette packs was Canada.  “Tobacco Control program (TCP) monitors and analyses change in tobacco consumption patterns, public attitudes, retailer behavior and youth access restriction, industry practices and the product in support of TCP’s programs and mandate.” (Health Canada Website.)

…Since the year 2001, tobacco companies have been obligated by law to supply yearly reports of their tobacco sales domestic and imported, these reports are accessible on a national scale.  “In November 2005, Health Canada convened a workshop of recognized tobacco control researchers to review and update questions and measures pertaining to tobacco us, using the recommendations from Health Canada’s 1994 workshop on Data for Monitoring Tobacco Use.  There was consensus amoung the workshop participants that the 1994 recommendations were continuing to meet our current tobacco use surveillance needs and would continue to do so in the future.  In the discussion, it was clear that one distinct set of recommended core questions would not meet all applications.  As a result, three levels of question sets were recommended for use in various surveillance and research applications, depending on the depth of information needed on tobacco use behaviors.” (Health Canada Website.)

…Of the non-smoking populace, 36% can be considered potential smokers.  “Six in ten Canadian adults (59%) report having smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their life.  Almost all adult smokers (99%) say the same.  Four in ten non-smokers (41%) also report having smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their life.”  (Health Canada Website.)

(In bold) Bibliography

(In bold/caps) WEBSITES AND OTHER MEDIA:

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/pubs/tabac/smoking-tabagisme/index_e.html

Final Report prepared by: Environics Research Group Limited, February 2001,
Prepared for: Health Canada @ http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/pubs/tobac-tabac/smoking
Environics Research Group Limited PN4774

This is how to cite a paper.  Note above that all citations are in quotations and the source of the information is in brackets beside all quotes because the information was retrieved from a website.  Okay, next:

…In many instances, they trust that the employer will not introduce them to dangerous tasks.  Neil Davis, retired Peel teacher says “They trust their mom and dad, their teacher.  They transfer that rust to their employer, and that is where things break down because the employer doesn’t have the stake in the young person’s life and welfare that the teacher does.” (Bahr 169 – 172, pg.7)

“In 1999 in Ontario, 16 people between ages 15 and 24 were killed on the job.  In 1998 it was 18 – sixteen young men and two young women.” (Bahr, 169 – 172 pg.4)

…Doug McAndless recruits retired teachers and union members to deliver health and safety programs to youth members.  Anne Wilson, a retired elementary school teacher in Timiskaming says “she’s one of more than 40 retired teachers to be recruited by McAndless…all the time she spends on this project will be worth it if she prevents just one person from getting injured.” (Bahr, 169 – 172, pg.6)

…for the last four years, the project is titled “Passport to Safety” and is in effect to help prevent work related injuries.  “Most of these kids have part time jobs, and Doug always asks them if there’s a health and safety committee at their work.  Ninety percent of them don’t know.  A lot of these jobs are in fast food restaurants and places that are high risk as far as accidents happening.  It is incredibly scary, but by far the majority of kids have had zero or minimal safety training from their employer.”  Co-op educator at West Hill Secondary School in Owen Sound, Jane McCormick says. (Bahr 169 -172, pg.5)

(In bold) Bibliography

(In bold/caps) ARTICLE:

Bahr, Rosemarie, Learning to work safely in Straus, C. et al. Moving On. Nelson, 2003 Toronto 169 – 172.  Reprinted with permission from The Ontario College of Teachers and Professionally Speaking, ENG 4C-A Unit 4, Lesson 19 Pages 4 – 10.

The process of learning how to cite a paper correctly takes a lot of light research.  Another note to register is that if the source of the information comes directly from a book, than the author’s last name and the page numbers must also be in brackets… Good luck to you.  If you are still having trouble in certain writing departments, check out MasterPapers custom papers.  They have professional writers available to assist you in all your writing endeavors.

An up-to-par paper for college includes sources from all over…The official citation format doesn’t have to be hard work, learn by example.

So, you’re used to rinky-dink bibliographies where simply one source of information is acceptable, but what if you had to do more?  Are you ready to get your mind blown? Do all the work? Go that extra mile? Collecting mass data isn’t the problem -naming and crediting the source however, can be the ripple in the water.  Even if you are writing a bibliography for a simple essay and received information from more than one source, that info has to be organized in a specific sequence of order.  Proper citation format requires you to know exactly where that information belongs and how to process it.

Your bibliography for the citations should appeal to your teacher’s expectations.  It should be a brief description of where you retrieved that information, neatly written and in an acceptable format.  Knowing the citation format to correctly cite a paper will grant you an excellent mark for your writing as well as prove that you are not a plagiarizing imbecile.  There could be countless citation sources for your information, categorize it similar to the following format:

(In bold) Bibliography

(In bold) Book Citations:

• Underline “Dictionary of Literary Biography: Twentieth-Century American Dramatist Part 2: K-Z.”

• Helterman, Jeffrey.  Dictionary of Literary Biography: Twentieth-Century American Dramatist Part 2: K-Z. Ed. John Mac Nicholas, Volume 7. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1981. 86-111.

(In bold) Books with One Author:

• Underline: Arthur Miller: His life and Works. Death of a Salesman.
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• Gottfried, Martin.  Arthur Miller: His life and Works. Da capo Press, 2004 Miller, Arthur.  Death of a Salesman. Viking Penguin Inc. 1949______

(In bold) Books with more than One Author:

• List the authors surname first followed by a coma and then the author’s first name, continue for each.  Underline the book’s title followed by the section the specific citation can be located.  List the place of publication followed by the year.  If applies, insert the page numbers and if it was reprinted, when and where followed by those page numbers.

(In bold) Books with an Editor:

Example:

• Underline: Editor of Cuba on the verge.
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• McCoy, Terry, Editor of Cuba on the verge. “An Island in Transition” published by Bulfinch Press march 2003 number of words: 1, 155

(In bold) Quotes from People:

• Insert all applicable quotes, who said them (if they were said to you in an interview etc…) if you retrieved the quotes from another source explain exactly where you retrieved the source of information.

(In bold) Other References:

Example:

• Underline: The Cambridge companion to Arthur Miller.
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• Bigsby, C.W.E The Cambridge companion to Arthur Miller. NY: Cambridge UP, 1997.

(In bold) Magazines and Newspapers:

• Underline the article’s title followed by the name of the magazine it was printed in, the issue number and a brief description of what information the article contains.  The month and year the article was printed and where.

(In bold) Other Media:

• Example: radio, television, book reports…

(In bold/If applies)  Works:

• If your paper was written about a person who accomplished great works (written or other) you may list them in sequence in this section.

(In bold) World Wide Web:

• A complete list all websites you retrieved information from.

Of course, your bibliography should be pleasing to the eye and completed in the proper citation format that is expected of you.  If you are experiencing any difficulty citing papers according to the proper format, seek additional help from your teacher.  Of course, you could always look into MasterPapers for experienced, quality writers who produce custom papers for all your writing requirements.

Citation (huff) Lean in closer if you can’t hear me.

Pt #1:

One of the most significant elements when writing anything is to know where the credit is due.  Citation and credit are important measures when writing a paper especially one that demands this sort of coverage.  If you copy words that weren’t concocted by you directly the credit must be given to the original author of the quote or citation.   It’s immoral to write something that someone else said and mask it as though you wrote it, this is known as plagiarism.  When writing a piece of work like an essay you need to understand how to cite a paper.  Citations with the use of relevant quotes tacked-in are often required, it’s important to remember to always use the quotation key before and after the passage.  That said, write down the author’s name beside the passage to clearly define that these were words belonging to the individual so named.  Crediting the name before or after the passage makes little difference so long as the full name clearly appears.

Pt #2:

Occasionally, your teacher might want the citation and credit to also contain a brief description of the author; perhaps noting where they work or worked, birth year to deceased year or where they lived.  Your teacher will describe how he/she expects the paper to be cited.  Most often, it appears in the form of a bibliography which is a separate sheet of paper documenting all suggested information.  If this is required of you, you need to give a brief description on where you got the information from exactly.

Pt #3:

A bibliography has a specific outline.  It is meant to provide the reader with all necessary and accurate sources of information concerning the citation.  A bibliography for a book or the World Wide Web is different from one intended for an essay or research paper, but it is the same as it lists all materials pertaining to the author.

Pt #4:

The preferred format for a bibliography is to first list in bold letters at the top of the page ‘Bibliography.’ Have one or two spaces to follow then proceed to format.  Correctly citing a paper is chief so learn all you can to master citation.  If your citation comes from a book, you would write ‘Book’ in bold, list the number of authors (one, two or more) and arrange their name(s) in alphabetical order beginning with the surname(s).  The title of the book follows the name(s) and must be underlined and whatever category it is listed under must follow the title.  In brackets write the city, place of publication and the year followed by the page number your exact passage was retrieved from.

Example:
Book - One Author
Huxley, Tim, Defending the Lion City: The Armed Forces of Singapore (St Leonard: Allen & Unwin, 2000).

(The book title: Defending the Lion City would be underlined.)

Stay tuned; we will tackle more on citation, credit and the mechanisms of this subject in future articles.  In the meantime you could always take a few minutes to look up MasterPapers. Their custom, quality made essays and papers come complete with all the necessary information.