InfoTrack : Guidelines for the use of quotations

Why is it insufficient to cite the sources of your work only in the bibliography at the end of the document? (Select all that apply.)

In his paper, Jules would like to use a quotation by Lorcan Dempsey that was used by Sam Popowich, in his book "Exploring Discovery". How should he do this ? (Select all that apply.)

Jules should only cite the book that he consulted "Exploring Discovery":
"If I want to know if a particular book exists I may look in Google Book Search or in Amazon…" (Popowich 2016)

Jules can indicate that he found the Lorcan Dempsey's quotation in another source:
"If I want to know if a particular book exists I may look in Google Book Search or in Amazon…" (Dempsey 2012, cited by Popowich 2016)

Jules can just cite Lorcan Dempsey's original text:
"If I want to know if a particular book exists I may look in Google Book Search or in Amazon…" (Dempsey 2012)

Jules should find Lorcan Dempsey’s original article and cite only that source once he has actually consulted it:
"If I want to know if a particular book exists I may look in Google Book Search or in Amazon…" (Dempsey 2012)

Jules would like to include the following figure in his presentation. What should he do to indicate the source? (Select all that apply)

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Write “© Signes-Pastor 2016” under the image.

Write the full reference under the image:
Signes-Pastor, A. J., Carey, M. & Meharg, A. A. Inorganic arsenic in rice-based products for infants and young children. Food Chemistry 191, 128–134 (2016).

Write the author and the date, “(Signes-Pastor 2016)”, under the image and provide the full reference on the last slide of the presentation:
Signes-Pastor, A. J., Carey, M. & Meharg, A. A. Inorganic arsenic in rice-based products for infants and young children. Food Chemistry 191, 128–134 (2016).

Jules does not have the right to use this image for his presentation because it isn’t his.

Image under Creative Commons CC BY license

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In the video, the verbal sparring between Jules and his professor demonstrates how using someone else’s words or ideas can help you bolster your own arguments. But in order for a quotation to really have an impact, its author has to be clearly indicated.

That is why, when someone reads your paper, it is important for him or her to be able to distinguish other authors’ words from your own ideas. Quotations and paraphrases enrich your work and lend it credibility. However, there are rules that you must follow when you quote or paraphrase.

You have two options. You can:

Use a word-for-word excerpt (a direct quotation) and put it in quotation marks, or
Paraphrase (in other words, reformulate the words of the other author).

In both cases, you must include a precise indication of the source, first in a shortened form directly in the text of your paper and then in its full form in the bibliography.

Note: Some citation style guides also recommend indicating the page number where the quotation appeared.

Books:

APA style simplified : writing in psychology, education, nursing, and sociology / Bernard C. Beins (2021)
AMA manual of style : a guide for authors and editors / JAMA Network editors (2020)
Cite them right: the essential referencing guide / Richard Pears (2013)
Concise guide to APA style : the official APA style guide for students / American Psychological Association (2020)
MLA guide to undergraduate research in literature / Elizabeth Brookbank, H. Faye Christenberry (2019)
MLA handbook / Modern Language Association of America (2021)