Writing with Sources : A Guide for Students

by Harvey, Gordon

• ISBN13: 9780872209442
• ISBN10: 087220944X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-30
• Publisher: Hackett Pub Co Inc

Summary

Developed for Harvard University's Expository Writing Program, Writing with Sources describes the main principles and methods of integrating and citing sources in scholarly work, and provides cogent guidance on avoiding the misuse of sources.The second edition of Writing with Sources is updated throughout, and includes new material on the roles sources play in argument, on assessing the reliability of sources, and on attitudes about writing that can lead to plagiarism.

Author Biography

Gordon Harvey is Senior Preceptor of Expository Writing, Harvard University.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 1
The Role of Sources
Sources of What?	p. 2
Citing Reliable Sources	p. 7
Citing Sources Reliably	p. 10
Integrating Sources
Ways of Bringing a Source In	p. 15
Three Basic Principles	p. 18
Rules for Quoting	p. 22
Quoting Blocks	p. 23
Using Discursive Notes	p. 26
Misuse of Sources
Plagiarism	p. 29
Forms of Plagiarism	p. 32
Other Misuses of Sources	p. 35
How to Create High-Risk Situations	p. 38
Styles of Citation
Documenting a Source	p. 45
Chicago Note Style	p. 47
MLA In-Text Style	p. 50
APA and CSE In-Text Styles	p. 53
CSE Coding Style	p. 59
Listing Your References
Articles and Short Texts	p. 64
Books and Reports	p. 72
Oral, Visual, and Multimedia Sources	p. 76
Further Information	p. 80
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