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    This document discusses three major citation styles - APA, MLA, and Chicago/Turabian. It explains that citation styles dictate how to credit authors and include references both in-text and in bibliographic entries. APA style is used in education, psychology and social sciences. It requires the author's last name, year of publication, and page number for in-text citations. MLA style is commonly used in humanities and requires the author's name and page number for in-text citations. Chicago/Turabian style has an author-date style preferred in humanities and a notes and bibliography style for sciences; both require the author's name, date, and page number for in-text citations.

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    CITING

    SOURCES OF
    INFORMATION
    CITATION STYLES
    WHAT ARE CITATION STYLES?
    • Citation
    —is a way to give credit to the authors, scientists,
    researchers, and the like whose creative and intellectual
    work you used to support or supplement your own
    research. It is also used to conveniently locate particular
    sources as well as to help avoid plagiarism.
    • Citation Style
    —dictates what information is necessary to include in a
    citation, how that information should be organized, what
    punctuations are used, and other formatting concerns.
    3 MAJOR CITATION STYLES
    1. APA CITATION STYLE
    • APA (American Psychological Association)
    Two styles under APA:
    1. In-text citation- quotation or text
    ex. “There is no one pedagogy that will be effective for all kinds
    of students” (Tan, 2013, p. 10).
    (last name of the author, the year of publication, and the page number
    in which the quote is found, all enclosed in parentheses)
    2. Bibliographic entry/referencing- a reference list at the end of a
    paper.
    ex. Villareal, J. (2015). The psychology of children and
    adolescents. Hammer Publishing Inc.
    (A simple APA bibliographic entry includes the author, year of
    2. MLA CITATION STYLE
    • MLA (Modern Language Association)
    1. In-text citation in the MLA citation style
    ex. There is an argument that in El Filibusterismo, Jose Rizal meant to
    show that sometimes, a violent revolution is unavoidable (Santos 87).
    (In the MLA citation style, the in-text citation must have the name of the
    author and the page number where the quote or paraphrased information
    can be found.)
    2. Bibliographic entry/referencing in the MLA citation style
    ex. Samar, Edgar. Si Janus Silang at ang Tiyanak ng Tabon. Adarna
    House Inc., 2014.
    (This should provide as many of the core elements required by MLA as
    possible, if they are applicable. Remember also that the second and
    3. CHICAGO/TURABIAN CITATION STYLE
    1. In-text citation in the Chicago citation style
    ex. There is a need to review what we thought we knew about our
    oceans (Atienza 2018, 45).
    (Similar to the APA style, the Chicago/Turabian author-date style
    also requires the year of publication in the in-text citation alongside
    the author’s last name and the page number where the information
    can be found. )
    2. Bibliographic entry/referencing in the Chicago citation style
    ex. Jacobs, Jacob M. 2012. Physics for the Everyday. All About
    the Sciences 20:111-18.
    (In the Chicago/Turabian style, the page numbers can be simplified if
    the leftmost number(s) are unchanged. Meaning, 111-18 means
    NOTES:
    • APA (American Psychological Association) is used in
    education, psychology, and the social sciences.
    • MLA (Modern Language Association) is commonly used
    in the humanities.
    • Chicago/Turabian author-date style is preferred by the
    humanities, including those in literature, history, and the
    arts.
    • Chicago/Turabian notes and bibliography style is usually
    used by the physical, natural, and social sciences.
    QUIZ
    1. What does APA stand for?
    2-3. When is it most appropriate to use the APA citation style?
    4. What does MLA stand for?
    5-6. When is it most appropriate to use the MLA citation
    style?
    7-8. When is it most appropriate to use the Chicago/Turabian
    style?
    9-10. What is the purpose of being more knowledgeable in the
    different citation styles?

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