Where Credit is Due: A Guide to Proper Citing of Sources, Print and Nonprint (2nd Edition) - Hardcover

Nancy E. Shields

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810832119 ISBN 13: 9780810832114

Publisher: Scarecrow Press, 1997

Synopsis

Much more than a style guide that teaches students the correct way to set up a footnote, Where Credit is Due provides complete nuts-and-bolts information for all aspects of researching, writing, laying out, and presenting a research or term paper.

The book begins by providing an idea list for information resources, both print and nonprint. It then provides clear guidelines for including the information within the paper and attributing it correctly, whether the original source is a book, a short story, a letter, or a poster; a filmstrip, computer software, a radio broadcast, or a telephone call. Once the report is researched and drafted, Where Credit is Due offers checklists for content, grammar, format, and proofreading, as well as complete guidelines for correctly formatting everything from the title page to the index. Sample pages and a glossary of terms are also included.

An essential reference text for high school and college students enrolled in any course where a research/term paper is required.

About this title

About the Author:

Nancy E. Shields retired as the Instructional Media Specialist from Brewster High School in Brewster, NY. Mary E. Uhle teaches English at Brewster High School.

Review:

...exactly what the librarian needs to provide students with up-to-date styles for documentation in their writing...highly recommended. (The Book Report)

Students...can use this [book] and its helpful checklists for the research paper process to get their citations right and give themselves time to focus on the content of the sources cited. (Rettig On Reference)

...the beginning researcher will likely find Where Credit Is Due an indispensable guide through the maze of writing a properly credited academic paper, more advanced students will be able to utilize the means of crediting nonprint and electronic information that similar, older works might not contain. (American Reference Books Annual)

This excellent text should be mandatory reading for all secondary school and university students and their teachers. Copies of this text should also be available for loan and reference use in every library. It is comprehensive in its coverage of a wide variety of citation sources...this little gem of a publication will save considerable heartache for students and reference librarians alike. (Australian Library Journal)

...takes citation to the next level...It contains all you ever wanted to know: how to cite a telephone interview, a statue, or a television program. The introduction contains a good checklist of types of sources... (VOYA)

A research recipe book. (Knowledge Quest)

About this edition

• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0810832119
• ISBN 13: 9780810832114
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208