| − | Many different citation styles have been developed for the specific needs of readers. Proper citation allows a reader to locate the source of any non-original idea, whether it's a quote or a paraphrase. It can even help the reader determine the reliability of a source, although that's incidental; if an author has reason to doubt the utility of one of his sources, he should mention that in the text or a footnote. For simplicity and accessibility, I've decided to use Kate L. Turabian's ''A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations'' (6th ed.). It is a small, but thorough, guide for scholarly writing based on the Chicago Manual of Style. | + | Many different citation styles have been developed for the specific needs of readers. Proper citation allows a reader to locate the source of any non-original idea, whether it's a quote or a paraphrase. It can even help the reader determine the reliability of a source, although that's incidental; if an author has reason to doubt the utility of one of his sources, he should mention that in the text, a note, or a bibliographic annotation. For simplicity and accessibility, I've decided to use Kate L. Turabian's ''A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations'' (6th ed.). It is a small, but thorough, guide for scholarly writing based on the Chicago Manual of Style. |
| | Turabian describes two major ways to cite ideas in text. Parenthetical reference (PR) systems insert references directly into the text; a reference list (RL) is provided at the end of the article. Turabian-style PR/RL article might look something like this: | | Turabian describes two major ways to cite ideas in text. Parenthetical reference (PR) systems insert references directly into the text; a reference list (RL) is provided at the end of the article. Turabian-style PR/RL article might look something like this: |