Monday, 1 July 2013

Citation Documenting Information Sources

Bibliography/Reference

Bibliography is a list of books and other materials which have some relationship to each other,
The listed materials contain the following components:
-Author
-Title
-Place of publication
-Publisher
-Year of publication
For e.g.,
Drucker, P.F.(2000).Innovation and entrepreneurship:Practice and Principle.London:Heinemann

Plagiarism: 

Plagiarism is using others' ideas and words without acknowledging the source and sometimes claiming as their own. Giving the credit to others' work you are using is necessary. The failure to do so may lead to some legal actions or charges whether intentional or unintentional. Many institutions do not allow plagiarism.

APA Style: The Basics
APA(American Psychological Association). The APA style was made in 1928 by Social Science professionals. This style provides guidelines for publication in Social Science Journals. It also lends consistency and makes texts more readable by those who assess or publish them.

This style is used for Term papers, Research reports, Empirical studies etc.

The style for Title, Author, and Documentation have rules which were taught in the class. There were different formats which were from the APA style. The following are some which use APA style, Books( may be one or more authors, have more than one editions), Journal, Journal article via internet etc.

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