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CommunicationsResearch & Citation
Okanagan College Library
Fall 2010 | RJ & LJ
Objectives
• To identify and find appropriate resources• To understand why we cite• To understand how we cite• To understand the basics of APA
Identify and focus topic
Topic: An investigation of postsecondary students’ class attendance and their academic performance.
Research question: Is there causation between postsecondary students’ class attendance and their grades?
Identify keywords
Postsecondary = college, university, undergraduate
Attendance = participation, school attendance, college attendance
Class = classes, courses, programs
Grades = grading, marking, performance, achievement, attainment, success, credit, advancement, academic success
Finding SourcesBooks
• Books can have more than one author• Books can contain works by many authors and have
an editor• Books can be found using the library catalogue• Access the catalogue using the Books & Media link
on the library homepage
Finding Sources: Using Call Numbers
Finding SourcesReference
• Background information can be found in reference sources
• Reference sources include encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks and directories.
• Reference sources are found in the reference section in the library and under Reference Sources on the library homepage
Finding SourcesArticles
• Newspapers, magazines, and peer-reviewed• Peer-reviewed articles appear in journals• Find articles by searching library databases• Access databases using Articles link on the
library homepage
AcademicLibraryPublisher
Editor
Peer Reviewers
CreationManuscript & IP
DisseminationPublication (Registration and Certification)
Reformulation
Why do we cite?
• Citations demonstrate how you developed your argument and ideas from the ideas of others
• Citations give credit where credit is due• Citations give the reader of your work a path
to the sources you used, so they can investigate those sources if interested
(Mohanty et al., 2009)
Why do we cite?
• If you don’t acknowledge other people’s work, words or ideas you commit plagiarism
“Penalties for plagiarism serve both to educate students about standards of scholarship and to deter deception and poor scholarly practices. Penalties will reflect the seriousness of the offence; including whether the offence was intentional or unintentional and whether it was a first or a repeat offence” (Okanagan College, 2010, Penalties section, para. 1 ).
Okanagan College Academic Offenses regulations and policies
APA: What is it?
The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association is a style manual that provides guidance and standards in:• research ethics• the publication process• article format and presentation• AND
Citation
APA = American Psychological Association
Building Citations
Building blocks?•Author(s)•Publication date•Title•Publication information• Format-specific details
(i.e. page numbers, doi)
What is it?•Journal article•Book•Report
What format?•Print•Electronic
Constructing Citations
Constructing Citations
Constructing a Citation
• Chapter in an Edited Book• Look at your handout!
• Reference List• In-text• Direct quotes
Constructing a Citation
• Article retrieved online• Check your handout!– Journal article full-text, with doi– Journal article without doi, no full-text– Journal article full-text, without doi
Reference ListAlon, S., & Tienda, M. (2007). Diversity, Opportunity, and the Shifting Meritocracy in Higher Education. American
Sociological Review, 72, 487-511. Retrieved from http://www.asanet.org/journals/asr/
Anderson, K., Durbin, E., & Salinger, M. (2008). Identity theft. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 22(2), 171-192.
doi:10.1257 /jep.22.2.171
Finnie, R., Lascelles, E. & Sweetman, A. (2005). Who goes? The direct and indirect effects of family background on
access to postsecondary education. In C. M. Beach, R. W. Boadway, & R. M. McInnis (Eds.), Higher
Education in Canada (pp. 295-338). Kingston, ON: John Deutsch Institute for the Study of Economic
Policy, Queen’s University.
Newman-Ford, L., Fitzgibbon, K., Lloyd, S., & Thomas, S. (2008). A large-scale investigation into the relationship
between attendance and attainment: A study using an innovative, electronic attendance monitoring
system. Studies in Higher Education, 33, 699-717. doi:10.1080/03075070802457066
Smelser, N. J., Wright, J., & Baltes, P. B. (Eds.). (2001). International encyclopedia of the social & behavioral
sciences [Adobe Arobat]. Retrieved from http://www.elsevier.com
Thatcher, A., Fridjhon, P., & Cockcroft, K. (2007). The relationship between lecture attendance and academic
performance in an undergraduate psychology class. South African Journal of Psychology, 37, 656-
660. Retrieved from http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_sapsyc.html
Don’t Forget!
• Give credit where credit is due• Consult OC Library APA Citation Style guide• Consult APA Publication Manual• If you are unable to identify a specific
example, use an example that is most like your source
• OC Library Research Writing & Citing guide• Ask!
ReferencesAmerican Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. Washington, DC:
Author.
Association of College and Research Libraries. (2009). ACRL scholarly communication 101: Starting with the basics [PowerPoint]. Retrieved from http://www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/issues/scholcomm/docs/SC%20101%20Introduction.ppt
Mohanty , S., Orphanides, A., Rumble, J., Roberts, D., Norberg, L., Vassiliadis, K. (2009). University libraries' citing information tutorial. Retrieved from http://www.lib.unc.edu /instruct/citations/introduction/
Okanagan College. (2010). Academic offenses. Retrieved from http://webapps1.okanagan.bc.ca/ok/calendar /Calendar.aspx?page=AcademicOffenses
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