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1. Origin (cause, basis) [n]
2. In writing, anyone or anything supplying information [n]
3. To trace the origin [v] |
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| Primary source/direct source (n) |
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| 1. An original authoritative document or first-hand, eyewitness account |
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| Secondary source/indirect source (n) |
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| 1. A document or person giving information that is not original |
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| Reliable source/reputable source (n) |
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| 1. A sound source that is credible, verifiable, and strong in its validity |
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| 1. Verbatim words or text taken directly from a source and used to support a point or argument |
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1. In writing, a reference to the source information in the work [n]
2. The act of quoting [v]
3. A formal award or letter of commendation |
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1. In writing, a book or passage from which the writer pulls information [n]
2. To mention [v] |
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| Peer-reviewed journal (n) |
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| 1. A journal characterized by only publishing articles that have gone through the process of professional evaluation by peers in the industry, to meet industry criteria for content quality, accuracy, research-base, and standards of scholarship; the process of peer-review is often "blind" (with no names) and peer-reviewed journals may have fewer (or no) advertisements and graphics |
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| 1. A detailed essay or book with specific, often limited subject information regarding an explicit field that can stand alone; the subject material usually sheds new light on a topic through research; a monograph may also be referred to as a scholarly book or essay; monograph essays are published in journals |
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| General reference work (n) |
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| 1. A comprehensive collection of data on general topics, often listed in volumes (such as an encyclopedia) |
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1. A general name for programs and sites that permit you to search other sites
2. A computer system that searches for and returns data from specific areas of the Internet; searches include the input of specific words, and data returned are called "hits" or "returns" |
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| 1. A program storing, retrieving, and managed information; online databases are available on the Internet; digital databases may be easily searched for a specific topic or content item |
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| Style guide/style manual (n) |
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| 1. Published standards for writing and formatting documents that are overseen by organizations and changed and updated, as needed, for use with published or non-published works |
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| Notes-bibliography style/humanities style (n) |
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| 1. A style guide formal using footnotes or endnotes, along with a bibliography, for citations; a footnote number is placed in superscript after the in-text source information, and a footnote is placed below, at the bottom of the page, citing the information, and a footnote is placed below, at the bottom of the page, citing the source; disciplines in the humanities use the notes-bibliography style, and the Chicago or Turabian Style is most noted for the notes-bibliography style |
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| Parenthetical-reference style/author-date style (n) |
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| 1. A style guide format using parentheses, along with a references or works cited page, for citations; a parenthetical note is placed after the in-text source information with the author's last name, date of publication, and (if available) page number; though the APA, MLA, and Chicago style are all able to use parenthetical reference, the APA and MLA styles are best known for using the parenthetical-reference style |
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| Turabian Style/Chicago Style (n) |
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| 1. Kate Turabian, the dissertation secretary at the University of Chicago for 30 years, created this style guide almost identical to the Chicago Style; Turabian's guide focuses on the details of writing college and non-published papers |
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| APA Style/American Psychological Association Style (n) |
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| 1. A style guide format developed in 1929 and used to create clarity and consistency in publications that is also used for many social and behavioral courses in colleges and universities |
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| MLA Style/Modern Language Association Style (n) |
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| 1. A style guide created by the Modern Language Association (founded in 1883) and used in schools, organizations, and publications; often used in the humanities and literature, the guide is also commonly taught at the high school level; like APA style, the MLA style commonly uses parenthetical references in-text and cites works at the end of the text, as well |
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| AP Style/Associated Press Style (n) |
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| 1. The Associated Press Stylebook covers the AP Style, used across the United States in news and public relations media; the AP Style describes the format for numbers, names abbreviations, punctuation, and other style guide particulars for uniformity |
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| 1. A notation at the bottom of a page that gives source information or additional aside information regarding the text |
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| 1. To cite with a superscript within the text that leads to the corresponding citation information at the end of the document (as opposed to the bottom of the page, as with a footnote) |
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| 1. A list at the end of an article or paper that shows the referenced works, in alphabetical order by author's last name; the purpose of the bibliography is to show a reader the exact information needed to locate the source used in the written work |
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| Annotated bibliography (n) |
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| 1. A bibliography in all senses of the word but with added descriptive information following the source information; the purpose is to provide a summary of the item and/or the purpose that it was chosen to be used in the work |
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| 1. A general reference to the works used in a piece; a specific name for the final page of an MLA-formatted paper listing all of the works used in the paper |
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| 1. Any idea used, general or verbatim, that is not your own |
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