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1. Citation Exercise 1
Create a reference for each source listed below in proper APA format.
· Write a reference for a book.
Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose by Tony Hsieh (2010).
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· Write a reference for a journal article.
In 2005 Nina Godtfredsen, Eva Prescott, and Merete Osler wrote an article titled “The Effect of Smoking Reduction on Lung Cancer Risk.” It was published in volume 294 of the Journal of the American Medical Association, pages 1505-1511.
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· Write a reference for an electronic source.
Priscilla Long wrote the article “Genome Tome” for The American Scholar in 2005. It appeared in volume 74, issue 3, on pages 28-42. You accessed the article from a library subscription database called ProQuest on January 19, 2006.
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· Write a reference for an online newspaper article.
Brian X. Chen wrote the article, “For Some Drives, an Electric Motorcycle Could Be the Best of Both Worlds,” on October 10, 2012. The article was published in The New York Times.
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2. Evaluation of Sources Exercise
1. Go to the website http://www.hgtv.com/decorating/how-colors-affect-feelings/index.html which focuses on how colors affect feelings and emotions. Look for information about the author of that page. Do you think this person is qualified to write about how the color of paint affects energy usage? Why? Why not? Answer:
2. Go to the website In Defense of Smokers: http://web.archive.org/web/20140517203526/http:/lcolby.com/ On the main webpage, look for a link to information about the author of this page. What is this person’s background? Based on his background experiences and education, do you think he would be a good, knowledgeable source of information about smoking? Why? Why not? Answer:
3. Go to the website The King Center: www.thekingcenter.org What organization created this site? What does the website tell you about the organization that created this site? Answer:
4. Go to the webpage Secondhand Smoke Fact Sheet: www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/secondhand_smoke/general_facts/index.htm Who do you think this article is written for: researchers, the general public, or cigarette companies? What organization published this article? Do you think you can believe what they are saying about smoking? Why or why not? Answer:
5. Go to the webpage Fact Sheet: Mandatory Storage/Trigger Lock Legislation http://www.nraila.org/news-issues/fact-sheets/1999/mandatory-storagetrigger-lock-legislat.aspx What organization published this article? What is the organization’s position on gun control issues? Would you use this article for academic research? Why? Why not? Answer:
6. Go to the website: Design Boom
http://www.designboom.com/design/history-of-tattoos
Based on the sources used by the author, would you use this page in your research? Why? Why not? Answer:
7. Choose a website on a topic of your choice and evaluate it. Name of webpage: Webpage address (URL): Author: Background information on author: Is the author reliable/knowledgeable? What company or organization publishes the page? Does the company provide information about the organization? What is the purpose of the website?
· To provide reliable information
· To sell you something
· To convince you of something
· To entertain you
· Other (please describe)
What sources are provided? Is the information on the website accurate? How do you know? Who is the target audience of the webpage and why do you think so?
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Citation Exercise 2: Please highlight the correct answer.
APA Citation Activity
Question 1
Choose the citation that is in proper APA citation format for a book.
a. Jenkins, Henry. Fans, bloggers, and gamers: exploring participatory cultures. New York: New York University Press, 2006.
b. Jenkins, H. Fans, bloggers, and gamers: exploring participatory cultures. New York University Press, New York. 2006.
c. Jenkins, H. (2006). Fans, bloggers, and gamers: exploring participatory culture. New York: New York University Press.
d. Jenkins, Henry. (2006). Fans, Bloggers, and Gamers: Exploring Participatory Culture. New York UP: New York.
Question 2
Choose the citation that is in proper APA citation for a chapter from a book (no named author of chapter).
a. Cook, V.J. (2004). “Flava’N Gorillaz: Pop Group Names.” In Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary, (pp. 21-22). Simon and Schuster: New York.
b. Flava ‘n Gorillaz: Pop group names. (2004). In V.J. Cook, Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary (pp. 21-22). New York: Simon and Schuster.
c. Flava ‘n Gorillaz: Pop group names. In Cook, V.J. Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary (pp. 21-22). New York: Simon and Schuster, 2004.
d. V.J. Cook. 2004. “Flava’n Gorillaz: Pop group names.” In Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary, pp. 21-22. Simon and Schuster: New York.
Question 3
Choose the correct APA citation for a newspaper article.
a. Yonke, D. (2008, September 13). Monks on the road for peace: Tibetan Buddhists bring message that ‘happiness is an internal event’. The Blade (Toledo, OH), p. B7.
b. Yonke, David. (2008). “Monks on the road for peace: Tibetan Buddhists bring message that ‘happiness is an internal event’.” The Blade (Toledo, OH), pp. B7.
c. Yonke, David. Monks on the road for peace: Tibetan Buddhists bring message that ‘happiness is an internal event’. The Blade, September 13, 2008. p. B7.
d. Yonke, David. “Monks on the road for peace: Tibetan Buddhists bring message that ‘happiness is an internal event’.” The Blade 13 Sept. 2008: B7.
Question 4
Choose the correct APA citation for an article from a library research database.
a. Weickgenannt, Nicole. (2008). The Nation’s Monstrous Women: Wives, Widows and Witches in Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children. In Journal of Commonwealth Literature. 43.2, pp. 65-83. Retrieved October 31, 2008, from Humanities International Complete http:// 0-search.ebscohost.com.maurice.bgsu.edu/ login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=32541323&loginpage=login.asp&site=ehost-live&scope=site
b. Weickgenannt, Nicole. “The nation’s monstrous women: Wives, widows and witches in Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children.” Journal of Commonwealth Literature 43.2 (June 2008): 65-83. Humanities International Complete. EBSCO. Bowling Green State University Libraries, Bowling Green, Oh.. 31 Oct. 2008 <http:// 0-search.ebscohost.com.maurice.bgsu.edu/ login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=32541323&loginpage=login.asp&site=ehost-live&scope=site>.
c. Weickgenannt, N. The Nation’s Monstrous Women: Wives, Widows and Witches in Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children. Journal of Commonwealth Literature. 43.2: pp.65-83. Retrieved October 31, 2008, from Humanities International Complete. (2008, June).
d. Weickgenannt, N. (2008, June). The nation’s monstrous women: Wives, widows and witches in Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children. Journal of Commonwealth Literature, 43(2), 65-83. Retrieved October 31, 2008, from Humanities International Complete.
Question 5
Create an APA citation for this publication.
Article Title: Truly, Madly, Depp-ly
Author: Frank DeCaro
Publication: Advocate
Volume number: 906
Date: January 20, 2004
Pages: 76-77
Source: Gender Studies Database
Date of access: October 31, 2008
hyperlink: <http://0-search.ebscohost.com.maurice.bgsu.edu/ login.aspx?direct=true&db=fmh&AN=GSD0048
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