Making Proper References in Assignments

Citation in Your Paper:

In writings in the Arts and Humanities the meaning of sentences can often hinge on the subtle details of expression. Therefore, as Jim Gerrie states, "one of the best ways to include the ideas of others in a philosophy or religious studies paper is by quoting their words directly and referencing them appropriately" (Gerrie 2009, 40).  Never include references from materials for which you cannot supply at least an author (or organizational ‘author’), title and date of publication. For electronic sources the date of publication is not equivalent to the date that you access the information, but must refer to a date included in the accessed material that indicates when it was posted or last updated. Similarly, electronic documents must have titles internal to the document itself. A web address (URL) is not acceptable as a title. The following examples are based on the Author-Date system outlined in the Chicago Manual of Style (University of Chicago, 2003).

Alphabetized References in your Bibliography:

Book

Gerrie, James. 2007. Sample Quotation. Hamilton: Gerrie

Publishing Company.

University of Chicago. 2003. The Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed.

Chicago: Chicago University Press.

Primary Reading in a Textbook

Gerrie, James. 2007. Citation in the Arts and Humanities. In Introduction

to Methods of Citation, ed. Patty Gerrie, Madeleine Gerrie and Charlie Gerrie, 30-50. Hamilton: Gerrie Publishing Co.

Chapter Summary by Editors of Textbook

Gerrie, Patty, Madeleine Gerrie and Charlie Gerrie, eds. 2007.

Varieties of Citation. Chap. in Introduction to Methods of Citation. Sydney: Gerrie Publishing Co.

Academic Journal

Gerrie, James. 2007. "How to Cite Properly." Jim's Journal of

Citation 14, no. 1: 30-50.

Newspaper/Magazine

Gerrie, James. 2007. "Can I quote you on that?" Jim's

Magazine, 19 May.

Web Site

Gerrie, James. 2009. "Making Proper References in Assignments."

http://faculty.capebretonu.ca/jgerrie/samplequotes.html (accessed July 28, 2009).

Electronic Book

Gerrie, James. 2007. Sample Quotation. Sydney: Gerrie

Publishing Company. http://faculty.capebretonu.ca/jgerrie/samplequotes.html (accessed Sept 25, 2007).

Electronic Journal or Newspaper Article

Gerrie, James. 2007. "Making Proper References in Assignments."

Jim's Journal 46, no. 1: 59-81. http://faculty.capebretonu.ca/jgerrie/samplequotes.html (accessed Sept 25, 2007).

Secondary Source of Quotation

Coyne, Jerry.  "Reply to Ruse." Playboy Magazine. August 2006.

Quoted in Richard Dawkins. The God Delusion. Boston: Haughton Mifflin Company. 2006.