| Acknowledgement |
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identifies the author or creator of words, ideas,
portions of a work used in your own work. |
| Attribution |
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indicates who the author or originator is of a
particular idea, set of words, or work. Attribution in a
paper usually includes citing the source of an idea or text at the point
it is used in the paper and then tying it to a detailed citation in a
footnote on the same page or endnotes or bibliography at the end of the
paper. |
| Author |
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usually refers to the creator of a written text. In
citation formats, can also use the author location to put the name of a
composer, artist, or other creator of the work cited. See also
corporate author. |
| Bibliography |
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the list of sources with full citations included at the
end of the document. |
| Citation |
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the detailed information about a specific source of
information used in a paper or other work. Typical information in a
citation includes author, title, and publisher. Citations also include
page numbers for direct quotations. |
| Cite |
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to refer to a source in the text of a paper, usually
tied to a complete citation located at the bottom of the page or at the
end of the paper. |
| Common knowledge |
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information, usually facts, that it is reasonable to expect most people to be aware
of. What constitutes common knowledge is often open to interpretation
and can change from class to class. |
| Copyright |
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“protects original
works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression. It
balances the rights of copyright owners with the rights of the public
for access to and use of works.”
(Allen) |
| Corporate author |
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an organization commissions the work to be written and
is credited as the author. See also sponsoring organization. |
| Credit |
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similar to acknowledgement, identifies the author or creator of words, ideas,
portions of a work used in your own work. |
| Endnote |
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full citation listed at the end of the document with a
tie to the location of the cited material in the text. |
| Footnote |
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full citation included on the bottom of the same page as the cited
material. |
| Intellectual property |
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Recognizes and protects creations of the mind.
Copyright, patents, and trademarks are some of the legal means used
protect intellectual property. |
| Paraphrase |
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writing in your own words based on someone else's words
or ideas. Correct paraphrase is a substantive re-expression of the
original. |
| Plagiarism |
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Using other people's ideas, words, or works without
proper
acknowledgement. |
| Quotation |
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An exact copy in your paper of someone's words. Quotations are
identified with quotation marks and tied to a citation of the original source.
Citations for written sources usually include the page number where the
original words can be found. |
| Re-expression |
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a re-statement of an idea using words and grammar that
vary significantly from the original. A fundamentally different approach
is taken to the same idea such that the wording can't be tracked back to
the original by making a few changes. |
| Source |
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where words and ideas originate. Information
sources can include books, web pages, articles, conversations, movies,
and many others. |
| Sponsoring organization |
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refers to the organization where a web site is located.
It is used in citations for Web sites where the individual author is not
known. It is sometimes included even when an individual author is listed
to provide more context to help determine the quality of the site's
information. |
| Style |
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In this context, style refers to the structure of a
bibliographic citation. Style specifies what bibliographic information
to include, what order the elements are listed, what punctuation to
use, etc. Style guides are where you find instructions for a particular
style. |
| Works cited |
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list of citations at the end of the paper. It is
equivalent to endnotes but the citations don't have a direct tie to the
location within the text where the material is cited. |
