Key Differences Between Referencing Styles

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KEY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN REFERENCING STYLES
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• There are many styles of referencing. Some of
  which are
• APA (American Psychological Association) style,
  author/date based style where emphasis is given
  to the author and the date of work.
• MLA (Modern Language Association) style, used for
  arts and humanities.
• Chicago style, used for history and economics.
• Harvard style, similar to APA style and most used
  in Australia and UK.
• Though their main goal is to have a formal format
  in writing, they have differences between
  referencing style. it is important that we know
  these modifications, so we are able to abide by
  their rules. You can always use a reliable
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• In writing, referencing and citation is a
  significant element. Because of this the reader
  is able to distinguish your ideas and ideas you
  borrowed from another author.
• It is also important for your works credibility.
  Failing to cite your sources is a serious crime,
  called plagiarism.
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MLA STYLE OF REFERENCING

Date The date follows the publisher in the citation and is not in parentheses.
Authors name The authors full name (first and last) is spelled out.
Capitalization All major words in the title are capitalized and the title is underlined
Source page It is called works cited

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  referencing.

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APA STYLE OF REFERENCING

Date The date follows the author and is in parentheses.
Authors name The authors last name is spelled out and the first name is reduced to initials.
Capitalization Only the first word of the title, the first word of a subtitle, and any proper nouns (like names) are capitalized. Everything else is lowercase. Also, the title is written in italics.
Source page The source page is called a References.

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COMPARISON EXAMPLE

• MLA style on referencing
• Klaphake, Elizabeth. My Life as an English
  Professor. Bellevue,Nebraska Bellevue
  University Press. 1999.
• And APA style of referencing
• Klaphake, E. (1999). My life as an English
  professor. Bellevue,Nebraska Bellevue
  University Press.
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HARVARD STYLE OF REFERENCING

Date The date follows after the authors name
Authors name The authors last name is spelled out and the first name is reduced to initials.
Punctuation Commas between all elements except authors initial/s and date. Full stop at the end with a period, after the place of publication.

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CHICAGO STYLE OF REFERENCING

Date The date follows after the authors name
Authors name The authors last name is spelled out and the first name is reduced to initials.
Capitalization Titles are capitalized and book titles are italicized.

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COMPARISON EXAMPLE

• Harvard style of referencing
• Pollan, M 2006, The Omnivores Dilemma A
  Natural History of Four Meals, New York
  Penguin,99-100.
• Chicago style of referencing Pollan, M, The
  Omnivores Dilemma A Natural History of Four
  Meals (New York Penguin, 2006), 99100.
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IN-TEXT CITATION

• In-text citation is used when you directly quote
  or paraphrase a source. They are found in the
  body of the written material and contain a
  section of the full citation.
• There are also different ways to do in-text
  citation, depending on what style is used. You
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  help you if you have them all mixed up.

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COMPARISON EXAMPLE
MLA Doris Graber suggests that media are most influential in areas in which the audience knows least (210).
APA Graber (2002) suggests that media are most influential in areas in which the audience knows least (p. 210).
Harvard media are most influential in areas in which the audience knows least(Graber 2002)
Chicago Doris Graber suggests that media are most influential in areas in which the audience knows least.1
Notes Doris A. Graber, Mass Media American Politics, 6th ed. (Washington, DC CQ Press, 2002), 210.
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