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Citing References Vocabulary
to reinforce / clarify terms and processes needed for compiling a bilbliography
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Library Information Skills
8th Grade
03/21/2011

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Term
Author
Definition
Person who wrote the book, chapter, article or takes responsibility for writing up a web page or site.
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Corporate Author
Definition
This is when a government department or organisation takes responsibility for the information written in a source. Examples:- Qld dept of health OR Australia Zoo OR Greenpeace OR Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Copyright
Definition
A symbol followed usually by a year denotes that someone or some body has the rights to the intellectual property or creative output in a resource.
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Place of publication
Definition
This is important to acknowledge for print resources. For example:-
well known cities with no further information Sydney :

OR a country town OR suburb would read
Bondi Beach, NSW :
OR
Dubbo, NSW :
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Publisher
Definition
Publishers finalize resources for them to be sold by editing and promoting the item.
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Retrieved
Definition
Word used to say you got it from somewhere. Used before the URL or web address for online information. 
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Title
Definition
Name of book, journal article, DVD, TV broadcast, web page or web document ++++
Term
(n.d.)
Definition
Abbreviation for NO DATE, when you are unable to locate the copyright or publication date in any format.
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A-Z order (alphabetical)
Definition
The order the bibliography should appear in is A-Z by author, if no author then the first word of the Title, excluding A, An or The. #s like 100 Great.... go to the top of the list
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APA style
Definition
This is the method or style that is used at our school. Look for this label in drop down menus on sites that assist you write bibliographies.
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Imprint page
Definition
Mostly found in a book and usually has the copyright symbol and year and is the page to use to find all the other pieces of information for your bibliography entry.
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Title page
Definition
Usually has the title, author/s names & publisher's logo. Can be used to confirm who is the publisher by comparing logo with the imprint page. Try to use the IMPRINT page 1st.
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Plagiarism
Definition
Copying other people's ideas, images or written text without giving them credit. This is cheating and a breach of copyright.
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Citing your sources
Definition
When you list the sources you consulted in your research or report. This is also called referencing.
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URL
Definition
Abbreviation for Universal Resource Locator. Some call this the web address.
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Format
Definition
eg DVD, TV broadcast and these appear in square brackets after the title [TV broadcast]
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Last update OR Last modified
Definition
Found on web pages, sites or documents - can be written (2008, Apr 4)OR (2008) OR (2008, Apr) Give as much detail as you can find in one of these formats.
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Reprinted 2009
Definition
Reprinted date - ignore this for your bibliography
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Caption for graphic references
Definition
A label that should be positioned as closely as possible to the map, chart, graph, table or picture you have included in your work. The caption needs to state what the image is (maybe the title) and its source.
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ed.
Definition
Abbreviation for editor or edition. Editors can be found in books where there are many authors and the editor is the main author &/or editor. Editions happen when sources have their information substantially changed in each edition. eg First published 2007, this 2nd ed. 2010
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