Created by Lisza Neumeier
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Authority in an academic context | • Appropriate question • Appropriate and explicit theoretical context • Appropriate identification of research done in the context of the publication • Appropriate research methodology • Appropriate discussion of results • CV and academic career of author • Academic publication by renowned academic publisher, with quality control process, e.g. peer-reviewed journals or academic editorial board |
Evaluating academic sources AACC | AUTHORITY-ACCURACY-CONTEXT-CURRENCY • ... in relation to your information need and the context and purpose of your work (e.g. paper) • ... in relation to how you understand your research question/topic • ... in relation to other sources you have read • ... in relation to research published in the field • ... in relation to principles, methodology and approaches relating to research in research area/subject |
AUTHORITY-ACCURACY-CONTEXT-CURRENCY diagram |
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Quality control: peer review |
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Citing and referencing correctly Established citation styles Stylesheets | •APA •MLA •Chicago Style • see publications • Purdue’s OWL (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/) Stylesheets •Academic journals •Publishing houses •Institutions, e.g. departments |
Why does the English Department have 2 style sheets? | Context of academic subjects: different traditions of what international standards to follow for bibliographic citation |
linguistics stylesheet |
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Example literature style sheet info |
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Example literature style sheet Articles in a book |
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Example literature style sheet an article in a scholarly journal |
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Information about your sources | • Who is the author of your source? • What is the title of your source? • How was the source published? • Where did you find the source? • When was the source published? |
"Containers“ (MLA 2016: 31) |
Containers → MLA (cf. Russian Dolls): text might have other layers around it (eg. chapter in book - baby Russian is chapter, mother Russian is book, father Russian is the series where the book was published)
→ original source part of larger units of works
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Editions You should make sure you | locate the correct edition – no extra information = 1st edition – nth impression = no changes, unimportant information – Reprint = no changes, unimportant information – new & updated edition, 2nd edition, 3rd edition, ... : changes have been made important information reference editions correctly – add information on edition when higher than the 1st |
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