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[FettsBabe]

I have two references and I don't know how to site them. My old MLA does not have reference this either.

1. I have a paper that I referenced in my paper, which was abstracted from a chapter in a book (that he referenced/abstracted). It is from a Professor at the University of Cairo.

2. I pulled some info from Nationalgeographic.com. How do I site this?

Thanks!!

 

[Locutus of Board]

<< I have a paper that I referenced in my paper, which was abstracted from a chapter in a book >>



Is that english?

 

[FettsBabe]

I have a paper (that he wrote), that I referenced in my paper, which was abstracted from a chaper in a book (which he used and abstracted from when writing his paper).

Maybe this is clearer.

 

[BoberFett]

FettsBabe

I thought you worked in a law office? Doesn't The Bluebook cover those kind of citations?

I'll dig through mine for a minute and get back to you.

I'd think for the paper, just cite the author, title of his paper, and a page number if available.

 

[BoberFett]

If you have a Bluebook available, try looking under Periodicals and Dissertations and Theses. Something such as

Joe Author, My Life Among The Aboriginals, National Geographic, June 1990, at 45.

and it would depend on whether the paper was published or not but

Professor Higgins, Mating Habits Of The Midwestern Blackbird (1985) (unpublished work, on file with author)

or something similar could work. The fact that he used a book for a source shouldn't matter, as your source was his paper and not the book.

Edit: Oops, duh, just noticed you said .com, not the NG magazine. Bluebook covers internet sources also. It should look similar to above, but replace the date and page with a URL and put it between &quot;< >&quot;.

 

[vanderStoep]

For internet sorce: give URL and DATE, date is essential as the contence of the online article can change.

 

[Frenchie]

BoberFett: Which version of the BlueBook do you have?

 

[FettsBabe]

Thanks a bunch Fett!!!!

 

[BoberFett]

Frenchie - Sixteenth Edition

 

[Frenchie]

BoberFett:

Aahhhh, that explains it. I have the 15th edition.

 

[BoberFett]

I work for a legal publisher, so we're duty bound to have the absolute latest materials.