When
you quote something, or repeat an idea you got from
somewhere else, you need to cite that source, so that
other readers can easily find it. Historians use footnotes
for citation. Other disciplines use other forms--for
example, the name of the book at the date in parentheses. In
this course you must use foot or end-notes. Footnotes appear
at the bottom of the page; end-notes appear on a separate
page at the end of the paper.
For
quotations from print sources, the history department at
George Mason uses the Turabian or Chicago style. You can
purchase one of the style guides written by Kate Turabian at
any bookstore. There is also a limited version of the
Turabian guide on
the web. This site includes standards for citing
electronic sources, like CD-Roms or the internet.
Again,
all quotations or restatements of other people's ideas or
conclusions should be supported with citations in the
Turabian style.
When
you quote something, or repeat an idea you got from
somewhere else, you need to cite that source, so that
other readers can easily find it. Historians use footnotes
for citation. Other disciplines use other forms--for
example, the name of the book at the date in parentheses. In
this course you must use foot or end-notes. Footnotes appear
at the bottom of the page; end-notes appear on a separate
page at the end of the paper.