Appendix: Reference Handbook

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Part A: Documenting Your Sources

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Documentation identifies the sources of the ideas and the quotations in your document. Documentation consists of the citations in the text throughout your document and the reference list (or list of works cited) at the end of your document. Documentation serves three basic functions:

Three kinds of material should always be documented:

For more about using graphics from other sources, see “Understanding the Process of Creating Graphics” in Ch. 8.

Just as organizations have their own rules for formatting and punctuation, many organizations also have their own documentation styles. For documents prepared in the workplace, find out your organization’s style and abide by it. Check with your instructor to see which documentation system to use in the documents you write for class. The documentation systems included in this section of the appendix are based on the following style manuals:

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