[LM_NET] HIT: Citing a source

[Tedine Soule <tsoule@DESOTOPSB.COM>]

These are the responses I received. Thank you to all who responded.

1. Look again at Amazon: 

http://www.amazon.com/Joy-Signing-Illustrated-Mastering-Language/dp/08824352
05

-- available new and used.

 

My recommendation would be to find a copy of that book, by interlibrary loan
if necessary, or a used copy if not new, and go directly to the source. If
citing a (copyright-infringing?) reproduction of portions, then I would
recommend citing it roughly as follows:

 

Lottie L. Riekehof, The Joy of Signing [and publication data], as quoted in
[and here cite author, title, and any other info. about the booklet actually
used as the student's source].

 

2. I own a copy of Joy of Signing.  My copy would be MLA cited thus:

 

Riekehof, Lottie. The Joy of Signing, 2nd ed,  Springfield, MO: Gospel
Publishing House. 1987.

I think, though, that citing the Jones booklet would be sufficient, and that
Jones is citing her source.  That would be:

 

Jones, Karyn.  An Introduction to Sign Language.  N.p. N.d.

 

The N.p. and N.d. stand for "No place [of publication available]. No date
[of publication available].

 

 

3. cite the book that was used. Since the student used the spiral bound
examples, and not the original book, it would be inaccurate to cite the
original book

 

 

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Tedine "Teddy" Soule, Librarian

Logansport High School
P. O. Box 549
Logansport, LA 71049
318-697-4338

tsoule@desotopsb.com 

 


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