A student of mine is writing a paper for someone else's class, but asked me about proper citations. The paper is about Alcoholics Anonymous and he has gone to the AA website and other sources for various pieces of information. Some of the things he wants to cite are personal observations by AA members who sign their observations in the traditional AA way: first name followed by last name initial, (e.g., Sam T.). He wants to know the correct way to cite and reference these persons' writings....
For instance, should he write a sentence like this, "One member has described an AA meeting as a "leaderless non-denominational religious ceremony" (Sam T., 2010). Or should it be, "One member has described an AA meeting as a "leaderless non-denominational religious ceremony" (T., 2010). In the reference list should it be: Sam T. (2010). Religious aspects of AA. Retrieved April 7, 2010 from http://www.about.com/AA/..... or T., S. (2010). Religious aspects of AA. Retrieved April 7, 2010 from http://www.about.com/AA/..... Paul Bernhardt Dept of Psychology Frostburg State University pcbernhardt _at_ frostburg _dot_ edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=1821 or send a blank email to leave-1821-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
