Citing Sources: Book with Multiple Authors

The video tutorial explains the importance of citing sources to avoid plagiarism and provides detailed instructions on how to gather bibliographic information for books. It covers the citation format for books with two authors and those with three or more authors, using 'et al.' for the latter. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of correct punctuation, capitalization, and formatting in citations, and concludes with guidance on adding citations to a bibliography.

Why is it important to cite your sources in research?

• To avoid writing your own ideas

• To give credit to original authors

• To confuse the reader

• To make the paper longer

What information is typically found on the title or copyright page of a book?

• The author's biography

• The book's genre and price

• The book's reviews

• The author's name and the book's title

When citing a book with two authors, how should the second author's name be formatted?

• Only the first name

• Only the last name

• First name, Last name

• Last name, First name

What should you do if you cannot use italics when writing a book title in a citation?

• Write the title in all caps

• Use quotation marks

• Underline the title

• Use bold text

What does 'et al.' mean when citing a book with multiple authors?

• And more

• And the rest

• And additional

• And others

How should the first author's name be formatted when using 'et al.'?

• First name, Last name

• Only the first name

• Last name, First name

• Only the last name

What is the purpose of indenting lines in a citation?

• To make the citation look longer

• To separate different citations

• To format the citation correctly

• To highlight the author's name