Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Whats the difference of a footnote and a work cited page?

Whats the difference of a footnote and a work cited page except for its format? Don't they both basically just give credit of ones work?Whats the difference of a footnote and a work cited page?
well a foot note can be an explanation of something or a refrense to somewhere else in the book but a works cited is telling where the author got their information so they arent convicted of plagarismWhats the difference of a footnote and a work cited page?
There are some differences. A footnote provides the information at the location in the paper where the primary source material was used, which gives it context. The footnote can also refer the reader to other sources, and even make digressions into related topics and sources.





A works cited page could function either as endnotes or as a bibliography. An endnote page puts all of the footnotes in one location, which can be easier to write (though any software worth its salt can put in footnotes with ease), but you lose the ease of mating the source with the related information in the paper. A bibliography just gives the list of works used in writing the paper, and doesn't point to specific pages. The bibliography may also include works not actually cited (though a true works cited page wouldn't do that). Without page numbers, you not only lose the specific reference to the cited material, but may also get a lower grade (assuming this is being graded) for not giving specific cites.
A works cited page lists all your sources in a certain format in order that you used for your report. A footnote is just any extra information the writer adds at the bottom of the page.
Footnotes and notes on a Works Cited page contain the same types of information about your sources. For a particular research paper, you need to consult the style manual required by the school and/or the department. The style manual will help you determine which format to follow.
Footnotes are the actual ';quotes'; taken from the works cited page. You number them according to the works cited and the number page....for instance





(I)DailyTimes


(1)';I like cheese.';


(2)';Bacon!';


(II)Science Daily


(1)';Stars are pretty.';





And so on...See the source on how to do it :)





Hope that helps!!!
work cited pages are used when you actually use text from a published peice in one of your papers(you know with quotaions). footnotes are just comments at the end. you dont actually have quotaions
are you serious or joking
Footnote- you write like important information that you either quoted or paraphrase in your work.





Work Cited- In the page where you obtained the sources from- complete reference.
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