Writing with Sources: A Guide for Students

by Gordon Harvey

Developed for Harvard University's Expository Writing Program, Writing with Sources describes the main principles and methods of integrating and citing sources in scholarly work, and provides cogent guidance on avoiding the misuse of sources. The second edition of Writing with Sources is updated throughout, and includes new material on the roles sources play in argument, on assessing the reliability of sources, and on attitudes about writing that can lead to plagiarism.

Genres: Writing, Reference, Nonfiction

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Sally · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully composed, Dr. Harvey, and super helpful! I'm proud to have been your FLL student.

[Alan A · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book seems to remind me of a lot of Mortimer Adler who also wrote similar literary and even oral guides on how to do so-and-so. It's a very easy book to read and if you want to get a copy yourself, it is also relatively affordable, but there's free versions online that are also available. Whether or not you are a naturally good or talented writer, you still need to learn eventually, somehow by someone somewhere at sometime, how to write a particular paper which will include sourcing material or at least working with sources.

I've experienced the necessary scrutiny from my University professors who aided me in writing and formatting tips when it came to applying sources. So I'm really saying this, it's a good book. Go give it a read. It'll probably be more fun than the necessary reading you would be assigned if you have BibliU.

[Richard · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm returning to academic/grad level writing for the first time in a decade, and I figured I should brush up. I wish I read a book like this years ago.
Short and sweet, this feels like something from Mortimer Adler: not only HOW to site, but–more importantly–WHY you use citations. I feel that the "why" of citation is poorly taught, and this is why so many grad papers are insufferable. (Never mine, mind you.) I shall use this knowledge to write, with proper citation, why the comic strip Dilbert is to blame for the fall of ancient Rome.

[Asher Burns · Rating 4 out of 5]

Like The Office Of Assertion for citation.

[Molly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick read that clears up where, when, why and how to use citation. There is also a simple guide in the back of the book, which is helpful when needing to piece together citations quickly.

[Karla Mallma Soriano · Rating 5 out of 5]

Libro muy necesario para todos los que hacemos investigación. Lastima que no tuve acceso a el desde la universidad!