Parenthetical Citations & Bibliography



When writing your paper, include a parenthetical citation after you paraphrase information you got from another author.

  • If your source has page numbers, add the page number to your Noodletools notecard when pasting/adding direct quotation or paraphrased information so you don't have to find it again later.
  • Check this quick guide for proper formatting.

EXMPLE of Parenthetical citation with known author

Human beings have been described as "symbol-using animals" (Burke 3).

EXAMPLE of Corresponding Bibliography entry

Burke, Kenneth. Language as Symbolic Action: Essays on Life, Literature, and Method. Berkeley: U of California P, 1966.