This is especially true if what you’re interested in using is a graph, a table, or a direct quote: you want to make sure that the information has been used correctly, and in context. There is no hard and fast rule for this, but yes: if something you’re reading is directly referring you to another author’s work, you should try to find that other author’s work. and you did not read the original work, list the Coltheart et al. For example, if Seidenberg and McClelland’s work is cited in Coltheart et al. “Give the secondary source in the references list in the text, name the original work, and give a citation for the secondary source. I found a good example of this from the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University: APA, for example, requires that you include both the primary and the secondary citations in the body of your paper. If you end up having to do a secondary citation, most citation styles have an example for this. 1 week for articles), so it isn’t always an option. This process often takes time, though (i.e. The library can help you with the Interlibrary Loan process, where we borrow material from other university libraries. Your prof might be okay if you just cite the abstract, for example, but you need to ask them. If you still can’t find it, talk to your professor or a library staff person.
If you’ve never looked up a journal article using a citation, we have another blog post that walks you through the process. If it’s an article, again start at the Omni. Your third option for books would be to check Google Books – they don’t have every book, and they definitely don’t have every page, but it’s worth a shot. Failing that, you can try London Public Library (if you have a London address you can get a library card for LPL - otherwise you can use their books inside their libraries). If it’s a book, check Omni, to see if Western or the affiliate libraries have a copy. Basically, people are people and you want to make sure that your author hasn’t mis-represented someone’s work (and that you’re not repeating that misrepresentation in your own work).What this means is you should definitely try to find the original source yourself. Why? You want to make sure that an author has interpreted the source correctly.
Reviewed and links updated in December 2020.Ĭiting something you read somewhere else is called a “secondary citation.” We really recommend you try everything else before doing this.
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