citing references during presentations

By jtcowman on Sun, 01/30/2022 - 09:21

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I am looking for a new way of citing references during presentations.  Putting references in a tiny box at the bottom of the slide seems to defeat the purpose of citing references, to tell where I found that information and to give credit to the author.  Besides that, people are squinting at the slide trying to see what it says instead of listening to the discussion.  I would much prefer to put the citations in the handout where people can read them later and refer to the source if they wish.  My problem is that I have not been able to find an example of this, or how I could do this within the guidelines of CMOS.  Does anyone have any suggestions or could point me to instructions on a proper way to do this? 
Thanks, Jim

Submitted byEEon Sun, 01/30/2022 - 14:01

Jim, a citation in your lecture handout or syllabus would follow the same Full Reference Note format you would use in any other written work you create from your research. It's the same format you'd use on an image of a document or imaged paged from a book. It's the same format you'd use in preparing a biography, or an article, or a research report, or any other work product.

However, EE would not recommend using someone else's material or thoughts on a slide without a credit line being right there on the slide. To do so would send a message that crediting others is not that important and it would likely prompt some criticism of your presentation. If we wish, we may use a shortened ref note on the slide and then verbally refer our readers to the handout for the full identification of the source.

As for CMOS, a bit of clarification may be needed here. Evidence Style, designed for history researchers, is built upon the format of CMOS's humanities style used by history researchers. However,

  • CMOS covers only the basic materials—essentially, published works such as books, articles, and maps, plus basic manuscripts in formal archives. It includes only the minimal amount of information needed to relocate the source, physically or online. CMOS is a comprehensive style guide for all matters relating to writing, editing, indexing, and publishing. Citation guidance covers only 2 of its 16 chapters.
  • EE is a guide to citations, the identification of historical records, and the analysis of evidence from those records. Evidence Style citaitons build upon CMOS's basic pattern to (a) cover the vast array of manuscript materials used by history researchers; and (b) include the level of identification needed to evaluate the validity of the material that is being used. Its premise, of course, is this: It's not enough to just say we have a source; the trustworthiness of our source matters.