- Three were very good.
- One was mediocre, but appropriate.
- One had no reference list at all.
- One had a reference list but no indication that most of the text was copied verbatim from the sources on that list.
- One listed 3 textbooks as references, despite instructions stating "Do not use textbooks as references."
- One had most of the references mostly right.
- One had more footnotes than references.
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Man. Of the several term papers I have received from students this week:
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7. Having footnotes more than references: is that bad? I can imagine a situation where that is appropriate. Heck. I know of at least one prominent author who consistently has more of the footnotes than references...
ReplyDeleteScientific journals have somewhat different standards than literary publishing. Believe me, I love the footnotes of which You speak. In APA style, however, footnotes should be kept to a minimum.
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