[nabs-l] citation question

[Bridget Walker]

At the very least you can create a citation without giving an author. It will be credible because I have used the statistic in a paper. Are your citations in MLA or APA? 

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On May 13, 2013, at 4:34 PM, Mary Fernandez <trillian551 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Probably Chris Danielsen would know at least where to look.
> 
> 
> On 5/13/13, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> No sources are listed on the fact sheet. Does anyone know who at
>> national would be coordinating this information?
>> Arielle
>> 
>> On 5/13/13, Elizabeth Mohnke <lizmohnke at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi Arielle ,
>>> 
>>> Have you tried contacting someone from the national center about this? It
>>> would seem to me that whoever wrote the factsheet would have the original
>>> source for this information. Although, I am rather surprised that the
>>> source
>>> 
>>> for this information is not listed on the factsheet itself.
>>> 
>>> Good luck,
>>> Elizabeth
>>> 
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>>> From: "Arielle Silverman" <arielle71 at gmail.com>
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>>>> Hi all,
>>>> I'm unsure if any of you know the answer to this, but hoping that you
>>>> could either find the answer for me or send this to someone who would
>>>> know. On the NFB website there is a fact sheet about blindness, which
>>>> states that according to a recent Gallup poll, blindness is the third
>>>> most feared "disease" among Americans, surpassed only by AIDS and
>>>> cancer. I've heard that statistic several times but can't find the
>>>> citation for the actual Gallup poll where this was reported. I'd like
>>>> to include this statistic in an academic article I am writing about
>>>> blindness simulations and it would be great if I could cite the
>>>> original Gallup poll. Could anyone please send me the primary citation
>>>> for this fact, or at least an academic source where this fact is
>>>> stated? Thanks!
>>>> Arielle
>>>> 
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