[stylist] Critiquing question- quoting other sources

[Bridgit Pollpeter]

I know the answer, smile. No permission is required to quote and refer
to other sources, however, they must be properly sited. The author
should refer to an MLA style guide to find the correct way to site
specific pieces of others material. Other style guides can be used, it's
really a matter of preference, but MLA is the most straight forward
style.

I would give specific examples, but I would need to know what the source
is; for example, are they referencing a book, periodical, online source?
There are slight differences for how to site each of these.

Here is a link you can use to find proper ways in which to site in the
various styles:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
 
The bottom line is, though, whenever directly quoting from another
persons work, you must site it. If, however, the reference is for a
literary purpose such as a character refering to a piece of literature
or a quote from something, a more creative method can be used to site
it; for example, a character can just say I like this quote,
blah,blah,blah, then you have your sitation, smile.

If this doesn't make sense, I apologize. You can email me off list if
you have more questions.

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
Read my blog at:
http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
 
"History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan

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Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2012 15:12:02 -0500
From: "Robert Leslie Newman" <newmanrl at cox.net>
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Subject: [stylist] Critiquing question- quoting other sources
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Hey you all, need your input:

 

Bob Gardner, one of our members who is not on STYLIST has a question for
us. he is doing a critique of a draft of a book, this is for a person
who is paying us for this service --- recall our Sept. up to the end of
December fund raiser, our critique service?

 

Here is what he writes:

 

I have a question.  The author quotes many long passages from other
articles and books in her manuscript.  I have no experience with the
legalities of doing that.  Do you know how much freedom a writer has to
quote material from other sources?  Is permission required from someone?
Is there someone within the Writers' Division who is knowledgeable on
this?