LCGC Referencing Guide
(updated Jun 2023)
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How to do citations in LCGC style?
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How do you cite a book in the LCGC referencing style? (2023 Guide)
There are two places to get the information you need for a book citation: the title page, and the reverse side of the title page. Here’s how to cite it in LCGC.Here’s an example book citation in LCGC using placeholders:
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F. N. Last Name, Title, Editionth Ed. (Publisher, City, 2000).
LCGC citation:
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M. Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1st Ed. (Random House, New York, 1969).
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How to reference a journal article in the LCGC citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in LCGC format?
A journal is a scholarly article that presents research from experts in a certain field. Here’s how to cite a paper in LCGCHere’s a LCGC journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameA. F. and Author3 LastnameA. F., Container Volume(Issue), pages Used (2000).
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C. Petit and J. Sieffermann, 18(1), 161-172 (2007).
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How to cite a website in a paper in LCGC style?
Have you found a credible website you want to cite in LCGC to include in your research paper or presentation? Here’s howHere’s an LCGC example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameA. F. and Author2 LastnameA. F., Title (2000). at
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
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M. Tran, Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President (2008). at
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How to cite a YouTube video LCGC in 2023
While you might first think of books, journal articles, and news websites as go-to sources for academic work, YouTube also provides a wealth of quality information. Here’s how to cite it in LCGCHere’s a LCGC citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName, Title YouTube (2000). at
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Pixar, Pizza Clip — Inside Out YouTube (2015). at
How to cite a podcast using LCGC referencing style
Did you know there are over 50 million podcast episodes out in the world for you to listen to? If you want to cite one in LCGC, here’s howIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in LCGC.
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F. Lastname, Title (2000). at
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This American Life, 640: Five Women (2018). at
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How to cite a piece of music or a song using LCGC referencing style?
Would you like to cite more songs in your essays and have no idea how to do it? No matter if you want to cite a record, lyrics to a song, or a whole song, here’s how to easily do it in LCGCAn example song citation in LCGC.
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F. Lastname, Song Title Album (2000). at
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The Beatles, Here Comes the Sun Abbey Road (1969). at
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