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Lesson 0 · How to Use This Book

How to Use The Citation Code

An 8-minute video lesson on How to Use This Book of The Citation Code, with two pause-and-practice exercises.

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What you will be able to do

  1. Find the right chapter or table for any source, using the five Parts, the Quick start table and Tables A–H.
  2. Read the four status labels (REQUIREMENT, CONVENTION, HOUSE STYLE, UNRESOLVED) and know what each asks you to do.
  3. Read a worked example down to its pinpoint, and apply the three-step method: find the source, cite what you read, know the status of the rule you follow.

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Lesson 0: How to Use The Citation Code — The Citation Code