# Writing the References

-   The references section goes last in the report (but before any
    appendix).

-   You only need to included cited sources, not necessarily any source
    you read.

-   Style/format does not matter (e.g., APA or MLA). But **be
    consistent** within your own format. e.g., 1) if you italicize
    publishing venue, do so every time, 2) if titles are in quotes, make
    them always in quotes, 3) if authors have full names versus
    initials, do so every time.

> *Tip:* Double-check capitalization of paper titles. Have *either*
> "Title words are not in caps" for all entries or "Titles Words are in
> Caps" for all entries but **not** both.

-   If you find a document on the Web, don't just use the URL for the
    citation. Follow through to get as much information as you can about
    the *original* source. See below.

-   Include **full bibliographic information** from the original source.
    The intent is to make it clear where the source came from in the
    References section itself *and* make it likely someone else can find
    it.

    -   Conferences should have venue (city, state, country)

    -   Books should include publisher

    -   Journals should have volume and number

    -   Web pages identified by a URL are the worst documents to cite
        since they are ephemeral. But if you need to cite them, include
        as much information as possible:

        -   author
        -   web page title
        -   date accessed
        -   date modified
        -   publisher/source company
        -   ...

    -   All print sources should include page numbers/counts, where
        available

    -   Everything should have a year

-   Cited sources should appear in numeric order (if using numbering) or
    alphabetic order (if using an alphabetic scheme).

-   Citing games - [ACM CHI
    Play](https://chiplay.acm.org/2020/guidelines/) has recommendations
    on citing games as scholarly work. For example: "Nintendo R&D1 and
    Intelligent Systems. 1994. Super Metroid. Game \[SNES\]. (18 April
    1994). Nintendo, Kyoto, Japan. Last played August 2011."

    The `@Misc` tag should be used for BibTex. Below is the same example
    as above:

```{=html}
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```
            @Misc{game,
              Address = {Kyoto, Japan},
              Author = {"Nintendo R\&D1 and Intelligent Systems"},
              Month = {April},
              Day = {18},
              Howpublished = {Game [SNES]},
              Note = {Nintendo, Kyoto, Japan. Last played August 2011.},
              Publisher = {Nintendo},
              Title = {\emph{Super Metroid}},
              Year = {1994}
            }