Citations and Using the Work of Others

April 21, 2008 By: SushiMaker.org

Sometimes, others create things, but allow you to use them if you give them credit for their work. This type of content is great for using on SushiMaker.org, but we ask that you cite your source.

SushiMaker.org respects the work of others. If someone has created something and they have asked that you not use it anywhere else, please don’t put it on SushiMaker.org.

How to cite

Citing your source is as easy as mentioning that you got something from someone else, and, if possible, providing information so that the readers can find this information directly if they wish.

A good way to cite an internet source is to include a hyperlink to that internet source. For example, if you look at the definition of sushi on this website, you will notice that the article provides a link to the original wikipedia article.

Citing with blockquotes

One of the best ways to cite is to mention your source, and then put the borrowed content in blockquotes. I found this information at wikipedia.com, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sushi:

In Japanese cuisine, sushi (寿司, 鮨, 鮓, sushi^?) is vinegared rice, usually topped with other ingredients including fish (cooked or uncooked) and vegetables. Outside of Japan, sushi is sometimes misunderstood to mean the raw fish by itself, or even any fresh raw-seafood dishes.^[1] In Japan, sliced raw fish alone is called sashimi and is distinct from sushi, as sashimi is the raw fish component, not the rice component. The word sushi itself comes from an outdated grammatical form of a word that is no longer used in other contexts; literally, sushi means “it’s sour.”