Citing Research

As I continue to do my research about the my design process topic (safety for elders in the restroom), not only that I have to find lots of facts, reasoning, statistics, cases, etc. but most importantly I have to cite all my findings that will be used in my report. Why is it important? The most important reason is because it is necessary to credit other’s work. It is important to acknowledge all of the experiments, findings, statistics, interview, etc. that is found on any resources. Then if we cite our research, it will also help the readers who are reading our report to find the source work. Lastly when we cite our research or report well, it will give strong evidence that can back up or even strengthen our report.

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So referencing can be divided into different categories such as referencing books, websites, magazines, newspaper, etc. There are also various ways and formats on citing all of these references. The most famous format is MLA, Harvard, APA format, etc. However since I’m currently studying in NAFA (Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts), I am required to follow my school format, which is very similar to MLA format. This week, for my design process class, I was given an assignment to cite two magazines, two books, as well as two websites. Connecting it to my topic, it’s not easy to find my issue stated in books, however my topic is quite common in websites and magazines. But at the end, I managed to find and cite it all. So the two websites that I found very useful was an article in the livescience.com website about the most dangerous items in a home, which definitely bathroom, by Lauren Cox. This website explain clearly how bathroom can be dangerous and harmful to elders. Then another website (caring.com) written by Paula Spencer Scott is also very useful it explains about various tricky things that we never thought can be a great danger for the elders. Then for the two magazines, I actually found more than two. There were several interesting article about my topic in the magazine, therefore I decided to cite all three. The first magazine is called “Home Trend” magazine. This article in the magazine helps me to understand how to make a safer bathroom for the elders. The other article from “Long Term Living” magazine by Elliott Mitchell is also about designing a perfect bathroom for elders, however there are some interesting things that are not stated by Betty Barkman in the Home Trend magazine. The last one is an article from “Home Care” magazine by Dave Henderson and Keiderling Jerry, explain more about how to prevent fall and injury. Lastly for the hardest part, the book, I found a book called “the Everything Alzheimer’s book” written by Carolyn Dean about taking care of elders who often have the Alzheimer’s disease. In one of the chapter, particularly chapter 12: caregiving at home, she specifically describes a short explanation about bathroom safety and how important it is to have a safety bathroom for the elders. Then the second book is called “in Home care for Senior Citizens: A Bedside Companion” by Shirley M. Baker Davis. Through this book, she explains a lot on how to achieve a home care for the elders. In chapter 8 of this book (title of the chapter: safety first), she clearly describe that a special provision in the bathroom is needed to ensure the elder’s safety. Finally, here are all of the compilations of all the citations in NAFA style guide that I’ve done for all 7 sources that will be used for my report.

Book:

Dean, Carolyn. “Caregiving at Home.” The Everything Alzheimer’s Book ; Reliable, Accessible Information for Patients and Their Families. Avon, MA: Adams Media, 2004. 163-64. Print.

Baker-Davis, Shirley M. “Safety First.” In-home Care for Senior Citizens: (a Bedside Companion). Bloomington, Ind.: 1st Library, 2001. 30-31. Print.

Online Magazine:

Barkman, Betty. “For Today & Tomorrow: Accessible Bathroom Design.” Home Trends N.p., 9 Jan. 2015. Accessed 25 Jan. 2015. < http://canadianhometrends.com/today-tomorrow-accessible-bathroom-design/ >.

Elliott, Mitchell S. “Designing the Perfect Bathroom for Elders and Other EFA Observances.” Long-Term Living. N.p., 20 Mar. 2011. Accessed 25 Jan. 2015. < http://www.ltlmagazine.com/blogs/melliott/designing-perfect-bathroom-elders-and-other-efa-observances/ >.

Henderson, Dave, and Keiderling, Jerry. “Evaluating for Fall and Injury Prevention.” Evaluating for Fall and Injury Prevention. N.p., 15 Oct. 2014. Accessed 25 Jan. 2015. < http://www.homecaremag.com/aging-place/oct-2014/evaluating-fall-and-injury-prevention/ >.

Web source:

Cox, Lauren. “5 Experts Answer: What Are the Most Dangerous Items in a home?” LiveScience. TechMedia Network, 06 Jan. 2012. Accessed 25 Jan. 2015 < http://www.livescience.com/36074-5-experts-answer-dangerous-items-home.html/ >.

Scott, Paula Spencer. “Bathroom Dangers.” Caring.com. N.p., 05 Nov. 2014. Accessed 25 Jan. 2015. < https://www.caring.com/articles/killers-lurking-in-bathroom/ >.