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Citing SAVI
Overview
Citing SAVI in MLA Format
Citing SAVI in APA Format
Example of How to Cite SAVI Reports
Overview
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When using SAVI charts, maps, tables or other data, you must cite SAVI as well as SAVI’s source provider. Source
provider information can always be found on the About The Data tab.
Citing SAVI in MLA Format
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Maps
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Format: Author or statement of responsibility. Map Title. [Map]. Data date if known. Scale; Name of
person who generated map; Name of software used to generate the map or “Title of the Complete
Document or Site”. < URL > (date generated).
Example: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. 2014 Total Population – People by
Counties. [Map]. 2014. Scale Undetermined; Generated by Dustin Dowell; The SAVI Community
Information System, The Polis Center. < http://www.savi.org>
(February 28, 2017).
Citing SAVI in APA Format
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APA calls for one standard for citing Graphic Data
o Format: Name of Researching Organization. (year). [brief explanation of what type of data is there and
what form it appears]. Project Name. Retrieved from URL
o Example:
 Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. All Crimes: All Part 1 Crimes and Simple
Assaults for the Year – per 1000 Population Reported by Indy Neighborhoods, [map].2013.
Generated by YOUR NAME HERE; using “SAVI Community Information System”. <http://
www.savi.org> (9 October 2016).
Example of How to Cite SAVI Reports
The SAVI Community Information System, The Polis Center at IUPUI. (2014). LISC Sustainable Communities Initiative
Neighborhood Quality Monitoring Report, Near Westside Neighborhood, Indianapolis, IN. Retrieved January 22, 2015,
from http://www.savi.org/savi/documents/LISC_FINAL/NWEST_Report2.pdf.
Sources: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/maps/citingmaps.html; http://owl.english.purdue.edu
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