Introduction Making a source list Preparing a Works Cited list Talk About It Your Turn

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Capturing Sources

IntroductionIntroduction

You might find a book in the library but forget its name or where it is shelved.

You might go online and find a helpful Web site but forget to record the URL.

When you are working on a research project, it can be When you are working on a research project, it can be difficult to keep track of all your sources. difficult to keep track of all your sources.

IntroductionIntroduction

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• help you locate sources again so you can check information or get new information

• save time at the end of your project because you will already have recorded the source information

• enable others to find and consult your sources

I need a way to organize all these sources!

Finding a way to keep track of Finding a way to keep track of and organize your sources willand organize your sources will

Making a source listMaking a source list

You can make a source list by

• writing source informationon notecards

• using a word-processingprogram to record information

• using an online program torecord source information

As you do research, keep track of each source you use As you do research, keep track of each source you use by making a by making a source listsource list (sometimes called a working (sometimes called a working bibliography). bibliography).

Making a source listMaking a source list When you are making a source list:When you are making a source list:

Assign each source a number. When you take notes, you will write the number next to each note instead of repeatedly writing the source’s title and author name.

Record full publishing information for each source, including subtitles, translators, and volume and edition numbers.

Include on your source list each source you consult, even if you aren’t sure you will use the information in your final research.

Making a source listMaking a source listFor example, here is the full publishing information you For example, here is the full publishing information you must capture for a source that is a must capture for a source that is a sound recording:sound recording:

1. Artist: last name first, first name last

2. Title of album, underlined

3. Name of distributor

4. Year album was released

Frost, Robert. Robert Frost Reads His Poetry. Caedmon, 1958.

Making a source listMaking a source list Capture this information for a Capture this information for a personal interview:personal interview:

1. Interviewee: last name first, first name last

2. The words Personal Interview followed by a period

3. The date of the interview: day, month, year

Smith, John J. Personal Interview. 27 October 2008.

Making a source listMaking a source list Capture this information for a Capture this information for a film shown onfilm shown on TV:TV:

The Works of Robert Frost. Dir. Bill Humphreys. New Hampshire Public Television. WBNS, Columbus. 10 Oct. 2008.

1. Title of film underlined

2. Director: first name first, last name last

3. Network name

4. Call letters of the station on which the film was shown

5. City of the station on which the film was shown

6. Broadcast date: day, month, year

For an For an electronic source,electronic source, such as a Web page, such as a Web page, record this information:record this information:

Making a source list

4. Merriman, C.D. “Robert Frost.” The Literature Network 28 Oct. 2006. Jalic Inc. 5 Nov. 2008 <http://www.online-literature.com/frost/>.

1. Author’s name2. Name of specific Web page3. Name of general Web page4. Date Web page was created5. Name of publisher6. Date you accessed the Web page7. Web site’s URL

One way to keep track of Web sites you are using for One way to keep track of Web sites you are using for research is with research is with Internet bookmarks.Internet bookmarks.

Tech Tool: Internet Tech Tool: Internet BookmarksBookmarks

When you find a useful site, go to your search engine’s toolbar, click Favorites or Bookmarks, and then click Add To Favorites or Add Bookmark. The Web site will be saved in your Favorites or Bookmarks list.

Tech Tool: Internet Tech Tool: Internet BookmarksBookmarks

You can store all your Internet bookmarks for a You can store all your Internet bookmarks for a research project in one folder, and you can have as research project in one folder, and you can have as many folders as you want.many folders as you want.

Social bookmarkingSocial bookmarking services offer a way to keep track services offer a way to keep track of online sources and to share them with others. You of online sources and to share them with others. You might want to share your online bookmarks if you aremight want to share your online bookmarks if you are

Tech Tool: Social Tech Tool: Social BookmarkingBookmarking

working on a group research project and want to share relevant Web sites with group members

researching a topic and want to see what Web sites other people have found on that topic

working individually on a topic similar to others’ topics

Tech Tool: del.icio.usTech Tool: del.icio.usOne social bookmarking site is One social bookmarking site is del.icio.us,del.icio.us, which enables which enables users to store bookmarks online rather than on their users to store bookmarks online rather than on their computers. That means you can access and add to your computers. That means you can access and add to your bookmarks from any computer. bookmarks from any computer.

Tech Tool: del.icio.usTech Tool: del.icio.usOn del.icio.us, you use On del.icio.us, you use tagstags—one-word descriptors——one-word descriptors—instead of folders to organize your bookmarks. Tags instead of folders to organize your bookmarks. Tags make it easy for people to search del.icio.us for topics.make it easy for people to search del.icio.us for topics.

Tech Tool: del.icio.usTech Tool: del.icio.usOn del.icio.us, other people can see what you have On del.icio.us, other people can see what you have bookmarked, and you can see what they have bookmarked, and you can see what they have bookmarked. This social bookmarking gives you access to bookmarked. This social bookmarking gives you access to many more sites that are tagged as being relevant to your many more sites that are tagged as being relevant to your research topic.research topic.

you must give credit to the people whose ideas and information you have used in your project. If you do not give them credit, you will have plagiarized—or stolen—their ideas.

having a Works Cited list makes it easy for readers to find your sources if they want to check a fact or find out more about your topic.

Preparing a Works Cited listPreparing a Works Cited list

Once you have completed your research project, it is Once you have completed your research project, it is time to compile your time to compile your Works CitedWorks Cited list. It is important list. It is important to have a Works Cited list becauseto have a Works Cited list because

Preparing a Works Cited listPreparing a Works Cited listWhen it is time to compile your Works Cited list, you When it is time to compile your Works Cited list, you will be glad that you kept a complete and properly will be glad that you kept a complete and properly formatted source list.formatted source list.

You need only to copy entries from your source list document, paste them into your Works Cited document, and make a few adjustments.

If you handwrote your sources, simply type the information into your Works Cited document.

Preparing a Works Cited listPreparing a Works Cited listBelow is a source list that you would compile in Below is a source list that you would compile in preparation for creating a Works Cited list.preparation for creating a Works Cited list.

3 Frost, Robert. The Poetry of Robert Frost. New York: Henry Holt, 1969.

2 Frost, Robert. Robert Frost Reads His Poetry. Caedmon, 1958.Frost, Robert. Robert Frost Reads His Poetry. Caedmon, 1958.

Frost, Robert. The Poetry of Robert Frost. New York: Henry Holt, 1969.

To begin creating your Works Cited list, first remove the source numbers.

1 Smith, John J. Personal Interview. 27 October 2008.Smith, John J. Personal Interview. 27 October 2008.

Preparing a Works Cited listPreparing a Works Cited list Next, put the sources in alphabetical order.Next, put the sources in alphabetical order.

Frost, Robert. The Poetry of Robert Frost. New York: Henry Holt, 1969.

Frost, Robert. Robert Frost Reads His Poetry. Caedmon, 1958.

Smith, John J. Personal Interview. 27 October 2008.

Then create one double-spaced document titled “Works Cited.” Indent all lines after the first line of each entry.

Works Cited

Frost, Robert. The Poetry of Robert Frost. New York: Henry Holt, 1969.

Frost, Robert. Robert Frost Reads His Poetry. Caedmon, 1958.

Smith, John J. Personal Interview. 27 October 2008.

Tech Tool: OttoBibTech Tool: OttoBibOttoBibOttoBib is a free online tool that will create a citation is a free online tool that will create a citation for a book in any of several formatting styles (MLA, APA, for a book in any of several formatting styles (MLA, APA, and others) if the user types in the ISBN (International and others) if the user types in the ISBN (International Standard Book Number).Standard Book Number).

An ISBN is a unique 10-digit code assigned to every published book. The ISBN can be found on a book’s copyright page.

Tech Tool: OttoBibTech Tool: OttoBibNot only will OttoBib create a citation for your source, Not only will OttoBib create a citation for your source, it will create a permanent URL that you can refer to if it will create a permanent URL that you can refer to if you need the citation again.you need the citation again.

OttoBib users must always check the citations the tool creates to make sure they are formatted properly.

ConclusionConclusionIf you keep a complete source list, you will never If you keep a complete source list, you will never have to worry about losing sources again.have to worry about losing sources again.

What’s more, if you are careful to format your Works Cited list according to MLA (or APA) style, you can be assured that your Works Cited page will make the grade.

Talk About ItTalk About It Discuss these questions with your classmates. Discuss these questions with your classmates.

1. How can bookmarking Internet pages help you during the research process?

2. Do you think social bookmarking helps users find relevant sources? Why or why not?

3. Does the del.icio.us method of using tags instead of folders help a user stay more organized? Why?

4. Why should you always check the formatting of citations created by online tools such as OttoBib?

Your TurnYour Turn

Step 1:Step 1: Create an account on del.icio.us and install two Create an account on del.icio.us and install two buttons into your browser—the My del.icio.us button and buttons into your browser—the My del.icio.us button and the Tag This button. Take the button tutorial.the Tag This button. Take the button tutorial.

Step 3: Save some links for classmates. Check Links For You for links others have saved for you.

Step 2: Save some links that you have found in previous Internet searches into your Favorites list. Make sure you tag them. Search for links on your chosen research topic and save them in your Favorites list.

Use del.icio.us to follow the steps below and then answer the questions on the next slide.

Your TurnYour Turn1.1. Which sites did you save in your Favorites list? Why?Which sites did you save in your Favorites list? Why?

2. When you conducted a search on del.icio.us for Web sites related to your research topic, did you find any? Were the sites returned by the search relevant to your topic?

3. What is something new you learned during the tutorial?

4. Now that you have experimented with del.icio.us, do you think you would plan to use it in an actual research situation? Why or why not?

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