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RESEARCH AND CITATIONS. an introduction by Ms. Leibrandt. To do research you must. READ READ READ !!!. Tertiary Sources. Dictionaries Encyclopedias Fact Books Guidebooks. These should never appear in your bibliography – they are used for exploration of the topic only!.
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RESEARCH AND CITATIONS an introduction by Ms. Leibrandt
To do research you must READ READ READ!!!
Tertiary Sources • Dictionaries • Encyclopedias • Fact Books • Guidebooks These should never appear in your bibliography – they are used for exploration of the topic only!
Secondary Sources • Books • Modern Magazine Articles • Modern newspapers
Primary Sources • Documents • Artifacts • Historic Sites • Songs • Other written and tangible items created during the historical period you are studying.
Where Do I Look? • School Library • Other OPS School Libraries • Public Library • University Libraries • OPS Online Databases • Public Libraries Online Databases • NHD Research Central • Historical Societies, etc. • Internet
To do research you must READ READ READ!!!
What is a Citation? Information about a publication (book, journal article, video, etc.) that allows someone to identify and locate that publication.
Why Do We Have to Use Citations? • to avoid plagiarism • to verify our sources
An Example of a Citation Lassieur, A. (2005). Louis Pasteur: Revolutionary scientist. New York, NY: Franklin Watts.
So, Is This a Citation? www.google.com
How To Write A Citation You will use MLA Format MLA Format is used for the Humanities APA Format is used for the Sciences Turabian is used by Historians
Not only are there different styles, but every citation is differentdepending on your source…it can get really confusing!
National History Day • Information on citations and bibliography.
Bibliography "Building Historical Context and Conducting Research." National History Day. National History Day Organization, 2009. Web. 4 Nov. 2009. <http://nhd.org/>. "Clip Art." Microsoft Office Online. Microsoft Corp, 2009. Web. 4 Nov. 2009. <http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx>. Delaney, Robert. "MLA Citation Style." B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library. Long Island U, 15 Nov. 2007. Web. 4 Nov. 2009. <http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citmla.htm>. "Library Research Tutorial Glossary." UNC University Libraries. U of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2009. Web. 4 Nov. 2009. <http://www.lib.unc.edu/instruct/aging/glossary/>.