Research Source Cards
Source cards contain all information about the source of your information.
Source Card: Book Jones, Mary Dogs: Man’s Best Friend New York: Random House 1997 Chase High Jon
Source Card: Book b Jones, Mary b Last name b comma b First name b Author’s Name
Source Card: Book Jones, Mary Dogs: Man’s Best Friend New York: Random House 1997 Chase High Jon
Source Card: Book b Book Title b Name of the Book b underline or italics all book titles
Source Card: Book b New York b City of publication b That is where the book was published. b If you have several listed, choose the location that is physically closest to you.
Source Card: Book b Random House b Name of the company that published the book
Source Card: Book Jones, Mary Dogs: Man’s Best Friend New York: Random House 1997 Chase High Jon
Source Card: Book b 1997 b Copyright date b Usually found on the back of book’s title page.
Source Card: Book Jones, Mary Dogs: Man’s Best Friend New York: Random House 1997 Chase High Jon
Source Card: Book b Chase High b Physical location of the book. b This is where the book lives on a regular basis, or where you got the book. b A teacher’s name or class could be listed.
Source Card: Book b Jon b This is the specific location in the place where the book lives. b The more specific the better. It will save you time if you need to locate the book later. b Physical location is just for you.
Remember: The physical location is only for you. This information will never appear in the actual research paper!
Source Card: Reference Book Jones, Mary “Dogs” World Book Encyclopedia 1997 Chase High
Source Card: Reference Book b Jones, Mary b Name of person who wrote the article in the encyclopedia. b Usually found at the end of articles in reference books.
Source Card: Reference Book b “Dogs” b What you looked up in the reference book.
Source Cards: Reference Book b World Book Encyclopedia b Name of reference book used. b Can be an encyclopedia, dictionary, etc.
Source Card: Reference Book b b City of publication and publisher’s name are missing on this card.
Source Card: Reference Book Notice that source cards for reference books DO NOT have publishing information. These books can be found in most libraries. Ordering is not normally needed.
Source Card: Reference Book Jones, Mary “Dogs” World Book Encyclopedia 1997 Chase High
Source Card: Reference Book Not all reference articles will list an author. If no author is listed, start with what you do have--Article Title.
Source Card: Reference Book “Dogs” World Book Encyclopedia 1997 Chase High
Web Sites Author’s last name, first name “Article title” Search engine /data base / Web site Date last updated/copyright date Date you got it
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