1. Research: Quoting Sources
INGL 3201
Fall 2008
Prof. W. Mercado

2. What if I want to quote somebody? (Chapter 24)
You may want to use the words someone has spoken or written to:
Advance a story
Add vividness
Lend insight into character
Provide support for an idea

3. What if I want to quote somebody? (Chapter 24)
You are obligated to get it right
You MUST reproduce the words exactly as they were written or spoken
You MUST follow the punctuation and capitalization rules

4. Where in the sentence the quotation occurs
Quotation comes AFTER the statement of who spoke:
Eli reminded us, “never play with matches.”
Quotation comes BEFORE the statement of who spoke:
“Never play with matches,” Eli reminded us.

5. Where in the sentence the quotation occurs
Quotation comes before and after the statement of who spoke
If the first part does NOT form a sentence:
“Never,” Eli reminded us, “never play with matches.”
If the first part forms a sentence:
“Never play with matches,” Eli reminded us. “You might burn your hands.”

6. Determine whether the quotation or the entire sentence asks a question
When the quotation asks a question:
The reporter asked Senator Obama, “Do you think Americans are ready to have a black man for President?”
“Do you think Americans are ready to have a black man for President?” the reporter asked Senator Obama.

7. Determine whether the quotation or the entire sentence asks a question
When the entire sentence asks a question:
Did the newspaper really say, “The president of Microsoft Corporation plans to resign”?

8. Reproduce a person’s thoughts as a quotation
A person’s thoughts are treated like spoken words.
Fortuño thought, “It’s time to change.”

9. Be sure you really have exact words
Before using quotation marks, be sure you are reproducing someone’s exact words.
Use quotation marks
The police officer said, “You should keep appropriate distance always.” (exact words)
The police officer said that you should keep appropriate distance always. (not exact words)

10. How do I find good sources-and why do I need them? (Chapter 28)
As a writer you don’t have to “know it all”-you can get help from other writers by using sources.
Follow these suggestions

11. Get to know your campus
Make use of tours conducted by librarians, and workshops offered to students.

12. Consider your needs
Make sure you know what you are looking for to help you keep focused
statistics
historical
scientific
literary

13. Use reference works
These include general encyclopedias, special encyclopedias, almanacs, dictionaries, biographical dictionaries, and yearbooks.
These are useful for specific info, such as facts, statistics, and date.
e.g. Encyclopedia britannica, Encyclopedia of education, Encyclopedia of Feminism, Encyclopedia of Film and Television
For more see p. 168 of your textbook

14. Use computerized catalog to locate books
First floor of the Library, or access it remotely
Biblioteca general

15. Use Indexes to locate magazine, journal and newspaper articles
These usually have the most current info
These are some examples
Infotrac
Proquest
New York Times Index
Academic Search Premier
Lexis-Nexis
A-Z List (Digital Databases RUM)

16. Search the internet Altavista Excite Google Metacrawler Yahoo
Refdesk.com
Infoplease.com
Findarticles.com

17. Use High Quality Sources
You should evaluate your sources
Source should be recent
Does the author have a bias, or political inclination
Check authors credentials
For websites, determine how professional these are
e.g. .edu, .org, .gov versus .com, .net

18. What do I do with the sources I find? (chapter 29)
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