3. Research Source Cards

4. Source cards contain all information about the source of your information.

5. Source Card: Book Jones, Mary Dogs: Man’s Best Friend New York: Random House 1997 Chase High756.54 Jon

6. Source Card: Book b Jones, Mary b Last name b comma b First name b Author’s Name

7. Source Card: Book Jones, Mary Dogs: Man’s Best Friend New York: Random House 1997 Chase High756.54 Jon

8. Source Card: Book b Book Title b Name of the Book b underline or italics all book titles

9. 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.

10. Source Card: Book b Random House b Name of the company that published the book

11. Source Card: Book Jones, Mary Dogs: Man’s Best Friend New York: Random House 1997 Chase High756.54 Jon

12. Source Card: Book b 1997 b Copyright date b Usually found on the back of book’s title page.

13. Source Card: Book Jones, Mary Dogs: Man’s Best Friend New York: Random House 1997 Chase High756.54 Jon

14. 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.

15. Source Card: Book b 756.54 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.

16. Remember: The physical location is only for you. This information will never appear in the actual research paper!

17. Source Card: Reference Book Jones, Mary “Dogs” World Book Encyclopedia 1997 Chase High

18. 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.

19. Source Card: Reference Book b “Dogs” b What you looked up in the reference book.

20. Source Cards: Reference Book b World Book Encyclopedia b Name of reference book used. b Can be an encyclopedia, dictionary, etc.

21. Source Card: Reference Book b b City of publication and publisher’s name are missing on this card.

22. 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.

23. Source Card: Reference Book Jones, Mary “Dogs” World Book Encyclopedia 1997 Chase High

24. 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.

25. Source Card: Reference Book “Dogs” World Book Encyclopedia 1997 Chase High

26. Web Sites Author’s last name, first name “Article title” Search engine /data base / Web site www.address.com Date last updated/copyright date Date you got it

27. Source Information Keyword “quote, information copied exactly from source...” [page #]