n Introduction Introduction n Making a source list Making a source list Making a source list n Preparing a Works Cited list Preparing a Works Cited list Preparing a Works Cited list n Talk About It Talk About It Talk About It n Your Turn Your Turn Your Turn n Tech Tools in this presentation Internet Bookmarks Internet Bookmarks Internet Bookmarks Internet Bookmarks Social Bookmarking Social Bookmarking Social Bookmarking Social Bookmarking del.icio.us del.icio.us del.icio.us OttoBib OttoBib OttoBib Capturing Sources

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

Introduction [picture of same student from first slide, looking thoughtful] 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! n Finding a way to keep track of and organize your sources will

Making a source list You can make a source list by writing source information on notecards using a word-processing program to record information using an online program to record source information n As you do research, keep track of each source you use by making a source list (sometimes called a working bibliography).

Making a source list n 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.

n Sources have specific information that you must record in a certain way when you cite them. Most research projects use one of two styles to record information. Research Tip Citation styles Modern Language Association (MLA) style American Psychological Association (APA) style MLA style is more common in papers about subjects within the liberal arts and humanities, such as history and literature. MLA style is used in this presentation.

n An MLA citation looks like this. Research Tip Citation styles An APA citation looks like this. caption to point out differences Frost, Robert. The Poetry of Robert Frost. New York: Henry Holt, Frost, R. (1969). The Poetry of Robert Frost. New York: Henry Holt. APA uses author’s initials, not full name APA uses date after name, not at end APA uses italicized title, not underlined title Frost, Robert. The Poetry of Robert Frost. New York: Henry Holt, Frost, R. (1969). The Poetry of Robert Frost. New York: Henry Holt. Frost, Robert. The Poetry of Robert Frost. New York: Henry Holt, Frost, R. (1969). The Poetry of Robert Frost. New York: Henry Holt. Frost, Robert. The Poetry of Robert Frost. New York: Henry Holt, Frost, R. (1969). The Poetry of Robert Frost. New York: Henry Holt.

Making a source list n For example, here is the full publishing information you must capture for a source that is a 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 list n Capture this information for a 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 list n Capture this information for a film shown on TV: The Works of Robert Frost. Dir. Bill Humphreys. New Hampshire Public Television. WBNS, Columbus. 10 Oct 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

n For an electronic source, such as a Web page, record this information: Making a source list 4. Merriman, C.D. “Robert Frost.” The Literature Network 28 Oct Jalic Inc. 5 Nov Author’s name 2.Name of specific Web page 3.Name of general Web page 4.Date Web page was created 5.Name of publisher 6.Date you accessed the Web page 7.Web site’s URL

n In your final research project you might not use information from every source you locate. You might read some sources just to gain background information. Research Tip Making a Works Consulted list Your teacher might ask you to prepare a Works Consulted list to credit sources that you read for background information. Format a Works Consulted list the same way you would a source list. [picture of teacher talking with student]

n One way to keep track of Web sites you are using for research is with Internet bookmarks. Tech Tool: Internet Bookmarks 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 Bookmarks n You can store all your Internet bookmarks for a research project in one folder, and you can have as many folders as you want.

n Social bookmarking services offer a way to keep track of online sources and to share them with others. You might want to share your online bookmarks if you are Tech Tool: Social Bookmarking 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.us n One social bookmarking site is del.icio.us, which enables users to store bookmarks online rather than on their computers. That means you can access and add to your bookmarks from any computer.

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

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

Tech Tip Searching for tags n If you want to see what Web sites have the same tag(s) that you have been using to tag your bookmarks, visit

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

Preparing a Works Cited list n When it is time to compile your Works Cited list, you will be glad that you kept a complete and properly 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 list n Below is a source list that you would compile in preparation for creating a Works Cited list. 3 Frost, Robert. The Poetry of Robert Frost. New York: Henry Holt, Frost, Robert. Robert Frost Reads His Poetry. Caedmon, Frost, Robert. Robert Frost Reads His Poetry. Caedmon, Frost, Robert. The Poetry of Robert Frost. New York: Henry Holt, 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 list n Next, put the sources in alphabetical order. Frost, Robert. The Poetry of Robert Frost. New York: Henry Holt, Frost, Robert. Robert Frost Reads His Poetry. Caedmon, Smith, John J. Personal Interview. 27 October 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, Frost, Robert. Robert Frost Reads His Poetry. Caedmon, Smith, John J. Personal Interview. 27 October 2008.

Tech Tool: OttoBib n OttoBib is a free online tool that will create a citation for a book in any of several formatting styles (MLA, APA, and others) if the user types in the ISBN (International 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: OttoBib n Not only will OttoBib create a citation for your source, it will create a permanent URL that you can refer to if you need the citation again. OttoBib users must always check the citations the tool creates to make sure they are formatted properly.

Conclusion n If you keep a complete source list, you will never 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 It n 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 Turn n Step 1: Create an account on del.icio.us and install two buttons into your browser— the My del.icio.us button and 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 Turn 1. 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?

Your Turn: Possible Responses 1. I saved The Literature Network and Bartleby.com in my Favorites list because they are good sources on my topic. 2.Yes, I did find sources related to my topic. I thought some sites returned by my search were relevant, such as a story on a newly discovered Frost poem. 3.I learned that you can add as many tags as you like to a bookmark. You don’t have to limit yourself to just one or two words to describe a site. 4.I think I will use del.icio.us in my research. Its search function is a big help in finding relevant Web sites.

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