How to Write Source Cards for Research Papers

How to Write Source Cards for Research Papers The Research Paper

What is a Source Card? • A source card contains a source you plan to use to strengthen the statements in your paragraph. • Sources include the following: – – Internet Textbook (The Language of Literature) Book (from the library) Periodical/Magazine (from the library) • Research paper must have at least three different sources which will appear as WORKS CITED entries in the bibliography.

Sample Internet Source Card Internet "Macbeth. " Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia Foundation, Inc. 9 Dec 2007. 10 Dec 2007 <http: //en. wikipedia. org/w/index. php? title=M acbeth&oldid=176726711>. 1. Author(s) 2. Name of web site 4. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site 3. Date last updated or created 5. Date of access 6. <electronic address>.

Sample Textbook Source Card Textbook The Language of Literature. Evanston: Mc. Dougal Littell. 2006. Pages 323 -416 Title of Anthology (textbook). Edition (if applicable). Editor(s) name(s) listed Ed. , then first name, then last. City Published (include state if city is unfamiliar): Publisher. Copyright date (most recent). Pages of selection

Sample Book Source Card Book Frye, Northrop. Fools of Time: Studies in Shakespearean Tragedy. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1967. Author’s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.

Sample Periodical Source Card Periodical Kimbrough, Robert. "Macbeth: Prisoner of Gender, " Shakespeare Studies. Vol. 16 (1983), pp. 175 -190. Article Author’s Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article. " Journal Title. Issue Number and or Volume (Publication Year): Pages of Article.