COMPOSITION I

TYPES OF GENERAL SOURCES

• Should be starting point! Do not cite to papers generally!
• General or specific encyclopedias
• General book on specific subject
• Thesaurus: general or in specific subject
• Dictionary

HOW DO I KNOW MY SOURCE IS CREDIBLE/SCHOLARLY?

• Article is SIX pages or more
• "Journal" or "review" is in title
• Source is official publication of professional organization
• Credentials of author
• Article has abstract (summary) at the beginning

CREDIBLE INTERNET SOURCES

• .gov sites=government information
• .edu=most sites are good
• .org=some sites are good
• Only use Wikipedia as a lead to other verified sources
• Avoid .com sites where possible

LIBRARY, LIBRARY, LIBRARY!

• Numerous databases ranging from general to specific
• Print and ebook source
• Journal and magazine source
• Reference librarians can assist you with the research phase!
• THEY WILL NOT DO THE WORK FOR YOU!

PAPER CITATIONS

In-text citation: occurs in text of essay giving only brief information of source expressed in proper citation style (MLA, APA, Chicago style)

Full citation: full source information expressed in proper citation style

PAPER CITATIONS
In-text citations ONLY occur in the text of essays; full citations ONLY occur at the end of essays in a Works Cited or references page
One should NEVER have brief citations in a paper without their corresponding full citations at the end--or vice versa.

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