BASIC SOURCE CARD RULES

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BASIC SOURCE CARD RULES

• Use a 3x5 card for EACH source.
• Record a source different number for each book,
  article, etc.
• Record ALL required information

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BOOK SOURCE CARD
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SOURCE NUMBER - each is different
Hartis, John. Studying Upton Sinclairs Life.
BostonRandom House, 1987.
BOOK LOCATION
BOOK CALL
School library
921 Har
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BOOK SOURCE CARD
1
AUTHORS NAME
BOOK TITLE
Hartis, John. Studying Upton Sinclairs Life.
BostonRandom House, 1987.
School library
921 Har
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BOOK SOURCE CARD
1
NAME OF PUBLISHING CO.
Hartis, John. Studying Upton Sinclairs Life.
BostonRandom House, 1987.
PUBLICATION DATE
CITY OF PUBLICATION
School library
921 Har
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MAGAZINE / NEWSPAPER SOURCE CARD
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SOURCE NUMBER - each is different
Kluger, Jeffery. The Amistad Sails Again.
TIME 27 Mar. 200096.
LOCATION OF SOURCE
Delaware public library
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MAGAZINE / NEWSPAPER SOURCE CARD
2
AUTHORS NAME
ARTICLE TITLE
Kluger, Jeffery. The Amistad Sails Again.
TIME 27 Mar. 200096.
Monroe public library
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MAGAZINE / NEWSPAPER SOURCE CARD
2
DAY - MONTH - YEAR
Kluger, Jeffery. The Amistad Sails Again.
TIME 27 Mar. 200096.
MAGAZINE NAME
PAGE NUMBER
Monroe public library
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BASIC NOTE CARD RULES

• Use a 3x5 card for EACH note.
• Record the source number.
• Indicate the type of card (summary, quote,
  paraphrase, statistic, own idea.)
• Record the page number.

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QUOTE CARD

• Word-for-word from the source
• Use quotation marks.
• Same punctuation
• Used to enhance or back-up your point
• Indicate speaker if NOT the person who wrote the
  article, etc.

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PARAPHRASE CARD

• Same information in YOUR OWN WORDS
• About same length as original
• Used when you need specific details/opinions (but
  not a quote)

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SUMMARY CARD

• Main idea in your own words
• Shorter than the original - usually much shorter
• Used to remember a general idea

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STATISTIC CARD

• Statistic only

OWN IDEA CARD

• Your own thought
• Something you may need to remember
• Notes to yourself - Do not cite!

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NOTE CARD LAYOUT
SOURCE NUMBER
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Paying for college
SLUG - MAIN IDEA
At the age of fifteen he began writing dime
novels in order to pay his way through the
College of the City of New York. page 15
quotation
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NOTE CARD LAYOUT
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NOTE
Paying for college
At the age of fifteen he began writing dime
novels in order to pay his way through the
College of the City of New York. page 15
PAGE NUMBER
quotation
TYPE OF CARD