Bibliography Cards and Note Cards

1. Bibliography Cards and Note Cards

2. Bibliography Cards • You will need to consult the MLA book and the teacher for help citing various sources, especially print sources.

3. Bibliography Cards: Back • Your name • The date you complete the card • The type of citation John Doe 3/27/07 5.9.7.a A Work from a Library Subscription Service

4. Bibliography Cards: Front • Source number • Citation • Library and call number if it’s a book 2 Doe, John A. Computer Careers. Miami: L Publications, 2007. Krop Library 111.01 GEN

5. Bibliography Cards: Common Error • Sometimes students forget to indent correctly on source cards. 2 Doe, John A. Computer Careers. Miami: L Publications, 2007. Krop Library 111.01 GEN

6. Bibliography Cards: Common Error • Students sometimes make careless mistakes in capitalization, spelling, and punctuation. 2 Doe, john A. Computer Careers. Mami: L Publications 2007. Krop Library 111.01 GEN

7. Bibliography Cards: Common Error • Students incorrectly space before or after punctuation marks. • Do space after periods, commas, colons, and semicolons. Do NOT, however, space BEFORE these punctuations marks! 2 Doe , John A . Computer Careers. Miami : L Publications , 2007. Krop Library 111.01 GEN

8. Bibliography Cards: Common Errors • While writing source cards, students cite the state that the source was published instead of the city. 2 Doe, John A. Genocide: What I Know. Florida: L Publications, 2007. Krop Library 111.01 GEN

9. Note Cards: Back • Your name • The date you complete the card • Type of note you take

10. Types of Note Cards • summary or précis • paraphrase • outline (formal or informal) • direct quotation • partial quotation • combination of any of the above (Be specific.)

11. Note Cards: Common Errors • Students incorrectly label the note cards. For example, some students label cards as précis notes, but they enclose the note in quotation marks. Other students label cards as quotation notes, but they neglect to enclose the note in quotation marks.

12. John Doe 3/27/07 Genocide 2 144 “Continued incidents of ethnic cleansing have resulted in unsafe conditions for Croats and Serbs.” précis John Doe 3/27/07 Genocide 2 144 Continued incidents of ethnic cleansing have resulted in unsafe conditions for Croats and Serbs. direct quotation

13. Note Cards: Common Error • Many students label cards as partial quotations, but, in reality, they are combination cards. (Partial quotations exist when you quote only a part of a sentence.) John Doe 3/27/07 Genocide 2 144 Continued incidents of “ethnic cleansing have resulted in” unsafe conditions for Croats and Serbs. partial quotation combination of partial quotation and paraphrase

14. Note Cards: Common Error • Some students do not label note cards at all. John Doe 3/27/07 John Doe 3/27/07 John Doe 3/27/07

15. Note Card: Front • A title/topic that reveals what information is on the card • Source number • Page number if a print source is used; I if an internet source is used • The note(s) you take Salary Information 2 I $19,000 to $59,000

16. Bibliography and Note Cards: Common Error • Students turn in cards written in pencil.

17. Bibliography and Note Cards: Common Error • The handwriting is illegible.

18. Bibliography and Note Cards: Common Error • Students turn in bibliography cards and note cards that are the same size or color. note card bibliography card

19. Final Reminders • NEVER THROW ANYTHING AWAY. • Especially, if Ms. L wrote on it! • Do NOT use WHITE OUT. • Follow directions! • Revise until you hear music. • Only use the approved databases or books. • MDPLS • MDCPS • Evaluate websites you find elsewhere, using the evaluation instrument found on the research website.