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RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION

RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION. FOOTNOTES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY. BIBLIOGRAPHY. WHAT IS A BIBLIOGRAPHY AND WHY IS IT PART OF A RESEARCH PAPER? alphabetical listing of the sources you consulted in your research include all sources: sources you footnoted and any source you consulted in any form.

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RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION

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  1. RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION FOOTNOTES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY

  2. BIBLIOGRAPHY WHAT IS A BIBLIOGRAPHY AND WHY IS IT PART OF A RESEARCH PAPER? • alphabetical listing of the sources you consulted in your research • include all sources: sources you footnoted and any source you consulted in any form. • show the reader where your information came from

  3. BIBLIOGRAPHY FORMAT • each entry begins at the left margin (no numbers) • each subsequent line indented about five spaces. • each entry is single-spaced, with a double-space between individual entries • entries are arranged alphabetically by the author’s last name • use the first major word in the title if there is no author

  4. FOOTNOTES (ANNOTATION) • WHY DO WE FOOTNOTE PAPERS? • credit the work of others • allows the reader evaluate your research • failing to do so is plagiarism

  5. FOOTNOTE FORMATING • history papers utilize the Chicago (Turabian) style • this is different than the MLA style used in English • footnote number is placed at the end of the sentence after the punctuation • footnote numbers are numbered consecutively throughout the entire paper.

  6. FOOTNOTE FORMATING • footnotes go at the bottom of the paper, separated from the text by a line • each footnote should be single-spaced • each footnote number corresponds to the number in the text of the paper • eTurabian

  7. FOOTNOTES WHAT DO YOU FOOTNOTE IN A PAPER? • the thoughts, ideas, analysis, or interpretation of another author • statistical information • direct quotations • you do not have to footnote information considered “common knowledge” • however, it is safer to give credit than to be accused of plagiarism

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