Tuesday, July 22, 2014

July 22. 2014

I learn by writing what I study so more exam notes.

The three parts of MLA citation format
In text citaiton
the purpose of in text citations in MLS format is to help your reader find the correct reference int the works cited list 
Endnotes
MLA style papers may contain notes that allow you to comment on your source material, give references to other relevant sources or provide addition comments
Works cited list
inclusdes all cources you cite in your paper

double space header the title and all the text

centered title

books in print
author names. book title. place of publication: Publisher, year of publication. Medium of Publication
Magazine
Author names. "Title of Article." Magazine Name day mo year: page number. medium of publication
newspaper
author names. "title of article." newspaper name day mo year, edidtion: page number. med of pub
web site sources
author name. "title of web page." title of web site. name on inst or corp site prov. dat of pub, reve, or update. med of pub, date of access

finding a topice
deciding on a purpose and audience
deciding on a topic
narrowing the topic
formulating a research question
formulating a thesis
primary sources
words written or spoken, surveys studies, or intervies, any creative works by the original author, accounts of events by people who were present
seconday sources
news articles
reviews
biographies
documentaries
encyclo entries
other material interpreted

searching librairies and library database
library databases and subscription services
using web resources
itnernet search strategies
serarch engines
metasearch engines
using direcotries
thinking creatively of ways to search
online e books
magazines journals and news media
gov and pub info
online media images art and photo
blogs
firsthand res interviews
surveys

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