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Take Notes from Your Sources
Once you have evaluated your sources and thoroughly read your
source material, you are ready to organize your paper. Make a brief
outline of the points you will make and the source or sources you will
use to support each point. Then, take notes from your sources,
choosing the material that most effectively supports the point you are
making in your paragraph.
The first step in taking notes from your sources is to gather the
information you will need for your Works Cited list. There is no more
painful experience for a researcher than to discover, after the paper is
written, that this basic information on the source has somehow
disappeared. A list of information needed for your Works Cited list
follows.
For all sources
Author
Title (If the source is contained within a larger work, make a note of
both titles. For example, if your source is an article in a magazine,
note the title of the article and the title of the magazine.)
Date of publication
Volume and issue numbers for periodicals
Month, day (if available), and year for magazines or newspapers
Page numbers
