Research paper bibliographical requirements

ENG 102, E. Johnson, Spring 2007

You will turn in two lists of sources:

1. a bibliography listing all of the sources you have consulted in your research process

2. a formal “Works Cited” page, properly formatted (MLA), listing all the sources you have actually cited in your paper

The Works Cited page must include at least ten sources (see below). The bibliography will include those plus others that were not useful for the final paper.

The Works Cited page must include

At least one article from the textbook.

At least one website.

At least one scholarly article.

At least one general/ popular/ journalistic article.

At least one book.

At least one source you found in full text using the library databases.

At least one book or journal that you have physically handled (not online), from either our library or interlibrary loan.

These can overlap, i.e. the scholarly article could be from the database, etc. In addition to these, feel free to explore a variety of sources. You may use film, television, lecture notes, interviews, or any other kind of source that helps you learn more about your topic.

Special considerations:

Articles from our textbook: cite the article and its author, not the book itself, unless you are using the introductions or other material written by the editors.

Websites: when you cite a website in your paper, it must be reliable, and you must show that you are aware of its potential biases.

Books: you do not have to read a whole book to be able to cite portions of it. Use the index and scan the introduction and conclusion first.

Don’t forget to look at the bibliograpies for any articles you find especially helpful. These will lead you to other good sources.

Use the handouts and online and personal advice from the librarians in differentiating between scholarly and popular sources and evaluating websites.