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How to write source cards for a research paper If you have finished making source cards for all of your overview sources, click here to start focusing your topic. You could write out the title on each card, or simply list your sources on a separate sheet of paper, like the example here.
Below are examples of source cards for two different kinds of sources. If you do not know how to create a source card for a source you are using, look at the tip sheet called Making a works cited list for guidance on which information you should be included.
A source card is an index card with a citation on it to a source, such as a newspaper article, book or website. Source cards can be written in a variety of citation styles such as Modern Language Associate and American Psychological Association formats.
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When writing a research paper or essay in Modern Language Association (MLA) style, source cards can help you stay organized and make preparing your works cited page much easier.
If there are two authors do the following: First Author’s Last Name, First Author’s First Name, and Second Author’s First Name Second Author’s Last Name. If there are more than two authors do the following: First Author’s Last Name, First Author’s First Name, et al. Source Card – Example. Aldrich, Ella V.
Each source card must reflect the correct MLA citation according to the source type. A book source, for example, will look differently than an internet or periodical source when written up properly on the source card. (Source types are classified on your MLA Quick Reference Sheet.)
The bibliography card includes the citation information, which you will later use to create your research paper’s bibliography, or Works Cited page. Create a new bibliography card each time you find a new source. Write the author’s last name, followed by a comma and first name, and then the title. If the source has no author, start with the ...
