Mla Format - A Guide To Preparing Note Cards And Bibliography Cards Page 2
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6THE BASICS OF NOTE-TAKING FOR RESEARCH PAPERS
WHEN TAKING NOTES …
Remember the difference between paraphrasing and
1. Use a separate note card or sheet of paper for each new note.
plagiarism.
This is so later on, you can easily arrange the cards in the order that
you plan to use them.
Paraphrasing means to put something into your own words. It
means to completely restate an author’s thought. Just replacing
2. At the top of each note card, write a heading that tells you what the
a few words isn’t enough – you need to completely make it your
information is about.
own.
3. At the top of each note card, write the number of the source, so
Plagiarism is when you copy another’s words and use them as
you will always be able to tell exactly where you found the information.
When you prepare your bib cards, you will give each one a number,
your own. It is the same thing as stealing another’s work.
and this will serve as your “code” for telling what source the notes
Copying from Web pages is definitely considered plagiarism.
came from.
For a more detailed explanation, please visit the Resources
4. Summarize the information.
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5. End by writing down the page in the source that the information
came from.
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HOW TO WRITE A BIB CARD FOR A BOOK
HOW TO WRITE A BIB CARD FOR A BOOK
with two authors
with an editor
Last Name, First Name and First Name Last Name.
Title of Book.
City of
publication:
Last name, First Name, ed.
Title of Book.
Name of publisher, year of publication.
City of publication:
Name of publisher,
year of publication.
Note: the authors’ names should be listed alphabetically according to
last name.
Christianson, Lori and Ray Road. The Secret Lives of
Christianson, Lori, ed. There’s No Such Thing as Too Much
Sixth-Grade Students. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.,
Homework. Philadelphia: Doubleday, 2008.
2008.
FYI: ed. is the abbreviation for “editor.”
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