Keep a research Log: search terms – good and bad, ideas and questions you have, complete bibliographical info, personal responses to these notes. MAKE AND STORE COMPLETE COPIES OF SOURCES THAT YOU MAY USE.

Kinds of sources: BOOKS

Monographs – sustained arguments on a single topic. Can sometimes find magazines with condensed articles by same author.

Anthologies: Collections of essays and articles, usually by many different writers. Cited differently than a book.

Reference books: Good for background info and specific facts about a topic. Found online and in library, can’t be checked out.

Wiki Caution: Not a scholarly publication. Contains commonly available info not scholarly info. Public can alter the information, no guarantee its true.

General Encyclopedia caution: Good for background knowledge, should not use as primary sources because they do not cover a topic in depth, its better to use specialized encyclopedias.