High School Handbook - River Dell Regional School District

Grieg, Edvard. Concerto in A-minor, op. 16. Compact disc. Cond. Eugene Ormandy. Philadelphia Orch. RCA,
Seal LSC 3065, 1989.
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Work of Art
Kahlo, Frida. Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair. Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Lecture or Speech
List the speaker, the title in quotation marks, the name of the sponsoring institution or group, the place, and the date. If the
speech is untitled, use a descriptive label (“Lecture,” “Keynote Address,” etc.).
Stern, Virginia. “Sir Stephen Powle as Adventurer in the Virginia Company of London.” Seminar on the Renaissance.
Columbia University. New York. 15 Oct. 1985.
Performance
List the title, other appropriate details (such as composer, writer, director), the place, and the date. If you cite a particular
person, start the entry with that person’s name.
Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune. By Terrence McNally. Dir. Paul Benedict. Westside Arts Theater, New York. 18
Jan. 1988.
Cartoon
Trudeau, Gary. “Doonesbury.” Cartoon. Philadelphia Inquirer. 9 Mar. 1988: 37.
Other situations exist, not covered here. Also, your teacher may require use of another form, such as that of The
American Psychological Association (APA). Come to the library for more information.
Exploring Library Resources
(Most of this section was taken from Andrea Lunsford’s The St. Martin’s Handbook, 2nd edition.)
The library is one of a researcher’s best friends, for answering a research question and exploring and testing a
hypothesis most often begin there. Libraries provide two necessary kinds of information: general background, which will
give you an overview of your topic and place your research question in context, and particular support, which helps answer
your research question and develop your hypothesis.
Types of Library Resources
General Encyclopedias
For general background on a subject, encyclopedias are a good place to begin, particularly because many include
bibliographies that could lead you to valuable sources. Though some encyclopedias do provide in-depth information, more
often they serve as a place to start, not as a major source of information. Examples include:
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Americana
World Book Encyclopedia
Specialized Encyclopedias
Compared with general encyclopedias, specialized encyclopedias usually provide more detailed articles by authorities in
the field as well as extensive bibliographies for locating sources. For example:
Annals of America
Current Biography
Dictionary of American Biography
Encyclopedia of Bioethics
Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice
Encyclopedia of World Art
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
Oxford Companion to English Literature
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