A-manual-for-writers-of-research-papers-theses-and-dissertations

translator(s)What data identify the source?title and subtitletitle and subtitle of any larger work that contains the source (such as a collection,journal, or newspaper)page numbers if the source appears in a larger workvolume numberissue numberedition numberURL and date you accessed the material, for online sourcesWho published the source and when?publisher's nameplace of publicationdate of publicationFor your own use, you might record Library of Congress call numbers. You don't includethem in bibliographic citations, but you may find them helpful if you must consult the sourceagain.At some point, you'll need to format this bibliographic information into your requiredcitation style, so you should record your sources in that style now. You can find templates andexamples for bibliography style in figure 16.1 and chapter 17; for reference list style, refer tofigure 18.1 and chapter 19.As you record these data, you'll be tempted to take shortcuts, because it's boring work, andrules about periods, commas, and parentheses can feel like nit-picking. But nothing labels youa beginner faster than citations that are inappropriate, or worse, incomplete or inaccurate. Soget in the habit of recording bibliographic data for a source fully, accurately, andappropriately the moment you handle it. There are computer programs that automaticallyformat citations for you. They are useful aids, but they cannot substitute for your ownknowledge of proper citation forms and methods, and not all of the software works perfectly.3.3 Search for Sources SystematicallyAs you search for sources, you must be knowledgeably systematic, because if you miss anwww.itpub.net