Research

• We will look at a few of the tools used in producing a research paper.
• Citations and Bibliography
• Footnotes and Endnotes
• Sections for page numbers
• Table of Contents
• Cover Page
• I will use this document
• A vitiation is required any time you present another persons thoughts or ideas.
  • It gives credit to the person
  • It establishes authority for claims.
  • It provides credibility to your work.
• I know this is tricky, but MY ADVICE is to err in the direction of too many citations, not too few.
• You probably know this, but it is hard to do.
  • Especially if you are using note cards or paper to take notes.
• To assist in this task, word has a citation manager
• There are more advanced bib management tools, but this will do for now.
  • References tab, Citation & Bibliography group.
  • First you can set the style
  • Then use Manage sources to insert sources.
    • Note, this selects the fields needed for your particular style. If you plan to use different styles, you should make sure all the fields for each style are used.
    • Note too, sources from other documents are in a list.
      • This is useful in your field, as you frequently cite sources in multiple papers.
    • Inserting a source
      • Fill in all of the fields.
      • Make sure that you follow the examples at the bottom of the page.
  • Insert a source Lisa Lebduska. "Rethinking Human Need: Seuss's The Lorax." Children's Literature Association Quarterly 19.4 (1994): 170-176.
• Add a citation to Bird after 1971 in the first paragraph.
• Insert a citation to Lebduska at the end of the third paragraph.
• Find [4] At the end of Reception and insert a citation to
• In retrospect: The Lorax. Marris, Emma. August 11, 2011. Nature. 476: 147-149., this is an article in a periodical. If you are missing parts, find them.
• Use a Next Page Break at the end of the document.
  • Notice, this inserts a section break.
• Build a bib
• Add a footnote to the title, "From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia".
  • Again, use the reference tab.
  • Careful you don't edit in the footnote area.
• Discuss the footnote editing tab.
• Insert a blank page for the TOC.
• Insert a Cover Page.
  • Fill in all fields.
• Page numbers and next page, link to previous and different.
• Rebuild TOC.