Citation/Notecard 101:

US History II Thesis Papers

Most articles you find in the library databases have been previously in print as a reference book, journal article, magazine article, or newspaper.

Most ABC-CLIO and Online Encyclopedias like Grolier, Britannica articles are original content, primary sources are not, cite the original source: speech, letter, act of congress, etc.

Original Content? Reference Source, Journal Article, Newspaper Article

• "Prohibition Repealed 1920-1933." Historic

Events for Students: The Great Depression.

Ed. Richard C. Hanes and Sharon M. Hanes.

Vol. 3. Detroit: Gale, 2002. 1-32. Gale

Virtual Reference Library. Web. 19 Oct.

2011. http://go.galegroup.com

Document URLhttp://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?&id=GALE%7CCX3424800068&v=2.1&u=new27591&it=r&p=GPS&sw=w

Reference Source

• Look for publication information for a reference book, eBook. Place of publication, publisher, year, page numbers.

Detroit: Gale, 2002. 45-55.

Original Content? Reference Source, Journal Article, Newspaper Article

Bourie, Mark. "Demon Rum.“ Canada's

History 91.4 (2011): 18-25. History

Reference Center. EBSCO. Web.

19 Oct. 2011. http://web.ebscohost.com

Journal Article

• Look for Volume and Issue number in the citation. 91.4 This refers to the frequency the journal is published. Also, a journal article will have page numbers, 18-25.

Canada's History 91.4 (2011): 18-25

How to Select Sources• If your topic is recent: social networking, 9/11

and security, use periodicals such as EBSCO and Proquest and Web Sites located through Google or NetTrekker.

• If your topic is more “historical” (more than 5 years old), consider using Gale’s eBooks, EBSCO History Reference Center, and ABC-CLIO American History.

• Logins: EBSCO Login from home: npsd Password: pioneer Proquest Login: 00-1303 Password: bigchalk NetTrekker: npsdhs Password: pioneer Gale login from home: pioneer ABC-CLIO: nphsms Password: pioneer

Creating Note Cards in Noodletools

Creating Note Cards in Noodletools

• Work off the Works Cited screen in Noodletools to create your note cards. Your note card should be attached to your source.

• Add a title for the note card, URL (long one to get back to source) tags are optional (helps you organize note cards later in the process).

Creating Note Cards in Noodletools

Creating Note Cards in Noodletools

• Take a block of text you want to use to support your thesis/topic and copy and paste it into your note card under “Direct Quote”.

• Use the highlighter feature to highlight the key point and key words, less is more (highlight nouns).

Note Card Screen

Creating Note Cards in Noodletools

• Paraphrase the direct quote. Use your own language to restate the main idea of the quote. One main idea per note card, you can create another note card for the source. You will have several notecards per source.

• Use the “My Ideas” section of the note card to state how the information supports your thesis.

Note Card Screen

Creating Note Cards in Noodletools