Back: Example of a Note Taken from Your Sources
Sample Note Card
Not all note cards look exactly alike, but here is a common example:
Each note card should record the following:
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Where you found the source (library call number, Web URL, special archive or depository location)
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A topic heading or
keyword
to indicate which part of your paper the note belongs to
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A full description of the source author, title, publication information so that you can later create a
footnote
or
endnote
and put the work in your
bibliography
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Brief quotations of any material that you might want to use word for word in your paper
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A summary, in your own words, of the main points that relate to your theme (only a few points per card; all points on a card for the same part of your paper); A number in the corner of the card telling you the order in which you took your notes from a particular source
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