Basic Requirements: *Honors*Minimum of 12 sources including 8 primary sourcesNo more than 3 sources from academic sites on the InternetBooksBooks are still the best type of source for a historical paper. In order for a book to be published, it had to be reviewed by a board of historians for plagiarism and accuracy. This is not true with the Internet. It is easy to order books online. This is your best bet since you can see if there are books in the Merrimack Valley instead of just in your local library. Take the following steps.
Databases
Databases contain numerous published magazinea and journal articles in an electronic format. Please note that using a database does not count as website. Recommended databases for this research project include Infotrac, EBSCO and General Reference Center Gold. These databases can be acces through www.mvlc.org by clicking on "other reference databases" in left side bar and using your library card. You could also search databases through the high school website http://www.wilmington.k12.ma.us/WHS/whs_library_databases.htm. Please also see the attachments below for helpful suggestions.
Websites Generally, websites are not good sources of information for historical research. It is good for quick information or general information. Websites that contain the url “.com” are not reliable for research because they are commercial websites and ultimately are trying to sell something. These websites should not be used as a source for a research paper. Some of the following websites could possibly be used, but only after serious evaluation using the CARS rubric: .org- website by an organization, but it could be biased .edu-website by education institution, could just be course assignments/materials .gov-website by the government, could be biased .net-website by a network, depends on the network All websites that are used for a research paper must have a CARS website evaluation completed on them. No “.com” sites are allowed.Websites to aid in annotated bibliographies Purdue University http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/ University of Wisconsin Writing Center http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/AnnotatedBibliography.html Cornell University http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill28.htm Skidmore College http://www.skidmore.edu/library/help/annotatedbibliography.htm University of Toronto http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/library/instruction/howtowritebiblio.html
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