Step 2

Preliminary Annotated Bibliography

Step #2: Where do I get the information?

You should have at least 5 separate sources of information of the following types:

• • 1 online encyclopedia - (Our Media center has access to Britannica online, but there are others)

• • 4 magazines, newspaper, journal articles, or books (ProQuest recommended)

FORMATTING your bibliography

In history, teachers and professors generally prefer the Chicago style of documentation. This is how you will format your bibliography as well. Below are a few citation engines to use as tools.

https://www.scribbr.com/citation/generator/chicago/ 

https://www.citationmachine.net/chicago 

https://www.chegg.com/writing/features/chicago-style-citation-generator 

https://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/index.php 

***Many of the sites above may try to make you pay for their usage.  Do not fall for this.  Use a different site or create the bibliography yourself.  Don't let the Internet scam you out of your money!!!***

You can also select to use Google Docs Reference creator as well.  Below you will find links to articles explaining how to achieve this

1. https://lifehacker.com/insert-citations-in-multiple-formats-easily-with-google-1629738089  

For a great source of how to cite "Chicago Style" you can use this website or many others online

http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-1.html

By the end of the final paper you will need a minimum of eight (8) sources.