POTENTIAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION FOR A RESEARCH PAPER
WR123 Dembrow Spring 2006
BOOKS
Scholarly
(Peer-Reviewed)
Popular/General
Interest
Novel
Anthology/Casebook
of Essays
Collection of
Oral Histories, Letters, or Documents
Collection of
Short Stories or Poems
Diary, biography,
or autobiography
Encyclopedia
(General or Specialized)
Dictionary
(General or Specialized)
Published
proceedings of a conference
Unpublished
Dissertation
Articles or Essays
(or poems/short stories)
In Professional
Journals
In Popular
Magazines
In a Newspaper
In a Collection
of Essays
Housed on a
Website
As an Unpublished
Essay
Sources from a Newspaper
News Articles
(Signed or Unsigned)
Editorials
Letters to the
Editor
Interviews
Other Sources
Pamphlet or other
agency or government publication
Organizational
Report or Pamphlet
Unpublished
Interview (personal, telephone, email)
Lecture, speech,
address
Atlas - Map,
Chart
Recording/Cassette/CD
Film or Videotape
Television program
Internet Sources
Specialized
Subject Databases/Directories (Ebsco Academic,
Medline, ERIC)
Organizational
Websites (.org, .edu, .gov,
.com)
Media Websites
(newspapers, magazines)
Blogs, Listservs, and Electronic
Bulletin Boards
Email
EACH TYPE OF SOURCE
WILL REQUIRE A DIFFERENT KIND OF
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL FORMAT
Its important that you note down all the relevant
information about the source when you find it.
Use your handbook to know what will be required.