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Human Geography: Megacities: Citations

Use this guide to help you find authoritative information about your megacity.

Use NoodleTools for Chicago Style Citations

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Create a new project in NoodleTools. Project Title should be CITY NAME_YOUR LAST NAME. Select Chicago Style and Advanced. 

  • Share your project with your teacher's inbox:

    • MOSTELLER

    • WELLINGTON

    • WORTHY 

  • When you create a citation, include an ANNOTATION.
  • NOTECARDS should be linked to your citations.
  • To export your ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY from NoodleTools,watch this.

 

Tutorial: Create an Annotated Bibliography in Noodletools

Tutorial: Create Notecards in Noodletools

Steps:

  1. First, enter the source into NoodleTools and create a citation. No citation? No notecard.
  2. Get into the "Notecards" feature:
    • Look for the "Notecards" column to the right of the citation and click on NEW.
    • Select "Notecards" at the top of the page.
  3. Watch the video below to learn how to enter information for a single notecard.

What Is an Annotated Bibliography?

An annotated bibliography is a list of citations showing all the sources used in a project. Each citation is followed by a brief (usually about 150 words) descriptive and evaluative paragraph, the annotation. The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited.

THE PROCESS

  1. Find books, periodicals, and documents that contain useful information and ideas on your topic (ie. presearch).

  2. Briefly examine and review the sources. Choose those works that provide a variety of perspectives on your topic.

  3. Cite the books, articles, or documents using the appropriate style (APA, MLA, or Chicago).

  4. Under each citation, write a concise annotation that summarizes the following:

  • Brief summary of the source (ie. how does the article address your topic; what is the article's thesis, conclusion, and/or recommendation?)

  • Why do you believe it is a credible source (ie. CRAAP test; why you think it is authoritative)

  • An explanation of how you think this work enhances your project (ie. how does it answer your thesis question?). Include the specific section, quote, data, etc. that you would like to highlight.

SAMPLE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ENTRY FOR A JOURNAL ARTICLE

The following example uses the APA format for the journal citation.

Waite, L. J., Goldschneider, F. K., & Witsberger, C. (1986). Nonfamily living and the erosion of traditional family orientations among young adults. American Sociological Review, 51 (4), 541-554.

The authors, researchers at the Rand Corporation and Brown University, use data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Young Women and Young Men to test their hypothesis that nonfamily living by young adults alters their attitudes, values, plans, and expectations, moving them away from their belief in traditional sex roles. They find their hypothesis strongly supported in young females, while the effects were fewer in studies of young males. Increasing the time away from parents before marrying increased individualism, self-sufficiency, and changes in attitudes about families. In contrast, an earlier study by Williams cited below shows no significant gender differences in sex role attitudes as a result of nonfamily living.

Adapted with permission from Olin Library Reference, Research & Learning Services, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, NY

Why Create Notecards?

Notecards capture specific information you need from each of your sources. They help you manage your content as you develop a project. 

  • Connect a notecard with the source (book, article, etc.) where you find the information. It helps you avoid plagiarism by reminding you where you got your ideas so you can cite them. 
  • Put a single piece of information on each notecard. Copy a direct quote or paraphrase what you have read. A single source may have multiple notecards related to it.

Tips for successful notecard writing:

  • One idea per card.
  • Each notecard must have a unique TITLE, a short phrase summarizing the content.
    • example: Bifocals invented in 1784
  • TAGS should try to capture some other aspect of the content.
    • example: Inventor
  • PILES develop as you go along. They become the points in your outline, the body paragraphs of your paper.
    • example: Franklin as an inventor
  • MY IDEAS is a good place to write notes and reminders to yourself.
    • example: Why is Ben Franklin's inventive spirit seen as an important aspect of American character?