This module focuses on what to do with great sources once you find them -- how to keep up with them, how to write with them, and how to cite them properly. By the end of this module, you should be able to
Understand the value of a citation style in order to foreground a rich, accessible scholarly conversation
Use a citation management tool to integrate other scholarship into your own writing with footnotes and bibliographic entries
Before you begin the videos, please install/set up the appropriate Zotero tools and also take a quick look at OWL Purdue for Chicago style.
At any point, if you need to figure out how to do something with Zotero, refer to their "Documentation" page.
To write note and bibliographic citations manually, or to edit Zotero-generated citations, please refer to OWL Purdue's online resource for citing with the Chicago style. (Note that source types are listed on the left. You can click on a source type to see examples of how to cite notes (N) and bibliographic entries (B).
When integrating sources into your own compositions, try to do the following:
If you were doing a project on the history of disco, how would you signal the expertise or angle of these authors' works:
Pick one of your sources on your own topic
Add the source to Zotero
Write a short paragraph (3-5 sentences) in which you
Reference the authority of the author
Use a quote, paraphrase, or summary of one of their main points
Respond to that point
Use Zotero to cite the source with a footnote and a bibliographic entry
Save your work as a single page and submit in Canvas as a pdf or .doc/x file
Please try to use Zotero. If you are unable for some reason, simply write the note and bibliographic entry manually, using the format rules on OWL Purdue.