Websites for Help in Research Papers and Writing

Here are assorted websites to assist you when writing papers [In MLA Format]:

1. Thesis Statement

          http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/thesis_statement.shtml

This is how this website would be cited in a Bibliography and Works Cited: [Remember, in a works cited any line after the first one is indented per entry, and entries should be listed in alphabetical order]

Indiana University Writing Tutorial Center. "How to Write a Thesis Statement." Web log     post. How   
     to Write a Thesis Statement. Indiana University Writing Tutorial Center, 30 Jan. 2008. Web. 11   
     Mar. 2013. <http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/thesis_statement.shtml>.

2. Easybib.com [A free website that will help you create a works cited page automatically]
http://www.easybib.com/cite/view

"The Free Automatic Bibliography and Citation Maker." EasyBib. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2013.  
      <http://www.easybib.com/cite/view>.

3. Owl Purdue MLA Citation Website
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

"Welcome to the Purdue OWL." Purdue OWL: MLA Formatting and Style Guide. The Writing Lab:  
      Purdue University, 1995-2013. Web. 12 Mar. 2013. 
     <http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/>.

4.  Citing Images

Documenting sources for images can be challenging, especially with the varietyof new electronic resources now available. Many different style manuals exist.Listed below are several writing style manuals that may be consulted along withexamples. Always ask your class instructor for the style appropriate for thecourse.
The basic information you will need:

• Artistʼs name
  
• Title of the work
  
• Date it was created
  
• Repository, museum, or owner (in other words, where it is now located)
  
• City or country of origin
  
• Dimensions of the work
  
• Material or medium (oil on canvas, marble, found objects, etc.)
  If you found the image in a book, you will also need the author, title, publisherinformation, date, page, and figure or plate number of the reproduction. If youfound the image online, you will need an access date, the web site address(URL), and, in some cases, an image ID number.
  
  
  
  MLA:
  Cite the artistʼs name, title (underlined or italicized), date of creation, medium, theinstitution or individual who owns the work, and the city where the work resides. 
  
  If you viewed the work online, end your citation with your date of access and theURL.
  
  Bibliographic entry - Standard
  
  Duveneck, Frank. Whistling Boy. 1872. Oil on canvas. Cincinnati Art Museum,
       Cincinnati.
       Pei. I.M. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Cleveland.
  
  
  Bibliographic entry - from a website
  Duveneck, Frank. Whistling Boy. 1872. Oil on canvas. Cincinnati Art Museum,
        Cincinnati. Accessed 7 Feb. 2008.   
       <http://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.stores.yahoo.net/frduwhboy.html> 
  
  
  

  Bibliographic entry – from a book
  Duveneck, Frank. Whistling Boy. 1872. Oil on canvas. Cincinnati Art Museum.
       Unsuspected Genius: the Art and Life of Frank Duveneck. By RobertNeuhaus. San     
       Francisco: Bedford Press, 1987. 227. 
  
  For the internal citations, refer to the image by name and author/painter/illustrator.
  
  Also include Credit Lines at the end of your document, or if pictures are placed in slides or an appendix have these credit lines below it:
  
  
  

  Credit lines
  Images with copyright restrictions
  
  Reproduced with permission from Jan Newstrom Thompson, Duveneck: LastPaintings Found (Santa Clara, CA: Triton Museum of Art, 1987), 55, © 1987 byTriton Museum of Art.
  
  Images without copyright restrictions
  
  Man and boy fishing in Ohio River, September 14, 1929. Courtesy of RosemaryBart
  Photograph courtesy of Cincinnati Art Museum. 
  
  So let us try an example:
  

  

  Harry S. Truman 33rd President of the United States (1945-1953)

  
  How it would look in a Works Cited Page:

  Harry S. Truman 33rd President of the United States (1945-1953). N.d. Photograph. POTUS    

       Historical Sites. Harry S. Truman. POTUS, 25 Aug. 2011. Web.   

       <http://potushistoricalsites.blogspot.com/2011/08/harry-s-truman.html>.

  
  

  
  

  
  

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