Citing Primary Sources

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NHD

This presentation ...

• Lists the basic steps for citing your primary sources (photos, posters, video clips etc. �
• Click here if you would like to see a video explaining the steps to do this.�
• Email Mr. St.Germain (dave_st.germain@whps.org) if you need more help with this or want to join his Google Hangout for instructions specific to your source.

What kind of source is this?

You will use these the most - but look at your source and ask yourself

“What kind of source is this?”

Online Photo or illustration

Fill in as much information as you can find.

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Remember - the goal is to get as much information as possible to give credit to the author AND to help others locate your source.

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You MUST fill in at least:

• Name of container website�(this is NOT Google! - see next slide)
• URL (web address)
• Most recent date of access
• Type of Image
• Photo: picture taken with camera
• Illustration: a drawing or painting
• Image: a scan of a newspaper or document

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• Title of photograph

You probably won’t find this so check the Untitled box and give a short description of what is in the picture.

Ex: Rosa Parks with Martin Luther King in 1955

Look for images that bring your topic to LIFE

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Search photo archives - Library of Congress

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IF you did use GOOGLE you need to VISIT the PAGE where it lives on the web - click and CITE that page - Do NOT cite GOOGLE images