Literature Search & Bibliography
The literature search and bibliography is a fundamental part of any research project. True, it is not a critical item on a Kindergarten project, but it is absolutely essential at and above the 5th grade.
An Internet search engine is a good place to start, but the only place that most professional and peer reviewed articles of importance on high technology can be found, is the library. The University of Arizona Science Library and Medical Library are both excellent resources that are open to the public. Talk to your school Librarian about resources in your school library.
There are many bibliography styles, none are wrong. To best impress the judging process we suggest a consistent style, the following format is just one example:
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Published Material Example
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Author(s). Article Title. Source Title, page. City Published, Publisher, Year (date) of Publication
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• Bellflower, William, P. Zimboff and P. Waigenbaum. Termites in the Desert. Environment, vol 24, pg 214. Washington DC, The Environmental Society, June 1986.
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Internet Material Example
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Title of Internet site, date of electronic publication, sponsoring institution if given, the date accessed by you, and the URL
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• Termites in the Desert, April 1996, The Environmental Society, 10/24/2006, http://www.theenvironmentalsociety.org/TermDes1996
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For more examples, please refer to a Journal in your field of interest (physics, biology, etc), as journals have slightly different approaches to a bibliography.
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