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Compiling the Working Bibliography This week you will begin by composing a Working Bibliography, a collection of 15 sources that MIGHT answer the questions you outlined in your Research Proposal. If not, they will at least get you started in examining reliable sources and thinking about the questions you asked. They will also help you acquire some background information and context for the current research on the topic you have chosen. First, remember all that CRAAP?
 Evaluating Sources Using CRAAP https://www.csuchico.edu/lins/handouts/eval_websites.pdf These sources will form the basis for the next assignment, the annotated bibliography. To get started finding the most credible and accurate sources for the bibliography, you will use the Sinclair Library Databases. For every research project, I recommend you start by looking at the databases because the information you find there has been reviewed by scholars and librarians and so you know you can trust it, at least more so than a random website or Wikipedia. 
Which reminds me, although Wikipedia is a great place to find general information on many topics, NEVER USE WIKIPEDIA as a source for academic research projects. You can start there for your own enlightenment; you might even look at the sources that the Wikipedia page cited and use those sources for your project, but do not list Wikipedia on the Working Bibliography or anywhere in the research paper. 
Remember you can always ask a librarian for help. They get excited about research and will be happy to help you find what you need. You can even set up an appointment on the phone, through a chat room, or on campus to get their undivided attention. 

 The Working Bibliography 
A working bibliography is a list of potential sources for a paper. It may include books, articles, websites, interviews, videos, etc. For this class, it should include at least 15 items. It is not necessary to read a source completely to put it in your working bibliography, but you should skim it enough to tell whether it has value for your project. The working bibliography is formatted the same as a works cited page. 
A working bibliography is a "working" document in two ways. First, it will change throughout the research process—expanding each time you add a potentially useful source and contracting when you omit sources that turn out to be less relevant than you anticipated. Second, once you have written your essay, your working bibliography will evolve one last time, becoming your list of works cited. 
Of the 15 items you collect: eight (8) items must be articles from the library databases.  Of those eight, make sure at least four are "scholarly."  five (5) items must be websites that are suitable for research. two (2) items must be books (from the Sinclair library, OhioLINK or any library.  Ebooks are fine) 
Be sure to keep in mind the pointers for evaluating sources you read in previous topics. Try for a variety of kinds of sources and points of view. Books related to your topic can be either from the Sinclair catalog or OhioLINK. (See the Sinclair Library website for more information on OhioLINK and how to contact the librarians if you need help with any aspect of the research project.) You can order books from OhioLink for free and have them delivered to you at any convenient OhioLink library. If you find a source that is particularly relevant to your research, you can use the bibliography from that source to find more relevant sources. You can also use the keywords from the article to help you find more relevant sources. If you see several of your sources referring to the same expert or article, find that source too. Repeated references to the same source often indicates that the source is reliable. 
Use MLA format for the final draft of the working bibliography.  You can  visit the  MLA website  for examples. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_sample_works_cited_page.html