An Introduction to Research Processes

Back to Developing a Working Bibliography

Include the following for field sources, such as interviews or observations, so that you can find the source later as well as to write the final list of sources to be placed at the end of your paper:

1. The name of the person you interviewed or the setting you observed.
2. A descriptive title, such as "Interview with Ellen Page."
3. The date you conducted the interview or observation.

For each source note, you may also want to include a brief annotation to yourself on your impression of the usefulness of the work — "The first half of this is perfect" or "Best interview yet!" or "A great source of info."