Organizing references

1. What are references?
2. Preparing the references
3. Organizing the references
4. Integrating the references
5. Citing the references
6. Examples of citations
7. Making a reference List
8. Finishing the paper
9. Examples of sources

3. Organizing references

After you have taken notes, organize them into different themes. Many students find this easiest to do using COLORS!

If your notes are handwritten, it is easy to mark each theme with colored pens or highlighters. If you have already typed your notes into the computer, use colored fonts.

There will probably be several ways to organize your notes. As your ideas develop, don't be afraid to move the notes around again and again. This is your basic CUT-and-PASTE -- with real scissors and glue!

You have 11 different references for your paper on CATS. (You can see them in the Examples of Sources pages.) This is one way how your notes from these references could be organized using colors.

PURPLE = When cats get sick
ORANGE = Training your cat
RED = Relationship with owners
BLUE = Cats and allergies
GREEN = Responsibility of owners

Website in Japanese Some cat owners allow a kitten to do something such as jumping up on a table. But when the cat grows up, it will be difficult to teach the cat not to do it. The cat will not understand why it is bad. It is important to teach the kitten what is good and what is not good behavior.

Pamphlet More than 1/5 of all cats that are admitted into veterinary hospitals are either overweight or obese.

English book Humans can be good friends with cats because humans do not try to take their food, territory, or mate. So cats can relax and enjoy being with humans even more than being with other cats. The owner has a lot of power over the cat, but also gives it food. So a cat imagines that its owner is like its mother.

Magazine article Cat owners sometimes forget that cats need intellectual stimulation. The cat needs food puzzles and mazes and other things that provide stimulation. This will keep a cat's stress level down.

Newspaper article on the internet Most people believe that having dogs and cats in the house can cause allergies. However, a new study found the opposite result. The study looked at almost 500 children from birth to age seven. Children who had no pets in the home ended up developing allergies twice as often as children who did have pets. This was a very surprising result. Perhaps having pets can prevent pet allergies.

Video, DVD, CD Pet cats behave a bit differently than wild cats do, especially when they have been properly trained.

Website in English If you are a busy person, a cat would make a better pet than a dog. This is because cats can be left alone for longer than dogs.

Article in a professional newsletter online
Pets can sometimes have problems with vaccinations. Even so, veterinarians believe that giving pets vaccinations is the best way to keep them healthy.

Japanese book The law for the welfare of animals says that a person who abandons a cat must pay a fine of up to ¥30,000.

Article in an academic journal If a cat has feline herpesvirus (a cat illness), medicine can help it get better in one week.

Japanese translation of English book More than any other animal, cats relate to humans in a symbolic way. This relationship is beneficial for both humans and cats.

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Website in Japanese	Some cat owners allow a kitten to do something such as jumping up on a table. But when the cat grows up, it will be difficult to teach the cat not to do it. The cat will not understand why it is bad. It is important to teach the kitten what is good and what is not good behavior.
Pamphlet	More than 1/5 of all cats that are admitted into veterinary hospitals are either overweight or obese.
English book	Humans can be good friends with cats because humans do not try to take their food, territory, or mate. So cats can relax and enjoy being with humans even more than being with other cats. The owner has a lot of power over the cat, but also gives it food. So a cat imagines that its owner is like its mother.
Magazine article	Cat owners sometimes forget that cats need intellectual stimulation. The cat needs food puzzles and mazes and other things that provide stimulation. This will keep a cat's stress level down.
Newspaper article on the internet	Most people believe that having dogs and cats in the house can cause allergies. However, a new study found the opposite result. The study looked at almost 500 children from birth to age seven. Children who had no pets in the home ended up developing allergies twice as often as children who did have pets. This was a very surprising result. Perhaps having pets can prevent pet allergies.
Video, DVD, CD	Pet cats behave a bit differently than wild cats do, especially when they have been properly trained.
Website in English	If you are a busy person, a cat would make a better pet than a dog. This is because cats can be left alone for longer than dogs.
Article in a professional newsletter online	Pets can sometimes have problems with vaccinations. Even so, veterinarians believe that giving pets vaccinations is the best way to keep them healthy.
Japanese book	The law for the welfare of animals says that a person who abandons a cat must pay a fine of up to ¥30,000.
Article in an academic journal	If a cat has feline herpesvirus (a cat illness), medicine can help it get better in one week.
Japanese translation of English book	More than any other animal, cats relate to humans in a symbolic way. This relationship is beneficial for both humans and cats.