MeghanL Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 When I was in school (12 years ago now!) we were taught that you only had to cite a source if it wasn't common knowledge. At that time, common knowledge was defined as "something that appears in 3 separate sources". With the internet, and the ease of self-publishing books with no credentials or editing needed, has this rule changed? Or do most of you just require sources that you can find at any public library and nothing else? FYI: I am not making any of my kids write research papers yet...just something I was wondering about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang!Zoom! Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Interesting question Meghan, we do primary resource work and sources/citations, I try for at least three if the credentialing isn't clear. SWB has a terrific post up right now about how she's deep in the puddles of verifying her history books if you take a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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