I will start off by saying that I am decently good at writing papers, but not so good when it comes to finding sources. Im not asking you to do the work for me, but rather point me in the right direction. The assignment is: "Find 4 sources that relate to your field or preferred type of business that you hope to work in upon your graduation... Must be; one journal, one newspaper, one magazine, and one website" Assuming that upon graduating college I want to start a detailing company, what are some good magazines/newspapers/etc... That would help me research starting a business or can even be as specific as starting a detailing business. I believe for the assignment, all I have to do is get a "works cited" page showing my sources for now. So if anyone knows a good magazine/newspaper/journal/website I could look up or pick up at the local Barnes and Noble/library it would be very much appreciated. Thanks a bunch Seth
Seth I am far from Mr. Academia but if there is one thing I learned in highschool its that a works cited can absolutely be "adjusted" to help you get a paper done. In my experience teachers and professors often grade a works cited for completion and format opposed to hard facts gleaned from the source. If your professor has 30 kids in a class, 4 classes, each student handing in a works cited with 4 sources thats almost 500 independent sources he would have to look up to ensure legitimacy. Its unlikely he will nitpick any of yours as long as you find something close. Sometimes there arent ideal sources for the kind of info your looking for... just think about how easy this would be if you wanted to be a doctor or real estate broker, tons of articles from thousands of sources. For a magazine source maybe the Autoweek Top 9 detailer article from a few years back? That directly pertains to your paper and as far as a business correlation you could take one of those detailers and explain their business plan, maybe find out what they charge for top dollar work to give a good idea of what detailing really is and what can be done. Just a thought.. Good luck!
Most educators frown on wikipedia for sourcing information; but I know a lot of people that use the sources section on the bottom of the pages as a place to find references to legitimate content. For detailing specific industry info - here is a post I pulled from another thread of mine:
Hmm I didn't really think about following the highlighted sources used in Wikipedia. I'll have to check that out. Dsms, I like your thinking
