Thematic cards are texts that briefly record the main aspects of a topic. This tool allows you to organize information for reference, archiving, study, or presentation. For example: text cards.
Thematic cards detail the topic and source of the information; that is, they include the author, the work, and the genre. For example: Padura, Leonardo: The Man Who Loved Dogs. Novel. Cuban Literature .
The information on the cards can be presented in two ways: with text excerpts from the work or with a summary of its content. The content is always short.
This instrument must be easy to locate. To achieve this, they are classified by topic and numbered.
Contents of the thematic sheets
- Card number . Used to store cards in order. It is usually located in the upper right margin.
- Subject or title and author of the work . If the content refers to a specific topic (for example: biofuels, French cinema, Latin American boom ), that should be used as the title. However, if it refers to a book, the work and author should be included as the title. For example: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez.
- Text, comment, summary, or quote . This is the content you want to archive. It can be text or a summary.
- Bibliography . Include the author’s name, the title of the article or book, the publisher, and the date and place of publication. If it’s a digital publication, include the URL and the date it was accessed.
- Date of preparation . This helps identify how current the content is and whether it needs updating.
Types and examples of thematic cards
- TEXTUAL
Include excerpts and verbatim quotes from the works. They are always placed in quotation marks to indicate that the text is written by a third party. The author and the name of the work or publication should be stated at the end.
For example:
SHEET NO. 1
Title : The Russian Revolution
Keywords : Revolution, Russia, Romanov, Bolsheviks, Nicholas II.
“The revolution came to Russia in February 1917, and a month later Nicholas II, emperor and autocrat of all the Russias, abdicated and became simply Nicholas Romanov. Eight months later, the Bolsheviks seized power, and the royal family was under their control until the bloody night in July 1918 when all its members were murdered, victims of a fate they had refused to see coming.”
- Bibliography : S/A, “The End of the Romanovs: The Assassination of Russia’s Last Tsars.” In: https://historia.nationalgeographic.com.es/a/final-romanov-asesinato-ultimos-zares-rusia_13291/3 . Page consulted on 08/11/2021.
- SUMMARY
It includes limited content from one or more publications, but in the words of the author of the information. In any case, the source of the information must be specified.
For example:
SHEET N° 9
Title : The Russian Revolution
Keywords : Revolution, Russia, Romanov, Bolsheviks, Nicholas II.
Added to the social inequality, economic crisis, and the violence of Tsarist soldiers was the outbreak of the First World War (1914). The numerous defeats of the Russian army led many to heed the call of the Bolsheviks and Mensheviks to overthrow the Tsar. In February 1917, that call was realized when Nicholas II abdicated (Muy Historia).
Eight months after the abdication, the Bolsheviks seized power and protected the Romanov family until July 1918, when they murdered all its members (National Geographic).
