Excited and Unclear

At first when we got this assignment I was super confused about what we were supposed to do and where we would be getting our infromation. But after the last two class periods and learning more about the Archives here at Purdue I am really excited for the project and a bit more clear on the project at hand. Last class on Thrusday when we actually got to see legitament items from the Archives was when I started getting excited. Looking at all the really old stuff and having the opportunity to discover a piece of history someone may not have seen before sounds super cool! The items Kristin brought in mesmorized  me. It was so cool seeing a real will and real papyrus paper! I just hope I can find an interesting topic that will fascinate me as much as the items that Kristin brought to class did. Regarding my topic, it was on my list of To Do's this weekend to brainstorm and look around on the website to try and find something that interested me, but I didn't get to it. So tomorrow I plan on pinpointing a topic and going to the library in the afternoon to look at some cool artifacts! These questions just dawned on me though: are we supposed to take notes or something when we're looking at artifacts? How are we going to incorporate what we see and find in the Archives into our paper? Is there a certain format we need to have in our paper? Certain ways in which to cite information? What about a Works Cited? I guess I still am a little unclear on some aspects of this project. If anyone has answers, please share them!