Creating a Bibliography Using MLA Documentation

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Creating a Bibliography Using MLA Documentation
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What is a bibliography?

• A list of resources that were used in creating a
  research paper or other document
• A method of giving credit to the people from whom
  information was taken.
• A resource you can use to get information about
  the topic in the future.

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Why are bibliographies created the way they are?

• An organization called the Modern Language
  Association (MLA) creates the standards for
  bibliographies and updates them regularly (every
  few years).
• Bibliography format is standardized to make them
  easier to use.

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How do I create a bibliography?

• A bibliography entry depends on the TYPE of
  resource you used.
• The format is slightly different for a book, a
  magazine, a website, an interview, a video, etc.

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Documenting a BOOK

• As you research, collect this information for
  each book used
• The complete title, including the subtitle
• The authors complete name (or names, if more
  than one)
• The PLACE of publication (city)
• The publishing companys name
• The year the book was published.

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Documenting a BOOK, part 2

• For your bibliography, each entry will be
  organized alphabetically by the authors last
  name.
• If there is more than one author, use the name
  that comes first on the books title page.
• Information is recording in this order authors
  last name, first name, title of book, city of
  publication, publisher, year of publication.
• SEE EXAMPLE, next slide.

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Documenting a BOOKExample 1One Author

• Bibliography
• Belben, Cathy. How to Create a Bibliography.
• Burlington Tiger Publishing Co., 1998.
• NOTE All indentations, punctuation, and
  capitalization must be followed as shown here.

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Documenting a BOOKExample 1a A book with an
editor

• A book with an editor (or editors) is documented
  as if the editor(s) were the author(s).
• The only difference the abbreviated (ed.) in
  parentheses is included after the editors name.
• Example Belben, Cathy, (ed). The Life and
  Times of Kosha. Bellingham Good Dog Books, 2002.

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Documenting a BOOKExample 2-More than one
author.

• Lowin, Colin, Cathy Belben, and Kosha Perro.
  Cleaning Your House from the Inside Out.
  Bellingham Rainy Day Books, 2001.
• NOTE When there is more than one author listed,
  alphabetize the book in your bibliography
  according to the author whose name appears first
  on the books title page.

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Documenting a BOOKAuthor Unknown

• When the author of a book is unknown, everything
  in the bibliographic entry is the SAME, except
  the author is unlisted.
• The entry is then included in the bibliography in
  alphabetical order according to the first word in
  the books title.
• See EXAMPLE 3next slide

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Documenting a BOOKExample 3Author Unknown

• How to Create Award-Winning PowerPoint
  Presentations. Burlington Happy Camper
  Publications, 2002.

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Documenting a MAGAZINE

• In a bibliography, magazines are included in the
  SAME list as books.
• Magazines are also listed alphabetically by the
  authors last name.
• The TITLE of the ARTICLE is placed in quotations.
• The TITLE of the MAGAZINE is italicized or
  underlined.

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Documenting a MAGAZINEExample 1

• Tyson, Mike. How to Fight With Your Teeth.
  Abominable Boxer Magazine. 23 November 1996
  2-14.
• NOTE The arrangement of the DATE.
• The numbers given at the end refer to the pages
  of the article.

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Documenting a MAGAZINEExample 2 Magazine
Article from ProQuest Direct.

• Pitt, Brad. My Beautiful Wife. People 2
  February 2002. ProQuest Direct. Online. 6
  February 2002.
• NOTE The FIRST DATE refers to the article
  publication date. The SECOND date refers to the
  date you accessed the article online.

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Documenting a NEWSPAPER article

• Newspaper articles are documented just like
  magazine articles.
• The only difference after the date, the page
  and section numbers are given.
• EXAMPLE
• Powers, Jay. Wearing Shorts in Winter.
  Burlington Argus. 23 January 2002 17B

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Documenting a NEWSPAPERaccessed using PROQUEST

• Document a newspaper article accessed via
  ProQuest as follows
• Bradbury, Jennifer. Kentucky Bluegrass
• Makes Me Smile. Burlington Argus. 5
• April 2001. ProQuest Direct. Online.
• 1 March 2002.

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Documenting a WEB SITE

• The MLA provides complete guidelines for
  documenting web sites at www.mla.org
• Go to the section entitled Frequently Asked
  Questions (FAQ) to get the information.
• Basic instructions are on the next slide, and an
  example is on the slide after that.

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Documenting a WEB SITEInstructions

• You need this information
• Title of web page
• Name of author or editor, if given
• Electronic publication information, including
  date of publication or latest update, and the
  sponsoring institution or organization, if given.
• Date of access and the network address (the URL).

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Documenting a WEB SITEExample

• Belben, Bartholomew. False Email Reports False
  internet report about bananas. 23 May 2001.
  Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta. 7 February
  2002.