How to Write a Bibliography

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How to Write a Bibliography

• By Jennifer Darnell
• And
• Mary Marchant

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What is a Bibliography?

• A bibliography is a list of sources you use in
  writing a report
• Bibliography is a Latin word meaning a list of
  books
• BiblioBooks GraphyList
  Bibliographylist of books

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When Do We Have to Write a Bibliography?

• Science Fair Projects
• Research Reports
• Anytime you use someone elses idea in a project

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Why Do We Have to Write A Bibliography?

• Ideas come from many sources
• You must give credit to your sources for their
  ideas
• You are guilty of plagerism if you claim someone
  elses ideas as your own

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Book Citations

• You need
• Author. Title of Book (underlined or in
  italics). City of publication Publisher,
  date of publication.
• Example
• Cole, Joanna. Magic School Bus Plants Seeds.
  New York Scholastic, 1995.

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Magazine Citations

• You need
• Author (if you can find it). Title of
  Article, Magazine Title (underlined or in
  italics). date page(s).
• Example
• McKelway, Margaret. The Case of the King Who Was
  Crazy for Castles, National Geographic World.
  Aug. 1996 2-6.

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Print Encyclopedia Citations

• You need
• Author of article (found in small print at the
  end of the article). Title of Article, Title
  of Encyclopedia (underlined or in italics).
  Date or edition. Volume No., page(s).
• Example
• Pickard, Don. Balloons, World Book
  Encyclopedia. 1998. Vol. 2, pp 57-62.

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CD-ROM Citations

• You need
• Author (if available). Title of Article,
  Title of CD-ROM (underlined or in italics),
  (Edition or version). CD- ROM. City of
  Publication Publisher, date of publication.
• Example
  
  
• Castle, Microsoft Encarta 97 Encyclopedia.
  CD-ROM. Redmond, WA Microsoft, 1996.

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World Wide Web Citations

• You need
• Author. (if known) WWW page title (underlined
  or in italics).Online Available ltfull http
  addressgt, (enclosed in brackets) date of visit
  in parentheses.
• Example
• Lee, Brian. About the Middle Ages .
  Online Available lthttp//geocities.com/Athens
  /6501/middle.htmlgt, June 29, 1998.

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E-Mail Citations

• You need
• Author. ltAuthors e-mail addressgt Subject line
  in posting. Date of publication. Personal
  e-mail. (Date of access).
• Example
• Post, Itnote. ltIpost_at_aol.comgt How to send
  e-mail. January 1998. Personal e-mail.
  (September 1, 1998).

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Need More Help?

• Ask Your Friendly Librarian!

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A Sample Bibliography

• Aroldi, Susan. Fifth and Sixth Grade
  Bibliography. Online Available lthttp//idt.
  net/saroldi/bibliography6.html.gt, July 31,
  1998.
• Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of
  Research Papers. 4th Ed. New York MLA, 1995.
• Marchant, Billy. Alien Cartoons. Marchant
  Productions, 1998.

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The End