• To learn how to write a correct bibliography for:– Books– Magazines– Encyclopedias– Internet Sources– Interviews

Here is an example of a Bibliography for a book:

Goldman, Daniel. The Life of Michael Jordan. New York: Bantam,

Last name, First name. Name of book. City of publication: Publisher’s

1995.

name, year.

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Book Title

Author

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INSIDE: City of Publication, Publisher’s name & year of Publication

Schell, Michael J. Baseball’s All- Time

Bibliography

Best Hitters. New York: Bantam, 1993.

Here is an example of a Bibliography for an Encyclopedia:

“White Tiger.” Encyclopedia Britannica. 1999 ed.

“Article Title.” Name of Encyclopedia. year edition.

Title of Encyclopedia

The edition is found somewhere on the cover or spine

The article title, is found with in the encyclopedia.

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Bibliography“Star Wars.” Encyclopedia of Science

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Fiction. 2002 ed.

Here is an example of a Bibliography for an internet

source:

Bullock, Debbie. “Research on the White Tiger.” Nueva Library

Last Name, First Name. “Title.” Group Title. date month. year.

Help. 24 Apr. 2002. Nueva School. 31 Mar. 2003.<http://nuevaschool.org/-debbie/library/research/tiger.html>.

Institution. date month. year. <website>

Date you viewed the website

Date site was last updated

Here is an example of a Bibliography for a magazine

article:“Price, Sean. “Hunting Spiders.” Kids Discover Spider Feb. 2003:

Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Name of Magazine date

13. 8-9.

month. year: volume number. Pages.

Name of the magazine

Date

The name of the author, thetitle of the article, and the pagenumbers are found within the article, while volume is usually on the cover or the spine of themagazine.

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Bibliography

Walters, John. “A Child’s World.”LIFE. 28 Feb. 1949: 24 12-15.

Here is an example of a Bibliography for an

interview:Goodman, Mary. Personal interview. 4 Sept. 2001.

Last Name, First Name. Personal/Telephone interview. date month. year.

Be sure to indent 5 spaces when a citation continues onto a second until the end of the citation, and always end citations with a period.

Place citations in alphabetical order by the first word of each citation.

When information needed for the citation is missing, just leave the missing information out and continue with the next part of the citation.

Take out a piece of paper and use the information provided to write a proper bibliography for this source:

(Just click on the mouse to reveal the correct answer)Title: Spiders

Author: Jane BrownPublishing info: 1999, New York, Associated Press

ANSWER: Brown, Jane. Spiders. New York: Associated Press, 1999.

Now try an Encyclopedia

Article title: “Butterflies”Encyclopedia: World Book, 2003 ed

ANSWER:“Butterflies.” World Book Encyclopedia. 2003 ed.

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An internet source for you to try

Author: Robert SmithTitle: “Butterflies”Group: Butterflies InternationalInstitution: Nature SocietyAddress: www.naturebutterflies.comDate it was last updated: March 3, 2002Date you viewed it: February 27, 2004

ANSWER: Smith, Robert. “Butterflies.” Butterflies International.” 3 Mar. 2002.

Nature Society.27 Feb. 2004.<http://www.naturebutterflies.com>

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Magazine Practice

Author: Steve RobertsArticle Title: “Locksmiths”Magazine: Time, vol 4 pages 34-36Date: July 2, 2000

ANSWER: Roberts, Steve. “Locksmiths.” Time 2 Jul, 2000: 4 34-36.

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Lastly, an interview

Person: Mary FinchDate of interview: January 6, 2004Personal interview

ANSWER: Finch, Mary. Personal interview. 6 Jan .2004.

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Now, number the examples you made in the order that they

would appear on a bibliography page

(Use alphabetical order)

Brown, Jane. Spiders. New York: Associated Press, 1999.“Butterflies.” World Book Encyclopedia. 2003 ed.Finch, Mary. Personal interview. 6 Jan .2004Roberts, Steve. “Locksmiths.” Time 2 Jul, 2000: 4 34-36.Smith, Robert. “Butterflies.” Butterflies International.” 3 Mar. 2002.

Nature Society.27 Feb. 2004.<http://www.naturebutterflies.com>

Now you know how to create your own

bibliographies when writing a research paper!!!