how to write a bibliography
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Key InfoMake a list to keep track of ALL the books, magazines, and websites you read as you follow your background research plan. Later this list of sources will become your bibliography.
Most teachers want you to have at least three written sources of information.
Write down, photocopy, or print the following information for each source you find. You can use the Science Buddies Bibliography Worksheet to help you.
Collect this information for each printed source:Collect this information for each Web Site:author nametitle of the publication (and the title of the article if it's a magazine or encyclopedia)date of publicationthe place of publication of a bookthe publishing company of a bookthe volume number of a magazine or printed encyclopediathe page number(s)author and editor names (if available)title of the page (if available)the company or organization who posted the webpagethe Web address for the page (called a URL)the last date you looked at the page
The bibliographic information for different types of resources are located in different places, so you may need to do some detective work to get all of the information for your bibliography. Try looking in these places:
the title page of a book, encyclopedia or dictionarythe heading of an articlethe front, second, or editorial page of the newspaperthe contents page of a journal or magazinethe header (at the top) or footer (at the bottom) of a Web sitethe About or the Contact page of a Web site
When it is time to turn in your Bibliography, type all of your sources into a list. Use the examples in MLA Format Examples or APA Format Examples as a template to insure that each source is formatted correctly.
List the sources in alphabetical order using the author's last name. If a source has more than one author, alphabetize using the first one. If an author is unknown, alphabetize that source using the title instead.
Most teachers want you to have at least three written sources of information.
Write down, photocopy, or print the following information for each source you find. You can use the Science Buddies Bibliography Worksheet to help you.
Collect this information for each printed source:Collect this information for each Web Site:author nametitle of the publication (and the title of the article if it's a magazine or encyclopedia)date of publicationthe place of publication of a bookthe publishing company of a bookthe volume number of a magazine or printed encyclopediathe page number(s)author and editor names (if available)title of the page (if available)the company or organization who posted the webpagethe Web address for the page (called a URL)the last date you looked at the page
The bibliographic information for different types of resources are located in different places, so you may need to do some detective work to get all of the information for your bibliography. Try looking in these places:
the title page of a book, encyclopedia or dictionarythe heading of an articlethe front, second, or editorial page of the newspaperthe contents page of a journal or magazinethe header (at the top) or footer (at the bottom) of a Web sitethe About or the Contact page of a Web site
When it is time to turn in your Bibliography, type all of your sources into a list. Use the examples in MLA Format Examples or APA Format Examples as a template to insure that each source is formatted correctly.
List the sources in alphabetical order using the author's last name. If a source has more than one author, alphabetize using the first one. If an author is unknown, alphabetize that source using the title instead.
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Bibliography refers to a detailed listing of journals, books, online sources or magazines which has been used by the author while doing the research. A bibliography must include all the sources which are being used to write. It includes,
- Source material's full title
- Author(s) name
- Publisher's name
- Publication date
- Source material's page number.
Example of bibliography with the format:
"Bowker, Michael. Fatal Deception: The Untold Story of Asbestos: Why It Is Still Legal and Still Killing Us. N.p.: Rodale, 2003.
n.p.= No place of publication indicated."
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