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 How to Prepare a Bibliography
What
is a Bibliography?
A
bibliography is an alphabetical list of all materials
consulted in the preparation of your assignment.
Why
Must You Prepare a Bibliography?
Some
reasons:
1.
To acknowledge and give credit to sources of words,
ideas, diagrams, illustrations, quotations borrowed,
or any materials summarized or paraphrased.
2.
To show that you are respectfully borrowing other
people’s ideas, not stealing them.
3.
To offer additional information to your readers who
may wish to further pursue your topic.
4.
To give readers an opportunity to check out your sources
for accuracy. An honest bibliography inspires reader
confidence in your writing.
5.
Your teacher insists that you do a bibliography or
marks will be deducted.
Preparing
a Bibliography
You
will find it easier to prepare your final bibliography
if you keep track of each book, encyclopedia, or article
you use as you are reading and taking notes. Start
a preliminary, or draft, bibliography by listing on
a separate sheet of paper all your sources. Note down
the full title, author, place of publication, publisher,
and date of publication for each source.
Begin
typing your list of cited sources flush to the left
margin. Indent 5 spaces (or half an inch) for second
and subsequent lines of citation.
Some
citations are short and may fit all on one line. Nothing
wrong with that.
Do
not type author on one line, title on a second line,
and publication information on a third line. Type
all citation information continuously until you reach
the end of the line. Indent the second line and continue
with the citation. If the citation is very long, indent
the third and subsequent lines.
Different
sources (books, CD's etc.) are cited in different
ways. The examples below show how to put information
in order, and how to punctuate and capitalize correctly.
Also:
- List
citations in alphabetical order by the last name
of the author. If there is no author, alphabetize
by title.
- You
may use italics instead of underlining
if you are typing.
For a book with one author:
Robinson,
Adam. What Smart Students Know. New York:
Crown Paperbacks, 1993.
For a book with two authors:
Sorensen,
Sharon, and Bob LeBreck. The Research Paper.
New York: Amsco Publications, 1994.
For a book with no author:
The
World of Learning. London: Europa Publications,
1995.
A signed article in an encyclopaedia:
Rupp,
Ernest Gordon. "Erasmus." Encyclopaedia Britannica:
Macropaedia. 1991 ed.
An unsigned article in an encyclopaedia:
"Mandarin."
Encyclopedia Americana. 1991 ed.
An article in a magazine:
Begley,
Sharon. "A Healthy Dose of Laughter." Newsweek
4 Oct. 1982: 74.
An article in a newspaper:
Brody,
Jane E. "Multiple Cancers Termed On Increase." New
York Times 10 Oct. 1976: A37.
An article from a CD-ROM:
Settles,
Gary S. "Absolute Zero." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia.
CD-ROM. 1997.
An article from an internet site:
Bradshaw,
Gary S. "Wilbur and Orville Wright." Oct. 1996
URL:
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~srwright/WrBr/Wrights.html
Try
to find as much information as possible about an
Internet document in order to determine whether
it is accurate or not. It is especially important
to try to find out about the author of an Internet
document, whether a person, organization or institution.
A Sample Bibliography:
Begley,
Sharon. "A Healthy Dose of Laughter." Newsweek Oct.4,
1982: 74.
Brody,
Jane E. "Multiple Cancers Termed On Increase." New
York Times Oct.10, 1976: A37.
Gilbert,
Martin. The Second World War: A Complete History.
New York: Henry Holt, 1989.
"Mandarin."
Encyclopedia Americana. 1991 ed.
Robinson,
Adam. What Smart Students Know. New York:
Crown Paperbacks, 1993.
Rupp,
Ernest Gordon. "Erasmus." Encyclopaedia Britannica:
Macropaedia. 1991 ed.
Sorensen,
Sharon, and Bob LeBreck. The Research Paper.
New York: Amsco Publications, 1994.
The
World of Learning. London: Europa Publications,
1995.
source:
http://www.netc.org/classrooms@work/classrooms/jane/learning/bibliography.html;
http://www.bialik.netaxis.qc.ca/homework/stylesheet2.htm
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