BIBLIOGRAPHY2

Citing
Sources

Creating a Bibliography List

Sample
Bibliography Page
Sample
Format for Each Type of Source

Why should you cite sources?

* To give credit to the authors of the sources you used
* To verify the information in your report
* To give your readers a place to look for more information

If you don't cite your sources, you are plagiarizing!

Plagiarism is pretending someone else's ideas are your own.

Seven Easy Steps to Creating a Bibliography Page

1. For any book, magazine, or other source from which you take notes for your report, WRITE
DOWN the author, title, place of publication, publisher, and copyright date.
2. After you write your report, ALPHABETIZE the sources you used to write your report.

* Alphabetize by the first main word in the entry. Usually this is the author's last name.
* If there isn't an author, alphabetize by the title of the source.

3. Center the title, BIBLIOGRAPHY, at the top of the page.
4. Start the first entry all the way to the left of the page. If the citation wraps around to a
line, indent that second line 5 spaces.
5. Double space all entries.
6. Follow the correct example for each type of source used. See examples below.
7. PROOFREAD! Have a friend proofread. Ask a parent to proofread. Ask Mrs. Miller to
proofread!

Sample Formats:

Book Magazine Encyclopedia
Article Web Page CD-ROM

Book:
Last name, First name. Title. Place of Publication:
     Publisher, Year.
Example:
Blumba, Rhonda. The Great American Gold Rush.
     New York: Bradbury Press, 2001.

.Book, with editor:
Editor's last name, Editor's first name. Title of
     Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year.
Example:
McFarlan, Donald, ed. The Guinness Book of
     Records 1992. Toronto, Canada: Bantam Books,
      1992.

.Book, Two Authors:
Author's last name, Author's first name, and name
     of second author. Title of Book. Place of
      Publication: Publisher, Year.
Example:
Gilbert, Sandra M., and Susan Gubar. Album of
     American History. Trenton, New Jersey:
     HarperCollins, 1995.

Magazine or Newspaper:
Last name, first name. "Title of Article." Magazine.
     Date of Magazine: Page Numbers.
Example:
Lissermounten, Walter. "Twenty Amazing Years of
     Silly Animal Tricks That Make Us Laugh Every
      Day." Time. March 30, 1996: 42-53.

Encyclopedia:
"Title of Article." Title of Encyclopedia. Year.
Example:
"Frost, Robert." World Book Encyclopedia. 2002 ed.

. .Online Encyclopedia:
"Title of Article." Encyclopedia. Year. Date of visit.
     <Web Address>.
Example:
"Bush, George W." Grolier Online. 2001.
     March 18,2002. <http://grolier.com>.

Web site:
Author last name, First name. Title of Item. Date
     of Visit. <Web Address>.
Example:
Aders, Raylee. Car Radio Roundup. May 14, 2002.
     <http://www.crround.com.

CD-ROM:
"Title of Article." Title of CD-ROM Software.
     CD-ROM.
Example:
"Dolphins." Encarta 1995. CD-ROM.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Aders, Baylee. Car Radio Roundup. May 14, 2002. http://www.crround.com.
Blumba, Rhonda. The Great American Gold Rush. New York: Bradbury Press, 2001.
"Bush, George W." Grolier Online. March 18, 2002. <http://grolier.com>
"Dolphins." Encarta 1995. CD-ROM.
"Frost, Robert.   World Book Encyclopedia. 2002 ed.
Gilbert, Sandra M., and Susan Gubar. Album of American History. Trenton, New Jersey:
     HarperCollins, 1995.
Lissermounten, Walter. "Twenty amazing years of silly animal tricks that make us laugh
     every day." Time. March 30, 1996:   42-53.
McFarlan, Donald, ed. The Guinness Gook of Records 1992. Toronto, Canada:
     Bantam Books, 1992.

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	Book: Last name, First name. Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Example: Blumba, Rhonda. The Great American Gold Rush. New York: Bradbury Press, 2001.
	.Book, with editor: Editor's last name, Editor's first name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Example: McFarlan, Donald, ed. The Guinness Book of Records 1992. Toronto, Canada: Bantam Books, 1992.
	.Book, Two Authors: Author's last name, Author's first name, and name of second author. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Example: Gilbert, Sandra M., and Susan Gubar. Album of American History. Trenton, New Jersey: HarperCollins, 1995.
	Magazine or Newspaper: Last name, first name. "Title of Article." Magazine. Date of Magazine: Page Numbers. Example: Lissermounten, Walter. "Twenty Amazing Years of Silly Animal Tricks That Make Us Laugh Every Day." Time. March 30, 1996: 42-53.
	Encyclopedia: "Title of Article." Title of Encyclopedia. Year. Example: "Frost, Robert." World Book Encyclopedia. 2002 ed.
.	.Online Encyclopedia: "Title of Article." Encyclopedia. Year. Date of visit. <Web Address>. Example: "Bush, George W." Grolier Online. 2001. March 18,2002. <http://grolier.com>.
	Web site: Author last name, First name. Title of Item. Date of Visit. <Web Address>. Example: Aders, Raylee. Car Radio Roundup. May 14, 2002. <http://www.crround.com.
	CD-ROM: "Title of Article." Title of CD-ROM Software. CD-ROM. Example: "Dolphins." Encarta 1995. CD-ROM.