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How to Do a Bibliography

You can also go to: www.EasyBib.com where you can enter your information and it will do it for you!

This information can also be found in your Writers Express Book on page 231.

 

Take all sources and put them in alphabetical order together.

(Do NOT separate by type of materials, such as books, magazines, etc....)

 

Books

 

Author’s-last name, first name.  Title (underlined).  City where published:  Publisher, Copyright date.

 

Example:

 

Athenton, Pike.  Fish with Wings. Miami:  Marine Press, 1990.

 

Magazines

 

Author’s-last name, first name.  “Title of story (in quotes)”.  Title of magazine (underlined). Date (day month year):  Page numbers of the article.

 

Example:

 

Bay, Marianne.  “Something Fishy Going UP.” At Sea 7 June 1992:  34-35.

 

Encyclopedias

 

Author of Entry-last name, first name.  “Article Title (in quotes)”.  Title of Reference book (underlined).  Edition.  Date published.

 

Example:

 

“Flying Fish.”  World Book Encyclopedia.  2nd ed.  1993.

 

Internet

 

Author’s last name, first name (If known).  “Full title (in quotes, if known)”. Document date last updated (if known).  Full <http://www.address> (date of visit-in parenthesis).

 

Example:

 

“Acrobatic Fish”. <http://www.sciencenews.com> (1/2/03).

 

 

Example of Bibliography:

 

“Acrobatic Fish”.  <http://www.sciencenews.com> (1/2/03).

 

Athenton, Pike.  Fish with Wings. Miami:  Marine Press, 1990.

 

Bay, Marianne.  “Something Fishy Going UP.” At Sea 7 June 1992:  34-35.

 

“Flying Fish.”  World Book Encyclopedia.  2nd ed.  1993.

 

 

Last Updated:  January 7, 2005