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How to make a bibliography
A bibliography is a list of sources used by the writer of a research paper, including books, encyclopedias, newspapers, magazines, pamphlets, interviews, and electronic media. All the sources used are listed alphabetically. Now if you think how to make a bibliography, here it is.
The book or magazine title is always underlined in a bibliography. If a citation (what you write down about your source) is more than one line long, indent the second line five spaces. Arrange the bibliography in alphabetical order, by the author\'s last name.
If there is no author listed, use the first word of the title (not "a," "an," or "the"). When there is more than one author, you may use the first author listed.
A publisher is the company that produces the material. The "place" is the city where the publisher is located. If the city of publication is not so famous, the name of the state or country is listed as well.
Some examples on how to make a bibliography
Below is a general guide to formatting a bibliography.
Book with one author:
Author (last name, first name). Title of the book. City: Publisher, Date of publication.
EXAMPLE:
Buffa, Liz. Research Paper Smart. New York: Random House, 1997.
Book with two authors:
Author\'s last name, first name, and second author\'s full name. Title. Place of publication: Publisher, date of publication.
Lackey, Mercedes and Larry Dixon. Owlknight. New York: Daw Books, 1999.
Book with an editor:
Editor\'s last name, first name, ed. Title. Place of publication: Publisher, date of publication.
Kizer, Carolyn, ed. 100 Great Poems by Women. New Jersey: The Ecco Press, 1995.
Encyclopedia article:
Encyclopedia Title, Edition Date. Volume Number, "Article Title," page numbers.
EXAMPLE: The Encyclopedia Brittanica, 1997. Volume 7, "Gorillas," pp. 50-51.
Short story or chapter of a book:
Author\'s last name, first name. "Title." Title of the book that the source comes from. Editor (ed.) of the book\'s full name. Place of publication: Publisher, date of publication. Pages of the source.
EXAMPLE: Buell, Lawrence. "Moby-Dick as Sacred Text." New Essays on Moby Dick. Ed. Richard Broadhead. Cambridge: University of Cambridge Press, 1986. 53-72.
Journal article:
Author\'s last name, first name. "Title of article." Magazine title volume number: issue number (year of publication): page numbers.
EXAMPLE: Carlin, David R. Jr. "Why Catholic Liberal Should Settle for Half a Loaf." America 176:2 (1997): 11-15
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