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A bibliography is the list of sources which you have used to prepare your paper. The references in your bibliography must be written in the correct format and the bibliography itself should be included at the end of your paper.

Brief Guide

1. For each source listed, begin the first line at the margin and indent each
line that follows.
2. Follow the punctuation of the examples exactly. Use capital letters when they are needed.
Check your spelling.
3. If you can not find some information check with the librarian.

BOOK WITH ONE AUTHOR

1. Author, last name first. ______________________________________________________
(Title Page)
2.Title of Book. (italicized) _________________________________________________
(Title Page)
3. City of publication: _________________________________________________________
(Usually at bottom of Title Page)
4. Publisher, Copyright Date ___________________________________________________ ,_____________
(Usually at bottom of Title Page)
5. Pages used. ________________________________________________________________
6. Medium of Publication consulted (Print). Print.____________________________________________

Stone, Tanya Lee. Oprah Winfrey. Brookfield:
The Millbrook Press, 2001. p95-97. Print

BOOK WITH TWO AUTHORS

1. First author’s name is last name first
use the word and then second
author’s name is first name first. ________________________________________________________________
(Title Page)
2.Title of Book. (italicized) ________________________________________________________________
(Title Page)
3. City of publication: ________________________________________________________________________
(Usually at bottom of Title Page choose only one)
4. Publisher, Copyright Date_____________________________________________________ ,__________________________
(Usually at bottom of Title Page)
6. Medium of Publication consulted (Print). Print.____________________________________________

Ride, Sally and Tom O’Shaughnessy. The Third Planet.
New York: Crown Publishers, 1994. Print

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ENCYCLOPEDIAS

1. Author-last name, first name_______________________________________________________
2. “Title of article,” ________________________________________________________________
(In bold print)
3. Title of Encyclopedia. (italicized) ___________________________________________________
(Title Page)
4. Edition (if given) ________________________________________________________________
(Title Page)
5. City of publication: _______________________________________________________________
(Usually at bottom of Title Page)
6. Publisher, Copyright Date_______________________________________, _______________________________
(Usually at bottom of Title Page)
7. Medium of publication used (print). _Print.____________________________________________________________________
(Usually on back of Title Page)
8. Pages used shown as (pp.704-718). _____________________________________________________________

John Cash “Money,” World Book Encyclopedia. 2ed.
New York: World Book Inc., 2001. Print.
pp. 704-718.


MAGAZINE

1. Author if known, last name first. ________________________________________________________________

2. “Title of article.” ____________________________________________________________________________

3. Name of magazine. (underlined) ________________________________________________________________
(Front Cover)
4. Issue date, ________________________________________________________________________________
(Front Cover)
5. Page(s). __________________________________________________________________________________

Murawski, Jill. “Trees in Town,” Ranger Rick.
January 2002, pp. 15-17.


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