To learn how to write a correct

bibliography for:
Books
Magazines
Encyclopedias
Internet Sources
Interviews

Here is an example of a Bibliography

for a book:
Goldman, Daniel. The Life of Michael Jordan. New York: Bantam,
1995.

Last name, First name. Name of book. City of publication: Publishers

name, year.

Book Title

Bibliography
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Schell, Michael J. Baseballs All- Time

Best Hitters. New York: Bantam,
1993.

INSIDE: City of Publication,

Publishers name & year of
Publication

Author

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Here is an example of a Bibliography for an

Encyclopedia:
White Tiger. Encyclopedia Britannica. 1999 ed.

Article Title. Name of Encyclopedia. year edition.

The edition is found somewhere on the cover or spine

Title of Encyclopedia

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Bibliography
Star Wars. Encyclopedia of Science
Fiction. 2002 ed.

The article title, is

found with in the
encyclopedia.

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Here is an example of a Bibliography

for an internet source:
Bullock, Debbie. Research on the White Tiger. Nueva Library
Help. 24 Apr. 2002. Nueva School. 31 Mar. 2003.
<http://nuevaschool.org/-debbie/library/research/tiger.html>.

Last Name, First Name. Title. Group Title. date month. year.
Institution. date month. year. <website>
Date site was
Date you viewed
the website

last updated

Here is an example of a Bibliography

for a magazine article:
Price, Sean. Hunting Spiders. Kids Discover Spider Feb. 2003:
13. 8-9.

Last Name, First Name. Title of Article. Name of Magazine date

month. year: volume number. Pages.

Name of the magazine

Bibliography
Walters, John. A Childs World.
LIFE. 28 Feb. 1949: 24 12-15.

The name of the author, the

title of the article, and the page
numbers are found within the
article, while volume is usually
on the cover or the spine of the
magazine.

Date

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Here is an example of a Bibliography

for an interview:
Goodman, Mary. Personal interview. 4 Sept. 2001.

Last Name, First Name. Personal/Telephone interview. date month.

year.

Be sure to indent 5 spaces when a citation

continues onto a second until the end of the
citation, and always end citations with a period.
Place citations in alphabetical order by the
first word of each citation.
When information needed for the citation is
missing, just leave the missing information out and
continue with the next part of the citation.

Take out a piece of paper and use the information provided to

write a proper bibliography for this source:

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Title: Spiders
Author: Jane Brown
Publishing info: 1999, New York, Associated Press

ANSWER:
Brown, Jane. Spiders. New York: Associated Press, 1999.

Now try an Encyclopedia

Take out a piece of paper and use the information provided to
write a proper bibliography for this source:

(Just click on the mouse to reveal the correct answer)

Article title: Butterflies

Encyclopedia: World Book, 2003 ed

ANSWER:
Butterflies. World Book Encyclopedia. 2003 ed.

An internet source for you to try

Take out a piece of paper and use the information provided to
write a proper bibliography for this source:

(Just click on the mouse to reveal the correct answer)

Author: Robert Smith
Title: Butterflies
Group: Butterflies International
Institution: Nature Society
Address: www.naturebutterflies.com
Date it was last updated: March 3, 2002
Date you viewed it: February 27, 2004

ANSWER:
Smith, Robert. Butterflies. Butterflies International. 3 Mar. 2002.
Nature Society.27 Feb. 2004.
<http://www.naturebutterflies.com>

Magazine Practice
Take out a piece of paper and use the information provided to
write a proper bibliography for this source:

(Just click on the mouse to reveal the correct answer)

Author: Steve Roberts

Article Title: Locksmiths
Magazine: Time, vol 4 pages 34-36
Date: July 2, 2000

ANSWER:
Roberts, Steve. Locksmiths. Time 2 Jul, 2000: 4 34-36.

Lastly, an interview
Take out a piece of paper and use the information provided to
write a proper bibliography for this source:

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Person: Mary Finch

Date of interview: January 6, 2004
Personal interview

ANSWER:
Finch, Mary. Personal interview. 6 Jan .2004.

Now, number the examples you made in

the order that they would appear on a
bibliography page
(Use alphabetical order)

Brown, Jane. Spiders. New York: Associated Press, 1999.

Butterflies. World Book Encyclopedia. 2003 ed.
Finch, Mary. Personal interview. 6 Jan .2004
Roberts, Steve. Locksmiths. Time 2 Jul, 2000: 4 34-36.
Smith, Robert. Butterflies. Butterflies International. 3 Mar. 2002.
Nature Society.27 Feb. 2004.
<http://www.naturebutterflies.com>

Now you know how to create

your own bibliographies when
writing a research paper!!!