How to Write a Bibliography

Why Cite Avoid Plagiarism: – To steal or pass off the ideas of another as one’s own. Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary Turnitin.com – A website that checks student papers for originality against other student papers and 11 billion web pages. – Used by High Schools & Colleges to check for plagiarism.

When to Cite Direct Quotation: “To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune” – William Shakespeare. Hamlet

When to Cite Paraphrase – Express the same message in different words. – Take information from a source and put it entirely in your own words. Exact Quote: “The most pervasive twentieth-century theory concerning Stonehenge is the notion that the megaliths were set up to serve as a calendar or an ancient computer to predict astronomical events” (Wendy Mass. Stonehenge). Paraphrase: A common theory in the twentieth century is that Stonehenge was created to serve as a calendar or computer to forecast astronomical happenings (Wendy Mass. Stonehenge).

When to Cite Facts, Numbers. Introduce information that is not common knowledge.

What style to use Usually teacher assigns style to paper. Most common style types are: – MLA – APA

What to include in your bibliography Basic book entries should contain: – Author – Title – Date – Publisher If a periodical, include: – Journal/Magazine Title – Journal/Magazine article title – Volume number/issue number

What to include in your bibliography Website – Title or name of webpage – Date retrieved from Internet – Web address (URL)

Steps to Cite Your Work Work Cited page is a separate sheet of paper at the end of the document. Arranged in alphabetical order by author. – If there is no author, use the title. Double space ENTRIES (not each line). Indent the second and following lines of each entry 5 spaces (hanging indent).

Association of American Publishers. (2008). AAP Reports Book Sales Rose to $25 Billion in Retrieved October 28, 2008 from Byle, A. (2008). Zondervan launches teen fiction line, Christian publishers sees high potential in young adult market. The Grand Rapids Press, p. C1. Retrieved November 10, 2008 from Custom Newspapers. Gale Database. Bowker. (n.d.). New Book Titles and Editions, Bowker. Retrieved October 28, 2008 from Campbell P. (2004). YA biblio-bullish trends: the sand in the oyster. The Horn Book Magazine, 80, p.61. Retrieved November 10, 2008 from Expanded Academic ASAP. Chang, I. (2008). HarperCollins, MySpace book a place on teen readers’ radar. PR Weekly, p.5. Retrieved November 10, 2008 from LexisNexis Academic. Goodnow, C. (2007). Top ten trends in teen literature. Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p. C8. Retrieved November 10, 2008 from Custom Newspapers. Gale Database. Hutkin, E. (2007). Who says teens don’t read? The Roanoke Times. Retrieved October 28, 2008 from Newspaper Source database. Raugust, K. (1998). TV tie-ins target teen and preteen girls. Publishers Weekly, 245 n.3. Retrieved November 10, 2008 from Business and Company ASAP. Work Cited

In-Text Citations In-Text Citations: – A brief mention in the text of your paper (usually at the end of a sentence). – Leads the reader to the complete information about that reference (usually work cited/bibliography page). – Should include author’s name, page number and, for APA style, date of publication.

Examples MLA: – A recent newspaper article described just how thoroughly the neighborhood’s gruesome past has been forgotten by its residents (Jackson 70). APA – A recent newspaper article described just how thoroughly the neighborhood’s gruesome past has been forgotten by its residents (Jackson, 2002, p. 70).

Where to go for help Online Citation Manuals – OWL – C.W. Post Campus n.htm n.htm Online Citation Builders – North Carolina Universities: n.htm n.htm – BIBME

Work Cited Mass, W. (1998). Stonehenge. San Diego, CA: Lucent Books, Inc. Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictinary. (1993). Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Shakespeare, W. (1988). Hamlet. New York: Bantam Books.