1. Creating the
Bibliography

2. To learn how to write a correct bibliography for:
Books
Magazines
Encyclopedias
Internet Sources
Interviews

3. Here is an example of a Bibliography for a book:
Goldman, Daniel. The Life of Michael Jordan. New York: Bantam,
Last name, First name. Name of book. City of publication: Publisher’s
1995.
name, year.

4. Book Title Author Bibliography
Schell, Michael J. Baseball’s All- Time
Best Hitters. New York: Bantam,
1993.
INSIDE: City of Publication, Publisher’s name & year of Publication
It would have been good to have a scanned inside page since city of publication and publishers name and year are some of the most difficult for younger studetns to locate.
Author

5. Here is an example of a Bibliography for an Encyclopedia:
“White Tiger.” Encyclopedia Britannica ed.
“Article Title.” Name of Encyclopedia. year edition.

6. The edition is found somewhere on the cover or spine
Title of Encyclopedia
Bibliography
“Star Wars.” Encyclopedia of Science
Fiction ed.
Again - finding the 2002 would be important.
The article title, is
found with in the
encyclopedia.

7. Here is an example of a Bibliography for an internet source:
Bullock, Debbie. “Research on the White Tiger.” Nueva Library
Last Name, First Name. “Title.” Group Title. date month. year.
Help. 24 Apr Nueva School. 31 Mar
<
Institution. date month. year. <website>
Date site was last updated
Date you viewed the website

8. Here is an example of a Bibliography for a magazine article:
“Price, Sean. “Hunting Spiders.” Kids Discover Spider Feb. 2003:
Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Name of Magazine date
month. year: volume number. Pages.

9. Name of the magazine Date Bibliography The name of the author, the
Walters, John. “A Child’s World.”
LIFE. 28 Feb. 1949:
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.
Again - difficulty in find the volume number.
Date

10. Here is an example of a Bibliography for an interview:
Goodman, Mary. Personal interview. 4 Sept
Last Name, First Name. Personal/Telephone interview. date month.
year.

11. When creating your Bibliographies…
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.

12. Now for some practice…
For a
biblography...

13. Now try to create a bibliography for a book
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)
Title: Spiders
Author: Jane Brown
Publishing info: 1999, New York, Associated Press
ANSWER:
Brown, Jane. Spiders. New York: Associated Press, 1999.

14. 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 ed.

15. 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:
Date it was last updated: March 3, 2002
Date you viewed it: February 27, 2004
ANSWER:
Smith, Robert. “Butterflies.” Butterflies International.” 3 Mar
Nature Society.27 Feb
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16. (Just click on the mouse to reveal the correct answer)
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:

17. (Just click on the mouse to reveal the correct answer)
Lastly, an interview
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)
Person: Mary Finch
Date of interview: January 6, 2004
Personal interview
ANSWER:
Finch, Mary. Personal interview. 6 Jan

18. 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 ed.
Finch, Mary. Personal interview. 6 Jan .2004
Roberts, Steve. “Locksmiths.” Time 2 Jul, 2000:
Smith, Robert. “Butterflies.” Butterflies International.” 3 Mar
Nature Society.27 Feb
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19. Now you know how to create your own bibliographies when writing a research paper!!!