1. How to Write a Bibliography
Riverchase Middle School
Media Center

2. What is a Bibliography?
A bibliography is a list of sources you use in writing a report
Bibliography is a Latin word meaning a list of books
Biblio=Books Graphy=List
Bibliography=list of books

3. When Do We Have to Write a Bibliography?
Science Fair Projects
Research Reports
Anytime you use someone else’s idea in a project.

4. Why Do We Have to Write a Bibliography?
Ideas come from many sources
You must give credit to your sources for their ideas
You are guilty of plagiarism if you claim someone else’s ideas as your own.

5. Book Citations
You need:
Author. Title of Book (underlined or in italic). City of publication: Publisher, date of publication.
Example:
Cole, Joanna. Magic School Bus Plants Seeds. New York: Scholastic, 1995.

6. Magazine Citations You need:
Author (if you can find it). “Title of Article.” Periodical Title (underlined or in italics) date: page.
Example:
McKelway, Margaret. “The Case of the King Who Was Crazy for Castles.” National Geographic World Aug. 1996: 2-6.

7. Print Encyclopedia Citations
You need:
Author of article (found in small print at the end of the article). “Title of Article.” Title of Encyclopedia (underlined or in italics). Date or edition.
Example:
Pickard, Don. “Balloons.” World Book Encyclopedia

8. CD-ROM Citations
Author (if available). “Title of Article.” Title of Product (underlined or in italics), Edition or version CD-ROM. City of Publication: Publisher, date of publication.
Example:
“Castle.” Microsoft Encarta 97 Encyclopedia. CD-ROM.
Redmond, WA: Microsoft, 1996.

9. World Wide Web Citations
You need:
Author. (if known) “Title of Article.” Title of Complete Work (underlined or in italics). <full http address> (enclosed in brackets) (date of visit in parentheses).
Example:
Lee, Brian. “About the Middle Ages.”
<
(June 29, 1998).

10. Citations
You need:
Author. <Author’s address> “Subject line in posting.” Date of publication. Personal . (Date of access).
Example:
Post, Itnote. “How to send ”
January Personal . (September 1, 1998).

11. A Sample Bibliography Aroldi, Susan. “Fifth and Sixth Grade
Bibliography. “Instructional Media
Center. <
Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers
of Research Papers. 4th Ed. New York:
MLA, 1995
Marchant, Billy. Alien Cartoons. Marchant
Productions, 1998.