Preparing a Bibliography

You must give credit to the author of all of the works you used in preparation of your report. Create a bibliography by listing in alphabetical order(by the author's last name if given, or the title) the books, periodicals, web sites and other materials you have used in your report. Follow your teacher's guidelines and this format for assembling your bibliography.

Books:

Author (last name first). Title(underlined or italicized). City where book is published: Publisher, copyright date.

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Magazines:

Author (last name first). "Title of the article." Title of the magazine(underlined or italicized) Date(day, month, year):Page numbers of the article.

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Encyclopedias:

Author(if available). "Article Title"(in quotation marks). Title of the encyclopedia(underlined or italicized). Edition or version. Type other than book (CD-ROM, Diskette, etc.). Date published.

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Web Site:

There are many ways to cite an Internet website. Use the The Write Source to help you format the citation for a web site.

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