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What is a bibliography?
The bibliography is a list
of the reference sources use or considered when writing your paper. The purpose
of the bibliography is to acknowledge and give credit to sources of words,
ideas, diagrams, illustrations, quotations borrowed, or any materials
summarized or paraphrased. The bibliography of a paper is single-spaced with
one blank line between entries. This list is organized alphabetically and
includes identifications of the editions, dates of issues, authorship, and
typography of the source materials. There are different bibliography format
styles. We are using the MLA style. Please note that the format of the
bibliographical reference may have been altered when translating the document
from html to word. The subsequent lines following the first of each
bibliographical reference must be indented five spaces from the left.
Modern Language Association (MLA) Style
BOOKS
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Format:
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Author. Title of Book.
City of Publication:
Publisher, Year.
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Example:
One Author
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Borg, Jim. Tigers of
the Sea: Hawaii’s Deadly Sharks.
Honolulu:
Mutual, 1993.
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- Take the title from the title
page, not the cover.
- The author’s name should be
written Last Name, First Name.
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Example:
Two or More Authors
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Landre, Rick, Mike Miller, and Dee
Porter. Gangs: A Handbook for Community Awareness.
New York: Facts on File, 1997.
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- List the names in the order
they appear on the title page. Only the first author’s name should be
reversed: Last Name, First Name.
- Use a comma between the
authors’ names. Place a period after the last author’s name.
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Example:
Editor, No Author
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Fitzgerlad, Terence J., ed. Police in
Society. New York:
H.W. Wilson, 2000.
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- If the person named on the
title page is the editor, rather than the author, add a comma then the
abbreviation "ed."
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ENCYLOPEDIAS &
REFERENCE BOOKS
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Format:
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Author of Article. (if
given) "Article Title." Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher,
Year.
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Example:
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Faron, Louis C. "Inca." Encyclopedia
Americana.
International Edition. 1999.
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- When citing familiar
reference books, especially those that often appear in new editions, it
is not necessary to include full publication information. Give the
edition (if available) and the year of publication.
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MAGAZINE ARTICLES
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Format:
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Author. "Title of
Article." Title of Magazine Date: Page(s).
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- Abbreviate the months (Except
May, June, July). Give complete dates for
magazines issued every week or every two weeks, written in this order:
Day Month Year.
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Example:
Montly Magazine
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Barlow, John Perry.
"Is There a There in Syberspace?" Utne Reader Mar.-Apr.
1995: 53-56.
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Example:
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DeLillo, Don. "In The Ruins of the
Future." Harper’s Magazine Dec. 2001:
33-40.
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Example:
No Author Given
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"Where the Business
Is." Motor Age Sep. 2000: 58.
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- If no author’s name is given,
begin with the title of the article.
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NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
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Format:
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Author. "Title of
Article." Name of Newspaper Date, edition: Page(s).
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Example:
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Steinhauer, Jennifer. "In San Juan, Bloomberg
Promises Closer Ties." New York Times, 28 Nov. 2001, final ed.:
D3.
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- Take the name of the
newspaper from the masthead, but omit any introductory article: New
York Times, not The New York Times.
- If the city of publication is
not part of the newspaper’s name, add it in square brackets: News and
Observer [Raleigh,
NC]
- Specify the edition of the
newspaper, if one is given on the masthead.
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WEB-SITE
ONLINE MAGAZINE ARTICLE
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Format:
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Author’s name (if given).
"Title of Article." Name of Magazine
Date of Publication. Date
of Access <URL network address>.
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Example:
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Bremner, Brian. "Japan Takes
the First Step to Recovery." Business Week
10 Oct. 2000. 6 Nov. 2000
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/oct2000/nf2001010_917.htm.
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