Bibliographies and Citations
What is a Bibliography?
The Bibliography list, or Works Cited , is a list of all the sources used in
your paper, arranged alphabetically by author's last name, or when there is
no author, by the first word of the title (except A, An or The).
What is a Citation?
A Citation contains important information one used for researching. It
allows someone to look up the information you used.
A Book Citation lists the author's names, the title of the book, city and
publishing company, as well as the copyright date.
Reference materials and magazines would also include the article names and
page numbers.
Web Sites should include the access date that you used the site, as well as
the URL address. It is important to include the access date because as we
should know, Web Sites are constantly coming and going and being updated.
There are a variety of resources to help you properly list the information
that is needed to write a correct citation. Mrs. Macchioni has forms for
each type of citation. Below is the link to Noodle Tools which providesfree
online citations that you can copy and paste into a document.
Why must we write a bibliography:
1. To acknowledge and give credit to sources of words, ideas, diagrams,
illustrations, quotations borrowed, or any materials summarized or
paraphrased.
2. To show that you are respectfully borrowing other people�s ideas, not
stealing them, i.e. to prove that you are not plagiarizing.
3. To offer additional information to your readers who may wish to further
pursue your topic.
4. To give readers an opportunity to check out your sources for accuracy. An
honest bibliography inspires reader confidence in your writing.
5. Your teacher insists that you do a bibliography or marks will be
deducted.
By following these guidelines you can prevent plagiarism. Plagiarism is
using someone else's work and claiming it as your own.
"Guidelines on How to Write A Bibliography in MLA Style." A
Research Guide
for Students. 2008. 6 May 2008 .
NoodleTools
NoodleTools is a citation tool that will help you create your
citation. It
is free and does not require a password. Click on the link which
will bring
you to the NoodleTools homepage. Scroll down to the bottom and
in the
middle of the page you will see Free Software Tools. Click on the
NoodleBib
Express option.
It is also important that you spell correctly. It does not
recognize
spelling errors. However, it may recognize capitalization. It may
also be
necessary to replace the underlining and punctuation when you cut
and paste
your citation. Lines that wrap(use a second or third line) should
be
indented 5 spaces or 1/2 inch.
Citations should be double-spaced (both in and between citations).
NoodleBib Express