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Creating a Bibliography Using MLA Documentation. What is a bibliography?. A list of resources that were used in creating a research paper or other document A method of giving credit to the people from whom information was taken.
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What is a bibliography? • A list of resources that were used in creating a research paper or other document • A method of giving credit to the people from whom information was taken. • A resource you can use to get information about the topic in the future.
Why are bibliographies created the way they are? • An organization called the Modern Language Association (MLA) creates the standards for bibliographies and updates them regularly (every few years). • Bibliography format is standardized to make them easier to use.
How do I create a bibliography? A bibliography entry depends on the TYPE of resource you used. The format is slightly different for a book, a magazine, a website, an interview, a video, etc.
Documenting a BOOK • As you research, collect this information for each book used: • The complete title, including the subtitle • The author’s complete name (or names, if more than one) • The PLACE of publication (city) • The publishing company’s name • The year the book was published.
Documenting a BOOK, part 2 • For your bibliography, each entry will be organized alphabetically by the author’s last name. • If there is more than one author, use the name that comes first on the book’s title page. • Information is recording in this order: author’s last name, first name, title of book, city of publication, publisher, year of publication. • SEE EXAMPLE, next slide.
Documenting a BOOK:Example 1—One Author Bibliography Belben, Cathy. How to Create a Bibliography. Burlington: Tiger Publishing Co., 1998. NOTE: All indentations, punctuation, and capitalization must be followed as shown here.
Documenting a BOOK:Example 1a: A book with an editor A book with an editor (or editors) is documented as if the editor(s) were the author(s). The only difference: the abbreviated (ed.) in parentheses is included after the editor’s name. Example: Belben, Cathy, (ed). The Life and Times of Kosha. Bellingham: Good Dog Books, 2002.
Documenting a BOOK:Example 2-More than one author. Lowin, Colin, Cathy Belben, and Kosha Perro. Cleaning Your House from the Inside Out. Bellingham: Rainy Day Books, 2001. NOTE: When there is more than one author listed, alphabetize the book in your bibliography according to the author whose name appears first on the book’s title page.
Documenting a BOOK:Author Unknown • When the author of a book is unknown, everything in the bibliographic entry is the SAME, except the author is unlisted. • The entry is then included in the bibliography in alphabetical order according to the first word in the book’s title. • See EXAMPLE 3—next slide
Documenting a BOOK:Example 3—Author Unknown How to Create Award-Winning PowerPoint Presentations. Burlington: Happy Camper Publications, 2002.
Documenting a MAGAZINE • In a bibliography, magazines are included in the SAME list as books. • Magazines are also listed alphabetically by the author’s last name. • The TITLE of the ARTICLE is placed in quotations. • The TITLE of the MAGAZINE is italicized or underlined.
Documenting a MAGAZINE:Example 1 Tyson, Mike. “How to Fight With Your Teeth.” Abominable Boxer Magazine. 23 November 1996: 2-14. NOTE: The arrangement of the DATE. The numbers given at the end refer to the pages of the article.
Documenting a MAGAZINE:Example 2: Magazine Article from ProQuest Direct. Pitt, Brad. “My Beautiful Wife.” People 2 February 2002. ProQuest Direct. Online. 6 February 2002. NOTE: The FIRST DATE refers to the article publication date. The SECOND date refers to the date you accessed the article online.
Documenting a NEWSPAPER article • Newspaper articles are documented just like magazine articles. • The only difference: after the date, the page and section numbers are given. • EXAMPLE: Powers, Jay. “Wearing Shorts in Winter.” Burlington Argus. 23 January 2002: 17B
Documenting a NEWSPAPERaccessed using PROQUEST • Document a newspaper article accessed via ProQuest as follows: Bradbury, Jennifer. “Kentucky Bluegrass Makes Me Smile.” Burlington Argus. 5 April 2001. ProQuest Direct. Online. 1 March 2002.
Documenting a WEB SITE • The MLA provides complete guidelines for documenting web sites at www.mla.org • Go to the section entitled “Frequently Asked Questions” (FAQ) to get the information. • Basic instructions are on the next slide, and an example is on the slide after that.
Documenting a WEB SITE:Instructions You need this information: • Title of web page • Name of author or editor, if given • Electronic publication information, including date of publication or latest update, and the sponsoring institution or organization, if given. • Date of access and the network address (the URL).
Documenting a WEB SITE:Example Belben, Bartholomew. False Email Reports: False internet report about bananas. 23 May 2001. Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta. 7 February 2002. <http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/banana.htm.>