How to Write Bibliographies

Your bibliograhy should be placed at the end of your paper. Put the entries in alphabetical order by the author's last name, if there isn't an author, use the title. Please do not number the entries.
For radio interviews, cartoons, advertisements, maps, charts, e-mail, etc. See your teacher or library media specialist for assistance.

Bibliography Format

Book Written by One Author:
Author’s last name, first name. Title of book. City of publication: Name of publisher, copyright
date.
Example:
Paterson, Katherine. The Great Gilly Hopkins. New York: Harper Trophy, 1987.

Book Written by Two or More Authors: (only include first two authors)
First author’s last name, first name and second author’s name. Title of book. City of publication:
Name of publisher, copyright date.
Example:
Jakobson, Roman and Linda Waugh. The Sound Shape of Language. Bloomington: Indiana UP,
1979.

Encyclopedia: (i.e. World Book, Endangered Wildlife of the World)
"Title of Article." Name of Encyclopedia. Edition.
Example:
"Giant Pandas." World Book Encyclopedia. 1998 ed.

Online Encyclopedia: (i.e. Grolier Online, Britannica Online)
"Title of Article." Name of Encyclopedia. Online (Date of access).

Example:
"Austria." The New Book of Knowledge. Online (October 17, 2002).

Magazine/Newspaper Article:
Author’s last name, first name. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine. Date: page numbers.
Example:
Lambeth, Ellen. "Big Bear Cat." Ranger Rick. December 1999: 20-25.

Online Database: (i.e. ProQuest, SIRS, Today's Science, Issues & Controversies)
Author's last name, first name. "Title of article or document." Title of journal, newsletter or conference.
(date of publication): pages. Online. Name of database. Date of access.
Example:
Lalayants, I. "Physics Fights Frauds." Quantum. (Jan/Feb 1993): p.11-16. Online. SIRS. January 13, 2000.

CD-ROM:
Author’s last name, first name (if available). "Title of Material". Title of CD-
ROM. City of publication: Name of publisher, date.
Example:
"Oboe." Orchestra. CD-ROM. Burbank: Warner New Media, 1992.

Internet:
Author’s last name, first name (if available). "Title of work." Title of web page. [online]
Available http://web address (date accessed).
Example 1 (author available):
Conrads, David. "Jackie Robinson Biography." Kansas City Public Library, Missouri History.
[Online] Available http://www.kcpl.lib.mo.us/sc/bio/robinson.htm (January 20, 2000).
Example 2 (author not available):
"A Life Without Modern Conveniences" Learners Online [Online] Available
http://www.learnersonline.com/lessons/archive2K/week4/index.htm (January 26, 2000).

Video
Title. Director’s Name. Performer(s) Name(s) (if desired). Distributor. Year.
Example (with performer’s):
It’s a Wonderful Life. Dir. Frank Capra. Perf. James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, and
Thomas Mitchell. RKO, 1946.

Personal Interview (one which you conducted yourself)
Last name of person interviewed, first name. Personal interview. Date.
Example:
Williams, Robin. Personal interview. December 12, 1999