Building Better Bibliographies

The Start of Credibility

Ora Sprague Library

Presenter: Linda Jones

Good Bibliographies

Give credibility to your thesis. Improve your paper.Provide points for others to checkProve that you have done researchGive Credit to sources for ideas and words

Avoid unintentional Plagiarism Expulsion Failing the

paper or class Wasting time

and effort.

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Writing A Bibliography is like Addressing an Envelope

Each part helps locate the precise person.

Style Manuals include Bibliographies

Modern Language Association (MLA)--HumanitiesAmerican Psychological Association (APA) -- SciencesAnd others!!!

Setting the Stage

1. Find out what form you will be required to use.2. Purchase your own copy if at all possible. Use the index of the book for

efficiency.

Which page of a research project should always be begun first?

Your Bibliography!!!

Diagnostic #2 Four Basic Footnote Forms

1. Book

2. Print Journal articles

3. Web pages

4. Online journal articles

The Book Format usually contains:

Author (Last name, first name or initial.)Complete TitlePlace of PublicationPublisher (Often shortened)Publication Date

Diagnostic#1

Where do you find this information?

The Cover, The Spine, Or The Title Page ?

Book Format Examples

Books ( one author) APA

Tannen, D. (1998). The Argument culture: moving from debate to

dialogue. New York: Random House. MLA

Tannen, Deborah. The Argument Culture : Moving from Debate to Dialogue. New York: Random, 1998.

Journal Format contains

AuthorTitle of the articleTitle of JournalVolume informationPagesDate

Where do you find this information?

This is Trickier!

Diagnostic #3Killing the Cut and Paste

Virus

Databases do not follow Style guides!

Compare These Electronic indexes.

Academic Search EliteTitle: Anxious? Get used

to it.

Source: Fortune, 3/3/2003, Vol. 147 Issue 4, p39, 2p, 2bw

Author Colvin, Geoffrey

PARII

Anxious? Get used to it Fortune; New York; Mar 3, 2003; Geoffrey Colvin;

Volume 147

Issue 4

Start Page 39

ISSN 00158259

Full Text:

Two kinds of journal forms

Continuous pagination ( by volume)Noncontinuous pagination (by issue)

Don’t get hit with the wrong form!

Journals (Continuous Pagination)

APA McLoyd, V.C.(1998). Socioeconomic

disadvantages and child development. American Psychologist, 53, 185-204.

MLA McLoyd, Vonnie C. “Socioeconomic

Disadvantages and Child Development.” American Psychologist 53 (1998): 185-204.

No Issue Number is needed!!!!

Journals (Non Continuous Pagination)

APA McLoyd, V.C.(1998). Socioeconomic

disadvantages and child development. American Psychologist, 53 (4),185-204.

MLA McLoyd, Vonnie C. “Socioeconomic

Disadvantages and Child Development.” American Psychologist 53.4 (1998): 185-204.

An Issue Number is Needed!!!

Internet Web Site

Author’s Name if availableTitle of SiteURL (Uniform Resource Locater)Date created (Sometimes)Date accessed—Always!

Sample Web Page

APADuffy, M. (2002, March). Weapons of war: poison gas.

First World War.com. Retrieved March 3, 2003.

http://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/gas.htm4.16.75

MLA Duffy Michael. “Weapons of War: Poison Gas.” First World

War.com 3 Mar 2003.<http://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/gas.htm>.

4.9.2c

Online Journal containsAuthorTitle of articleJournal TitlePublication date of original sourceVol. & issue numbersPagesRetrieved date Title and URL of Host database

APA

Tator, C., Carson, J. D., & Cushman, R. (2000). Hocky injuries of the spine in Canada, 1966-

1996. CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal 162 (6)

787-791. Retrieved Nov. 15, 2000, from Academic Search Elite database.

MLA Tator, Charles, James D. Carson, and Robert Cushman. “Hocky of

the Spine in Canada, 1966-1996.” CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association Journal 162 (1996): 787-791. Academic Search

Elite. Ebscohost. Roberts Wesleyan Coll. Lib., Rochester, NY. 15 Nov. 2000. <http://searchepnet.com>

Sample Online Journals from a Host Database

Internet Resources Tips

Periodical from Database?

Web site

Be prepared to provide a copy of the item for instructor.

Identify the name of the database

Do not settle for home page.

<URL> at end of material.

And date retrieved

There is help on the Internet, but be careful.

Be sure it is the latest date of the style manual.Some sites may not be in existence any more. See Reference page at Sprague Library for sites.

Additional help

Software available: Endnote

Citation Plus

Citation 8

Additional workshops

Writing LabReference Librarian available

PracticeTitle: The Causes and Timing of Iraq's Wars: A Power Cycle

Assessment.Subject(

s):WAR; IRAQ; IRAN; HUSSEIN, Saddam

Source: International Political Science Review, Jan2003, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p151, 15p, 7 graphs

Author(s):

Parasiliti, Andrew T.

This is a Journal with continuous pagination