A bibliography serves several important purposes in academic and professional writing:
Crediting Sources: It gives proper credit to the authors and creators of the works that you referenced or consulted in your research. This acknowledges their contributions and avoids plagiarism.
Providing Evidence: It supports the claims and arguments you make in your work by providing evidence that your statements are based on well-researched and credible sources.
Enabling Verification: It allows readers to locate the sources you used so they can verify your information, further explore the topic, or conduct their own research.
Demonstrating Research Depth: It shows the extent and depth of your research by listing all the sources you consulted, indicating that you have thoroughly investigated the topic.
Organizing Information: It helps organize and structure your research, making it easier to keep track of the sources you used and to find specific information when needed.
Overall, a bibliography is an essential part of any scholarly work, ensuring academic integrity, enhancing credibility, and facilitating further research.
Any of the books or articles you referenced or you used to gather information to inform yourself - even if you didn’t mention it - should be an entry in your Bibliography. The following sample can be found at: Owl Purdue We will use MLA format and since this is a website, please link to your sources whenever possible. You may use a citation generator to help you with the formatting of your sources.
Works Cited
Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet." The New York Times, 22 May 2007, www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/science/earth/22ander.html?_r=0. Accessed 29 May 2019.
Ebert, Roger. Review of An Inconvenient Truth, directed by Davis Guggenheim. Ebert Digital LLC, 1 June 2006, www.rogerebert.com/reviews/an-inconvenient-truth-2006. Accessed 15 June 2019.
Harris, Rob, and Andrew C. Revkin. “Clinton on Climate Change.” The New York Times, 17 May 2007, www.nytimes.com/video/world/americas/1194817109438/clinton-on-climate-change.html. Accessed 29 July 2016.
An Inconvenient Truth. Directed by Davis Guggenheim, Paramount, 2006.
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