Citations and Bibliographies
What is a bibliography?
A bibliography is an alphabetical list of books and other sources consulted during the preparation and writing of an essay or research project. It may also be called a works cited page and here at Fraser Heights we use the MLA format.
Here is the basic MLA formatting, some example and a site that will generate a bibliography for you:
PRINT SOURCES
Book:
Author. Title of book . City of publication: Publisher, date of publication.
Galiano, Dean. Hurricanes. New York: Rosen Pub. Group, 2005.
Encyclopedia:
Author of article (if available). “Title of article.” Title of book. Date of edition.
Coale, Samuel. “Free Verse.” The World Book Encyclopedia. 2004.
Article in a periodical (magazine):
Author (if available). “Title of article.” Periodical title. date: pages.
Johnson,Steven. “Your Brain on Video Games: Could They Actually be Good For You?”
Discover. July 2005: 39-43.
ONLINE SOURCES
Webpage:
Webpage Creator’s name (if given). Web Page Title. Institution or organization date of access <URL>.
Sperling, Dave. Dave’s ESL Café.16 Sept. 2005 <http://www.eslcafe.com/>.
Magazine/Newspaper Article from a database (SD#36 on-line)
Author if given. “Title of the article”. date of publication. date of access <URL>.
Oberg, James. “Super-Snooper Goes to Mars.” Astonomy July 2005. Sept.15,2005
Evaluating a Website:
Is this a website that I should use for my research/school work? How can I tell....
Check for the following criteria:
Accuracy. If your page lists the author and institution that published the page and provides a way of contacting him/her and . . .
Authority. If your page lists the author credentials and its domain is preferred (.edu, .gov, .org, or .net), and, . .
Objectivity. If your page provides accurate information with limited advertising and it is objective in presenting the information with no biases and . . .
Currency. If your page is current and updated regularly (as stated on the page) and the links (if any) are also up-to-date, and . . .
Coverage. If you can view the information properly--not limited to fees, browser technology, or software requirement, then . . .
You may have a Web page that could be of value to your research!