Working Bibliography

A working bibliography is

• an alphabetized list of bibliographic citations that are

• potential sources of information.

For additional information:

"Guide: Developing a Working Bibliography." Writing@CSU Guide. Colorado State University. 2013. Web. 20 Aug. 2013. Link: http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/guide.cfm?guideid=26

Source material may be used for one or more of the following:

• • • Background or context

    • Define or explain terms or concepts

    • Provide evidence

    • Support with authority

    • Offer opposition position

Hacker & Sommers suggest that in order to "[s]elect sources worth your time and attention," scanning results is important. Consider relevance, reliability, currency.

Databases

Title and description

Date of publication

Publication type

Length

Library Catalog: Books

Title

Date of publication

Table of Contents - or - Index

Web

Title, key words

Date

Sponsor - Purpose

URL (347-350)

.com: commercial

.edu: education

.gov: governmental agencies

.org: organizations, originally non-profit but broader

.net: networks and businesses

.mil: military

.us/.uk/.ca: country

For additional suggestions on "scanning search results," see R2 (347-357).

Record the information needed for a working bibliography

Also, see attached files.

For print and library databases:

• • All authors, editors and translators

  • Title of book or article

    • For articles: Title of publication - journal, magazine or newspaper

  • Edition if other than the first

  • Publication information

    • For books - Place of publication, publisher, date of publication

    • For article - Date, volume, issue and page numbers

  • Name of database

  • Date source is retrieved

  • For easy return: A perma-link

For web sources

• • All authors, editors, and creators

  • Editor or compiler

  • Title of source

  • Title of site

  • Publication information

  • Date of publication or last update

  • Sponsor of site

  • Date accessed

  • For easy return: A URL