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Bibliography cards Bibliography cards A A bibliography card lists the bibliography card lists the publishing information of each publishing information of each source in MLA format on a source in MLA format on a separate note card. This separate note card. This information will be used for your information will be used for your Bibliography or Works Cited Bibliography or Works Cited page. Number your source cards page. Number your source cards and use these same numbers in and use these same numbers in your research notes to efficiently your research notes to efficiently match your notes to your match your notes to your sources. sources. 

Secondary SourcesSecondary SourcesPresents information Presents information derived or compiled from derived or compiled from other sourcesother sources

They offer interpretations, They offer interpretations, explanations, and comments explanations, and comments about eventsabout events

Newspapers, encyclopedias, Newspapers, encyclopedias, books, and magazinesbooks, and magazines

Primary SourcesPrimary SourcesProvide direct, Provide direct, firsthand information firsthand information aobut events.aobut events.

Letters, journals, Letters, journals, diaries, eyewitness diaries, eyewitness accounts, and historical accounts, and historical documentsdocuments

Items on Most Bibliography Items on Most Bibliography CardsCards 1.  1.  AuthorAuthor If given, the author is the first item on If given, the author is the first item on a bibliography card. Begin with the a bibliography card. Begin with the author's last name followed by the author's last name followed by the first name and the middle initial, if first name and the middle initial, if provided. When you later list all of provided. When you later list all of your sources in your final your sources in your final bibliography, you will alphabetize bibliography, you will alphabetize according to the last names of your according to the last names of your authors (in most cases). If your book authors (in most cases). If your book has an editor instead of an author, put has an editor instead of an author, put his or her name where you would the his or her name where you would the author’s followed by , ed. author’s followed by , ed.    

2.2. Title Title The title of the book, article, The title of the book, article, or other work comes next. or other work comes next. If the author’s name is not If the author’s name is not given, begin with the title given, begin with the title and alphabetize by the title and alphabetize by the title in the final bibliography. in the final bibliography.    

3. Publishing Information3. Publishing Information Publishing information consists of Publishing information consists of city, publisher, and date for a book; city, publisher, and date for a book; title, date, and pages for a magazine; title, date, and pages for a magazine; title, volume, date, and pages for a title, volume, date, and pages for a journal; title, date, edition, section, journal; title, date, edition, section, and pages for a newspaper; and and pages for a newspaper; and other, often more intricate, details for other, often more intricate, details for specialized forms. In all cases, this specialized forms. In all cases, this information should help your reader information should help your reader find the materials you used in your find the materials you used in your research. You will usually find this research. You will usually find this required information on the front or required information on the front or back of the title page and on or near back of the title page and on or near the Table of Contents page of your the Table of Contents page of your magazine or journal.magazine or journal.

4.   Source Number 4.   Source Number Put the source number in the upper right Put the source number in the upper right corner of your bibliography card and corner of your bibliography card and repeat it on the associated note cards. repeat it on the associated note cards. This simplifies your documentation. For This simplifies your documentation. For example, if you took seven notes from example, if you took seven notes from Beard’s article on the Constitution, you Beard’s article on the Constitution, you would have a 5 (the arbitrary number would have a 5 (the arbitrary number assigned to that source alone) on the assigned to that source alone) on the bibliography card and a 5 in the top right bibliography card and a 5 in the top right corner of all seven of the note cards. On corner of all seven of the note cards. On note cards, you would have no other note cards, you would have no other reference to the author, the title, or the reference to the author, the title, or the other publication facts of the source. See other publication facts of the source. See examples of note cards below. examples of note cards below.   

5.5. Call Number Call Number The call number is the reference The call number is the reference number for your library. It will number for your library. It will help you find the source in its help you find the source in its proper location or to request it. proper location or to request it. Be sure to record this number Be sure to record this number accurately and in its entirety. accurately and in its entirety. Be sure that the number you Be sure that the number you record is for the library you are record is for the library you are using: numbers may vary from using: numbers may vary from library to library. library to library.

6. 6. Location Location Put the location in the Put the location in the lower right corner of lower right corner of your bibliography your bibliography card. It will remind card. It will remind you where you you where you acquired the source.acquired the source.

Book - one author

Author’s last name, first name. Title. Place: Publisher, Date.

Wechsler, Jill. “Minority Wechsler, Jill. “Minority Docs See DTC Ads as Way to Docs See DTC Ads as Way to Address ‘Race Gap.’” Address ‘Race Gap.’” Pharmaceutical Executive Pharmaceutical Executive May 2002: 32, 34. May 2002: 32, 34. WilsonSelect Database. WilsonSelect Database. Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan University Halle Library. 20 October Halle Library. 20 October 2002. 2002. <http://www.emich.edu/hall<http://www.emich.edu/halle>.e>.

Book – 2 or more Book – 2 or more authorsauthors

Hogshead, Nancy and Gerald Couzens. Asthma and Exercise. Boston, MA: Holt, Inc., 1989.

Book – no authorBook – no authorHistorical Maps on File. New York: Facts on File, 1984.

Article in encyclopedia with no author

“Dix, Dorothy.” Encyclopedia Americana. 1994 ed.

Article in encyclopedia with author

Green, Richard. “District Attorney”. Encyclopedia Americana. 1994 ed.

Note: pages are omitted on your bibliography

Pamphlet

Life Skills Ed. Inc. Hypertension. Boston, MA: Life Skills Ed.,1989.

Note: if no date is given use n.d.Author and publisher may be the same.

FilmFilmRoss, Herbert, dir.* The Turning Point. with Anne Bancroft, Shirley MacLaine. 20th Cent. Fox, 1978.

* dir. - director

Magazine with Magazine with authorauthor

Wolenik, Bob. “Gold and Wolenik, Bob. “Gold and Silver in New IRAs?” Silver in New IRAs?” Coinage Feb. 1995: 16 - Coinage Feb. 1995: 16 - 20.20.

Note: weekly or monthly mag. requires no Note: weekly or monthly mag. requires no vol.vol.

Magazine with no Magazine with no authorauthor

““The Library of The Library of Congress Revealed.” Congress Revealed.” Life Dec. 1992: 53 - Life Dec. 1992: 53 - 58.58.

NewspaperNewspaper“Miss America is More Than Just a Pretty Face.” USA Today, 1986: sec A, p. 11.

Internet – Author GivenInternet – Author GivenClinton, Bill. “Campaign Promises.” White House Information Page. http//whitehouse.gov (10/31/03).

date you went online

Basic components of an Internet Basic components of an Internet citation:citation:1) Author. 1) Author. 2) "Title of Article, Web page or 2) "Title of Article, Web page or site" in quotation marks. site" in quotation marks. 3) 3) Title of Magazine, Journal, Title of Magazine, Journal, Newspaper, Newsletter, Book, Newspaper, Newsletter, Book, Encyclopedia, or ProjectEncyclopedia, or Project, , underlined. underlined. 4) Editor of Project. 4) Editor of Project. 5) Indicate type of material, e.g. 5) Indicate type of material, e.g. advertisement, cartoon, clipart, advertisement, cartoon, clipart, electronic card, interview, map, electronic card, interview, map, online posting, photograph, online posting, photograph, working paper, etc. if not obvious. working paper, etc. if not obvious. 

6) Date of article, of Web page or 6) Date of article, of Web page or site creation, revision, posting, site creation, revision, posting, last update, or date last modified. last update, or date last modified. 7) Group, association, name of 7) Group, association, name of forum, sponsor responsible for forum, sponsor responsible for Web page or Web site. Web page or Web site. 8) Access date (the date you 8) Access date (the date you accessed the Web page or site). accessed the Web page or site). 9) Complete Uniform Resource 9) Complete Uniform Resource Locator (URL) or network address Locator (URL) or network address in angle brackets.in angle brackets.

Note: An exception is made in referencing a Note: An exception is made in referencing a personal e-mail message where an personal e-mail message where an individual's e-mail address is omitted for individual's e-mail address is omitted for privacy reasons.privacy reasons.

Skip any information that you cannot find Skip any information that you cannot find anywhere on the Web page or in the Web anywhere on the Web page or in the Web site, and carry on, e.g. if your Internet site, and carry on, e.g. if your Internet reference has no author stated, leave out reference has no author stated, leave out the author and begin your citation with the the author and begin your citation with the title. title.

Always put your access date just before the Always put your access date just before the URL which is placed between angle brackets URL which is placed between angle brackets or "less than" and "greater than" signs at or "less than" and "greater than" signs at the end of the citation. Generally, a the end of the citation. Generally, a minimum of three items are required for an minimum of three items are required for an Internet citation: Title, Access Date, and Internet citation: Title, Access Date, and URL.URL.

If the URL is too long for a line, If the URL is too long for a line, divide the address where it divide the address where it

creates the least ambiguity and creates the least ambiguity and confusion, e.g. do not divide a confusion, e.g. do not divide a domain name and end with a domain name and end with a

period such as geocities. Do not period such as geocities. Do not divide a term in the URL that is divide a term in the URL that is

made up of combined words e.g. made up of combined words e.g. SchoolHouseRock. SchoolHouseRock.

Never add a hyphen at the end of Never add a hyphen at the end of the line to indicate syllabically the line to indicate syllabically word division unless the hyphen is word division unless the hyphen is actually found in the original URL. actually found in the original URL. Copy capital letters exactly as Copy capital letters exactly as they appear, do not change them they appear, do not change them to lower case letters as they may to lower case letters as they may be case sensitive and be treated be case sensitive and be treated differently by some browsers. differently by some browsers. Remember that the purpose of Remember that the purpose of indicating the URL is for readers indicating the URL is for readers to be able to access the Web page. to be able to access the Web page. Accuracy and clarity are essential.Accuracy and clarity are essential.

Internet citation for an Internet citation for an advertisement:advertisement:IBM. Advertisement. 23 Mar. IBM. Advertisement. 23 Mar. 2003 2003 <http://www.bharatiyahockey.<http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/2000Olympics/ ibm.htm>.org/2000Olympics/ ibm.htm>.TheraTears. Advertisement. TheraTears. Advertisement. 2003. 8 May 2004 2003. 8 May 2004 <http://www.theratears.com/dr<http://www.theratears.com/dryeye.htm>.yeye.htm>.

Internet – Author not Internet – Author not givengiven

“The American Presidency.” Grolier On-Line. http//lgi.grolier.com/ presidents/preshome.html (October 10, 1998).

Personal InterviewPersonal Interview

Lunden, Joan. Lunden, Joan. Good Good Morning AmericaMorning America. ABC . ABC Studios, N.Y., NY Studios, N.Y., NY Interview April 16, Interview April 16, 1991.1991.