What is a Bibliography A bibliography is an orderly list of resources on a particular subject A bibliography provides the full reference information for all the sources which you may have consulted in preparing a particular project The purpose of a bibliography is to allow the reader to trace the sources used
Distinguishing traits of a Bibliography The author’s name is listed in reverse order-surname first-for the purpose of alphabetizing. The entry is generally presented in hanging-indention form. That is the second and subsequent lines of an entry begin at a uniform distance to the right of the beginning point of the first line. The entry gives the inclusive pages of articles, but not for books, and does not refer to any one page or passage Second and subsequent references to publications of the same author are indicated by a uniform line.
There are various formats used in the creation of a bibliography such as the American Psychological Association (APA) , Modern Language Association of America (MLA) and Chicago Manual of Style and Council of Biology Editors (CBE) The APA style of referencing is common in the papers written on topics of social sciences; MLA style is used in field of humanities; and CBE is a popular citation style in the natural sciences Examples MLA For books Author. Title of book: Subtitle. City of Publication: Publisher, Year. Arnold, Francis. Greece . Texas: Steck-Vaughn, 1992. APA Author's last name, first initial. (Publication date). Book title . Additional information. City of publication: Publishing company. Allen, T. (1974). Vanishing wildlife of North America . Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society. Standard Citation Styles Used in a Bibliography
Making a Bibliography For a Book Author(last name first).Title of the book, City: Publisher, Date of publication Example Godin, Seth. Purple cow: Transform your business by being Remarkable . New York: Upper Saddle River, 2002 . For an Encyclopedia Encyclopedia Title, Edition Date. Volume Number, "Article Title," page numbers Example The Encyclopedia Britannica 1997, Volume 7, “Gorillas,” pp 51-55.
For a magazine Author (last name first), "Article Title." Name of magazine . Volume number, (Date): page numbers . Example Jordan, Jennifer , “Filming on top of the world.” Museum of Science Magazine. Volume 7 (winter 1998) pp-11 For a Newspaper Author (last name first), "Article Title." Name of newspaper, city, state of publication. (date): edition if available, section, page number(s). Example Powers, Ann, “New Trends” The New York Times ,New York, NY(3/1/98), Atlantic Region, Section 2 , p-3.
World Wide Web URL (Uniform Resource Locator or WWW address). author (or item's name, if mentioned), date. Example http://www.TheHindu.com.Today’s news, August 1, 2012 Government Publications U.S.Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation. Healthy Buildings, Healthy People: A vision for the 21 st Century. October 2001. http://www.epa.gov/iaq/images/indoor_air_pollution.pdf. Miscellaneous Central Intelligence Agency. Commonwealth Of Independent States-Central European States. Washington DC : Central Intelligence Agency, 2003. Map.