Bibliography Help
Bowie uses a simplified version of a standard bibliography. While taking
notes, students should copy down the ABCD information for every source that is
used. Later, students can put their ABCD information into the formal
bibliography entry. See below for examples.
ABCD Notes
| Book |
|
Encyclopedia |
| A |
Author's name |
|
A |
Author and Article title |
| B |
Book title |
|
B |
Book title |
| C |
Company and city |
|
C |
Company and City |
| D |
Date published
© |
|
D |
Date published
© |
|
|
|
|
|
| Web
Site |
|
|
Magazine/Newspaper |
| A |
Author |
|
A |
Author and Article title |
| B |
Web page title |
|
B |
Title of magazine or newspaper |
| C |
Web page address |
|
C |
(leave blank) |
| D |
Date last updated |
|
D |
Date published
© |
Formal Bibliography Entries
Book
Author Last Name, Author First Name. Book Title. City: Company, Date Published.
Encyclopedia
Author Last Name, Author First Name. "Article
Title." Book/Encyclopedia Title. City: Company, Date Published.
Web Site
Author Last Name, Author First Name. Web Page Title.
Web Page Address. Date Last Updated.
Interview
Interview of Person's Name (first and last). Date of
Interview.
Magazine
Author Last Name, Author First Name. "Article
Title." Magazine Title. Month Day, Year.
Newspaper
Author Last Name, Author First Name. "Article
Title." Newspaper Title. Month Day, Year.
Don't forget:
alphabetize your
entries
skip a
line between each entry
watch your
punctuation
Samples of Formal Bibliography Entries
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