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How to File a Bibliography for a Research Paper

A bibliography is a list of sources, which a writer cites or uses referentially when writing a book, article or research paper. It allows the reader insight into how the writer came to the conclusions espoused in the work itself, and can also serve as a reference for other writers writing in a similar field. In the case of research papers, an extensive bibliography is especially important to confirm specific areas of research and to mitigate against accusations of plagiarism.

Instructions

- 1
  List books (and indeed, all sources) in alphabetical order, according to the following formula:
  
  Author's surname, followed by comma, followed by author's first name. List book title. Underline. Follow with period. Include the name of the city in which the book was published, followed by a colon. Identify the publisher and the year of publication.
  
  Here is an example of proper formatting: Wright, Richard. The Outsider. New York: Perennial, 2003.
- 2
  List magazine articles leading with author's name (last name first), followed by comma. Article title in quotation marks. Period. Write name of magazine. Underline. Period. Volume number, followed by comma. Write the publication date in parenthesis, followed by colon and page numbers. For a single page write 'p', followed by a period and the page number. For multiple pages write 'pp', period and pages.
  
  For example: Turner, John, "How to Write an Article." Writers in America. Volume 99, (January 2011): pp. 34-37.
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  Follow much the same formatting for newspaper articles as magazine articles.
  
  Author (last name first), article title in quotation marks. List name of newspaper. Underline and follow with a comma. Name the city of publication, followed by a comma, state of publication, period. Publication date in parenthesis, colon, edition, comma, section, comma, page number(s).
  
  For example: Turner, John, "How to Write an Article." Jersey Herald, Atlantic City, NJ. (04/23/10): Morning Edition, Self Help, pp. 23-24.
- 4
  List interviews leading with interviewee's name (last name first), followed by a period. Specify interviewee's occupation, followed by a period and the date of the interview.
  
  For example: Kline, Thomas. Writer. April 1, 1999.
- 5
  List films by underlining the name of the film, followed by a comma, director's name, name of the film's distributor, comma and the release year.
  
  For example: Halifax, Dir: Paul Jones, Rock Productions, 2012.
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  Treat Internet sources in a slightly different way. Record the name of the website, followed by a comma. List the website's URL (Uniform Resource Locator or WWW address), followed by a period. List the author's name (if presented) or article/feature title, followed by a comma, and date published. Some institutions will also wish to know what date you accessed the information.
  
  For example: Writer's World, http://www.writersworldusa.com. Writing Tips for Scriptwriters, September 27, 1998. [Accessed November 4, 1998]

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