A bibliography is a list of resources such as books and articles that were used when writing a research report.  It gives enough information about each source so that that particular source can be located if someone wanted more information or needed to verify any facts.

Overview:  When creating a Bibliography

• Information must be complete and follow rules for order, punctuation, and spacing.
• The final list is in alphabetical order, beginning with the first entry; this final list combines all the materials used, no matter what kind of materials they are
• Indent the second line if the information is longer than one line.
• Publisher's city is always spelled out (e.g. New York)
• If the Publisher's city is not well-known, list the state as well (e.g. Morristown, NJ)

Types of Materials

Books and Pamphlets

  One Author (Author's last name, First name. Title of Book. Publisher's city: Publisher's name, copyright date.)
  Example:
Bender, Lionel. France. Morristown, NJ : Silver Burdett Press, 1988.

  Two Authors (Author's last name, First name and Second author's First name Last name. Title of Book. Publisher's city: Publisher's name, copyright date.)
  Example:
Ganeri, Anita and Rachel Wright. France. New York: Franklin Watts, 1993.

  More than Two Authors (Author's last name, First name, et al. Title of Book. Publisher's city: Publisher's name, copyright date.)
  Example:
Floodgate, Lauren, et al. Creative Spaces for Kids. London: Hamlyn, 2002.

  No Author (Title of Book. Publisher's city: Publisher's name, copyright date.)
  Example:
France. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002.

  Editor (Editor's last name, First name, ed. Title of Book. Publisher's city: Publisher's name, copyright date.)
  Example:
Untermeyer, Louis, ed. Modern American Poetry. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1988.

Encyclopedias

  Author given (Author's last name, First name. "Title of Article." Name of Encyclopedia, date ed.)
  Example:
Larson, Stephen. "Saturn." Academic American Encyclopedia, 1995 ed.

  No Author ("Title of Article." Name of Encyclopedia. date ed.)
  Example:
"Neptune." The Raintree Illustrated Science Encyclopedia. 1990 ed.

Magazines (periodicals)

 Author given (Author's last name, First name. "Title of Article." Magazine Title. Date: page numbers.)
  Example:
Kluger, Jeffrey. "Sharkless Seas." Time. January 27, 2003: 52-53.

  No Author ("Title of Article." Magazine Title. Date: page numbers.)

Newspapers 

 Author given (Author's last name, First name. "Title of Article." Newspaper Title. Date: section: page.)
  No Author ("Title of Article." Newspaper Title. Date: section: page.)

Interviews

Possible types of interviews: personal, telephone, e-mail, chat room, ...
Interviewed person's Last name, First name. Kind of interview. Date.
  Example:
Le Blanc, Jean Paul. Personal interview. February 05, 2003.

Internet Resource - Web Sites

Author/Originator (if given). "Title of Page." Online. Date of Internet publication.. Date you visited site. <web address>.
  Example:
"FranceKeys." Online. Copyright 2002. January 27, 2003.
<http://www.francekeys.com/english/general/culture.shtml>
 

Internet Resource - Magazine or Newspaper Article

Author. "Title of Article." Magazine or newspaper name. Date: volume number. Name of Online Source. Online. Date you accessed the source. <web address>.
  Example:
Michael T. Davis. "Splendor and Peril: the Cathedral of Paris, 1290-1350." The Art Bulletin. March 1998: v80. General Reference Center Gold. Online. January 27, 2003.
<web3.infotrac.galegroup.com/...>

Audio CD or Cassette

Artist's last name, First name. Name of CD or cassette. Name of performer or group, Producer, copyright.
  Example:
Beethoven, Ludwig. Beethoven Overtures. CD Chamber Orchestra of Europe,
1996.

Specific Song
Copland, Aaron. "Simple Gifts." Old American Songs. Cassette. Mormon Tabernacle Choir, CBS Records, 1987.

CD-ROM

"Title of Article." Title of CD-ROM. CD-ROM. Publisher, Date.
  Example:
"France." 2003 Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Grolier Interactive, 2002.

Television or Radio Program

"Title of Episode." Name of Program. Television or radio station. Date aired.
  Example:
"Paris." National Geographic Explorer. PBS. February 2, 2002.

Video Tapes or DVD's

Title. Directed by First name Last name of director. Video. Production company, copyright date.
  Example:
Lyric Language: Spanish. Directed by Mike Sarain. Video. Penton Overseas, Inc., 1992.