How To Write A Bibliography

The last page of a research report is usually a bibliography, an alphabetical list of the sources you used. If you keep track of your resources as you go this will be easy.

Step 1 – Alphabetize Sources
Arrange the resources so that they are alphabetized by the authors’ last names. If there is no author, alphabetize by the first main word of the title.

Step 2 – Books, Magazine Articles, Newspapers, WWW URLS, etc. have different formats. Follow the guidelines below.
List your sources according to the styles below. If you’re typing, double-space. Indent under the first line of each entry.

• Book with one author

Crichton, Michael. The Lost World. New York: Random House, 1995.

• Book with more than one author

Books, John, and Joe Carter. The Horizon. Canada: Milkweed Editions,

2003.

• Article in a magazine

Smith, Jane. “Radioactive Particles.” Science, March 31, 1996, p.40.

• Article in a newspaper

Yoo, John. “Rule of Law: Let States Decide.” The Wall Street Journal.

February 27, 2004, p. A8.

• Article in an encyclopedia

Rowe, John A. “Uganda.” The World Book Encyclopedia, 1999, ed.

• Video or film

Arab Americans. Videotape. Schlessinger Video Productions

(Pennsylvania), 1993. 30 min.

• Radio or television program

“Bill Nye, The Science Guy!” S7. PBS, April 29, 2000.

• Interview

Bush, George W. (U.S. President). Personal interview. Washington, D.C.,

May 20, 2003.

• World Wide Web

Graffstein, Bernie, Ph.D. The Secret Life of the Brain. [Online} Available

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/brain/, July 2002.