Bibliography
A Bibliography is a list of all the different
sources that you used for support of your
topic.
 It contains a list of books or articles, or both, relating to
a particular subject.
 In a research paper, a bibliography is an alphabetical
list, sometimes grouped into categories, containing
the names of all works quoted from or generally
used in its preparation.
 Bibliographical items should be arranged correctly
and consistently.
When do you
use a bibliography?
1. In a report with statistics,
examples or case studies to show
where you found those facts.
2. In a paper/ report that uses a main
idea from the author.
3. In a research paper to show
ALL the different sources required
by the teacher.
4. In using sources’ exact words
(direct quotation) in an article.
5. in sources used in presenting
a theory, argument, or point of
view in an article.
What are some “sources”
your teacher might ask you to
use?
 Textbooks/
 Newspaper
Books
 Person/s
 Encyclopedia
Interviewed
 Magazine
 World wide
Article
web
 Journal
What does it mean to
a source?
“cite”
If you borrow ideas from a source, you
must acknowledge it or give credit to it.
Otherwise, you will commit plagiarism.
You cite the source by writing it down in
the bibliography or sometimes referred
to as Works Cited.
What are the important points
remember in writing a bibliography using the
APA format?
1. All names of authors should start
with the family name, followed by the
first name. The surname is followed
with the initials of the first name and
middle name.
2. For a source with several
authors, the words et al. is
used to mean many or
several authors.
3. All titles of books, magazines,
encyclopedia and newspaper
articles should be underlined
italicized.
or
4. Titles of topics of magazine
and newspaper articles as well
as materials from the
encyclopedia must be enclosed in
quotation marks.
5. Correct punctuation marks, such as
period, after the author’s name,
title of the book, encyclopedia,
magazines and newspaper articles
should be observed.
6. A comma is placed after the author’s
family name to separate it from the
first name and to separate it from
the name of the publisher
7. For dates of
publication, the year-
month-day system is used.
8. List should be
alphabetized according to
author’s surnames.
What information do you need
when you cite various sources?
1. BOOK
1.1 One Author
• Author’s last name, first, initial. (Publication date). Book
title. Additional information. City of publication: Publishing
company.
Example
Garcia, M. (1994). The Mango Tree. Manila: Liwanag.
1. BOOK
1.2. Two Authors
• Example
Dorn, L.J. & Soffos, C. (2005). Teaching for
Deep Comprehension. Maine: Stenhouse
Publishers.
1.3. Several Authors
• Example
Lauengco, A., et.al. (1999). English CV for
High School (3rd ed.). Makati: Bookmark Inc.
2. ENCYCLOPEDIA
Structure:
Author’s name. (Year Published). (Article Title). Name of
Encyclopedia. Volume, pages. City of Publication: Publishing
Company.
“Topic Title.” Name of Entire Encyclopedia. Year of Publication.
Volume, page(s).
Example without author & with author
Helms, R. (1995). “Electric Light”. World Book Encyclopedia.
“Helium”. (2006). The World Book Encyclopedia. 6, 98-107.
3. Magazine Article
Structure:
Author’s name. (Year, Month Published).
“Article Title”. Periodic Titles.
Author if available. “Title of Article”. Periodical
Title. Date. Volume number, Page.
• Example
Cometa, S. (2007, January). “Studying
Chinese”. Education Weekly. 8, 12-13.
4. JOURNAL
Structure:
Author. (Year Published). “Article Title”. Journal Title.
Volume, Issue No. Publication date. Journal page
numbers.
• Example
Seals, D.R. (2009).” Habitual exercise and
vascular ageing”. The Journal of
Physiology.587, 23. 5541-5549.
5.NEWSPAPER
Name of the Author. Year, Month, Day Published.
“Article Title.” Newspaper Title [City], page numbers.
Example
Cortez, A. (2005, July 7). “Dealing with
Insomnia”. Philippine Star. pp. A2.
6. PERSON INTERVIEWED
Name of person interviewed. Type of interview.
Date of interview.
Example
Soriano, A. (2008, April 5). Email interview.
7. WORLD WIDE WEB
Author(s). "Title of Specific Page." Title of Website,
Publisher, date of publication, url.
• Example
Mendeley, J.A. (2017, January 16). How and
when to reference. Retrieved from
https://www.howandwhentoreference.com
Activity:
Punctuate Me!
Directions: One important point to consider in writing
correct entries in a bibliography is putting the correct
punctuations. Use the correct punctuation marks in the
following entries. Write your answer on a separate
sheet of paper.
Directions A: One important point to consider in writing correct entries in a
bibliography is putting the correct punctuations. Use the correct punctuation
marks in the following entries. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Silicon 2007 The Encyclopedia Britannica 20 118-132
2. Silicon 2010 March 6 www.science/ university of EUCLA.edu
3. Setterberg J 2004 The Many Uses of Silicon Chicago Braxton
Publishers, Inc.
4. Helms R 1995 ed Electric Light World Book Encyclopedia
5. Villanueva A 2020 Feb 28 DENR leads Tayo and Kalikasan
Campaign Manila Standard 8 12
Directions B: Alphabetize the following to make a correct
bibliography. Write the number (1,2,3) on the blank
provided.
1.Gutierrez, A. (2005, June 25). “The Island of Camiguin.”
Travel . 20-21. Print.
2. Marquez, S. (2003, June 23). “Visiting Korea.” Philippine
Daily Inquirer B2. Print.
3. Eiselen, M. (1999). "Franklin, Benjamin." The World Book
Encyclopedia.
Directions C. Write the correct citations based on the following sets of
information. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
4. Author’s name: Daniel Cohen.
Title of the Book: America’s Very Own Ghost.
City of Publication: New York:
Publisher: Doubleday,
Year of Publication: 1985.
5. Writer’s Name: Felix Garcia.
Pages: 10 – 11.
Title of Article: “Euphoria”.
Volume Number: 15,
Name of the Magazine: Tribal.
Date of Publication: November 20, 2005.
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