Bibliographic Form
This is a guide. When you write your bibliography you will put sources in alphabetical order according to the
first word of the entry. *See the bottom of this form for sample bibliography.
Sp 12/03
One Author
Ames, Beverly . Books Kids Love. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1999.
Two Authors
Tillich, Paul and Moore, Robert C. The Research Process. New York: Harvard
University Press,
2003.
No Author
The Lottery. London: J. Watts, 2000.
Encyclopedia - signed article - print and online
(look at the end of the article for author's name)
World Book Encyclopedia, 2000. "Ancient Egypt," by J. W. White.
World Book Encyclopedia, 2003. “Emily Dickinson,” by Martha Collins,
www.worldbookonline.com.
Encyclopedia - unsigned article
Compton's Encyclopedia, 2001. "Spiders.”
Magazines and Newspapers - print and online
Greeley, Ann. "Endangered Species," Los Angeles Times, May 10, 2003.
Vedantam, Shankar. “U.S. May Expand Access to Endangered Species.”
Washington Post.
December 10, 2003. www.elibrary.bigchalk.com.
Jamison, Susan. “Elvis is Alive.” Newsweek, March 2, 2000.
Ripley, Dan. “Los Angeles Lakers Win.” Sports Illustrated, April 3, 2002, pp.
23-25.
www.elibrary.bigchalk.com.
Website
“Why Protect Biodiversity and Endangered Species?.” Florida Native Plant
Society, 1994.
fnps.org.
Limb, Peter. "Alliance in Africa." www.library.ccsu.stst.edu.
Interview
Williams, John. Santa Monica, California. Interview with my grandfather, January 2, 2002.
*SAMPLE
BIBLIOGRAPHY
(Notice alphabetical order)
Ames, Beverly . Books Kids Love. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1999.
Greeley, Ann. "Endangered Species," Los Angeles Times, May 10, 2003.
Vedantam, Shankar. “U.S. May Expand Access to Endangered Species.”
Washington Post.
December 10, 2003. www.elibrary.bigchalk.com.
Williams, John. Santa Monica, California. Interview with my grandfather, January 2, 2002.
World Book Encyclopedia, 2000. "Ancient Egypt," by J. W. White.