Library Research
Research about the topic is necessary to provide the experimenter with the latest developments on the topic. It
is very important that information be rewritten in your own words!
Writing a Bibliography
You will need at least five cited works for your research.
Book:
Author’s last name. Title. City of publication: Publisher, copyright. Pages used.
Ex. Sperry, John. All About Insects. New York: Random House, 1976. Pages 34-36.
Encyclopedia:
“Article.” Encyclopedia Name. Most recent copyright. Volume number, Pages.
Ex. “Insect.” The World Book. 1985. Vol. 5, Pages 112-123.
Internet/Website:
Author:
Author’s last name, first name. “Title of article.” Name of home website. Date listed, if any,
that the article was published on the site. Date you accessed the article. <URL in angled
brackets>
Ex. Reuben, Paul P. “Chapter 10: Late Twentieth Century--Eudora Welty.” Perspectives in American
Literature: A Research and Reference Guide. 24 July 2001. 9 Nov. 2001
<http://www.csustan.edu/English/ reuben/pal/chap10/welty.html>.
No author:
Same as above, without author’s name.
Example: “Virginia.” 7 Aug. 2001 Http://www.win.tue.nl/win/discovery/indes.html
Newspaper Article:
Author:
Author of article (last name, first). “Article title (in quotation marks).” Title of newspaper (day month year):
section and pages used.
Example: Tomlinson, Kerry. “Revolution in America”. Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel 7Nov. 1999: A1.
No author:
Same as above with no author name.
Example: “Across the USA: News from Every State. “ USA TODAY 15Mar. 2001: D32.
Interview:
Name of person being interviewed. Interview (personal or telephone). Date of interview (day month year).
Example: Levenhagen, Fred. Personal Interview. 11 Oct. 2000.
E-Mail:
Sender (last name, first). “Subject line of e-mail.” E-mail to ____ Receiver’s name. (Receivers e-mail address).
date sent (day month year).
Example: Bush, George W. “Online Technology.” E-mail to Russ Feingold (Feingold@legis.state.wi.us). 7 Jun.
2001.