Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
- Report Covers
- Research Paper Manuals
- Bonded Paper
- Word-processing Software
Step1
Create a page at the end of the paper. Call it either "Bibliography" or "Works Cited."
Step2
List, alphabetically by author's last name, all the sources used in writing the paper.
Step3
Write the last name of the author first, followed by a comma and his or her first name, followed by a period.
Step4
Write the name of the book in italics, followed by a period. You can also underline the book title.
Step5
Cite the name of an article, in quotation marks, in place of a book title. Then write the name of the journal or magazine from which it came (italicize the name or underline it). Include a volume number, if applicable.
Step6
Write the name of the city in which the work was published, followed by a colon.
Step7
Include the name of the publisher, followed by a comma.
Step8
Conclude the entry with the date of publication, followed by a period.
Step9
Number your bibliography page when adding numbers to your paper.
Comments
Nelysium said
on 2/1/2007 Well that was unhelpful... If you really want to know then go to www.owl.com and choose APA or MLA.
Anonymous said
on 6/30/2006 If you're having trouble typing all of those colons, commas, periods, etc. then go to noodle tools! Noodle Tools will help you do all of the stuff for a bibliography!
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 All but the first line in every individual entry is supposed to be indented.