How to Write an Appended Bibliography

You have to cite when you write.

An appended or annotated bibliography is an attached page found at the end of a research paper or essay. The bibliography lists the works the author cited for the paper or essay. High school or college-level work frequently requires a bibliography, as it provides proof against plagiarism and describes the student's research.

Things You'll Need

• Research paper
• Works consulted for the paper

Instructions

Books, magazines, newspapers, websites, and interviews

1. When adding a book to a bibliography, state the author's name---last name first, first name last---then a period. The title of the book follows next; underlining the title is standard. Another period follows the book title. The publisher's name is next; after a comma, include the publication date.

   Example:

   Smith, John. "Book of Reference." Happy Books Publishing, 2010.

2. When adding a magazine article or story to a bibliography, state the author's name---again, last name first---then a period. The title of the article or story is next, usually in quotes, and then a period. The title of the magazine follows; underlining is standard, though italics are also usually accepted. After a period, the date of the magazine's issue---month, year---and a comma, with the pages of the magazine.

   Example:

   Smith, John. "Article of Reference." Magazine of Reference. April 28, 2010, pg. 55-59.

3. When adding a newspaper article or story to a bibliography, state the author's name---last name first---followed by a period. The title of the article, in quotes, follows. After a period, state the newspaper (can be underlined or in italics), comma, date (day, month, year), comma, and section and page number.

   Example:

   Smith, John. "Newspaper story of reference." New York News. April 28, 2010, A3.

4. When adding a website to a bibliography, state the author's name---last name first---and a period. List the page's name in quotes or italics. After a period, copy and paste the website's entire URL, and place in parentheses the date you visited the site to gather the information.

   Example:

   Smith, John. "Web site story of reference." Web Site Reference. http://www.websiteofreference.com/jsmith.html

5. When adding an interview to a bibliography, list the full name of the person interviewed (and the person doing the interview), his or her title/position, and the date and location of the interview.

   Example:

   Interview conducted by John Smith (author of paper) with Jane Roberts, president of Acme Company, Philadelphia, Pa., January 21, 2010.

Tips & Warnings

• When in doubt whether to include a source to your bibliography, add it.

• Alphabetizing works in a bibliography by author's last name is a good rule of thumb.

• If your instructor requires you to follow a certain format for your research paper, be sure to consult the style guide to format references correctly.

References

• How to write an annotated bibliography