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How to Fill Out a BookBibliography Worksheet

Fill out a bibliography sheet as soon as you start taking notes

Choose the correct bib sheet. Then write your name on it!

Use the title page

The verso is on the reverse (back) of the title page. Its also called the copyright page.and verso

Get as much information as possible from the title page. Its easier to find it!

Name formatting is: Last, First Middle.

Guide to Formatting Authors Names in Citations What to do if there is more than one author, one or more editors, a corporate author, or other challenges. Copy the authors name from the title page, putting the last name first.

Middle names and middle initials follow the first name. Dont turn middle names into initials or skip the middle name. Example: Tomecek, Stephen M.

Fill in the title:

Capitalize all titles correctly! Capitalizing Titles Guide

and subtitleUse a colon after the title, if there is a subtitle. Title: Subtitle.Title = What a Great Idea:Subtitle = Inventions that Changed the WorldExample: What a Great Idea: Inventions that Changed the World.

Find the edition on the title page

Look for Revised, Teacher, Second, 11th, etc. The X is just a place holder. It shows that you looked for the edition and there either wasnt one listed or it was the 1st edition. If no edition is listed or it is the first edition, put an X on the line. Every book has a 1st edition, therefore its not significant.When you write up your citation, you will skip over the X if you have one, but include any other edition information. Ex: 6th ed. or verso

First check the title page for the city

Find the city of publication, not the city where it was printed. Next try the versoIf more than one city is listed, use the first one.Tip: If the city isnt on the title page, look for it near the name of the publishing company.

First check the title page for the name of the publishing company

Next try the verso

Sometimes the publication date is on the title page

Look for the to find the publication (copyright or edition) date. More often its on the versoIf there is more than one publication date, use the most recent.Example: 1998, 2005, 2009 Use 2009

What is the medium?

What is the format? Traditional book with pages = PrintBook read on computer, Kindle, Nook, etc = eBook

Audiobook on a set of CDs = CDAudiobook on iPod, iPhone, Fuze, etc = MP3

Add a bullet

Use a different bullet for each resource. Each bullet will go next to every note you take from that resource so that you can identify where it came from.The will not be next to notes from any other resource.

In this case, every note with a next to it will be information from What a Great Idea: Inventions that Changed the World.

Next StepsFollow the directions on your assignmentIf you need to turn the information from your bibliography worksheet into citation format - Follow the model and directions on the bib sheet orChoose the right tutorial and continue the process!

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