Bibliography
When you do a project, you need to acknowledge where you got your information
from. Books, magazines, encyclopedias,
CD-ROMS, experts and the Internet
are just some examples of resources. The list of these resources is known as a bibliography.
Reasons you need to write up a bibliography are:
- to give credit to the people who did the work (wrote the book or
information) that you used
- to be honest about the fact that other people's work helped you do your
work
- to let people know where to go for more information if they want to learn
more
The following is a list of resources and how you are expected to write them
up in grade 4 and 5. Don't worry if your older brother or sister tells you there is
another way. They are right, but for junior students this is the format you should use.
BOOKS
- Author's Last Name , Author's First Name <3 spaces>
Title of the Book <underlined>
City where the Book was Published : Name of Publishing Company , Year Book
was Published .
e.g. Kalman, Bobbie Early Pleasures
and Pastimes
Toronto:
Crabtree Publishing Company, 1983.
MAGAZINE ARTICLES
- Author's Last Name , Author's First Name <3 spaces>
"Title of the Article" <in quotation marks> Name
of the Magazine <underlined> , Date Magazine was Published
.
e.g. O'Neil, Tom "Untouchables" National
Geographic , June 2003.
ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLES
- Author's Last Name, Author's First Name <3 spaces> "Title
of the Article" <in quotation marks> Name of the
Encyclopedia <underlined> , Date Encyclopedia was Published
. Volume # used
CD-ROMS
- "Article Title" <in quotation marks> , Name
of CD-ROM <underlined> . Date CD-ROM Produced .
WEB SITE ON THE INTERNET
- "Name of Article or Home Page" , Person or Organization that
created this Web Site,
www.address of site to get to that page (Date you visited that Web Site) <in
brackets>
e.g. "Quarries", Elfi Berndl
www.rocksforkids.com/RFK/quarries.html
(May 25, 2003)
PERSONAL INTERVIEW WITH AN EXPERT
- Full Name of the Expert, Job Title of the Person and Company, Telephone
#
Area of Expertise, Date of Interview, Length of Interview, By Phone or in
Person
e.g. Joan Smith, Staff at PetSmart, 905-889-2238
Runs adoption
centre for dogs & cats in store,
May 28, 2003,
30 minutes, In Person Interview
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