How to Write a Bibliography

1. Type “Bibliography” at the top of the page and center it.

2. Double space all citations, but do not add spaces between entries. It should look like this:

Maguire, Gregory. A Lion Among Men. New York, NY: HarperCollins Books, 2008. Print.

O’Conner, Patricia T. Woe is I: A Grammarphobe’s Guide to Better English in

Plain English. New York, NY: Riverhead Books, 2009. Print.

3. Indent the second and subsequent lines of citations (see the Patricia O’Conner example above). This is known as a "hanging indention." To create a hanging indention, hit "Enter" and then "Tab" once you have reached the end of the first line.

4. List all sources (even the ones you didn't necessarily use in your speech) alphabetically by the author’s last name (if no author is listed but an editor’s name is provided, use the editor’s last name).

a. Do not list titles (Dr., Mr. Mrs., etc.) or degrees (MA, BA, PhD, etc.) with names

b. Last names are written first. Middle names or middle initials follow the first name.

5. Alphabetize works with unknown authors by their titles. Here’s one example:

Encyclopedia of Indiana. New York: Somerset, 1993. Print.

6. List page numbers of sources efficiently, when needed. If you refer to a journal article that appeared on pages 225 through 250, list the page numbers on your Works Cited page as 225-50.

7. For every entry, you must determine the Medium of Publication. Most entries will likely be listed as Print or Web sources, but other possibilities may include Film, CD-ROM, or DVD

8. If you're citing an article or a publication that was originally issued in print form but that you retrieved from an online database, you should type the online database name in italics.

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