How to write a bibliography

 

Collect the information in this table as you are researching.  When writing you bibliography, use the information in the table to write a list of resources in alphabetical order by author’s surname.

 

For books

 

Author’s surname, initial

Title of book

Place of publication

(just name one)

Publisher

Year of publication

Parker, S

Learn about the body,

London :

Lorenz,

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For internet sites

 

Owner or writer of site

(Look in the ‘contact’ section)

 

“Title of page”

 

Year published

 

Title of website

 

Date viewed

 

URL

Nemours Foundation,

“The real deal on the digestive system”,

1995-2006

Kidshealth

14/3/2007

www.kidshealth.org/kid/body/digest_noSW.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note making template

 

Using Word, make a table that looks like the one below

In the first column, type keywords about the topic you are researching. 

In the middle column, cut and paste information from the websites you are using.

In the third column, make notes in your own words using the ‘cut and paste’ information

Make sure you add the bibliographic details for each site you use.

 

The table will grow to fit the information you add

 

Keywords

 

Original information

 

My notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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