Research Bibliography

You are required to develop your research using at least three reference sources. These may include the book you are reading, an encyclopedia (paper or CD-ROM), periodical (magazine or newspaper article), or information from an internet web site. The more sources of information, the better the research paper.

Regardless of the type of research information used, you must include a bibliography noting the sources for the information. Certain agreed-upon formats have been established for these. Examples of some of the most common sources are provided. Remember, bibliographies are in alphabetical order and are double-spaced.

Books with a Single Author or Multiple Authors:

Booth, Wayne R. The Making of the Father of Our Country Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1961.

Johnson, Elizabeth and Richard Johnson. King Arthur New York: Harcourt, 1992.

Articles in Reference Works:

"Benjamin Franklin." Grolier's Encyclopedia 1995 edition on CD-ROM.

French, John C. "Margaret Mead - A Flower For The Tropics." Who's Who of American Women 8th ed. (1975).

Articles in Periodicals:

Frey, John R. "America and Her Literature - The Search for Meaning." Time, 21 April 1996, pp. 81-82.

Howe, Irving. "James Baldwin: At Ease in Apocalypse." Harper's, September 1968, pp. 92-100.

"Return To Paradise Lost." Press-Enterprise, 21 April 1996, Section C, page 22, columns 3-4.

Information from the Internet:

"The Myth of Melville." Authors' Corner University of Arizona library access.    http://www.ua.edu/authors/melville

These are representative examples only and do not cover all the different possibilities of bibliographic notation. See the teacher or the librarian for additional examples.

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