A bibliography is a list of all the sources you used when writing an essay or report. These sources could include encyclopedias, textbooks, magazine or newspaper articles, reference books, interviews with knowledgable people, or internet sites. The purpose of a bibliography is to enable the people who are reading your report to check the facts to see if you used them correctly, and to see if your conclusions were really warranted. The bibliography usually comes at the end of your report or essay. Here are some examples of sources listed in a bibliography; note the slightly different styles depending on the type of source being referenced. Ask your teacher about what is expected in your reports. Magazine article: author (last name first), title (in quotes), title of magazine (underlined), date, page numbers Danton, Richard. "The Truth About Politics." MacLeans Magazine, January 1987, pp. 48-57 Book: author (last name first), title (underlined), place of publication, publisher, copyright date Blumberg, Kenneth; Political Ideas. New York: Bantam Books, 1991 Interview: name of person being interviewed; date of interview Smith, Arthur. Personal interview. November 4, 1999. Encyclopedia article: title of article (in quotes), title of encyclopedia (underlined), volume number, copyright date. "Politics." Encyclopedia Britannica, Vol. 17. 1989. Once again, for a high school student, the form your bibliography must take may be simpler ... ask your teacher. These examples are merely illustrations of one correct method of preparing a bibliography.

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