The document provides examples and instructions for creating bibliography cards. Bibliography cards are 3x5 index cards that contain full bibliographic information for sources to be used in research. Each card contains a single source with details like the author's name, title, publication details, and library location if borrowed. The cards help researchers collect, record, and document sources to cite in their work. Examples are provided of properly formatted cards for different source types like books, edited books, journal articles, websites, reports, lectures, and unpublished works.

1. THE BIBLIOGRAPHY
CARD
BY
PATRICK SUNDAY IBBI

2. THE BIBLIOGRAPHY CARD
The bibliography card measures 3 by 5 inches. It is a card containing
information that the researcher intends to use during the research
process. All possible information sources are listed on the cards. Each
card has a single source. The complete information required for the final
bibliography must be recorded on the bibliography card and transferred
to the final bibliography later. The bibliography cards assist the
researcher in collecting and recording information and documenting it in
the body of the work. It makes remembrance and recording easier.

3. CONTENTS OF A BIBLIOGRAPHY CARD
1) Full name of the author. If the author is more than
one person, then use the name of the first one only
2) For edited works add (ed) other name or (eds) if
more than one person
3) Put down the full title including sub-title and
volume or edition where applicable
4) Indent every information after the author’s name.

4. CONTENTS OF A BIBLIOGRAPHY CARD
5) Capitalize all the first letters of the key words of the title and
underline the title
6) Indicate Place of Publication and publisher.
7) for date of publication use the date of the most recent
copyright edition or revision and not impression and
reprinting dates. Use (n.d.) to indicate instances where
there is no date.
8) for your invariance, supply the library and number or the
source of the book in case you may need to consult it later.

5. EXAMPLES OF BIBLIOGRAPHY CARDS
Personal Copy
Kujore, Oluwatobi. Science Education in Nigeria for
Schools and Colleges. Ibadan: Evans, 1985.
(1) A book by a single author;

6. EXAMPLES OF BIBLIOGRAPHY CARDS
Personal Copy
Leeuwen, T. (2008). Discourse and practice: New tools
for critical discourse analysis. Oxford University Press.
.
(1) A book by a single author;

7. EXAMPLES OF BIBLIOGRAPHY CARDS
Veritas Library 796.4
Leitch, M. G., & Rushton, C. J. (Eds.). (2019). A new companion
to Malory. D. S. Brewer.
Edited Work

8. EXAMPLES OF BIBLIOGRAPHY CARDS
Borrowed from Dr Okechukwu
Belcher, W. (2019). Writing your journal article in twelve weeks: A
guide to academic publishing success (2nd ed.). University
of Chicago Press.
A book with more than one edition

9. EXAMPLES OF BIBLIOGRAPHY CARDS
Veritas Library
Armstrong, D. (2019). Malory and character. In M. G. Leitch & C.
J. Rushton (Eds.), A new companion to Malory (pp. 144-
163). D. S. Brewer.
Article or chapter in an edited book

10. EXAMPLES OF BIBLIOGRAPHY CARDS
Veritas Library
David, A., & Simpson, J. (Eds.). (2006). The Norton anthology of
English literature: The Middle Ages (8th ed.,Vol. A). W. W.
Norton and Company.
Multivolume Work

11. EXAMPLES OF BIBLIOGRAPHY CARDS
ELS Library
CNN. (2019, January 3). The secret to a long, happy, healthy
life? Think age-positive. CNN.
https://www/cnn.com/2019/01/03/health/respect-toward-
elderly-leads-to-long-ife-intl/index.html
Internet Sources

12. EXAMPLES OF BIBLIOGRAPHY CARDS
Veritas Library
205 (3)
Report of the (Udoji) public service review commission and
government white paper. Federal Government Printers. Lagos, 1974.
Reports

13. Documentation from Unpublished Source
PG Library
Egbe, G.B. (2020). “Of New Englishes and New Literacies”. An
Inaugural Lecture Delivered at Veritas University Abuja,
November 14, 2020.
Formal Lectures

14. Documentation from Unpublished Source
ELS Library
Soji, R.O. (2019). African reincarnation beliefs: the case of Abiku.
[Unpublished bachelor’s thesis]. Veritas University, Abuja.
Unpublished Bachelor’s Project or Long Essay

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