This document provides instructions and examples for constructing bibliography cards for different source types, including books, websites, magazines, and encyclopedias. The top of each slide lists the bibliographic information needed, and the bottom shows how it should appear on the bibliography card and works cited page. Key details like author name, title, publisher, date, and URL are included. Formatting guidelines indicate the bibliography cards should be numbered and subsequent lines indented, with website URLs written in full.

1. How to Construct Bibliography CardsByM.J. Brestle

2. Directions- Left click to advance (especially if it gets too annoying)On the following slides are samples to help you construct your Bibliography Cards.The top of the slide is the information you need to write the cards. (Not all info is availiable for all sources)The bottom is the way your Bib. Card should look and the way your sources will be written on the “Works Cited Page”.Tips: -check punctuation -the first line goes to the margin~ all other lines must be indented -use the space~most sources can be written in two lines, websites may require 3 or more lines - the full website address MUST be written~ it should be the actual page address where you got the info. used in the text of the paper -write the quotes, info, etc, from the source on another card to avoid having to return to the site, book, mag, etc. - number your cards

3. BookAuthor’s name: Jones, FredTitle: The Gun Control IssueCity of Publisher: ChicagoPublisher: Random HouseCopyright: 1998 Jones, Fred. The Gun Control Issue Chicago: Random House,1998

4. WebsiteTitle: “The Gun Control Issue”Author’s name: Jones, FredLarger site: U.S. Gov. Bureau of Stats.Date posted/updated: 18 April 2005Date you assessed: 10 March 2009Website Address: http//usgov/stats.org/html Jones, Fred. “The Gun Control Issue” U.S. Gov. Bureau of Stats. 4 April 2005. 10 March 2009 <http//usgov/statistics.org/html>

5. MagazineAuthor’s name: Jones, FredTitle: “The Gun Control Issue”Magazine: TimeDate: 15 Feb.1993Pages: 42-51 Jones, Fred. “The Gun Control Issue” Time 15 Feb.1993:42-51

6. EncyclopediaAuthor’s name: Jones, FredTitle: “The Gun Control Issue”Title of Encyclopedia: World BookEdition/year:1992 edition Jones, Fred. “The Gun Control Issue” World Book. 1992 ed.