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 Cards By M.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. Book Author’s name: Jones, Fred Title: The Gun Control Issue City of Publisher: Chicago Publisher: Random House Copyright: 1998 Jones, Fred. The Gun Control Issue Chicago: Random House,1998

4. Website Title: “The Gun Control Issue” Author’s name: Jones, Fred Larger site: U.S. Gov. Bureau of Stats. Date posted/updated: 18 April 2005 Date you assessed: 10 March 2009 Website 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. Magazine Author’s name: Jones, Fred Title: “The Gun Control Issue” Magazine: Time Date: 15 Feb.1993 Pages: 42-51 Jones, Fred. “The Gun Control Issue” Time 15 Feb.1993:42-51

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