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This detailed guide provides essential information on how to correctly create annotated bibliographies for various sources, including single-author books, multi-author works, magazine and newspaper articles, encyclopedia entries, interviews, and electronic materials. It includes helpful examples and clarifications on the order of author names, publication details, and citation formats. Perfect for students and researchers looking to improve their academic writing and ensure proper referencing in their work.
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Annotated Bibliography What info do I need?
Book with one author • Author or editors name. Title of the book. City of publication: publishing company name, year of publication. • When you have an editor, follow the editors name with the abbreviation ed. • Make sure you always put the author or editors last name first. • Example: Pina Chan, Roman. The Olmec: Mother Culture of Mesoamerica. New York: Rizzoli, 1989.
Source with more than one author • This is the same as citing a book with one author except…. • For the first listed author, write the last name first. Then, for the other authors, write the first name first. • Example: • Rust, William F., and Robert J. Sharer
Magazine or Newspaper Article • Author’s name. “Title of the article.” Name of the magazine or newspaper the day, month, and year of publication: and the page numbers on which the article begins and ends. • If you have a newspaper that has different editions or multiple sections, specify the edition used (use ed.) and/or the section before the page number. • Examples: • Stuart, George. “New Light on the Olmec.” National Geographic Nov. 1993: 88-114. • Mack, Tara. “The 9 ½-ton Head of State.” Washington Post 6 June 1996, early ed: Cl.
Encyclopedia Article • Author’s name (if given). Title of Article: Name of the encyclopedia. Edition (use ed. For the abbreviation) and the year of publication. • “Pre-Columbian Civilizations.” The New Encyclopedia Britannica: Macropedia. 15th ed. 1988.
Interview • Interviewee’s name (last name first). The type of interview (personal or telephone). Day, month, and year of interview. • Example: • Stuphin, Andrea. Telephone interview. 17 Apr. 1997.
Electronic Materials • Author’s name (if given). Title. (include print publisher, date, and page numbers if the source was first in print.) Posting date. Online or CD-ROM. Title of CD-ROM or database (if any, for online sources). Location of source. Date of publication or date of access. Internet address. • Example: • Follensbee, Billie. Olmec Heads: A Product of the Americas. 30 Apr. 1996. Online. Internet. 12 Dec. 1997. http://copan.bioz.unibas.ch/meso/olmec/html.