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A BIBLIOGRPHY is, quite simply, an alphabetical list of the SOURCES you have used for a research project. When you create a BIBLIOGRAPHY, you are giving credit to the authors who are responsible for the facts or opinions you use for your project. And yes.......it also allows your teacher to access the same information you used! The following are EXAMPLES of the forms to use when citing your sources.

ONE AUTHOR, BOOK:
Smith, Alan, 2006, All About Snakes, National Publishing,
    New York
TWO AUTHORS, BOOK:
Smith, Alan, Travers, James,2005,Snake Facts, National
    Publishing, New York
NO AUTHOR::
Snakes and Scorpions, 1999, National Publishing, New York
VIDEO OR DVD:
Snakes: Friends Or Foe?(DVD recording)2004, National Animal Science
    and Learning Foundation,Trenton, Producer: John Smith
MAGAZINE OR NEWSPAPER:
Connor, Nancy, 2005, "Snakes Are Everywhere", Animal Digest, October 2005,
    pgs. 10-12
ENCYCLOPEDIA:
Smith, John, (if author is noted)"Snakes and Reptiles", World Book Encyclopedia, Vol. 8, 2006
WEBPAGE:
Brown, Thomas, 2007, "Snakes As Predators",(online, accessed October 14, 2007)
    available: http://www.ilovesnakes.com
TV PROGRAM:
Snakes and Other Reptiles As Pets, 12 September 2006,
    Fox Network TV

All bibliographies should be listed alphabetically. The second line of each entry should be indented. Entries should be numbered. Magazine, DVD/VCR and book titles should be underlined.Article titles and online material titles should be put in "quotations" or italics. If an author is not listed the title goes FIRST.