A bibliography is a formal list of all the resources you used to prepare a document (like a Science Project Report). It is a list of information on the books and articles that you read as well as internet sites you visited and people you interviewed. This information is very important so there is a very special way to record it. The format we will use is described below. You must follow this format exactly.

Book with one author
Last name of author, First name of author, Title of book, City where book was published, Publisher, Copyright date
Example:
Figgins, Michael, Petroleum, Its Forms and Uses, Dallas, PetroPublishing, 1983

Book with more than one author
Last name of author, First name of author & Last name of another author, First name of another author, Title of book, City where book was published, Publisher, Copyright date
Example:
Spurgeon, Richard & Flood, Mike, Energy & Power, London, Usborne Publishing Ltd., 1983

Book with no author
Title of book, City where book was published, Publisher, Copyright date
Example:
The Visual Dictionary of Chemistry, New York, D. K. Publishing Inc., 1983

Book without author or editor listed
Title of book, City where book was published, Publisher, Copyright date
Example:
Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, MA, G. & C. Merriam, 1961

CD ROM
"Title of article", Title of CD, Copyright date, Publisher, City of publication (if available)
Example:
"Conservation Laws", Microsoft® Encarta® 98 Encyclopedia. ©, 1993-1997 Microsoft Corporation

Encyclopedia article
Last name of author, First name of author, "Title of article" Title of encyclopedia, Copyright date
Example:
Challand, Helen J. , "Plastics", Young People’s Science Encyclopedia, 1987

Internet resource
Last name of author, First name of author, "Title of article" Title of website, URL, Date of visit
Example:
Burka, Linda. , "What is a Polymer?", CHEM-4-KIDS.com, http://www.chem4kids.com./resources/organicchem/polymer.html, (November 12, 2000)

Interview
Last name of person, First name of person, Type of interview, Date of interview
Example:
Smalley, Richard, Phone interview, December 12, 2000

Magazine
Last name of author, First name of author, "Title of the article", Title of magazine, date of magazine issue, page numbers of article
Example:
Terrell, Kenneth, "Video-game Showdown May Split Your Screen:, U. S. News & World Report, September 25, 2000, 71-72