Bibliography Examples

Table of Contents

Basic Bibliography

Photographs

Twitter

Music from the Internet

E-BookWord Art

Clip ArtWebsite / Webpage

DVD / VHS

This is the basic shape of all bibliographies. Kind of looks like Oklahoma, doesn’t it?

Green, John. Thomas Edison. 1 Jan. 1920. Getty Institute. Edison. Google Images. Web. 9 Nov. 2010. http://thomasedisonfacts.com/.

Notice that every line after the first one is indented. That’s why a bibliography is the

shape of Oklahoma!

Elements of a Photograph Citation• Photographer• Name of photo• Date photo was taken• Owner of photo (museum, newspaper, etc.)

– This is the copyright holder• Name of website • Name of search engine (Yahoo!, Google)• Where site or search engine is located (Web.)• Date of access• URL

Green, John. Thomas Edison. 1 Jan. 1920. Getty Institute. Edison. Google Images. Web. 9 Nov. 2010. http://thomasedisonfacts.com/.

PhotographerPHOTOGRAPH

Green, John. Thomas Edison. 1 Jan. 1920. Getty Institute. Edison. Google Images. Web. 9 Nov. 2010. http://thomasedisonfacts.com/.

Name of photoPHOTOGRAPH

Green, John. Thomas Edison. 1 Jan. 1920. Getty Institute. Edison. Google Images. Web. 9 Nov. 2010. http://thomasedisonfacts.com/.

Date photo takenPHOTOGRAPH

Green, John. Thomas Edison. 1 Jan. 1920. Getty Institute. Edison. Google Images. Web. 9 Nov. 2010. http://thomasedisonfacts.com/.

Owner of photoPHOTOGRAPH

Green, John. Thomas Edison. 1 Jan. 1920. Getty Institute. Edison. Google Images. Web. 9 Nov. 2010. http://thomasedisonfacts.com/.

Name of website

PHOTOGRAPH

Green, John. Thomas Edison. 1 Jan. 1920. Getty Institute. Edison. Google Images. Web. 9 Nov. 2010. http://thomasedisonfacts.com/.

Name of database where images are

collected

PHOTOGRAPH

Green, John. Thomas Edison. 1 Jan. 1920. Getty Institute. Edison. Google Images. Web. 9 Nov. 2010. http://thomasedisonfacts.com/.

MediumPHOTOGRAPH

Green, John. Thomas Edison. 1 Jan. 1920. Getty Institute. Edison. Google Images. Web. 9 Nov. 2010. http://thomasedisonfacts.com/.

Date of access

PHOTOGRAPH

Green, John. Thomas Edison. 1 Jan. 1920. Getty Institute. Edison. Google Images. Web. 9 Nov. 2010. http://thomasedisonfacts.com/.

URL

PHOTOGRAPH

TWITTERAthar, Sohaib (ReallyVirtual). “Helicopter

hovering above Abbottabad at 1AM (is a rare event).” 1 May 2011, 3:58 p.m. Tweet.

Athar, Sohaib (ReallyVirtual). “Helicopter hovering above Abbottabad at 1AM (is a rare event).” 1 May 2011, 3:58 p.m. Tweet.

Author’s real name and, in parentheses, user name, if both are known and they differ.

If only the user name is known,

give it alone.

TWITTER

Athar, Sohaib (ReallyVirtual). “Helicopter hovering above Abbottabad at 1AM (is a rare event).” 1 May 2011, 3:58 p.m. Tweet.

Provide the entire text of the tweet in quotation marks, without changing the capitalization.

TWITTER

Athar, Sohaib (ReallyVirtual). “Helicopter hovering above Abbottabad at 1AM (is a rare event).” 1 May 2011, 3:58 p.m. Tweet.

Date and time of the message*The date and time of a message on Twitter reflect the reader’s time zone.

TWITTER

Athar, Sohaib (ReallyVirtual). “Helicopter hovering above Abbottabad at 1AM (is a rare event).” 1 May 2011, 3:58 p.m. Tweet.

Medium

TWITTER

MUSIC FROM THE INTERNET

Ambient sound effect. 7 Apr. 2005. Creative Commons Sampling Plus 1.0 License. 9 Nov. 2010. http://www.dentonisd.org/5127191216280/site/default.asp.

From thefreesoundproject

MUSIC

Ambient sound effect. 7 Apr. 2005. Creative Commons Sampling Plus 1.0 License. 9 Nov. 2010. http://www.dentonisd.org/5127191216280/site/default.asp.

Title of music/sound

MUSIC

Ambient sound effect. 7 Apr. 2005. Creative Commons Sampling Plus 1.0 License. 9 Nov. 2010. http://www.dentonisd.org/5127191216280/site/default.asp.

Date created

MUSIC

Ambient sound effect. 7 Apr. 2005. Creative Commons Sampling Plus 1.0 License. 9 Nov. 2010. http://www.dentonisd.org/5127191216280/site/default.asp.

Licensing agentMUSIC

Ambient sound effect. 7 Apr. 2005. Creative Commons Sampling Plus 1.0 License. 9 Nov. 2010. http://www.dentonisd.org/5127191216280/site/default.asp.

Date of Access

MUSIC

Ambient sound effect. 7 Apr. 2005. Creative Commons Sampling Plus 1.0 License. 9 Nov. 2010. http://www.dentonisd.org/5127191216280/site/default.asp.

URL

MUSIC

Author. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Copyright Date. Type of File.

E-Book

Disney, Walt. My Life with a Mouse. Orlando: Random House, Inc., 1975. Follett Shelf.

E-Book

Author

Disney, Walt. My Life with a Mouse. Orlando: Random House, Inc., 1975. Follett Shelf.

E-Book

Title

Disney, Walt. My Life with a Mouse. Orlando: Random House, Inc., 1975. Follett Shelf.

E-Book

City of Publication

Disney, Walt. My Life with a Mouse. Orlando: Random House, Inc., 1975. Follett Shelf.

E-Book

Publisher

Disney, Walt. My Life with a Mouse. Orlando: Random House, Inc., 1975. Follett Shelf.

E-Book

Copyright Date

Disney, Walt. My Life with a Mouse. Orlando: Random House, Inc., 1975. Follett Shelf.

E-Book

Type of File

* Examples: Kindle File, Nook File, PDF File, MP3 File, JPEG, Follett Shelf File or Digital File.

Disney, Walt. My Life with a Mouse. Orlando: Random House, Inc., 1975. Follett Shelf.

E-Book

Description of Image, Microsoft® Clip Organizer 2002.  Microsoft Corporation 1983-2001

Redmond, Washington.

Microsoft Clip Art

Description of Image, Microsoft® Clip Organizer 2002.  Microsoft Corporation 1983-2001

Redmond, Washington.

Whatever you searched (dogs, books, music, etc.)

CLIPART

Description of Image, Microsoft® Clip Organizer 2002.  Microsoft Corporation 1983-2001

Redmond, Washington.

Name of clip art gallery(copy this exactly)

CLIPART

Description of Image, Microsoft® Clip Organizer 2002.  Microsoft Corporation 1983-2001

Redmond, Washington.

Name of owner of software

CLIPART

Description of Image, Microsoft® Clip Organizer 2002.  Microsoft Corporation 1983-2001

Redmond, Washington.

Date software was published

CLIPART

Description of Image, Microsoft® Clip Organizer 2002.  Microsoft Corporation 1983-2001

Redmond, Washington.

Place of publication

CLIPART

Description of Image, Microsoft® Clip Organizer 2002.  Microsoft Corporation 1983-2001

Redmond, Washington.

*NOTE: all of this information will be on your software package or in the computer

information once downloaded

CLIPART

Microsoft Word Art. Microsoft® Office XP. Microsoft Corporation 1983-2001

Redmond, Washington.

Microsoft Word Art

Microsoft Word Art. Microsoft® Office XP. Microsoft Corporation 1983-2001

Redmond, Washington.

Name of softwareWord Art

Microsoft Word Art. Microsoft® Office XP. Microsoft Corporation 1983-2001

Redmond, Washington.

Name of program Word Art

Microsoft Word Art. Microsoft® Office XP. Microsoft Corporation 1983-2001

Redmond, Washington.

Name of publisher

Word Art

Microsoft Word Art. Microsoft® Office XP. Microsoft Corporation 1983-2001

Redmond, Washington.

When published

Word Art

Microsoft Word Art. Microsoft® Office XP. Microsoft Corporation 1983-2001

Redmond, Washington.

Place of publication

Word Art

Title. Director, Producer, and/or Writer, Performer. Medium. Distributor, Year.

DVD / VHS

Monet: Legacy of Light. Dir. Michael Gill, Prod. Jerry Gale, Writer Harry Crumb.

Perf. Leonard Nimoy. Videocassette. Home Vision, 1989.

TitleDVD/VHS

Monet: Legacy of Light. Dir. Michael Gill, Prod. Jerry Gale, Writer Harry Crumb.

Perf. Leonard Nimoy. Videocassette. Home Vision, 1989.

DirectorDVD/VHS

Monet: Legacy of Light. Dir. Michael Gill, Prod. Jerry Gale, Writer Harry Crumb.

Perf. Leonard Nimoy. Videocassette. Home Vision, 1989.

ProducerDVD/VHS

Monet: Legacy of Light. Dir. Michael Gill, Prod. Jerry Gale, Writer Harry Crumb.

Perf. Leonard Nimoy. Videocassette. Home Vision, 1989.

Writer

DVD/VHS

Monet: Legacy of Light. Dir. Michael Gill, Prod. Jerry Gale, Writer Harry Crumb,

Perf. Leonard Nimoy. Videocassette. Home Vision, 1989.

Performer

DVD/VHS

Monet: Legacy of Light. Dir. Michael Gill, Prod. Jerry Gale, Writer Harry Crumb.

Perf. Leonard Nimoy. Videocassette. Home Vision, 1989.

Medium

DVD/VHS

Monet: Legacy of Light. Dir. Michael Gill, Prod. Jerry Gale, Writer Harry Crumb.

Perf. Leonard Nimoy. Videocassette. Home Vision, 1989.

Distributor

DVD/VHS

Monet: Legacy of Light. Dir. Michael Gill, Prod. Jerry Gale, Writer Harry Crumb.

Perf. Leonard Nimoy. Videocassette. Home Vision, 1989.

Copyright Date

DVD/VHS

Moose, Bullwinkle and Rocket J. Squirrel. "Nothing Up My Sleeve." Warner

Brothers. 1999. University of Laughter. April 2004. Web. 25 May 2010.

WEBSITE / WEBPAGE7 pieces of info per page

Moose, Bullwinkle and Rocket J. Squirrel. "Nothing Up My Sleeve." Warner

Brothers. 1999. University of Laughter. April 2004. Web. <http://ulaugh.org>.

Author(s)Webpage

Moose, Bullwinkle and Rocket J. Squirrel. "Nothing Up My Sleeve." Warner

Brothers. 1999. University of Laughter. April 2004. Web. <http://ulaugh.org>.

Title of Web PAGE

Moose, Bullwinkle and Rocket J. Squirrel. "Nothing Up My Sleeve." Warner

Brothers. 1999. University of Laughter. April 2004. Web. <http://ulaugh.org>.

Title of Web SITE

Moose, Bullwinkle and Rocket J. Squirrel. "Nothing Up My Sleeve." Warner

Brothers. 1999. University of Laughter. April 2004. Web. <http://ulaugh.org>.

Date page was created or put on Web

Moose, Bullwinkle and Rocket J. Squirrel. "Nothing Up My Sleeve." Warner

Brothers. 1999. University of Laughter. April 2004. Web. <http://ulaugh.org>.

Group or Corp. who published page

Moose, Bullwinkle and Rocket J. Squirrel. "Nothing Up My Sleeve." Warner

Brothers. 1999. University of Laughter. April 2004. Web. <http://ulaugh.org>.

Date of Access

Moose, Bullwinkle and Rocket J. Squirrel. "Nothing Up My Sleeve." Warner

Brothers. 1999. University of Laughter. April 2004. Web. <http://ulaugh.org>.

Format

Moose, Bullwinkle and Rocket J. Squirrel. "Nothing Up My Sleeve." Warner

Brothers. 1999. University of Laughter. April 2004. Web. <http://ulaugh.org>.

URL

Disney, Walt. My Life with a Mouse. Orlando: Rodent Press, Inc. 1994.

WORKS CITED

Ferris, Jeri and James Green. What I Had Was Singing: The Story of Marian Anderson. Minneapolis: Carolorhoda Books, Inc. 1994.

Green, James. “Earth.” World Book Encyclopedia. 9th ed. Vol. 1. NewYork: Gale Research, Inc. 1995. 315-316.

Moose, Bullwinkle and Rocket J. Squirrel. "Nothing Up My Sleeve." Warner Brothers. 999. University of Laughter. April 2004 <http://ulaugh.org>.