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How to Write a Bibliography MLA Style

A bibliography is a list of all the resources cited in a report or in a researchHow to Write a BibliographyMLA Style

1Tips to write bibliographyAlphabetize your sources according to the last name of the authorDo not use numbers or bullets Begin each entry with the left margin, if you run out of line, indent 5 empty spacesUse the same font, No Bolds or ItalicsDouble space each entryExample for Book ( one author)Author ( last name, first ). book title underline. City where the book is published: Publisher, copyright date.Example: Smith, John L. The Birth of a Nation. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1956.Example for Book ( Two Authors) Caper,Charles andLawrenceT.Teamos. How to Camp. Philadelphia: Doubleday, 1986.Book OnlineHawthrone, Nataniel. Twice- Told Tales. Ed. George Parsons Lathrop.Boston:Houghton, 1883.Mar.2002..Internet ( with author)Author website article ( Last name, first). Article title( in quotation marks). Date retrieved( day month year) < Internet address/ URL>.ExampleCrown, Patricia. The Thirteen Colonies. 7 Sep.2002.Internet with No author nameArticle Title ( in quotation mark). follow the Internet author example.Example Virginia. 7 August.2001 < Http:// www.tampatribune.com>.Encyclopedia( internet) Egypt. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Vers.97.1.1 Mar.1997. Encyclopedia Britannica. 29 Feb.2000 .Annotated Bibliography ExampleSource ( example)

Smith, John L. The Birth of a Nation. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1956.Annotation ( example) How the book is relevant to your researchJohn Smith was the president of the NAACP . The book was very important to my paper because it made me more aware of the feelings of the people involved.