Quick Guide To Bibliography Format

The APA (American Psychological Association) format is shown below. A commonly used alternative is also shown. These  formats are widely used in schools and tertiary institutions. Bibliographies must include an author, date, publisher and place of publication. This information can be found on the back of the title page. Journal articles need to include the journal title, issue number and page numbers. Web sites and sources should include the web site address and the date the information was retrieved. Your bibliography should be in alphabetical order by the author’s surname unless specified otherwise by your teacher.

Good practice is to compile your bibliography as you do your research.

Use the examples below to format your bibliography.

BOOKS

Peat, N. (2006). Kiwi: the people’s bird. Dunedin, N.Z.: Otago University Press.

Alternatively, you could record the information:

Peat N Kiwi: the People’s Bird, Otago University Press, Dunedin, 2006

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Barnett, S. (2007). Wild Kiwi chase. New Zealand Geographic, 85, 46-55.

Alternatively, you could record the information:

Barnett, S. Wild Kiwi chase. New Zealand Geographic, 85, 46-55(2007).

ENCYCLOPEDIA  ARTICLE

Fitzpatrick, J. (2004). Kiwi. In The World Book Encyclopedia, (Vol. 11, p. 342). Chicago, U.S.: World Book.

Alternatively, you could record the information:

Fitzpatrick, J Kiwi.  The World Book Encyclopedia, (Vol. 11, p. 342). Chicago, U.S.: World Book. (2004).

WEBSITE REFERENCE

Kiwi Conservation Club. (2004). The Kiwi. Retrieved June 24, 2008, from http://www.kcc.org.nz/birds/kiwi.asp

JOURNAL ARTICLE FROM A DATABASE

Feldman, R. (2007). Animals angles. Odyssey, 16(4), 49-49. Retrieved July 1,                           

2008, from MasterFILE Premier database.

ARTICLE FROM AN ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA

McGowan, K. (2008). Kiwi. In World Book Reference Centre. Retrieved July 2, 2008, from http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Article?id=ar302160>

Your bibliography will look like this:

Barnett, S. (2007). Wild Kiwi chase. New Zealand Geographic, 85, 46-55.

Feldman, R. (2007). Animals angles. Odyssey, 16(4), 49-49. Retrieved July 1,                           

   2008, from MasterFILE Premier database.

Fitzpatrick, J. (2004). Kiwi. In The World Book Encyclopedia, Chicago, U.S.: World Book.

      Kiwi Conservation Club. (2004). The Kiwi. Retrieved June 24, 2008, from

      http://www.kcc.org.nz/birds/kiwi.asp

McGowan, K. (2008). Kiwi. In World Book Reference Centre. Retrieved July 2, 2008, from  

      http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Article?id=ar302160>

Peat, N. (2006). Kiwi: the people’s bird. Dunedin, N.Z.: Otago University Press.

Thanks to Mr Clark MBC Social Sciences