Bibliography and Citation Practices

The video tutorial explains how to write a bibliography for a research paper. It covers formatting the bibliography page, alphabetizing sources, citing authors and titles, listing source details, and providing publisher and access information. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of giving credit to original sources and includes a statistic on student plagiarism.

What is the primary purpose of a bibliography in a research paper?

• To provide a conclusion

• To give credit to sources used

• To summarize the research paper

• To introduce the topic

Which of the following is NOT needed to create a bibliography?

• A format handbook

• A calculator

• Research sources

• Word processing software

How should the first line of each bibliography entry be aligned?

• Justified

• Left-aligned

• Right-aligned

• Centered

If a source has no author, what should be used to alphabetize it?

• The date of publication

• The publisher's name

• The first word of the title

• The last word of the title

How should additional authors be listed in a bibliography entry?

• By their first names only

• Last names followed by first names

• By their last names only

• First names followed by last names

What punctuation follows the title of an article in a bibliography?

• A period

• A colon

• A semicolon

• A comma

In what format should the name of a book or magazine be listed?

• Underlined

• Bold

• Italics

• Quotation marks

What information is required for citing a book's publisher?

• Publisher's name and website

• Publisher's name and city

• Publisher's name and email

• Publisher's name and phone number

What should be included when citing a magazine article?

• The magazine's website

• The editor's name

• The date of the issue and page numbers

• The author's email

What additional information is needed for citing an internet source?

• The website's IP address

• The date accessed and URL

• The author's phone number

• The website's server location