Sample Bibliographic Entries
It is important for students to give proper documentation for sources used during the research process. Listed below are some sample entries. If the source does not have an author, just begin the entry with the title.
Book – One Author
Last Name, First Name. Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Copyright Year.
Encyclopedia Article
Last Name, First Name (author of article). “Title.” Title of Encyclopedia. Year.
Internet Article
Last Name, First Name (author of article). Title. [Online] Available http://address,
Date of document or date of download.
Periodical Article – Weekly
Last Name, First Name (author of article). “Title.” Periodical Name day Month
Year: page numbers.
Periodical Article – Monthly – same as weekly except omit day
Math Web Sites
http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/ – MacTutor History of Mathematics archive – includes many biographies of mathematicians
http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/women.htm – biographies of women mathematicians
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Day_files/Year.html – mathematicians – anniversaries throughout the year
General Web Sites
The following is a listing of web sites to be used to locate general information:
http://www.ipl.org/ – Internet Public Library
http://libraryspot.com – simplifies the search for the best library and reference resources on the web
www.amazon.com – a great site for reviews of books from professional library journals and the general public
www.google.com – a super search engine – offers users a choice of google search or “I’m feeling lucky”, which will go to just one site for the topic. Winner of PC Magazine’s Technical Excellence Award
http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/ – features American Library Association’s 700 top picks of the best Web sites for kids – also recommends references for teens, parents, families of award-winning books and multimedia
http://www.infoplease.com – an exhaustive almanac, encyclopedia, and dictionary
The following web site has been made available to schools and students by the Illinois State Board of Education:
http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org
The new FirstSearch is a Web-based online reference service providing access to 86 databases and more than 3.3 million full-text articles in a variety of subject areas.
Science Web Sites
Astronomy
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.html – a multimedia tour of the solar system – excellent descriptions accompanied by beautiful NASA photographs and diagrams
Biomes – some excellent sites
http://www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/FISH.GAME/notebook/notehome.htm – from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game
www.animalsoftherainforest.com – rainforest animals
http://www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/hww-fap/index_e.cfm – Canadian Wildlife Service
http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/agarman/ – big cats on-line
http://www.desertusa.com/ – excellent information on desert plants and animals
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/ – excellent site from Missouri Botanical Gardens – information on biomes and plants and animals of each biome
http://www.weatherbase.com/ – excellent weather site with monthly temperature and precipitation data from many cities around the world
http://www.travelocity.com – use this site to help plan a trip to any destination in the world
Chemical Elements
History of Science
http://www.pbs.org/ – go to science, click on A Science Odyssey, click on Then and Now, click on each one to get dates from 1900 to present
Social Studies Web Sites
http://www.firstladies.org – excellent site which has a photo, basic information, and an official White House biography of each First Lady
http://www.terraserver.microsoft.com – mammoth collection of satellite images – search by place name, geographic coordinates, or map location
http://www.flags.ndirect.co.uk/mainindex.htm – excellent site for locating color illustrations of the flags of the world’s nations
Information on World War I
http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/ – archive of primary documents from World War I
http://www.worldwar1.com/ – World War I – Trenches on the Web – an Internet History of the Great War
Information on countries
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ – a web site created by the CIA which contains information on current issues, history, geography, population, government, economy, communication, transportation, military and transnational issues for approximately 300 countries, principalities, and territories
www.teachersfirst.com – for country information, click on Content Matrix, click on Library Resources, click on CIA Factbook, click on Country Listing
Ancient Egypt sites
http://guardians.net/egypt/ – articles, pictures, essays, songs, games and facts and figures about everything Egyptian