Bibliographies

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Why should I think of a nappy when making research notes?

Thinking of a nappy when making notes helps you remember the basic information you need to keep track of for books and websites:

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Name / Author / Place of publication / Publisher / Year

The official format for bibliographies at UWCSEA is MLA (Modern Language Association).

BOOK:	Author last name , Author first name . Title . Place of publication : Publisher , date published .
	Example: Gibbons, Gail. Caves and Caverns. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1993. Ride, Sally and Tom O'Shaughnessy. The Third Planet. New York: Crown Publishers, 1994.
WEBSITE:	Author last name , Author first name . "Title of webpage." Name of website . Place of publication : Publisher , date published . Accessed dd-mmm-yy . <URL of website>
	Example: "Global Concerns: Turning ideas into action." United World College SE Asia. Singapore, 2007. Accessed 06-Feb-09. <http://www.uwcsea.edu.sg/cgi-bin/WebObjects/StudywizPortal.woa/4/wa/page?wosid=N17gCWpAyXH2RwepUz2pYM&pid=1235> "Is Pluto No Longer a Planet?". National Geographic for Kids. 9 Oct 2008. Accessed 18 Jan 2009. <http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Stories/SpaceScience/Pluto-planet>

Promethean interactive whiteboard flipchart to download: Bibliography1.flp

(Slideshare version of it: coming soon)

Bibliography Worksheet to download: Bibliography worksheet.docx

Watch this video of how to use the school library catalog to create bibliographies in the MLA format.

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