1. H OW TO TURN THE INFORMATION ON YOUR BIBLIOGRAPHY WORKSHEET INTO A CITATION

2. T HERE ARE LOTS OF GOOD DIRECTIONS AND EXAMPLES ON EVERY BIBLIOGRAPHY WORKSHEET See examples for all types of situations Directions!!! But, if I look at those examples it might help me! I’m confused!!!

3. S TART WITH THE AUTHOR ’ S NAME Name formatting is: Last, First Middle. Guide to Formatting Authors’ Names in Citations – What to do if there is more than one author, one or more editors, a corporate author, or other challenges.Formatting Authors’ Names Middle names and middle initials follow the first name. Don’t turn middle names into initials or skip the middle name. Tomecek, Stephen M. Check assignment directions for formatting, font, and size requirements! One period follows the author’s name.

4. A DD THE TITLE : Capitalize all titles correctly! Capitalizing Titles Guide Capitalizing Titles Guide AND SUBTITLE Use a colon after the title, if there is a subtitle. What a Great Idea: Inventions that Changed the World. Notice that titles are in italics!!! Tomecek, Stephen M.Tomecek, Stephen M. What a Great Idea Titles are in italics! : Inventions that Changed the World. Put punctuation at the end of the title.Put punctuation at the end of the title. It’s almost always a period.

5. THE EDITION The X on your bibliography worksheet is just a place holder. It shows that you looked for the edition and there either wasn’t one listed, or it was the 1 st edition. When you write up your citation, you will skip over the X if you have one, but include any other edition information. Ex: 6 th ed. Tomecek, Stephen M. What a Great Idea: Inventions that Changed the World.

6. C ITY OF PUBLICATION : Tomecek, Stephen M. What a Great Idea: Inventions that Changed the World. Follow the city of publication ( not the city where it was printed) with a colon. Tomecek, Stephen M. What a Great Idea: Inventions that Changed the World. New York: All citations more than one line long require a hanging indent. Double space and indent a half inch.

7. P UBLISHING COMPANY Tomecek, Stephen M. What a Great Idea: Inventions that Changed the World. New York: Follow the name of the publishing company with a comma. Tomecek, Stephen M. What a Great Idea: Inventions that Changed the World. New York: Scholastic,

8. P UBLICATION DATE Tomecek, Stephen M. What a Great Idea: Inventions that Changed the World. New York: Scholastic, Follow the publication (copyright) date with a period. Tomecek, Stephen M. What a Great Idea: Inventions that Changed the World. New York: Scholastic, 2003.

9. M EDIUM Tomecek, Stephen M. What a Great Idea: Inventions that Changed the World. New York: Scholastic, 2003. Follow the medium (format) with a period. Tomecek, Stephen M. What a Great Idea: Inventions that Changed the World. New York: Scholastic, 2003. Print. The medium is the physical or virtual form of the resource. Traditional book with pages = Print Book read on computer, Kindle, Nook, etc = eBook Audiobook on iPod, iPhone, Fuze, etc = MP3

10. N EXT S TEPS Follow the directions on your assignment Did your teacher request that you use a specific size and type of font? Create a Works Cited or Works Consulted list List all your citations in alphabetical order Looking at the List of Works Cited will help you! List of Works Cited

11. CONFUSED ? Don’t give up! Ask for help! Go through the tutorial again while you wait!