GA11: Understanding Bibliographic Citations

First, please read “What Is a Bibliography?” (http://homeworktips.about.com/od/citationsandbibliography/qt/bibliography.htm)

Second, read about how to evaluate a source as a reliable one:  http://guides.library.cornell.edu/criticallyanalyzing

Third, read about “Citing Sources,” which occurs both when you use in-text citations and when you compile a bibliography or works cited list: http://guides.library.tamu.edu/content.php?pid=222826&sid=1849360 .  You may also want to read over this handout: http://library.tamu.edu/assets/pdf/Intro%20To%20Citing%20Resources.pdf

Third, please respond to the following questions on our Open Lab site:

1. What is your discipline or major?
2. Do you know which style guidelines (MLA/APA/Other?) are used in your discipline/major? If not, how might you find out?
3. Post the bibliographic citation for ONE of your sources in MLA format and indicate the format (book, periodical, electronic resources) that you used as a model (see below for citation guidelines for works in specific formats).

Purdue OWL MLA Works Cited Guidelines (Overview)