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Bibliography Writing Practice

Use the source details in each question to write clear bibliography entries. Follow the model formats below, keep the punctuation consistent, and use day/month/year for access dates.

A. Bibliography basics

A bibliography tells readers which sources you used and helps them locate those sources. For this practice, use these formats: Book: Surname, First name. Book title. Publisher, year. Website: Surname, First name. “Page title.” Website name, publication date, URL. Accessed DD/MM/YYYY. Article: Surname, First name. “Article title.” Publication name, date, page number(s). Italicise book titles and website names when writing by hand or typing. If a website has no named author, begin with the page title.

1.What are two reasons a researcher includes a bibliography?
2.Which details are usually needed for a book entry? Select all that apply.
  • Author’s name
  • Book title
  • Publisher
  • Year of publication
  • Date the reader accessed the book online
  • Article page URL

B. Write entries from source details

Use the models in section A. The source details below are invented for bibliography practice.

3.Write a book bibliography entry. Author: Hana Rangi. Book title: Songs of the Pacific Stage. Publisher: Koru Press. Published: 2021.
4.Write a book bibliography entry. Author: Aisha Patel. Book title: Behind the Festival Lights. Publisher: Tui House. Published: 2018.
5.Write a website bibliography entry. Author: Wiremu Te Aho. Page title: How Sound Travels. Website: Science on Stage. Published: 14 August 2022. URL: www.scienceonstage.nz/sound. You accessed it on 03/09/2024.
6.Write a website bibliography entry. No author is listed. Page title: Keeping a Music Festival Safe. Website: Ready NZ. Published: 6 February 2023. URL: www.ready.nz/festival-safety. You accessed it on 17/04/2024.
7.Write a magazine article bibliography entry. Author: Anahera King. Article title: The People Behind the Music. Magazine: Soundboard Aotearoa. Date: November 2023. Pages: 18–21.
8.Write a newspaper article bibliography entry. Author: Luca Martin. Article title: Young Performers Take the Main Stage. Newspaper: The Daily Echo. Date: 9 March 2024. Page: 7.

C. Check and organise

Use the practice entries you have just written.

9.Match each source type to the detail that is especially useful for identifying it.
  • Book
  • Website page
  • Magazine or newspaper article
  • URL and access date
  • Publication name and page number(s)
  • Publisher
10.A student has these sources: a book by Rangi, a website page with no author titled “Keeping a Music Festival Safe,” and an article by King. Put the entries in the usual alphabetical order, using the first word of the entry when no author is named.
11.Which entry follows the book format most accurately?
  • Patel, Aisha. Behind the Festival Lights. Tui House, 2018.
  • Aisha Patel, Tui House. Behind the Festival Lights, 2018.
  • Behind the Festival Lights. Aisha Patel, 2018, Tui House.
  • Patel, Aisha. Tui House, 2018. Behind the Festival Lights.
12.Name two details you should check before submitting a website entry.

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  • Bibliography Writing Practice, page 1 of 3: A. Bibliography basics, B. Write entries from source details

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  • Bibliography Writing Practice, page 2 of 3: 4. Write a book bibliography entry. Author: Aisha Patel. Book title: Behind the Festival…

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  • Bibliography Writing Practice, page 3 of 3: C. Check and organise

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