📚 Part 1: Understanding Bibliography Basics

What is a bibliography? A bibliography is a list of all the sources you used for your research project. It helps readers find your sources and shows that your work is reliable.

1. Why do we need to include a bibliography in our research projects?

Key Elements to Include:

Author's name

Title of source

Publication date

Publisher or website name

URL (for websites)

Date accessed (for websites)

📖 Part 2: Book Bibliography Format

Format: Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Year of Publication.

Example: Smith, John. New Zealand History. Penguin Books, 2020.

2. Practice: Create a bibliography entry for this book information:

Book: "Māori Culture and Traditions"
Author: Sarah Williams
Publisher: Auckland University Press
Year: 2019

3. Create a bibliography entry for this book:

Book: "Pacific Island Nations"
Author: Michael Thompson
Publisher: Reed Publishing
Year: 2021

🌐 Part 3: Website Bibliography Format

Format: Author's Last Name, First Name (if available). "Title of Article/Page." Website Name, Date of Publication, URL. Accessed DD/MM/YYYY.

Example: Brown, Lisa. "Climate Change in New Zealand." Ministry for the Environment, 15 March 2022, www.mfe.govt.nz/climate-change. Accessed 10/05/2023.

4. Practice: Create a bibliography entry for this website:

Website: Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Article: "Early Māori Settlement"
Author: Dr. James Peterson
Date published: 8 February 2023
URL: www.teara.govt.nz/early-settlement
Date you accessed it: 15/06/2023

5. Create a bibliography entry for this website (no author given):

Website: Statistics New Zealand
Article: "Population Growth in Auckland"
Date published: 20 April 2023
URL: www.stats.govt.nz/population-auckland
Date accessed: 22/06/2023

📰 Part 4: Magazine/Newspaper Article Format

Format: Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Name of Publication, Date of Publication, page numbers (if available).

Example: Johnson, Kate. "New Zealand's Economic Future." New Zealand Herald, 12 May 2023, pp. 4-6.

6. Practice: Create a bibliography entry for this article:

Article: "Youth Climate Action in New Zealand"
Author: David Chen
Magazine: North & South
Date: March 2023
Pages: 28-31

7. Create a bibliography entry for this newspaper article:

Article: "Treaty of Waitangi Settlements Update"
Author: Rebecca Taylor
Newspaper: Dominion Post
Date: 6 February 2023
Page: 3

✅ Part 5: Bibliography Checklist

8. Use this checklist to review your bibliography entries above. Tick each box when you've checked that element:

For ALL sources:

Author's name is included (or noted if not available)

Title is included and properly formatted

Publication date is included

Sources are listed in alphabetical order by author's last name

Proper punctuation is used

For websites specifically:

URL is included

Date accessed is included in DD/MM/YYYY format

Website name is in italics

For books specifically:

Publisher is included

Book title is in italics

📝 Part 6: Create Your Own Bibliography

9. Imagine you're writing a Social Science project about "Immigration to New Zealand." Create a complete bibliography using these three sources:

Source 1 (Book): "Immigration Patterns in New Zealand" by Professor Helen Clark, published by Victoria University Press in 2022

Source 2 (Website): "New Zealand Immigration Statistics" from Immigration New Zealand website, published 10 January 2023, found at www.immigration.govt.nz/statistics, accessed on 20/06/2023

Source 3 (Article): "Pacific Island Immigration Stories" by Maria Santos in New Zealand Geographic magazine, April 2023 issue, pages 45-50

10. What is the most important thing to remember when writing a bibliography?