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Style Manuals and Citation Methods: Bibliographies

What is a bibliography?

A bibliography or works cited page is a list of references or citations used to write a paper or project. It is a list at the end of a paper and gives the reader the basic information they would need to find those items such as the book title, author, journal title, articles title, year, etc..

Sample Bibliographies:
Sample Bibliography or Works Cited in MLA Style
MLA Sample Works Cited Page from OWL at Purdue
Reference List: Basic Rules-APA from OWL at Purdue
Sample Bibliography: Chicago Style

What is an annotated bibliography?
An annotated bibliography has two parts 1) a list of works with the citation information and, 2) a descriptive or evaluative paragraph about each work.