Structure and Layout: The Biblography

Some formalities that you MUST follow:

1. Read and appropriately reference at least TWO books/articles (from journals/specialist magazines or newspapers) wrritten in hard print!

2. Create a list of references at the end of the essay (on a separate sheet) citing all the sources you have consulted in the preparation for writing your essay. Cite the books/articles in a section entitled 'Bibliography' and the websites under in a section labelled 'Websites'.

3. The basic formula for referencing is as follows (please remember to use the correct punctuation!):

Books

Author's surname, Author's initials, Title of Book [in italics], [Edition, if relevant], Place of publication, Publisher, Date of publication of edition [original date in brackets, if relevant], last numbered page [i.e. p347]. [End with a full stop]

Articles

Author's surname, Author's initials, 'Title of Article' [in single inverted commas], Journal/Magazine/Newspaper Title [in italics], Volume, Number, Place of publication, Publisher's name, Date of publication, first and last numbered pages [i.e. pp43-56]. [End with a full stop]

Websites

Author's name [if relevant], Author's initial's [if relevant], 'Title of Article' [in single inverted commas, Website Page Name [in italics - e.g. if it's an on-line journal/magazine/newspaper], Website address [compulsory], (Date page was accessed - Month, year - in round brackets). [end with a full stop]


Oh yes! Remember that the lists in the Bibliography and Websites sections must be in CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER according to the AUTHOR'S SURNAME.