Bibliography Maker
This page provides instructions on using a bibliography tool linked on the sidebar. There are more tools identified on the bottom of the Research Tools page.
You need three applications open for this project:
- This Web Page
- Microsoft Word (to paste your resources into)
- Bibliography maker tool
Getting Ready....
- Leave this web page open for reference.
- From the desktop, open Microsoft Word.
- Put your name at the top and save the file under your teacher's folder in the State Reports folder.
- Press Enter twice to skip a line.
- Enter a title, center it and bold it. Title: Bibliography or Resources.
- Press Enter twice to skip a line.
- Save your file.
- Minimize Microsoft Word.
Entering your resources...
- From this page, find the "Bibliography" icon in the sidebar.
- Proceed to enter your information.
- Copy the output and paste it into your Microsoft Word document. (If the "Copy" button doesn't work, then highlight your text and paste it into Microsoft Word.
- Close the "Works Cited" window.
- Reset the "form" by selecting "Source Type" from the left box. Everything should go blank again.
Recommendations for Entering Information |
- Have your bibliography notes ready.
- If your resource is a website, open it as well.
- Choose your "Source" from the list.
- Look for Authors at the bottom of the web page. Not there? Check the Home, About Us or even Contact Us pages.
- See the picture to see what the "Title" and the "Name" are for the website.
- Page dates are often at the bottom of the page (or at the bottom of the websites "Home" page.
- The web address is the URL, copy it from the web address box and paste it into the box. Don't try to type it in.
- Google is not a website; it is a search engine. It is like saying the source is the library rather than the book in the library.
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