Re: [LM_NET] Gen-question about difference between "works cited" and "bibliography

[Robert Eiffert <beiffert@COMCAST.NET>]

MLA handbook section 5.3 (6th ed.) says, "As the heading Works Cited
indicates, this list contains all the works that you will cite in your
text. ... Other names for such a listing are Bibliography... and
Literature Cited.  Usually, however, the broader title Works Cited is
most appropriate, since research papers often drow not only on books and
articles but also on ...nonprint sources."

"...Works Consulted indicates that the list is not confined to works
cited in the paper. The heading... Selected List of Works Consulted is
appropriate for lists suggesting readings in the field."

We could use the concept of 'Works Consulted' to have researchers hand
in as part of a presearch piece; listing resources found that may or may
not make it into the final list. It would show the range of sources
checked (teacher could have specific requirements as to # of books,
articles, non-subscription databases, goggled stuff) and could be part
of an resource evaluation piece.

Robert Eiffert
Librarian, Pacific MS  Vancouver WA
pac.egreen.wednet.edu/library
beiffert at comcast dot net, beiffert at egreen dot wednet dot edu



Melinda Miller-Widrick wrote:

>Hi folks - I have been getting a bit confused over the terminology "works
>cited" and "bibliography" as it applies to what students attach to the end
>of the research papers/projects. I had thought that a works cited list had
>to have all the materials that were either parenthetically cited or noted in
>the paper and nothing more. To this end, you could go through the list and
>say "okay, you used this one here and this one here and so on". I thought a
>bibliography was a bit more general and included those and anything that was
>consulted although not "cited" in the text or body of the project. But are
>the terms interchangeable or are they different? Are there schools that use
>separate works cited and works consulted lists? Does anyone know the
>difference and can you explain it to me? Any comments would be appreciated.
>Thanks!
>
>Melinda Miller-Widrick
>
>
>
>Melinda Miller-Widrick, Early Primary - 12 Gr Library Media Specialist
>
>Colton-Pierrepont Central School
>
>4921 State Highway 56
>
>Colton, NY 13625
>
> "Libraries enable the past to talk to the future." Edward Cornish, The
>Futurist
>
>
>
>

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