I thought this was also a question of what style (MLA, Chicago, APA, etc)
you are using, though I am not sure on the specifics
Sara Mackey
Librarian
Flowery Branch ES
Flowery Branch, GA
On 6/30/05, Robert Eiffert <beiffert@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> 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 <http://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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