I tend to agree that a "Bibliography" does not just have to be made up
of printed materials. Long before I began as the media specialist 18
years ago, the students in our school were taught the proper
"bibliographic form" for interviews, filmstrips, and other audio-visual
items, as well as books, magazine articles, encyclopedia article - both
print and electronic. All of our formats were adopted from MLA
formatting. However, if MLA has now changed to "Works Cited," I think
we may discuss this issue as a faculty in our school (K-8 Catholic). I
currently teach our students how to write a "bibliography," starting in
grade 3, but using a "developmental" approach in which the formats are
simplified for the younger grades and become more complicated in the
higher grades with all the formats based on MLA.
This is just the approach that works for us. When this strand began I
was thinking of proposing that we change to "Works Consulted" or
"References," but now I'm not so sure we won't just stay with
"Bibliography." I have enjoyed all the input from this group!
Lynne M. Zebrowski
Library Media Specialist
St. John the Evangelist School
Severna Park, MD 21146
410-647-2283
lzebrowski@stjohnsp.org
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Subject: Re: [LM_NET] bibliogrphy vs. works cited
Hi, Sheila.
Keep in mind that "Works Cited" page is supposed to correspond to the
actual materials cited in the paper. That is why the parenthetical
citiation in the paper must refer in a unique way to the particular item
cited. This is usually done by using the author's last name and date, if
necessary and sometimes a page number, e.g. (Smith, 395). (This will
vary with style--the important thing is that it is unique to the item).
If you are citing an item without an author or editor use enough of the
first word(s) so that it can be distinguished from another similar
title. The idea is that the reader can go to the works cited list and
find the item, listed in alpa order, easily. Most of the time a works
cited list is what teachers want these days.
A "List of Sources," on the other hand, can include materials consulted
but not used.
In scholarly settings, the term bibliography seems to be restricted to
comprehensive lists of materials on a particular topic and many teachers
are beginning to have students use the term "Works Cited" for what used
to be referred to as a bibliography.
BTW, on the notion that a bibliography can't include anything but books
or print materials refer to the following:
<http://www.google.com/search?q=define%3Abibliography&start=0&ie=utf-8&o
e=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official>.
It looks to me like the definition usually also includes "other
materials."
Tom Kaun
Sheila Fincel <sfincel@CHARTER.NET> wrote: Hello,
This is my first posting so I hope it is correct. I was working with a
group of teachers using Noodletools and when the students go to print
the bibliographies it states "Works Cited" at the top of the page. One
teacher asked me if it should say "Bibliography" instead as she always
thought that works cited had to be specifically cited in the paper, as
opposed to just sources that one has used. I have been out of school
libraries for a few years and could not clearly recall. TIA
Sheila Fincel, MLIS
District Library Media Specialist
Random Lake School District
605 Random Lake Road
Random Lake, Wi 53705
920-994-9193 Ext. 103 or ext. 356
sfincel@randomlake.k12.wi.us
sfincel@charter.net (home)
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