{"id":15689,"date":"2018-04-03T13:14:07","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T13:14:07","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-02T11:08:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T11:08:43","slug":"bibliography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ukessays.com\/guides\/bibliography.php","title":{"rendered":"Creating an Essay Bibliography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A bibliography is a list, either indicative or comprehensive, of writings used or considered by an author in preparing a particular work.<\/p>\n<p>Formats vary, but an entry for a book in a bibliography usually contains the following information about it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>author(s)<\/li>\n<li>title<\/li>\n<li>publisher<\/li>\n<li>date of publication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An entry for a journal or periodical article usually contains:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>author(s)<\/li>\n<li>article title<\/li>\n<li>journal title<\/li>\n<li>volume<\/li>\n<li>pages<\/li>\n<li>date of publication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A bibliography may be arranged by author, topic, or some other scheme.<\/p>\n<p>Annotated bibliographies give descriptions about how each source is useful to an author in constructing a paper or argument. 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