{"id":1181,"date":"2018-06-01T20:17:46","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T20:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/writehere\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1181"},"modified":"2018-07-18T14:12:30","modified_gmt":"2018-07-18T14:12:30","slug":"what-is-bibliographic-information","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/writehere\/chapter\/what-is-bibliographic-information\/","title":{"raw":"What is Bibliographic Information?","rendered":"What is Bibliographic Information?"},"content":{"raw":"<strong>Bibliographic information<\/strong> refers to specific elements such as the author\u2019s name, the title of the thing (book, documentary, journal article) and the date it was created. Author + Title + Date are the most common pieces of information and they are often found on a book\u2019s title page and the back of the title page, also known as the verso. Often the date is found on the verso.\r\n\r\nFor example:\r\n<div>\r\n<table style=\"width: 388px;height: 292px\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 292px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 388px;height: 292px\">Indigenous Writes A Guide to First Nations, M\u00e9tis &amp; Inuit Issues in Canada\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>\u00a0 Chelsea Vowel<\/strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Highwater\r\n\r\nPress<\/td>\r\n<td>~<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\nVerso of title page\r\n\r\n\u00a9 2015 Chelsea Vowel\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAPA reference for this book\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Vowel, C. (2016). <em>Indigenous writes: A guide to First nations, M\u00e9tis, and Inuit issues in Canada<\/em>. HighWater Press.<\/p>\r\nMLA reference for this book\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Vowel, Chelsea. <em>Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, M\u00e9tis, and Inuit Issues in Canada<\/em>. HighWater Press, 2016.<\/p>\r\nThe exact bits of information you need depends on the type of resource being cited.\r\n\r\nBibliographic information for a <strong>journal article<\/strong> includes\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">publication date<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">a volume number, and sometimes an issue number.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">the title of the journal<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">the title of the article<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThis screenshot shows bibliographic information for online journal article published in a journal called <em>The American Sociologist<\/em>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/writehere\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/06\/pressbooksphoto8-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"351\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1182\" \/>\r\n\r\nAPA reference for this journal article\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;padding-left: 30px\">Deflem, M. (2013). Professor goes gaga: Teaching Lady Gaga and the sociology of fame. The American Sociologist, 44(2), 117-131. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dx-doi-org.ezproxy.lib.ryerson.ca\/10.1007\/s12108-013-9180-y\">doi: 10.1007\/s12108-013-9180-y<\/a><\/p>\r\nMLA reference for this journal article\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Deflem, Mathieu. \"Professor Goes Gaga: Teaching Lady Gaga and the Sociology of Fame.\" The American Sociologist, vol. 44, no.2, (2013), pp. 117-131.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dx-doi-org.ezproxy.lib.ryerson.ca\/10.1007\/s12108-013-9180-y\">doi: 10.1007\/s12108-013-9180-y<\/a><\/p>\r\nBibliographic information for a<strong> chapter in a book<\/strong> includes 2 titles -- the chapter title and the book title.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/writehere\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/06\/pressbooksphoto9-300x185.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"301\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1183\" \/>\r\n\r\nAPA reference for this chapter in an online book\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Snively, G., &amp; Corsiglia, J. (2016). Indigenous science: proven, practical and timeless. In G. Snively &amp; Wanosts'a7 Lorna Williams (Eds.), <em>Knowing Home: Braiding Indigenous Science with Western Science<\/em>, Book 1. Victoria: University of Victoria.<\/p>\r\nhttps:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/knowinghome\/chapter\/chapter-6\/\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMLA reference for this chapter in an online book\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Snively, Gloria and John Corsiglia. \u201cIndigenous Science: Proven, Practical and Timeless.\u201d <em>Knowing Home: Braiding Indigenous Science with Western Science<\/em>, Book 1, edited by Gloria Snively and Wanosts'a7 Lorna Williams, University of Victoria, 2016.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/knowinghome\/chapter\/chapter-6\/\">pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/knowinghome\/chapter\/chapter-6\/<\/a><\/p>\r\nBibliographic information for a resource on the web may include a URL or DOI - digital object identifier.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/writehere\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/06\/pressbooksphoto10-300x296.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"468\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1184\" \/>\r\n\r\nAPA reference for this online resource\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Conover, M. D., Ferrara, E., Menczer, F., &amp; Flammini, A. (2013). The digital evolution of Occupy Wall Street. <em>PloS One<\/em>, 8(5). doi:10.1371\/journal.pone.0064679<\/p>\r\nMLA reference for this online resource\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Conover, Michael D., et al. \"The Digital Evolution of Occupy Wall Street.\" <em>PloS One<\/em>, vol. 8, no. 5, 2013. doi:10.1371\/journal.pone.0064679<\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<p><strong>Bibliographic information<\/strong> refers to specific elements such as the author\u2019s name, the title of the thing (book, documentary, journal article) and the date it was created. Author + Title + Date are the most common pieces of information and they are often found on a book\u2019s title page and the back of the title page, also known as the verso. Often the date is found on the verso.<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<div>\n<table style=\"width: 388px;height: 292px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 292px\">\n<td style=\"width: 388px;height: 292px\">Indigenous Writes A Guide to First Nations, M\u00e9tis &amp; Inuit Issues in Canada<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 Chelsea Vowel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Highwater<\/p>\n<p>Press<\/td>\n<td>~<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Verso of title page<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 2015 Chelsea Vowel<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>APA reference for this book<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Vowel, C. (2016). <em>Indigenous writes: A guide to First nations, M\u00e9tis, and Inuit issues in Canada<\/em>. HighWater Press.<\/p>\n<p>MLA reference for this book<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Vowel, Chelsea. <em>Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, M\u00e9tis, and Inuit Issues in Canada<\/em>. HighWater Press, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The exact bits of information you need depends on the type of resource being cited.<\/p>\n<p>Bibliographic information for a <strong>journal article<\/strong> includes<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">publication date<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">a volume number, and sometimes an issue number.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">the title of the journal<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">the title of the article<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This screenshot shows bibliographic information for online journal article published in a journal called <em>The American Sociologist<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/writehere\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/06\/pressbooksphoto8-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"351\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/writehere\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/06\/pressbooksphoto8-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/writehere\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/06\/pressbooksphoto8-65x49.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/writehere\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/06\/pressbooksphoto8-225x171.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/writehere\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/06\/pressbooksphoto8-350x266.jpg 350w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/writehere\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/06\/pressbooksphoto8.jpg 656w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>APA reference for this journal article<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;padding-left: 30px\">Deflem, M. (2013). Professor goes gaga: Teaching Lady Gaga and the sociology of fame. The American Sociologist, 44(2), 117-131. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dx-doi-org.ezproxy.lib.ryerson.ca\/10.1007\/s12108-013-9180-y\">doi: 10.1007\/s12108-013-9180-y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MLA reference for this journal article<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Deflem, Mathieu. &#8220;Professor Goes Gaga: Teaching Lady Gaga and the Sociology of Fame.&#8221; The American Sociologist, vol. 44, no.2, (2013), pp. 117-131.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dx-doi-org.ezproxy.lib.ryerson.ca\/10.1007\/s12108-013-9180-y\">doi: 10.1007\/s12108-013-9180-y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bibliographic information for a<strong> chapter in a book<\/strong> includes 2 titles &#8212; the chapter title and the book title.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/writehere\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/06\/pressbooksphoto9-300x185.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"301\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/writehere\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/06\/pressbooksphoto9-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/writehere\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/06\/pressbooksphoto9-65x40.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/writehere\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/06\/pressbooksphoto9-225x139.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/writehere\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/06\/pressbooksphoto9-350x216.jpg 350w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/writehere\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/06\/pressbooksphoto9.jpg 648w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>APA reference for this chapter in an online book<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Snively, G., &amp; Corsiglia, J. (2016). Indigenous science: proven, practical and timeless. In G. Snively &amp; Wanosts&#8217;a7 Lorna Williams (Eds.), <em>Knowing Home: Braiding Indigenous Science with Western Science<\/em>, Book 1. Victoria: University of Victoria.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"7GQEKroQUr\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/knowinghome\/chapter\/chapter-6\/\">Chapter 6 &#8211; Indigenous Science: Proven, Practical and Timeless<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-1\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Chapter 6 &#8211; Indigenous Science: Proven, Practical and Timeless&#8221; &#8212; Knowing Home: Braiding Indigenous Science with Western Science, Book 1\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/knowinghome\/chapter\/chapter-6\/embed\/#?secret=1KFyQCGXmj#?secret=7GQEKroQUr\" data-secret=\"7GQEKroQUr\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>MLA reference for this chapter in an online book<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Snively, Gloria and John Corsiglia. \u201cIndigenous Science: Proven, Practical and Timeless.\u201d <em>Knowing Home: Braiding Indigenous Science with Western Science<\/em>, Book 1, edited by Gloria Snively and Wanosts&#8217;a7 Lorna Williams, University of Victoria, 2016.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/knowinghome\/chapter\/chapter-6\/\">pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/knowinghome\/chapter\/chapter-6\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bibliographic information for a resource on the web may include a URL or DOI &#8211; digital object identifier.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/writehere\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/06\/pressbooksphoto10-300x296.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"468\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/writehere\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/06\/pressbooksphoto10-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/writehere\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/06\/pressbooksphoto10-65x64.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/writehere\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/06\/pressbooksphoto10-225x222.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/writehere\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/06\/pressbooksphoto10-350x345.jpg 350w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/writehere\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/06\/pressbooksphoto10.jpg 588w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>APA reference for this online resource<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Conover, M. D., Ferrara, E., Menczer, F., &amp; Flammini, A. (2013). 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