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Informal Writing #5: Bibliographic Anatomy Practice

 
For each of the following citation "types" listed below find an example in Jacobs.  Having found an appropriate sample citation, write down as it appears in Jacobs, then go over it and produce a "diagram," as we discussed in class.  To review, a diagram of the formatting for a particular type of source [a book, e.g.] creates generic descriptions of each element of a main entry footnote for that source type, thereby showing how you would reproduce that "type" of citation in another circumstance.  Thus a book entry always starts out with the author or editor's name.  Say the name was John Smith.  Well then you diagram would say this: Author First Name Author Last Name.  Remember to include punctuation and formatting.  Thus for a book title, you would diagram this: Title in Italics.

In addition, diagram the bibliographic entry necessary for your sample.

book web-based secondary source article in a book
article in a journal edited collection of essays primary source in a printed collection

printed primary source (e.g. a pamphlet)

an archival primary source web-based primary source

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