Bibliography Activity: Evaluation
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Bibliography #1
This bibliography reflects a very poor paper. The bibliography doesn't really follow any structure at all. The resources are generally poor, with four of the six resources Internet websites. The websites range from commercial sites to religious sites to a French Canadian site that is poorly translated. The two periodical references are from popular magazines which are poor choices for educational writing. Here is a corrected bibliography in MLA Style. Titles are underlined in MLA and article titles are in quotes. Periodicals need to include the date (or volume for a scholarly publication) and page numbers. Websites need to note the day the information was viewed.

  • Collins, Susie and Otto Collins. Should you Stay or Go? 5 June, 2004 http://www.StayorGo.com.
  • Divorce and Remarriage. 5 June, 2004 http://www.gospelcom.net/rbc/ds/q0806/.
  • Landsberg, Michele. "Children of Divorce need our protection." Sisyphe Online 3 Aug. 2003. 5 June 2004 http://sisyphe.org/article.php?id_article=614.
  • Miller, Samantha et al. “Tom Moves On.” People 30 July 2001: 68-73.
  • "A Model Marriage?" Campus Life March/April 2004: 26.
  • Stop Your Divorce. 5 June, 2004 http://www.stopyourdivorce.com.
Bibliography #2
This bibliography reflects a very good paper. There are a variety of resources listed, all are very current. The included web resources are from reputable sites: a national foundation and the National Institute for Mental Health. The reference to a medical dictionary shows that research included sources that provide a solid foundation as well as more detailed sources. A research paper on autism could be cited using either APA or MLA Style. I've corrected the bibliography to reflect APA Style. There were few problems with formatting. In APA, first names are never included. Book and periodical titles are in italics. The date is always placed directly after the author's name.
  • Autism. (2000). Stedman’s Medical Dictionary 27th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
  • Autism Society of America Website. (2004) Retrieved June 1, 2004 from http://www.autism-society.org
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders. (2004, April 9) National Institute of Mental Health. Retrieved May 27, 2004 from www.nimh.nih.gov
  • Kabot, S., Masi, W., & Segal, M. (2003, February). Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders. Professional Psychology: Research & Practice 34(1), 26-33.
  • Muhle, R., Trentacoste, S.V., & Rapin, I. (2004, May). The genetics of autism. Pediatrics, 113(5), 472-486.
  • Ozonoff, S., Dawson, G., & McPartland, J. (2002). A parent’s guide to Asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism. New York: The Guilford Press.
Bibliography #3
This bibliography reflects an average paper, although it could be better. There is a good distribution of resources, although not all of them are current. Technology changes so quickly and resources from the 1990s are likely outdated. It is also important to look at the quality of information. "The Challenge of Electronic Crime" doesn't list an author and wasn't published in print, so we have no idea if the information is accurate or trustworthy. Here is a corrected bibliography in MLA Style. In MLA Style, the words "Volume" or "Vol." and "Issue" aren't used.
  • Bacard, Andre. Computer Privacy Handbook. Berkeley: Peachpit Press, 1995.
  • Bishop, Matt. Computer Security: Art and Science. Boston: Addison-Wesley, 2003.
  • Bradner, Scott. “If it had Teeth it Might Bite Someone.” Network World 29 March 2004: 28.
  • The Challenge of Electronic Crime. 1 June, 2004 http://www.cicte.oas.org/Docs/ CyberSecurityConference/Panel3ChallengeofElectronicCrime/Background%20Paper-English.doc.
  • United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team. Home Network Security. 5 Dec. 2001. 1 June 2004 http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/home-network-security/.
  • Wright, Phillip C. “Computer Security in Large Corporations: Attitudes and Practices of CEOs.” Management Decision 31.7 (1993): 56-60.