College Composition / Unit 21 CMP 0516 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Bibliographic Notes
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The idea
Bibliographic notes record the publication details of each source, so it can be cited later without searching again.
In practice
They include the author, title, contributors, version, publisher, publication date, location such as page numbers or a URL, and date of access.
Where people slip
Record these details when you first find a source; reconstructing them later wastes time and invites errors.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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