College Composition / Unit 27 CMP 0658 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Bibliography
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The idea
The Chicago bibliography lists every source on a separate page at the end, alphabetized by the authors' last names.
In practice
A source with no author is alphabetized by the first main word of its title, ignoring a, an and the.
Where people slip
The bibliography is what readers use to find sources; it must include every work cited in the notes.
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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