REFERENCING SKILLS -BIBLIOGRAPHY (MLA format)

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 REFERENCING SKILLS -BIBLIOGRAPHY

(MLA format)




Reference skills refer to the abilities students need to locate, evaluate, and effectively use information from various sources. These skills go beyond simply reading a text-they involve using tools like the table of contents, index, or headings to find specific details. 

For instance, skimming an encyclopedia for historical facts or selecting the correct dictionary meaning based on context are everyday applications of referencing, Such skills also include citing sources correctly, which is essential in academic writing.

A bibliography is a list of sources-such as books, articles, and websites-that a writer has consulted, read, or cited while preparing academic or research work. 

Usually placed at the end of a document, it serves multiple purposes: it gives credit to the original authors, demonstrates the depth of the writer's research, and guides readers who may want to explore the topic further.

 The format of a bibliography depends on the citation style used, such as MLA, APA, or Chicago. 

We follow the MLA (Modern Language Association) format. 

A standard MLA entry includes the author's name, the title of the book in italics, the place of publication, the publisher and the year of publication.



Sample I: 

Title of the Book: Murder on the Orient Express

Author: Agatha Christie

Publisher: Harper Collins

Place of Publication: London

Year:1982


Bibliography/citation entry: 

Christie, Agatha. Murder on the Orient Express. London: Harper Collins, 1982.



Sample 2: 

Title of the Book: Listening to Grasshoppers

Author: Arundathi Roy

Publisher: Penguin Books

Place of Publication: New Delhi 

Year: 2009


Bibliography/citation entry: 

Roy, Arundathi.Listening to Grasshoppers.New Delhi: Penguin, 2009.



Sample 3


 Title of the Book: Wise and Otherwise

 Author: Sudha Murthy

 Publisher: East West Company

 Place of Publication: Chennai

 Year: 2002


Ans: Murthy, Sudha. Wise and Otherwise. Chennai: East West, 2002.



Sample 4


Title of the Book: Animal Farm

 Publisher: Macmillan

 Author: George Orwell

 Place of Publication: New Delhi

 Year: 2000


Ans: Orwell, George. Animal Farm. New Delhi: Macmillan, 2000.


Sample  5


Title of the Book: The Dark Holds No Terror

 Publisher: Oxford University Press

 Author:Shashi Deshpande

 Place of Publication: New Delhi

 Year: 2007


Ans: Deshpande,Shashi. The Dark Holds No Terror. New Delhi: Oxford University,

2007.


Sample 6


Title of the Book: Untouchable

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Author: Mulkraj Anand

 Place of Publication: New Delhi

 Year:1998


Ans: Anand, Mulkraj. Untouchable. New Delhi: Oxford University,1998. 


Sample 7


 Title of the Book: The World of Nagraj

 Author:R. K. Narayan

 Publisher: Akash Press

 Place of Publication: New Delhi

 Year: 2002


Ans: Narayan, R. K. The World of Nagraj. New Delhi: Akash, 2002.


Sample 8


Title of the Book: Plain English

 Publisher: Oxford University Press

 Author: Martin Cutts

 Place of Publication: London

 Year: 2010


Ans: Cutts, Martin. Plain English. London: Oxford University, 2010.



Sample 9



Title of the book: Wings of Fire

Author: A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Publisher:Universities Press

Place of Publication: Hyderabad

Year: 1999


Ans: Kalam,A.P.J,Abdul. Wings of fire. Hyderabad: University Press, 1999.


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