A bibliography is a list of all the sources (books, articles, websites, etc.

) that you consulted or

referenced in your research or writing. It typically appears at the end of a paper or document.
Bibliographies serve several purposes:

1. Credibility: By including a bibliography, you demonstrate that your work is well-

researched and supported by reliable sources.

2. Acknowledgment: It gives credit to the authors or creators of the sources you used.

3. Further Reading: Readers can use the bibliography to find additional information on
the topic.

A bibliography in MLA (Modern Language Association) style, you list all the sources you
consulted during your research, whether or not you cited them in your work. The
bibliography is titled "Works Cited" and should be arranged alphabetically by the author's
last name or by the title if there is no author. Each entry should be formatted according to the
type of source (e.g., book, article, website).

Here's how you would format different types of sources:

Bibliography

Works Cited

1. Book:

Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Publication Year.

Example: Smith, John. The Power of Imagination. Penguin Books, 2010.

2. Article in a Journal:

Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Journal, volume, issue,
Publication Year, page range.

Example: Doe, Jane. "The Impact of Climate Change on Our Generation." Environmental
Science Review, vol. 25, no. 3, 2018, pp. 45-60.
 3. Website:

Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Web Page." Title of Website, Name of Publisher or
Sponsor, Publication Date (if available), URL.

Example: Doe, Jane. "The Impact of Climate Change on Our Generation." Green Future
Foundation, 2020, www.greenfuturefoundation.org/climate-change-impact.

Remember to italicize the titles of books and journals and use quotation marks for titles of
articles and web pages. If there is no author, start with the title. If there is no publication date,
use "n.d." (no date). If there is no page number, you can omit that part of the citation.

Arrange the entries in alphabetical order based on the first element of each citation, usually
the author's last name or the title if no author is given. If you have multiple works by the
same author, arrange them by the title.