Q&A for How to Write a Bibliography

Precision! You have to pay attention to everything in your bibliography—everything from whether or not punctuation is included, whether or not there's an extra space, whether or not something should be capitalized or italicized, and so on. In most cases with bibliographies, the rules don't follow the standard conventions of English, so you can't rely on your basic knowledge of capitalization rules.

Citation tools can be helpful as long as you're using one that applies to your citation style (like APA, MLA, or Chicago). Just remember—in the long run, you are your best source when it comes to citations and bibliographies.

Go to easybib.com and copy and paste the reference URL into the search bar then click Search.

You will have to do some research to find sites you have visited earlier when you were getting to know that person well. Never cite yourself as a source.

It depends on the citation style you're using. There are many online style guides available that will explain in detail how to properly cite different types of sources. You can also use a citation manager, like Zotero or RefWorks, to automatically generate a bibliography in your preferred style.

A personal interview should be referenced as a parenthetical citation. For example: (J. Smith, personal communication, May 17, 2008). If you would like to include a personal interview as part of your APA reference list, then include the interviewee, the date of the interview, and the type of interview.