How should the following bibliography be corrected?
Bibliography
Oberg, Marcus. "2008 Breckenridge Championship."
Colorado Today. 10 Jan. 2008. Web. 14 May 2009.
Jeffrey Porter. "Snow Sculpting Championship Guidelines."
Breckenridge Rules and Regulations. 10 Jan. 2008. Web. 14 May 2009.
This question is in reference to the 7th edition of the MLA handbook.
A.
Put the author's last name first in all entries.
B.
Italicize all the titles of the articles in the bibliography.
C.
Include the city of publication for both entries.
D.
Remove the dates the research was completed on.
The correct answer is D. Remove the dates the research was completed on.
The citations in the bibliography are in correct MLA 7th edition format. The author's last name is already listed first in both entries, so there is no need to make corrections for option A. In MLA format, article titles are placed in quotation marks, not italicized, so option B is incorrect. The city of publication is not required for web sources in MLA 7th edition, so option C is incorrect. Finally, the dates the research was completed on should be included in the citation, so they should not be removed, making option D incorrect. Thus, the correct answer is option D.
To correct the bibliography according to the 7th edition of the MLA handbook, the following changes should be made:
A. Put the author's last name first in all entries:
- Oberg, Marcus. "2008 Breckenridge Championship."
- Porter, Jeffrey. "Snow Sculpting Championship Guidelines."
B. Italicize all the titles of the articles in the bibliography:
- Oberg, Marcus. "2008 Breckenridge Championship."
- Porter, Jeffrey. "Snow Sculpting Championship Guidelines."
C. Include the city of publication for both entries:
- Oberg, Marcus. "2008 Breckenridge Championship." Colorado Today. 10 Jan. 2008. Web. 14 May 2009.
- Porter, Jeffrey. "Snow Sculpting Championship Guidelines." Breckenridge Rules and Regulations. 10 Jan. 2008. Web. 14 May 2009.
D. Remove the dates the research was completed on:
The dates should be removed from the entries.
So, the correct bibliography would be:
Oberg, Marcus. "2008 Breckenridge Championship." Colorado Today. Web. 14 May 2009.
Porter, Jeffrey. "Snow Sculpting Championship Guidelines." Breckenridge Rules and Regulations. Web. 14 May 2009.
To correct the bibliography according to the guidelines of the 7th edition of the MLA handbook, you should:
A. Put the author's last name first in all entries.
- In the first entry, "Oberg, Marcus" is already in the correct format.
- In the second entry, "Jeffrey Porter" should be changed to "Porter, Jeffrey".
B. Italicize all the titles of the articles in the bibliography.
- In the first entry, "2008 Breckenridge Championship" should be italicized.
- In the second entry, "Snow Sculpting Championship Guidelines" should be italicized.
C. Include the city of publication for both entries.
- In the first entry, "Colorado Today" should have the city of publication added. If the city is not provided, you can use "n.p." (no place).
- In the second entry, "Breckenridge Rules and Regulations" should also have the city of publication added or use "n.p." if it is not provided.
D. Remove the dates the research was completed on.
- In both entries, the date of access (14 May 2009) should be removed.
Therefore, the corrected bibliography would be:
Oberg, Marcus. "2008 Breckenridge Championship." Colorado Today, n.p., 2008. Web.
Porter, Jeffrey. "Snow Sculpting Championship Guidelines." Breckenridge Rules and Regulations, n.p., 2008. Web.
Please note that if the city of publication is provided for any of the sources, you should include it instead of using "n.p."