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.
To correct the bibliography according to the 7th edition of the MLA handbook, the following changes should be made:
Bibliography
Oberg, Marcus. "2008 Breckenridge Championship." Colorado Today, 10 Jan. 2008, www.coloradotoday.com. Accessed 14 May 2009.
Porter, Jeffrey. "Snow Sculpting Championship Guidelines." Breckenridge Rules and Regulations, 10 Jan. 2008, www.breckenridgechampionships.com. Accessed 14 May 2009.
To correct the bibliography according to the 7th edition of the MLA handbook, follow these steps:
1. Start with the last name of the author, followed by a comma, and then the author's first name. For example, "Oberg, Marcus."
2. After the author's name, include the title of the article in quotation marks. For example, "2008 Breckenridge Championship."
3. Next, include the title of the publication in italics or underlined. For example, Colorado Today.
4. Provide the publication date in the day month year format. For example, "10 Jan. 2008."
5. Indicate the medium of the source, which in this case is "Web."
6. Finish with the access date in the day month year format. For example, "14 May 2009."
Applying these steps to the given bibliography, the corrected version is:
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.
To correctly format a bibliography entry in accordance with the 7th edition of the MLA handbook, the following corrections should be made to the provided bibliography:
1. Oberg, Marcus. "2008 Breckenridge Championship." Colorado Today, 10 Jan. 2008. Web. 14 May 2009.
Here's how to correct it:
- The author's last name should be followed by a comma, then the first name or initial.
- The title of the article should be enclosed in quotation marks.
- The name of the website, Colorado Today, should be italicized.
- The publication date should include the day, month, and year.
- Web should be capitalized, and there should be a period after it.
- The access date should be in the day-month-year format, rather than just the year.
2. Porter, Jeffrey. "Snow Sculpting Championship Guidelines." Breckenridge Rules and Regulations, 10 Jan. 2008. Web. 14 May 2009.
Here's how to correct it:
- The author's last name should be followed by a comma, then the first name or initial.
- The title of the article should be enclosed in quotation marks.
- The name of the website, Breckenridge Rules and Regulations, should be italicized.
- The publication date should include the day, month, and year.
- Web should be capitalized, and there should be a period after it.
- The access date should be in the day-month-year format, rather than just the year.
By making these corrections, the bibliography entries will adhere to the MLA formatting guidelines.