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[Andy787]

Anyone know how you make the small numbers for making a bibliography? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

[Justin Bailey]

Well when two big numbers love each other very much. . .

 

[Drozmight]

footnote numbers?

insert > reference > footnote.

 

[Andy787]

Shit, I don't even know. Are footnotes basically equivelent to a bibliography? Or "endnotes" in MSWord?

Thanks for the help. Got a 15 page paper I have to finish by tonight. I'm such a douche bag.

 

[iapetus]

Shit, I don't even know. Are footnotes basically equivelent to a bibliography?

No.

If you're doing it properly, you use LaTeX and BibTeX to set out your document. But I assume you're not.

Google should help you with a search like "Microsoft Word Bibliography". Just be aware that a fair few of the hits will be telling you to use LaTeX instead...

 

[Drozmight]

Everytime I write a paper I use a footnote to cite my sources on each page, then at the end list them all out again in the biliography.

 

[Aruarian Reflection]

No.

If you're doing it properly, you use LaTeX and BibTeX to set out your document. But I assume you're not.

Google should help you with a search like "Microsoft Word Bibliography". Just be aware that a fair few of the hits will be telling you to use LaTeX instead...

Indeed . LaTeX rocks.

 

[Andy787]

I can write reletively well in my opinion, and I'm certified to friggin repair a computer, but goddamn I suck at MS Word.

I tried googling it, and it looks like you can use Endnotes as a bibliography.. am I wrong, or just not doing it the easy way, if I use Endnotes for my bibliography?

 

[Vandiger]

search for superscript or subscript. If you're making some sort of footnote, please ignore.

 

[123rl]

Do you mean so the numbers only fill half a character on the page? If so then type out the number, highlight it and right click. Click on font then tick the box that says subscript. That will make the number smaller.

Well when two big numbers love each other very much. . .

LMAO :lol

 

[Andy787]

Ok, I realize these are amazingly stupid questions, but here's another one; how do you reference something from the Internet?

 

[OpinionatedCyborg]

Ok, I realize these are amazingly stupid questions, but here's another one; how do you reference something from the Internet?

Which format? MLA, APA, etc ... and the dreaded "teacher's special aka, a mixture of every fucking thing, plus a few random rules of my own" change almost on a yearly basis.

 

[Andy787]

I seriously have no clue. This is for a sociology class that is very improvisational/laid back, and the teacher really gave very little instruction other than that the paper should be double spaced, and include a detailed bibliography. Doesn't say in the syllabus, either.

Can you perhaps give me an example of both? Thanks again.

 

[Drozmight]

didn't you ever buy a writer's harbrace handbook for an english class?

 

[Andy787]

Never taken an English class, other than perhaps in elementary/middle school, or a month or two in high school.

For that matter, I got my GED (not because I wanted to, mind you) before I even finished my first year of high school, so a lot of this is new to me.

 

[OpinionatedCyborg]

Bibliography can mean a lot of things, but since you said your class was very improvisation and laid back, I'll assume it's the teachers way of saying references/works cited (a biliography is all encompassing; every source, no matter the format, is included in a certain way). BTW, I'm bad at remembering this shit, so use at your own peril

MLA: Works cited arranged alphabetically based on author's name, I believe.

Works Cited

Author. "Title." Date Accessed. Date Published. Date Accessed <website URL>.

Example:
Feldman, Curt. "Jordan Mechner's second act." 8 June 2005. 8 June 2005 < http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/06/08/news_6127174.html>.

APA: Slightly different yo.

Example:

References
Feldman, Curt. (2005). Jordan Mechner's second act. Retrieved June 8, 2005, from http://www.benton.org/Library/Low-Income/two.html

I'm not sure if you're using in text citations or not, but there's a start. There are plenty of websites that'll guide you along if you need it. Have fun.

 

[Andy787]

Thanks. Essentially, I found a place with an example and just copied their format, and I'm making them like this:

1. Hightower, Jim. Boycott Wal-Mart. Durham: The Independent Weekly.
http://www.indyweek.com/durham/2002-05-08/news.html

Does that look alright?

 

[OpinionatedCyborg]

Thanks. Essentially, I found a place with an example and just copied their format, and I'm making them like this:

1. Hightower, Jim. Boycott Wal-Mart. Durham: The Independent Weekly.
http://www.indyweek.com/durham/2002-05-08/news.html

Does that look alright?

That looks like it'll work. If the teacher didn't specify what was required, you're home free.

 

[XMonkey]

Thanks. Essentially, I found a place with an example and just copied their format, and I'm making them like this:

1. Hightower, Jim. Boycott Wal-Mart. Durham: The Independent Weekly.
http://www.indyweek.com/durham/2002-05-08/news.html

Does that look alright?

Just remember, when you go to write the Bibliography page, don't number the entries. Arrange them in alphabetical order by the letter of the first word in each entry (usually the last name).