LIS207: Bibliography and Citation Techniques

This course will give you in brief the awareness of the importance of Bibliography and Citation techniques in library and information science. The course will introduce you to the definition of concepts; philosophy underlying bibliography and bibliographic citation; Purpose and functions of bibliography and bibliographic citation; Types of Bibliography; Construction and Presentation of Bibliographies; Bibliographic Annotations; Arrangement of bibliographic entries and indexes; Selection and Evaluation of bibliographic Items and indexes; Types of Citation and Referencing Styles; (APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard etc.). Citation Process; Thesis Formatting and Final Report Writing