A note to a reference in a text that either cites the source for a quote or an item of information or that provides additional detail. End notes appear at the end of the paper but before the bibliography. In APA style, all authors are listed in the reference list and et al . MLA style uses et al. if there are more than 3 authors. A collection of essays about a particular topic, written in honor of a prominent scholar.
Footnotes appear at the bottom of the page on which the citation appears.
Used in footnotes and citations to refer to the book or chapter cited just before. There are indexes for periodicals and indexes that cover both books and periodicals within broad or narrow topics. They often contain abstracts of the articles or books. A number assigned to a book by its publisher to enable buyers to distinguish publishers and editions. It is useful for ordering books but it is not included in bibliographies.