User:GabrielleLohse/The Last Question/Bibliography

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Bibliography

This is where you will compile the bibliography for your Wikipedia assignment. Add the name and/or notes about what each source covers, then use the "Cite" button to generate the citation for that source.

Example: Luke, Learie. 2007. Identity and secession in the Caribbean: Tobago versus Trinidad, 1889–1980.^[1]
- This is a book published by a university press, so it should be a reliable source. It also covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Example: Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (2013-11-08). "Sabinaria , a new genus of palms (Cryosophileae, Coryphoideae, Arecaceae) from the Colombia-Panama border". Phytotaxa.^[2]
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source. It covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Example: Baker, William J.; Dransfield, John (2016). "Beyond Genera Palmarum: progress and prospects in palm systematics". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.^[3]
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source for a specific fact. Since it only dedicates a few sentences to the topic, it can't be used to establish notability.
Nair, Keerthana (March 2021). "NON-FINALITY AS THE FINALITY: A POSTHUMANIST STUDY OF ISAAC ASIMOV'S THE LAST QUESTION". Towards Excellence. 13.^[4]
- This paper addresses the theme of indeterminacies, it also explores the relationship between finality and non-finality in science fiction literature. This source can help to organize the content of the Wiki page by different thematic elements of the story. ^[4]
Cooperman, Naomi. 2007. Insufficient Data for a Meaningful Answer: The use of Language in Isaac Asimov's "The Last Question" Verso: An Undergraduate Journal of Literary Criticism. ^[5]
- This text is archived in a journal for literary criticism. It covers the topic of entropy which is prevalent in Asimov's story.
Pohl, Frederik. "Remembering Isaac Asimov." World Literature Today, vol. 84, no. 3, May-June 2010, pp. 36+. Gale Literature Resource Center, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A225794216/LitRC?u=sfsu_main&sid=bookmark-LitRC&xid=05ed04e3. Accessed 2 Apr. 2022.^[6]
- Frederick Pohl is a Nebula and Hugo award winner in Science Fiction literature. This segment from his memoir features his remembrances of Isaac Asimov, offering cultural contexts and histories for Asimov's work.
The big book of science fiction : the ultimate collection. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer. New York. 2016. ISBN 978-1-101-91009-2. OCLC 928107748.^[7]
- Anthology of Science Fiction short stories featuring Asimov's "The Last Question" with a brief introduction of the story.

References

^ Luke, Learie B. (2007). Identity and secession in the Caribbean: Tobago versus Trinidad, 1889–1980. Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press. ISBN 978-9766401993. OCLC 646844096.
^ Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (2013-11-08). "Sabinaria , a new genus of palms (Cryosophileae, Coryphoideae, Arecaceae) from the Colombia-Panama border". Phytotaxa. 144 (2): 27–44. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.144.2.1. ISSN 1179-3163.
^ Baker, William J.; Dransfield, John (2016). "Beyond Genera Palmarum : progress and prospects in palm systematics". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 182 (2): 207–233. doi:10.1111/boj.12401.
^ ^a ^b Nair, Keerthana (March 2021). "NON-FINALITY AS THE FINALITY: A POSTHUMANIST STUDY OF ISAAC ASIMOV'S THE LAST QUESTION". Towards Excellence. 13.
^ Cooperman, Naomi (2011). "Insufficient Data for a Meaningful Answer: The use of Language in Isaac Asimov's "TheLast Question"". Verse: An Undergraduate Journal of Literary Criticism: pp 1 of 5. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
^ Pohl, Frederik (2010). "Remembering Isaac Asimov". World Literature Today. 84 (3): 36–38. doi:10.1353/wlt.2010.0241. ISSN 1945-8134.
^ The big book of science fiction : the ultimate collection. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer. New York. 2016. ISBN 978-1-101-91009-2. OCLC 928107748.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)

[1] Luke, Learie B. (2007). Identity and secession in the Caribbean: Tobago versus Trinidad, 1889–1980. Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press. ISBN 978-9766401993. OCLC 646844096.

[2] Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (2013-11-08). "Sabinaria , a new genus of palms (Cryosophileae, Coryphoideae, Arecaceae) from the Colombia-Panama border". Phytotaxa. 144 (2): 27–44. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.144.2.1. ISSN 1179-3163.

[3] Baker, William J.; Dransfield, John (2016). "Beyond Genera Palmarum : progress and prospects in palm systematics". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 182 (2): 207–233. doi:10.1111/boj.12401.

[:0-4] Nair, Keerthana (March 2021). "NON-FINALITY AS THE FINALITY: A POSTHUMANIST STUDY OF ISAAC ASIMOV'S THE LAST QUESTION". Towards Excellence. 13.

[5] Cooperman, Naomi (2011). "Insufficient Data for a Meaningful Answer: The use of Language in Isaac Asimov's "TheLast Question"". Verse: An Undergraduate Journal of Literary Criticism: pp 1 of 5. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)

[6] Pohl, Frederik (2010). "Remembering Isaac Asimov". World Literature Today. 84 (3): 36–38. doi:10.1353/wlt.2010.0241. ISSN 1945-8134.

[7] The big book of science fiction : the ultimate collection. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer. New York. 2016. ISBN 978-1-101-91009-2. OCLC 928107748.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)

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