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 === Reference Bibliography ===
-When adding a reference to information within a Wiki article, use the following code:<br>
+When adding a reference to information within a Wiki article in a bibliographic list or in the reference section, use the following code:<br>
+<br>
   <nowiki><ref>AUTHOR, "ARTICLE NAME," REPOSITORY, URL, accessed ACCESSDATE.</ref></nowiki>
 <br>
 ''Example:''<br>
 Chile’s official language is Spanish.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Chile," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile, accessed 24 March 2016.</ref> <br><br>
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   <nowiki>Chile’s official language is Spanish.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Chile," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile, accessed 24 March 2016.</ref></nowiki>
 <br>
+==== Adding References Heading ====
-=== Adding References Heading ===
 Add a heading 2 or heading 3 (whichever is more appropriate for the page) named '''References''' as the last header on the page; i.e. at the bottom of the page <u>before</u> the NAVBOX and Category templates.  The '''reference list''' tag is added below the header in the following format:<br>
   <nowiki>== References ==</nowiki><br>
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 ''More information can be found on [[FamilySearch Wiki:Source Citation Formats|Source Citation Formats]]'' <br>
-=== Bibliography List in Body of the Wiki Page ===
+===Bibiliographic Lists===
-When there are long lists of books or articles within a Wiki page, use the suggested format. This allows users to easily scan a list of pertinent resources.<br>
+There are two ways to list sources in the Wiki:<br>
+. Using the traditional format listed above, such as, ''The Chicago Manual of Style''<br>
+. Reformatting the bibliographic source to list the title first. More about the format is listed [[FamilySearch_Wiki:Manual_of_Style-Formatting#Bibliography List in Body of the Wiki Page - Listing the Title First|below]].<br>
+<br>
+It is suggested that long lists of sources should be formated listing the title first but it can be left to the discretion of the editor. Listing sources by title first allows users to easily scan a list of pertinent resources.
+====Traditional List of Bibliographic Sources====
+''Examples of Bibliographic entry for bibiliographic list and/or reference section of a Wiki page:''<br>
+*Austin, Jeannette Holland. ''The Georgians: Genealogies of Pioneer Settlers.'' (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1984.) {{FHL|359047|item|disp=FSC book 975.8 D2ag}}; {{WorldCat|11206286|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}<br>
+<br>
+''Example of Bibliographic entry in the references section of the Wiki page in wikitext code:''<br>
+<br>
+<nowiki>*Austin, Jeannette Holland. ''The Georgians: Genealogies of Pioneer Settlers.'' (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1984.) {{FHL|359047|item|disp=FSC book 975.8 D2ag}}; {{WorldCat|11206286|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}</nowiki><br>
+=== Bibliography List in Body of the Wiki Page - Listing the Title First ===
+When there are long lists of books or articles within a Wiki page, use the suggested format listed below. This allows users to easily scan a list of pertinent resources.<br>
 Add the information in the following order, left to right:<br>
 . First element: add a bullet at the beginning of each book/article citation<br>
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 *''Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Adams, Clay, Hall and Hamilton Counties, Nebraska.'' 1890. Chicago, Illinois: Goodspeed Pub. Co. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/biographicalhistachhne00good Internet Archive]
 *''History of Washington County, Iowa : from the first white settlements to 1908''. 1909. By Howard A Burrell. Chicago, IL: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co. {{WorldCat|181357802|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}
+*''The Georgians: Genealogies of Pioneer Settlers'' 1984 By Jeannette Holland Austin. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company. {{FHL|359047|item|disp=FSC book 975.8 D2ag}}; {{WorldCat|11206286|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}
 <br>
 ''Examples wikitext code:''<br>
-  <nowiki>*''Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Adams, Clay, Hall and Hamilton Counties, Nebraska.'' 1890. Chicago, Illinois: Goodspeed Pub. Co. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/biographicalhistachhne00good Internet Archive]</nowiki>
+  <nowiki>*''Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Adams, Clay, Hall and Hamilton Counties, Nebraska.'' 1890. Chicago, Illinois: Goodspeed Pub. Co. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/biographicalhistachhne00good Internet Archive]</nowiki><br>
-  <nowiki>*''History of Washington County, Iowa : from the first white settlements to 1908''. 1909. By Howard A Burrell. 	Chicago, IL: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co. {{WorldCat|181357802|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}</nowiki>
+  <nowiki>*''History of Washington County, Iowa : from the first white settlements to 1908''. 1909. By Howard A Burrell. 	Chicago, IL: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co. {{WorldCat|181357802|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}</nowiki><br>
+ <nowiki>*''The Georgians: Genealogies of Pioneer Settlers'' 1984 By Jeannette Holland Austin. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company. {{FHL|359047|item|disp=FSC book 975.8 D2ag}}; {{WorldCat|11206286|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}</nowiki><br>
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