Note the following conventions for the order of bibliographic entries:
- A single-author entry precedes a multiple-author entry beginning with the same name.
- An author’s own volume precedes one that he or she has edited or compiled.
- Corporate authors are alphabetized according to the first keyword in the name (not A, An or The).
- A list of works by the same author is presented in chronological order.
For information on arranging entries in alphabetical order, see the following article:
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