Books
·
Basic Format
Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title. City of
Publication:
Publishing
Company, Copyright Date.
·
No Author
Encyclopedia of Virginia. New York: Somerset, 1993.
·
One Author
Armstrong, Lance. It’s Not about the Bike: My Journey Back to Life.
New York:
Putnam’s Sons, 2000.
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Two Authors
Daniels, Harvey, and Marilyn Bizar. Methods That Matter: Six Structures
for
Best Practice Classrooms. Portland:
Stenhouse, 1998.
NOTE: Do
not reverse second author's name.
·
Three Authors
Marquat, James W., Sheldon Ekland Olson, and Jonathan R. Sorensen.
The
Rope,
The Chair and the Needle: Capital Punishment in
Texas,
1923-1990.
Austin: U of Texas P, 1994.
·
More than Three Authors
Gilman, Sander, et al. Hysteria beyond Freud. Berkley: U of
California P,
1993.
Magazines
·
Basic Format
Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of the Article.” Journal Title
Year of
Publication: Page
Numbers.
NOTE: If the pages are not consecutive put the first page
number followed
by a +
·
No Author
“Presidential
Psyche 101.” Time 14 Aug. 2000: 20.
·
With Author
Trumpener, Katie. “Memories Carved in Granite: Great War Memorials and
Everyday Life.” PMLA 115 (2000): 1096+.
Encyclopedia (General)
·
Basic Format
Author Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Name of Encyclopedia.
Year ed.
·
General Encyclopedia with No
Author
"Chavez, Cesar." World Book Encyclopedia. 1999 ed.
·
General Encyclopedia with Author
of Article (Not the book)
Cleland, Hugh G. "Child Labor." Encyclopedia
Americana.
1999 ed.
Encyclopedia (Special)
·
Basic Format
Author or Editor’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Name of
Encyclopedia. Number of volumes. City of
Publication: Publishing
Company, Year.
·
Special Encyclopedia with Author
Summerfield, Carol. “Astronauts.” Career Discovery Encyclopedia. 6
vols.
Chicago: Ferguson Publishing, 1999.
Newspapers
·
Basic Format
Author’s Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article.” Name of Newspaper.
City. (If not
in the title) Date of Article
(Day Month and Year), Edition:
Section and Page Number(s).
NOTE: For
pagination, list the section first then the pages, if the pages are
not consecutive add a +
·
No Author
"Teamster Local in Lancaster Searched by Federal
Agents." Philadelphia
Inquirer. 1 Feb. 1984: B2.
·
With Author
Smith, Robert. “Penguins Win Playoff Birth." Pittsburgh Post Gazette 28
March 2007, early ed: D1.
Pamphlet or Brochure
·
Basic Format
Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title. City of
Publication:
Publishing
Company, Copyright Date.
(Omit any information
which is not given)
The
Prevention Diet.
Emmaus, PA:
Rodale Press, 2000.
ELECTRONIC SOURCES
Websites
·
Basic Format
Author Last Name, First Name. “Title of the Page.”
Title of the Web
Site. Date
of Publication. Name of the
Sponsoring Institution. Date
of Access. Internet Address
<http://...>. (to the first slash)
·
No Author
“Mount St. Helens Lets Off More Steam.” CNN.com. 12 Oct. 2004.
Time Warner. 12 Oct. 2004. <http://www.cnn.com>.
·
With Author
Forero, Juan. “Interdiction of Drug Planes in Colombia to Resume.”
New York
Times. 19 Aug. 2003. <http://www.nytimes.com>.
·
Culture Grams
“France.” Culturegrams World Edition. 2006. ProQuest
Information and
Learning.
21 Sept. 2006 <http://online.culturegrams.com>.
Online
Encyclopedia
·
Basic Format
Author Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Name of Encyclopedia.
Publisher, Year of Publication. Date of Access (day month year you found
information) Internet Address
<http://...>. (to the first slash)
·
No Author
"Italy."
World Book Online
Reference Center.
2007. 10 Feb.2007
<http://www.worldbookonline.com>.
·
With Author
Sauer, Wolfgang. “Hitler, Adolf, (1889-1945).” Encyclopedia
Americana.
Grolier. 2002. 29 Aug. 2003 <http//go.grolier.com>.
Online Periodicals
·
Basic Format
Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article. ”Name of the
Periodical.
Date of Publication: Pages
(if given). Name of
Database Name of the
Subscription Service (do
not underline). Date of Access.
Internet Address.
<http://...>. (to the first slash)
·
EBSCOhost Databases
Thurman, James N. “Behind Drop in US Murder Rate: A Decline in Gun
Crime.” Christian Science Monitor Oct. 1999: 4. MasterFILE
Premier. EBSCOhost.
10 Jan. 2003 <http://www.epnet.com>.
·
SIRS Discoverer
Cooper, Jane. “Teenage Parenting Revisited.” Teenage Newsletter
June1999: 4+. SIRS Discoverer on the Web. SIRS Knowledge Source.
5
Aug. 2003 <http://sirsdiscover.com>.
·
Today’s Science
“Secret World in a Stone.” Today’s Science@FACTS.com
10 Aug. 2000.
Facts on File News Service. 29 Aug. 2003
<http://www.2facts.com>.
·
Gale Group/Wilson
Web
“Frank, Anne.” Hutchinson Encyclopedia of Biography.
2000. Biography
Reference
Bank. H.W. Wilson, 2004. 10 Oct. 2004.
<http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com>.
·
Grove Art Online Articles
Rosenthal, Michael. “Thomas Gainsborough.” Grove Art Online.
Oxford University
Press. 21 Sept. 2006 <http://groveart.com>.
·
Grove Music Online
Neighbor, O.W. “Arnold Schoenberg.” Grove
Music Online. University
of Oxford Press. 21 Sept. 2006 <http:grovemusic.com>.
CD-ROM’s
·
Basic Format
Author’s
Last Name, First Name.
“Title of Article. ” Title
of CD-ROM. Date of
Edition. CD- ROM. City of Publication: Publisher, Date.
·
With Author
Leicester, Henry M. “Chemistry.” Microsoft Encarta. 1998 ed.
CD-ROM.
Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corp., 1998.
MISCELLANEOUS SOURCES
Audio/Video
Recording (Movies, Videocassettes, Cassettes, Etc.)
·
Basic Format
Title of the Videocassette or DVD.
Producer, Director, Narrator and/or
Performers, etc. (if listed). Original release date. Medium (Videocassette,
Laserdisc, Filmstrip or DVD). Distributor, Copyright Date.
·
Videocassette
Gettysburg. Videocassette.
Turner Home Entertainment, 1993.
Television Broadcast
“Survivor Finale.” Survivor! CBS. KDKA, Pittsburgh. 23 Aug. 2000.
Interview
Walters, Barbara. Interview with Michael Jackson. 20/20. ABC. WPVI,
Philadelphia. 5 Apr. 1995.
Picture/Photograph
·
Basic Format
Artist/Photographer Name. Title. Date when the work was created
(if
given). Institution that houses the work
(if named):
City, Date.
·
Picture
World War II to D-Day. Picture.
Documentary Photo Aids, n.d.
Speaker/Interview
·
Basic Format
Speaker’ Last Name, First Name. “Title of Presentation.”
Meeting/ConferenceTitle. Sponsoring Organization. Place it was held,|
Location
City. Date of Presentation.
·
Speaker
Kraus, Michael. "Gettysburg." Ingomar
Middle School. Ingomar
Middle School
Auditorium, Pittsburgh. 29 March, 2005.
