BIBLIOGRAPHY
Compiled by Lisa Osur, Library Media Specialist at HF-L High School last updated October, 2006
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| CITATION MACHINES: | |
| EasyBib: Citation made Simple (http://www.easybib.com/products/mybib.php) | |
| Landmarks Citation Machine (http://citationmachine.net/) | |
| Calvin College's KnightCite (http://webapps.calvin.edu/knightcite/index.php) | |
| OTHER CITATION STYLES: | ||
| Turabian Style Guide- University of Southern Mississippi (http://www.lib.usm.edu) | ||
| Chicago Manual of Style Citation Guide- Ohio State University (library.osu.edu/sites/guides/chicagogd.html) | ||
The following format guide is for MLA style - Modern Language Association.
If the source you are using is not found in this guide please consult the
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Sixth Edition by J. Gilaldi- available in your library.
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PRINT RESOURCES
(see below for ELECTRONIC RESOURCES)
|
TYPE OF SOURCE |
FORMAT |
EXAMPLE |
| BOOK WITH ONE AUTHOR |
Author’s Last Name, First
Name. Title of Book. Place of
Publication (city): Publisher, Date. |
Clark, Margaret Goff. The
Endangered Florida Panther. New
York: Dutton, 1993. |
| NO AUTHOR GIVEN |
Title of Book.
Place of Publication (city): Publisher, Date. |
National Geographic Atlas
of the World. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1992. |
| TWO AUTHORS |
Author’s Last Name, First
Name and First Name Last Name of Second
Author. Title of Book. Place
of Publication (city): Publisher, Date. |
Read, Phyllis and Bernard L.
Witlieb. The Book of Women’s
Firsts. New York: Random House, 1992. |
|
MORE THAN TWO |
Author’s last Name, et al. Title
of Book. Place of Publication (city):
Publisher, Date. |
Allen, Thomas, et al.
CNN War in the Gulf.
Atlanta: Turner Publishing, Inc., 1991. |
| EDITOR |
Editor’s Last Name, First
Name, ed. Title of Book. Place of
Publication (city): Publisher, Date. |
Graham, Judith, ed. Current
Biography Yearbook. New York: The H.
W. Wilson Company, 1994. |
| ALMANAC |
“Title of Article.” Title
of Almanac, Date of Edition. |
“National Park System.” World Almanac and Book of Facts,
2002 ed. |
|
GENERAL BOOK SIGNED |
Author’s Last Name, First
Name. “Title of Article.”
Title of Encyclopedia. Date of Edition. |
Russel, Seymour.
“Holocaust.” Encyclopedia Americana. 2002 ed. |
|
GENERAL BOOK UNSIGNED ARTICLE |
“Title of Article.” Title
of Encyclopedia. Date of Edition. |
“Vesuvius, Mount.” Compton’s Encyclopedia. 1998 ed. |
|
SPECIALIZED REFERENCE BOOK |
Author’s Last name, First
Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Book.
Place of Publication (city): Publisher, Date. |
Hodge, Paul. “Virgo
Cluster.” McGraw Hill
Encyclopedia of Science & Technology. New York: McGraw Hill, 1997. |
|
MAGAZINE ARTICLE- |
Author’s Last Name, First
Name. “Title of Article.”
Title of Magazine Date: Page Numbers. |
Zhi, Lu. “Newborn Panda in
the Wild.” National Geographic Feb.
1993: 60-65. |
|
MAGAZINE ARTICLE- |
“Title of Article.” Title
of Magazine Date: Page Numbers. |
“Best Values in
Treadmills.” Consumer Reports Jun. 2003: 14-16. |
| WORK WITHIN A COLLECTION |
Author’s last Name, First
Name. “Title of Work.” Title of Book.
Ed., Trans. or Comp. Editor, Translator or
Compiler’s Name, Place of Publication:
Publisher, Date. |
Allende, Isabel. “Toad’s
Mouth.” A Hammock Beneath the Mangoes: Stories from Latin America.
Ed. Thomas Colchie. New York: Plume, 1999. |
| INTERVIEW |
Last Name, First Name. Personal
interview. Date of Interview. |
Smith, Bill. Personal interview. 2 Feb. 2003. |
| PAMPHLET |
Title of Pamphlet.
Place of publication: Publisher, Date. |
Alcoholism.
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1995. |
| TELEVISION PROGRAM |
Name of TV Program.
Name of Network. Call
Letters of Station, City. Broadcast Date. |
MacNeil-Leher News Hour.
PBS. WXXI, Rochester. 15 Mar. 1994. |
| VIDEOTAPE | Title of Video. Publisher, Date. |
Malcolm X.
Schlesinger Video Productions, 1992. |
Technology makes it possible to access information through computers.
You must indicate that you found the resource in an electronic format. See the following:
|
TYPE OF SOURCE |
FORMAT |
EXAMPLE |
| INTERNET SITE |
Title of Site.
Site Editor or Author (if given), Date of Last Update (copyright
date). Name of Any Sponsoring Institution.
Date of Access <URL>. |
CNN.com.
2002. Cable News Network. 15 May 2003 <http://www.cnn.com/>. |
| ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA |
Author’s Last Name, First
Name. “Title Of Article.” Name of
Encyclopedia, Date of Edition. Date of Access <URL>. |
Nachamie, Benjamin A. “Bone
Disease.” Grolier Encyclopedia Online, 2 Feb. 2002 <www.grolier.com>. |
| DATABASE ARTICLE |
Author’s Last Name, First
Name. “Title of Article.” Periodical Name
Volume Number Month Year: Page Numbers. Database
Name. Service Name. Name of
Library. Date of Access <URL>. |
Palmoth, Bill.
“Facts to End the Hunting Debate.” Sports Illustrated
56 Mar. 2002: 48-49. TOPIC Search. EBSCO. HF-L High School. 3 Mar.
2001 <www.epnet.com>. |
|
ONLINE MAGAZINE OR NEWSPAPER ARTICLE |
Author’s Last Name, First
Name. “Title of Article.” Magazine or Newspaper
Name. Publication Date. Date of Access <URL>. |
Brooks, David. “The Culture
of Martyrdom.”
Atlantic Online Jun. 2002. 10 May 2004 2002/ |
| SOUND CLIP |
Performer’s Last Name, First
Name. “Title of Work or Segment.” Title of
Program/ Series/CD. Publisher, Date
of Publication. Date of Access <URL>. |
McFerrin, Bobby.
“Kalimba Suite.” Beyond Words. Blue Note,
2002. 21 May 2002 <http://www.liquid. com/promo/fulfill?key=3938614>. |
| FILM CLIP |
Director’s Last Name, First
Name, dir. Title of Clip. Date of
Publication. Title of Film. Date of Access <URL>. |
Murnau, F. W., dir. Nosferatu.
1922. The Sync. 16 Jun. 2002
<http:// www.thesync.com/ram/nosferatu.ram>. |
| CARTOON |
Author’s Last Name, First
name. “Title of Cartoon.” Cartoon. Title of
Periodical Date of Publication. Date of Access <URL>. |
Ohman, Jack. “One Final
Carrier Landing Attempt.” Cartoon. US News.com
8 Apr. 2002. 29 May 2002 <http://www. Usnews.com/usnews/issue/0204008/ Opinion/8cartoon.html>. |
| IMAGE |
Artist’s Last Name, First
Name (if given). “Title of Work or Search Term.”
Online image. Title of Home Site.
Date of Access <URL>. |
“Twin Towers.”
Online image. Islamic Voice. 12 Jan. 2005 <http://www.islamicvoice. com/august.2003. images/ twin_towers.jpg>. |
NOTES:
- Works Cited should be indented after the first line and double spaced
between entries.
- In addition to acknowledging sources and giving appropriate
credit, a Work Cited page should
enable the reader to return to
the resource by providing the information necessary to do so.
- Be consistent in writing out dates- January 13, 2005 should
be 13 Jan. 2005.
- Single spacing after punctuation marks is now accepted.
- You may shorten the Publisher’s name- example: W. W. Norton
& Company becomes Norton
- Do not use p. or pp. for page numbers- example: pp.23-26
should be 23-26