Form – One Author:

Author’s Last Name, First Name.  Title.  Place of publication:  Publisher, copyright date.

Example:

Ventura, Piero.  Great Composers.  New York:  G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1988.

Form – Two Authors:

First Author’s Last Name, First Author’s First Name, and Second Author’s First Name Second Author’s Last Name.  Title.  Place of publication:  Publisher, copyright date.

Example:

Meyer, Carolyn and Charles Gallenkamp.   The Mystery of the Ancient Maya.  New York:  Margaret K. McElderry Books, 1995.

Form – Three Authors:

First Author’s Last Name, First Author’s First Name, Second Author’s First Name Second Author’s Last Name and Third Author’s First Name Third Author’s Last Name.  Title.  Place of publication:  Publisher, copyright date. 

Example:

Collcutt, Martin, Marius Jansen and Isao Kumakura.  Cultural Atlas of Japan.  New York:  Facts on File, 1994.

Form – More than Three Authors:

First Author’s Last Name, First Author’s First Name, et al.  Title.  Place of publication:  Publisher, copyright date.

Example:

Smith, Lisa, et al.  Important Artists.  New York:  Munley Publishers, 2001.

Form – Editor (ed.):

Editor’s Last Name, First Name, ed.  Title.  Place of publication:  Publisher, copyright date.

Example:

Harmon, William, ed.  Top 500 Poems.  New York:  Columbia University Press, 1992.

Title of the Internet Site.  First Name of Editor or Author Last Name of the Editor or Author. (if given).  Date of Electronic Publication or Date of Latest Update.  Sponsoring  Instutitution or Organization (if given).  Date accessed <URL>.

Example:

Chesapeake Bay Program.  21 Mar. 02.  Chesapeake Bay Program Office.

            19 Dec. 03

            <http://www.chesapeakebay.net/>.

With an Author or Contributor of a well-known Encyclopedia:

Author’s Last Name, First Name.  “Title of Article.”  Name of Encyclopedia.  Copyright date ed.

Example:

Fetter, Bruce.  “Mandela, Nelson.”  New Book of Knowledge. 1997 ed.

Without an Author or Contributor of a well-known Encyclopedia:

“Title of Article.”  Name of Encyclopedia.  Copyright date ed.

Example:

“Rodeo.”  World Book.  2003 ed.

With an Author or Contributor of a less familiar encyclopedia:

Author’s Last Name, First Name.  “Title of Article.”  Name of Encyclopedia.  Place of Publication:  Publisher, Copyright date.

Example:

Yarris, Lynn.  “Ceramics.”  New Book of Popular Science.  Danbury:  Grolier Inc., 1996.

Without an Author or Contributor of a less familiar encyclopedia:

“Title of Article.”  Name of Encyclopedia.  Place of Publication:  Publisher, Copyright date.

Example:

“Metamorphosis.”  Exploring Life Sciences.  New York:  Marshall Cavendish, 2000.

Newspaper:

Author’s last name, Author’s first name.  “Title of the article (omit any introductory article).”  Name of Newspaper Date of issue: page numbers (+ indicates article is continued).

Example:

Willing, Richard, Anita Manning and Deborah Sharp.  “Florida Case Raises Hard End-of-Life Questions.” USA Today 23 Oct. 2003:  A1+.

Article in a Magazine:

Author’s last name, Author’s first name.  “Title of the article.” Title of Magazine Date of issue:  page numbers.

Example:

Wallace, Scott.  “Into the Amazon.”  National Geographic Aug. 2003:  22-23

Interview you conduct:

Last name of the person interviewed, First name of the person interviewed.  Type of interview (e-mail, personal, telephone).  Date of Interview.

Example:

Smith, Betty.  Personal interview.  30 Dec. 2003.

SIRS Discoverer Source:

Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name (if known).  “Title of Article.”  Source of original article.  Date of original article.  Name of Database. Name of Source.  Access date <URL>.

Example:

Wollard, Kathy.  “Caffeine’s Imitation Game in the Brain.”  Eye on Science. 5 June 2003. SIRS Discoverer.  SIRS Knowledge Source.  13 Nov. 2003 <http://www.sirs.com>.

Gale U.S. History Resource Center

Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name (if known).  “Title of Article.”  Source of original article.  Name of Publisher, Date of Publication.  Name of Database.  Access date <URL>.

Example:

Riordan, Patrick.  “Joseph Brant." American Eras. Gale Research, 1997-1998.  History Resource Center. 13 Nov. 2003 <http://galenet.galegroup.com/

             Servlet/HistRC>.

Student Resource Center – Junior:

Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name (if known).  “Title of Article.”  Source of Original Article.  Name of Database.   Access date <URL>.

Example:

“Martin Luther King, Jr 1929-1968.” DISCovering Authors.  Student Resource Center - Junior. Gale Resource Center.  Galenet.   2 Jan. 2004
<http://galenet.galegroup.com/

             servlet/SRC>.

eLibrary Classic (magazine):

Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name (if known).  “Title of Article.”  Source of Original Article.  Date of Publication.  Page Numbers of Article.  Name of Database.  Access date <URL>.

Example:

Genevieve Anton, Genevieve.   “Showdown over Guns.”  The Gazette (Colorado Springs).  January 9, 2000. A Section.  Electric Library Classic. 23 Nov. 2003 <www.elibrary.com/education>.

American National Biography

Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name (if known).  “Title of Article.” Name of Database.  Name of Publisher, Copyright Date. Sponsoring Organization.  Access date <URL>.

Example:

Parks, Nancy Neims . "Adams, Abigail"; American National Biography.  Oxford UP, 2000.  American Council of Learned Societies. 23 Nov. 2003  <http://www.anb.org/articles/02/

             02-00001.html>.

Facts on File News Services:  Issues & Controversies

Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name (if known).  “Title of Article.”  Source of Original Article.  Date of Publication:  Page(s).  Name of Database.  Name of Publisher.  Access date  <URL>.

Example:

“The Right to Public Protest.”  Facts on File News Services 15 Oct. 2004. Facts on File New Services:  Issues & Controversies.  3 Jan. 05 <http://www.2facts.com/formslogin.

asp?Opt=NoIP>.

Britannica Online:

Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name (if given).  “Title of Article.”  Name of Online Encyclopedia.  Publisher. Copyright date. <URL>.

Example:

Smith, Jeremy M.B.  “Desert.” Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition.  Britannica Encyclopedia.  2005.  <http://www.school.eb.com>.