Ss. Peter & Paul School
Bibliography
(MLA Format)


Bibliography Instructions Example Page Format



Sample format:

Bibliography

Berry, Erik. The Land and People of Finland. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, Company,
     1998.

DiStefano, Vince. "Finland, A Closer Look." 30 April 2001. 27 October 2007
     <http://www.usa.net/~vinced/home/better-writing.html>.

"Finland." Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 2000. Microsoft Corporation, 1993-1999.
     CD-ROM.
 


Books:

1.  One author

Format:

Author.  Title of Book.  City of Publication:  Publisher, Year.

Example:

Berry, Erik. The Land and People of Finland. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, Company,
     2006.

2.  Two or more authors

Authors names (NOTE: The first author's name is last and then first.  All others begin with
    the first name.). Title of Book.  City of Publication:  Publisher, Year.

Stangler, Caroline M., and Scott M. Cullen. Ethiopa Today. New York: Harcourt
      Brace, 2006.

Wilmut, Ian, Keith Campbell, and Colin Tudge. Online Works at Large.
      Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, Company, 2006.

3.  No author listed

The New Book of Popular Science. New York: Grolier Inc., 2000.

4.  Encyclopedia

Format:

Author of Article.(if given) "Article Title." Title of Book. City
     of Publication:  Publisher, Year.

Examples:

Jacobs, John G., "New Albany." The World Book Encyclopedia. New York: 2005, Vol. 7, pp. 334-341.

“Finland.” Encyclopedia Americana. 1980 ed., pp. 60-65.
 

5.  Magazine Article

Format:

Author. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine.  Date:  page(s).

Example:

Haber, Matthew. "The Long Road to Freedom." Newsweek. 25 Oct. 2005, pp. 33-39.

6.  Newspaper Article

Format:

Author. "Title of Article." Name of Newspaper. Date, edition:  page(s).

Example:
Loftus, Jeffrey, "Country Chaos." Chicago Tribune. 10 October 2007, sec. 3, p. 4.
 

7.  Journal Article

Format:

Author. "Title of Article." Title of Journal volume number (Year): Pages.

Example:

Cooksey, Elizabeth C. "Consequences of Young Mothers' Marital Histories for
     Children's Cognitive Development." Journal of Marriage and the Family
     59 (1997): 245-61.

8. Interview

Format:

Person Interviewed. Type of interview (personal or telephone). Date.

Example:

Bautista, Andrea.  Telephone interview.  25 December 2008.
 


Electronic Media:

1.  Website

Format:

Author's name (if given). "Title of Article." Web Page Title. Date of creation or last update. Institution or
     organization. Date of access <URL network address>.

Example:

Stenger, Mark E. "Lewis & Clark." Social Studies Worth Noting. 6 August 1999. The DuPage
     Historical Society. 7 October 2008 <http://www.socialstudiesonline/lewis-clark.html>.

(The following example has no specific article title, organization or date of creation)
DiStefano, Vince. Guidelines for Better Writing. 9 January 2003
     <http://www.usa.net/~vinced/home/better-writing.html>.

2. CD Rom or Video

Format:

Author/editor. "Title of Print Version of Work." Edition statement (if given). Medium. Place of
     publication: publisher, date.

Example:

Davidson, Kenny.  "People Traveling East." San Francisco Times. 11 July 1993: D1.
        Times on CD-ROM.  CD-ROM.  Northroads, Inc. Dec. 1993.

"China." Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 2000. Microsoft Corporation, 1993-1999. CD-ROM.

"Pimpernel." The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.
     4th ed. Videocassette. Boston: Houghton, 2000.

3. INFOTRAC

Format:

Author's name (if given). "Title of Article." Name of Magazine  Date
     of Publication: Pages. Name of Database. InfoTrac. Library Name.
     Date of Access <http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/hawaii_honolulu>.

Example:

Mili, Sharon. "The Formation of a Country." Social Studies News 25 Apr. 1997: 13.
     General Reference Center. InfoTrac. Elmhurst College Library. 11 Jan. 2007
     <http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/hawaii_honolulu>.

4. Online Newspaper Article

Format:

Author's name (if given). "Title of Article." Name of Newspaper.
     Date of Publication. Date of Access <URL network address>.

Example:

Loftus, Jeffrey, "Country Chaos." Chicago Tribune. 10 October 1999. 6 November 2008
     <http://chgotrib.com/1999/06/15/news/story3.html>.

5. Online Magazine Article

Format:

Author's name (if given). "Title of Article." Name of Magazine
     Date of Publication. Date of Access <URL network address>.

Example:

Haber, Matthew. "The Long Road to Freedom." Newsweek. 6 November 2000
     <http://www.newsweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2000/nf20001010_917.htm>.

6. E-mail

Format:

Sender's Name. "Title." (from Subject line)  E-mail to the author. Date of message.

Example:

Crispen, Patrick D. "Online Tutorials." E-mail to the author. 31 August 2008.


Citation within the text of your paper:

You must document all work that you use, even if it is not a direct quote or paraphrase.  Credit must be given when you use the words, facts or ideas of another source.

Book Example:

The population of Rhodesia was greatly influenced by the immigration of people from the southern continents. (Calvez 41).

Web Example - (Use the title if there is no author.) :

The population of Rhodesia was greatly influenced by the immigration of people from the southern continents. (South Africa 1).



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