Bibliography Instructions Example Page 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).