BIBLIOGRAPHY FORMATS

Encyclopedia Article

Format:
Last name, First name. “Title of Article.” Name of Encyclopedia. Year ed.

Example:
Malone, John F. “Fingerprinting.” New Book of Knowledge. 2000 ed.

Online Encyclopedia

Format:
“Article Name.” Encyclopedia Name. Online. Computer Service. Date of Access.

Example:
“Weather.” Britannica.com. Online. Microsoft Internet Explorer.10 Sept. 2003.

Book with a Single Author

Format:
Last name, First name. Title of Book. City: Publisher, Date.

Example:
Elsom, Derek. Weather Explained. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1997.

Book with Two Authors

Format:
Last name, First name and First name Last name. Title of Book. City: Publisher, Date.

Example:
Harris, Geraldine and Delia Pemberton. Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt.
      Chicago, IL: Peter Bedrick Books, 1999. 

Book with an Editor

Format:
Last name, First name, ed. Title of Book. City: Publisher, Date.

Example:
Silvey, Anita, ed. Children’s Books and Their Creators. New York: Houghton Mifflin
     Company, 1995.

Magazine Article

Format:
Last name, First name. “Article Name.” Magazine Title. Date: page #’s.

Example:
Ayad, Mariam. “Building a Pyramid.” Calliope. September 2001: 14-18.

Newspaper Article

Format:
Last name, First name. “Title of article.” Newspaper Name. Date, Section.

Example:
Salemy, Shirley. “Plan Will Aid Children.” Philadelphia Inquirer. 2 Sept.1998, sec.M:1

Pamphlet

Format:
Last name, First name. Pamphlet title. City: Publisher, Date.

Example:
Grayson, George W. The North American Free Trade Agreement. New York: Foreign
       Policy Association, Inc., 1993.

Filmstrip, Slide Program, or Videocassette

Format:
Title. Type of Media. Publisher, Date. Length (time)

Example:
Island of the Great Bears. Videocassette. National Geographic, 1995. 59 min.

CD-ROM

Format:
Last name, First name. “Article Name.” Title of CD-ROM. CD-ROM. Date.

Example:
“Treaty Redraws Map of Europe.” Chronicle of the 20th Century. CD-ROM. 1996.

Article from POWER Library

Format:
Last name, First name. “Article Name.” Magazine/Paper Name Date. Name of Database,
       Date of Access.

Example:
Petit, Charles W. “Jim Lovell.” US News and World Report 2 Jan. 2003. EBSCO,
      8 March 2003.

Internet Site

Format:
Last name, First name. “Article Name.” (Online) Available Web Address, Date of
      Access.

Example:
Nice, Karim. “How DVDs and DVD Players Work.” (Online) Available
        http://www.howstuffworks.com/dvd.htm 2 April 2003.

Personal or Telephone Interview

Format:
Name of person interviewed. Type of Interview. Date of Interview.

Example:
Catalanotto, Peter. Personal interview. 25 May 2003.

Television or Radio Program

Format:
“Title of Program.” Series Title. Network, Station of broadcast, City location of station,
        Date of broadcast.

Example:
“Lizards.” Nature. PBS, New Jersey Network, Trenton, NJ, 24 Mar. 2003.

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