Print Sources
Books
Author (last name,
first name). Title of the Book:
Subtitle
City: Publishing Company, Year
Encyclopedia/Dictionary Entry
Author (last name,
first name). “Title of the Entry in Reference Book.” Title of the
Reference Book. #th ed. City: Publishing Company, Year. Page
numbers.
Journal Article
Author (last name,
first name). “Title of the Article: Subtitle.” Title of the Journal
Volume. Issue Year: Page numbers.
Magazine Article
Author (last name,
first name). “Title of the Article: Subtitle.” Title of the Magazine
Date Month, Year: Page numbers.
Newspaper Article from the Original Printed Edition
Author (last name,
first name). “Title of Newspaper Article: Subtitle.” Name of the
Newspaper Date Month Year, edition: Section & Page #.
Examples of
Sections/Pages; A2, B6+. The plus is to indicate if an article continues
on a later page, but not the next consecutive page.
Full-Text Articles from Online Sources
FirstSearch
Follow the format for
the original source, (magazine, newspaper, etc.) Then type this
information in this order and format. Name of
Specific Database Used. (i.e. PerAbs,
WilsonSelectPlus, etc.) Online. OCLC FirstSearch. Date Month Year you found this
article.
Electric Library
Follow the format for the
original source, (magazine, newspaper, etc.)
Then type this information in
this order and format.
Online. Electric
Library.
Date Month Year you found this article.
Internet Resources
Last name, First name
if given. “Title of the Document or Internet Resource.”
Name of web site. Date of
Publication/Creation. Organization affiliated with
site. Date you found this site. <Electronic address>.