Print Sources
BOOKS WITH ONE AUTHOR
Author's last name, Author's first name. Title. Place of publication: publisher, publication date.
example:
Ricciuti, Edward R. What on Earth is a Capybara? Woodbridge, CT: Blackbirch, 1995.
BOOKS WITH 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, publication date.
example:
Chapman, Gillian and Pam Robson. Exploring Time. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook, 1994.
BOOKS - NO AUTHOR GIVEN
Title. Place of publication: publisher, date of publication.
example:
Kingfisher Illustrated History of the World: 40,000 B.C. to Present Day. New York: Kingfisher, 1993.
ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE, SIGNED
Name of encyclopedia, year ed., vol., "Title of article," by Author's first name Author's last name.
example:
Encyclopedia Americana, 1992, vol. 5, "Cassatt, Mary," by Frederick A. Sweet.
ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE, UNSIGNED
Name of encyclopedia. year ed., vol., "Title of article."
example:
Encyclopedia of Mammals, 1996, vol. 14, "Tree Squirrels."
MAGAZINE OR NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
Author's last name, Author's first name. "Title of article," Name of magazine, date of magazine, page number(s).
example:
Witkowski, Mary. "Ancient Kivas: Yesterday and Today," Cobblestone, September 1999, pp. 7-9.
PAMPHLETS OR GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
Name of agency. Title of pamphlet, date.
example:
La Purisima Mission State Historic Park Association. La Purisima Mission, 1996.
NON-PRINT SOURCES:
AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS
(Audiotapes, Videos, Microfiche, etc.)
Title (format). Place of distribution: Distributor, date.
example:
Introduction to Puppet Making (video recording). Sherman Oaks, CA: Bogner, Inc., 1992
CD-ROM
Title of CD-ROM (CD-ROM). "Title of article." Place of Publication: Publisher, date.
example:
1995 Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia (CD -ROM). "Kolanuts." Danbury, CT: Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc., 1995.
INTERVIEW
Last name of person interviewed, First name of person interviewed. Organization, place of interview, date of interview.
example:
Graziano, Aka. Graziano Ukuleles, Santa Cruz, CA, December 21, 1998.
INTERNET
Author's last name, Author's first name. "Title of Document." (Online) Document date. URL (visited: Date of visit).
example:
Salda, Michael. "Cinderella Project." (Online) December, 1997. http://www-dept.usm.edu/~engdept/cinderella/cinderella.html (visited: December 8, 1999).
A print source with information on citing specific types of Internet information is:
Li, Xia. Electronic Styles: A Handbook for Citing Electronic Information. 808.027 LI
ONLINE MAGAZINE or NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
(from InfoTrac, EBSCOHost, etc.)
Author's last name, Author's first name. "Title of article." Name of magazine, date of magazine, page numbers. Reproduced in Name of Database. Library where database was accessed, location of library. Date of access.
example:
Dawson, Virginia. "Comfort Zone: A Cardiganed Fred Rogers Made Every Kid Feel Cozy and Warm." Smithsonian, May, 2003, p. 31. Reproduced in InfoTrac OneFile. Santa Cruz Public Library, Santa Cruz, CA. Sept. 16, 2003.