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Print Sources
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eBooks --see Electronic
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II.
Miscellaneous Non-Print Sources
III.
Electronic Sources ~ Internet-Based
IV.
Electronic Sources ~ Databases, eBooks, Encyclopedias, Magazines,
and Newspapers through Library Subscription ~ General
Formats
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Formatting
Guidelines
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Do
not number items.
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Alphabetize
the list by the authors’ last names. If the author’s name is
not given, alphabetize by the title.
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Start
on the left margin. After the first line, indent the second
line (hanging indentation).
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To
create a hanging indentation:
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When
you start a new entry, go back to the left margin for the first
line.
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Double
space.
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Print
Sources
Anthology
or Collection (Book)
List by editor or editors, followed by a comma
and "ed." or, for multiple editors, "eds."
Peterson, Nancy J., ed. Toni Morrison: Critical
and Theoretical Approaches. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP,
1997.
Article, Chapter
or Essay from an Anthology (Book)
Lastname, First name. "Title of Essay."
Title of Collection. Ed. Editor's Name(s). Place of Publication:
Publisher, Year. Pages.
Harris, Muriel. "Talk to Me: Engaging Reluctant
Writers." A Tutor's Guide: Helping Writers One to One.
Ed. Ben Rafoth. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2000.
24-34.
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Book
Author's last
name, Author's first name. Title of book . City
of publication: Publisher, Year.
Sherrow, Victoria. Endangered Mammals of North America.
New York: Chronicle Books, 1994.
Two or
More Authors
Smith, John and
Susan Lane. Space Travel in the 21st Century. New York: Random House, 2002.
Lecture,
Speech, Address or Reading
Speaker’s
Name. “Title of Presentation (if known).” The meeting and the
sponsoring organization (if applicable). The location.
Date. If no
title, use appropriate descriptive label, Address,
Lecture, Keynote Speech, Reading with no quotation marks.
Bradbury,
Ray. “Short Story Basics.” National Council of Teachers of
English. Annual Conference. Drake Hotel,
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Author's
last name, author's first name. “Title of Article.” Name
of Magazine. Day Month Year: Pages.
Tully,
Shawn. “The Universal Teenager.” Fortune. 4 Apr. 1994: 14-16.
Newspaper
Article
Author's
last name, Author's first name. “Title of Article.” Name
of Newspaper. Day Month Year, Edition, Section: Pages.
Green,
Bob. “Heartland AIDS Ride.” Chicago Tribune. 27 July
2002, Final Edition, Tempo section: 14-15.
Pamphlet
Title of
pamphlet. City of Publication: Publisher, Year.
Gun Control.
New York: American Rifle Association, 2002.
Reference
Book
“Title of Article.”
Name of Encyclopedia. Edition. Year.
No Author
listed
“Columbus Discovers
America.” World Book Encyclopedia. 10th ed. 1993.
Author
listed
Vorhaus, Louis. “Warts.” Collier’s Encyclopedia. 1993
ed.
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Miscellaneous
Non-Print Sources
Painting, Sculpture
or Photograph
Include the artist's name, the year the work
was created, and the institution (e.g., a gallery or museum)
that houses it, follwed by the city where it
is located.
Goya, Francisco. The Family of Charles
IV. 1800. Museo del Prado, Madrid.
Personal
Interview
Last
name, first name. Personal Interview. Day Month Year.
Smith,
John. Personal Interview. 15 Sept. 2001.
Sound
Recording
Entire
album:
Artist's
last name, artist's first name. Name of Recording. Label,
Year of issue.
Collins,
Phil. No Jacket Required. Atlantic Recording Corp.,
1985.
Individual songs:
Place the names of individual songs in quotation
marks.
Nirvana. "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Nevermind.
Geffen, 1991.
Video
Recording
Include format names; "Videocassette" for VHS
or Betamax, DVD for Digital Video Disc.
Also list original release year after director, performers,
etc.
Ed Wood. Dir. Tim Burton. Perf. Johnny
Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette.
1994.
DVD. Touchstone, 2004.
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Electronic
Sources: Internet-Based
For
additional information on how to cite electronic
sources see the following websites:
MLA.org
or the MLA
Style Guide from the OWL at Purdue
Advertisement
Item advertised.
Advertisement. Day Month Year accessed <URL>
Gap
Vintage Jeans. Advertisement. 15 Feb. 2004 <http://www.gap.com/sale/jeans.html>
E-Mail
Communication
Author’s
last name, author’s first name. “Title of Message.” E-mail
to name of recipient. Day Month Year of posting.
Hermsen, Richard. “Re: Graphic Arts.” E-mail to Andrew Jones.
15 Feb. 2004.
Internet
An
Entire Web Site:
Name of Site. Date of Posting/Revision. Name of
institution/organization affiliated with the site
(sometimes found in copyright statements). Date you accessed
the site <electronic address>
The
Glory of the Temple and the State: Henry Purcell 1659-1695.
1997. The British Library. 7 May 2004
<http://www.bl.uk.whatson/
purcell.html>
For an individual page on a Web site:
List the author or alias if known, followed
by the information covered above for entire Web sites. Make sure the URL
points to the exact page you are referring
to, or the entry or home page for a collection of pages you're referring to:
Stolley, Karl. "MLA Formatting and Style
Guide." The OWL at Purdue. 13 May 2007. Purdue University
Writing Lab
12 May 2006 <http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/>
Magazine,
Newspaper, or Newswire: FREE not a subscription
Author’s
last name, author’s first name. “Title of the article
or document.” Name of magazine or newspaper.
Day
Month Year of publication. Day Month Year of access <URL>
Markoff, John. “The Voice on the Phone is Not Human, but It’s
Helpful.” New York Times on the Web. 21 June
2002.
15
Feb. 2004 <http//www.nytimes.com/library/tech/02/06biztech/articles/21voice.html>
Online
Posting
Author's
last name, author's first name. “Title
of the posting." Online posting. Day Month Year of
publication.
Name
of sponsoring organzation. Day Month Year of access <URL>
Piez, Wendell. “Sustained Reading vs. Synchronic Access.”
Online posting. 04 Nov. 2002. Humanist Discussion Group.
15 Feb. 2004 <http://lists.village.virginia.edu/lists_archive/Humanist?v10/110302.html>
Painting,
Sculpture, or Photograph
Author's
last name, author's first name. Title of
painting, sculpture, photograph. Year of creation. Name
of museum or
holder
of the art work, city of location. Day Month Year of access
<URL>
Evans,
Walker. Penny Picture Display. 1936. Museum of Modern Art, New York. 15 Feb. 2004
<http://www.moma.org/collection/photography/pages/evans.penny.html>
Sound
Recording or Sound Clip
Author's
last name, author's first name. "Name
of recording or clip." Name of show. Name of
network. Call letters of
network,
city of production. Day Month Year of broadcast. Day
Month Year of access <URL>
Fishkin, Fred. “Privacy and the Net.” Boot Camp. CBS
Radio. WCBS, New York. 21 Aug. 2002. 15 Feb. 2004
<http://newsradio88.com/bootcamp-cgi/story=123445>
Electronic
Sources: Databases, Encyclopedias, and Newspapers through LRC
Subscriptions
General
Format -- eBook, Reference, Biography, Viewpoint, and Primary
Source Articles
“Title
of the article or document.” Name of source. Year of
publication. Name of database.
Name
of library where accessed, city, state.
Day Month Year of access <URL>
General
Format -- Newspaper/Magazine/Journal article
Author's
last name, author's first name. "Title of article."
Name of newspaper/magazine Day Month Year of publication:
pages.
Name of database. Name of library where accessed,
city, state. Day Month Year of access <URL>
Note:
the following items may not be listed in your document:
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The
author's last/first name
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The
Day/Month and Year (the Year alone may be listed)
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Page
numbers
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Leave
these items out of the citation if they do no apply or cannot
be found.
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Specific
Formats:
Biography Resource Center -- Reference
(Biographies)
“Title
of the article or document.” Name of source. Year
of publication. Name of database.
Name
of library where accessed, city, state.
Day Month Year of access <URL>
“Jane
Addams.” American Decades 1998. Biography Resource
Center.
Maine
Township District 207, Park Ridge, IL. 10
Apr. 2006 <http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BRC>
Biography Resource Center
-- Magazine/Newspaper
Author's
last name, author's first name. "Title of article."
Name of newspaper/magazine Day Month Year of publication:
pages.
Name of database. Name of library where accessed,
city, state. Day Month Year of access <URL>
Klady,
Leonard. "The Baby Dance." Variety 24 Aug. 1998:
25. Biography Resource Center.
Maine
Township District 207,
Park Ridge, IL. 17 Apr. 2006 <http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BRC>
Britannica
Online Encyclopedia
"Title
of article." Name of source. Year published.
Name of publisher. Day Month Year accessed. <URL>
"India."
Encyclopedia Britannica Online. 2006.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online School Edition.
11
Apr. 2006 <http://www.school.eb.com>
Chicagoland Newspapers including Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune,
Daily Herald
Author's
last name, author's first name. "Title of article."
Name of Newspaper Day Month Year published, Edition,
Section.
Name of Database. Name of library where accessed, city,
state. Day Month Year of access <URL>
Peres,
Judy. "Couple’s Divorce Entangles Frozen Embryos."
Chicago Tribune 7 Aug. 1999,
Chicagoland final ed., News
section 1. NewsBank.
Maine Township District 207, Park Ridge, IL. 5 Feb. 2004
<http://infoweb.newsbank.com>
Chicago Tribune Historical Archive
Author's last name, author's first name. "Title of article." Name of Newspaper Day Month Year published, Edition,
Section. Name of Database. Name of library where accessed, city, state. Day Month Year of access <URL>
Fulton, William. "Court is Asked to Halt School Economy Plan." Chicago Tribune 3 Aug. 1933, Chicago Tribune ed., Chicago Tribune
Historical Archive. Maine Township District 207, Park Ridge, IL. 16 Apr. 2008 <infoweb.newsbank.com>
Compton's Encyclopedia
"Title
of article." Name of source. Year published.
Name of publisher. Day Month Year accessed. <URL>
"Italy."
Compton's
by Britannica .
2007.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online School Edition.
11
Apr. 2006 <http://www.school.eb.com/comptons>
CQ
Researcher
Author's
last name, author's first name. "Title of article."
Name of database Volume.Number (Year).
Name of library where accessed, city, state. Day Month Year
of access <URL>
Koch,
Kathy. "Truck Safety." The CQ Researcher 9.10
(1999).
Maine Township District 207, Park Ridge,
IL.
3
Apr. 2000 <http://library.cqpress.com>
EBSCO
-- Magazine or Newspaper article
Author's
last name, author's first name. "Title of article."
Name of magazine Day Month Year of publication: pages.
Name
of database. Name of library where accessed, city, state.
Day Month Year of access <URL>
Lanken, Dane. "When the Earth Moves." Canadian
Geographic Mar.-Apr. 1999: 66-73.
EBSCOHost.
Maine Township District
207, Park Ridge, IL. 15 Feb. 2004 <http://search.epnet.com>
eLIBRARY
Author's
last name, author's first name. "Title of article."
Name of newspaper/magazine Day Month Year of publication:
pages. Name of database. Name of library where
accessed, city, state. Day Month Year of access <URL>
Stienstra, Tom. “Grizzly is a Place to Spot Elk.” San Francisco
Chronicle 23 Feb. 2003: section 1.
eLibrary.
Maine Township District 207, Park Ridge, IL. 7 May 2003
<http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/>
Enciclopedia
Universal en Español
"Title
of article." Name of source. Year published.
Name of publisher. Day Month Year accessed. <URL>
"Port
of Spain ." Enciclopedia Universal en Español.
2007. Enciclopedia Universal en Español.
7 July 2007 <http://www.spanish.eb.com>
First
Search
Author's
last name, author's first name. "Title of article."
Name of magazine/journal Volume.Issue Year: page numbers.
Name
of database. Name of library where accessed, city, state.
Day Month Year of access <URL>
Mabie, Grant. “Making Schools Safe for the 21st Century:
An Interview with Ronald D. Stephens.”
The Educational Forum Wint.
2003: 156-62. Wilson Select Plus. Maine Township District
207, Park Ridge,
IL.
27 Feb. 2004 <http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/>
Gale Virtual Reference Library
-- eBooks
Author’s
last name, author’s first name. “Title of the
article.” Name of source
Year
of publication. Name of the database. Name of library
where accessed, city, state.
Day
Month Year of access <URL>
Essenfeld, Bernice. "Respiratory
System." Gale Encyclopedia of Science. 2004.
Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Maine Township District 207, Park Ridge, IL.
23 Feb. 2007 <http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/gvrl>
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Historical Newspapers
Author’s
last name, author’s first name. “Title of the article or
document.” Name of magazine/newspaper
Day
Month Year of publication: page numbers. Name of the
database. Name of library where accessed,
city, state. Day
Month Year of access <URL>
Marshall,
Joshua Micah. "Will Free Speech Get Tangled in the Net?"
American Prospect July-Aug. 1998: 46-50. SIRS
Researcher.
Maine Township District 207, Park Ridge, IL. 17 Apr. 2006
<http://sks18.sirs.com>
History
Resource Center: US -- Reference Materials
“Title
of the article.” Name of source Year of publication.
Name of the database.
Name
of library where accessed, city,
state. Day Month Year of access <URL>
"The
Civil War." Encyclopedia of the United States in the
Nineteenth Century 2001. History Resource Center: US.
Maine
Township District 207, Park Ridge, IL. 11 Apr. 2005 <http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/hrcus>
History
Resource Center: US -- Periodicals: Magazine/Newspaper
Author's
last name, author's first name. "Title of article."
Name of newspaper/magazine Day Month Year of publication:
pages. Name of database. Name of library
where accessed, city, state. Day Month Year of access
<URL>
Phillips,
Gervase. "Warhorses of the U.S. Civil War." History
Today Dec. 2005: 10-18. History
Resource Center: US.
Maine
Township District 207, Park Ridge, IL. 11 Apr. 2005 <http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/hrcus>
History
Resource Center: World -- Reference Materials
“Title
of the article.” Name of source Year of publication.
Name of the database.
Name
of library where accessed, city,
state. Day Month Year of access <URL>
"World
War II." Encyclopedia of the Holocaust 1990. History
Resource Center: World.
Maine
Township District 207, Park Ridge, IL. 10 Feb. 2006 <http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/hrc>
History
Resource Center: World -- Periodicals:
Magazine/Newspaper
Author’s
last name, author’s first name. “Title of the article.”
Name of newspaper/magazine Day Month Year of
publication:pages.
Name of the database. Name of library where accessed,
city, state. Day Month Year
of
access <URL>
Kritzman,
Lawrence D. "Remembrance of Things Past." Journal
of European Studies June 2005: 187-201.
History
Resource Center: World. Maine Township District
207, Park Ridge, IL.
10
Feb. 2006 <http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/hrc>
Issues
and Controversies (Facts on File)
“Title
of the article.” Name of source Day Month
Year of publication. Name of the database.
Name of library where accessed, city,state.
Day Month Year of access <URL>
"Animal
Testing." Issues & Controversies
Sept. 2000. Issues & Controversies @ FACTS.com.
Maine Township District 207, Park Ridge, IL. 17 Apr. 2006 <http://www.2facts.com>
Literature Resource Center -- Literary
Criticism/Articles
Author’s
last name, author’s first name. “Title of the article.”
Name of newspaper/magazine .
Day
Month Year of publication: pages Name of the database.
Name of library where accessed, city,state.
Day
Month Year of access <URL>
Shear,
Walter. "Generational Differences and the Diaspora in
The Joy Luck Club." Critique Spring 1993: 193-99.
Literature
Resource Center. Maine Township District 207, Park Ridge, IL. 1 Feb. 2005
<http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/LRC>
Literature
Resource Center -- Biographies
“Title
of the article.” Name of source Year of publication.
Name of the database.
Name
of library where accessed, city,
state. Day Month Year of access <URL>
"Amy
Tan." Contemporary Authors Online 2006. Literature
Resource Center.
Maine Township District 207, Park Ridge, IL. 1 Feb. 2006 <http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/LRC>
LitFinder
Author’s
last name, author’s first name. “Title of the article.”
Name of source Day Month Year of publication: pages.
Name
of the database. Name of library where accessed, city,state.
Day Month Year of access <URL>
Wilson,
Edmund. "The All-Star Literary Vaudeville." American
Criticism, 1926 1926: 337. LitFinder.
Maine
Township District 207, Park Ridge, IL. 10 Nov.
2005 <http://www.litfinder.com>
NewsBank
-- Magazine article
Author's
last name, author's first name. "Title of article."
Name of magazine/journal Day Month Year of publication:
pages.
Name
of database. Name of library where accessed, city,
state. Day Month Year of access <URL>
Halloran,
Liz. "One More Act for The Patriot Act." U.S.
News and World Report 23 Jan. 2006: 30-31. NewsBank.
Maine Township District 207, Park Ridge, IL. 13 Apr. 2006 <http://infoweb.newsbank.com>
NewsBank
-- Newspaper
article
Author's
last name, author's first name. "Title of article."
Name of Newspaper Day Month Year published, Edition,
Section.
Name of Database. Name of library where
accessed , city, state. Day Month Year
of access
<URL>
Cowan,
Alison Leigh. "Librarian Is Still John Doe, Despite
Patriot Act Revision." The New York Times
21 Mar. 2006,
Final
Edition, The Metropolitan Desk. NewsBank. Maine Township District 207, Park Ridge, IL.
13
Apr. 2006 <http://infoweb.newsbank.com>
Opposing
Viewpoints -- Viewpoint and Reference Articles
Author’s
last name, author’s first name. “Title of the article.” Name
of source
Year
of publication. Name of the database. Name of library
where accessed, city,state.
Day
Month Year of access <URL>
Moenning,
Josh. “Illegal Immigration Creates Prejudice Against Legal
Immigrants." Illegal Immigration 2002.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Maine Township District 207, Park Ridge, IL.
13
Apr. 2006 <http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/OVRC>
Opposing
Viewpoints -- Magazine/Newspaper Articles
Author's
last name, author's first name. "Title of article."
Name of magazine/journal Day Month Year of publication:
pages.
Name
of database. Name of library where accessed, city, state.
Day Month Year of access <URL>
Ordonez,
Jennifer. "The Catholics: A Cardinal's Campaign."
Newsweek 10 Apr. 2006: 38.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Maine Township District 207, Park Ridge, IL. 13 Apr. 2006
<http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/OVRC>
Science Resource
Center --
Reference Article
Title
of the article. Name of source Year of publication.
Name of the database.
Name of library where accessed, city, state.
Day Month Year of access <URL>
"Molecular biology." Gale Encyclopedia of Science 2004.
Science Resource Center .
Maine Township District 207, Park Ridge, IL. 17 Apr. 2006 <http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/SciRC>
Science
Resource Center --
Magazine/Academic Journals/Newspaper Article
Author's
last name, author's first name. "Title of the article
or document." Name of newspaper/magazine
Day
Month Year of publication: pages. Name of the database.
Name of library where accessed, city,state.
Day
Month Year of access <URL>
Adler,
Jerry. "If it Walks Like a Fish..." Newsweek
17 Apr. 2006: 8. Science Resource Center.
Maine Township District 207, Park Ridge, IL. 17 Apr. 2006 <http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/SciRC>
SIRS
Renaissance and SIRS Researcher
Author’s
last name, author’s first name. “Title of the article or document.”
Name of magazine/newspaper
Day
Month Year of publication: page numbers. Name of the
database. Name of library where accessed,
city,state.Day
Month Year of access <URL>
Marshall,
Joshua Micah. "Will Free Speech Get Tangled in the Net?"
American Prospect July-Aug.1998: 46-50. SIRS
Researcher.
Maine Township District 207, Park Ridge, IL. 17 Apr. 2006
<http://sks18.sirs.com>
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Student
Resource Center Gold -- Reference
Article
“Title
of the article.” Name of source Year of publication.
Name of the database.
Name
of library where accessed, city,state.
Day Month Year of access <URL>
"Molecular biology." Gale Encyclopedia of Science 2004.
Student Resource Center Gold.
Maine Township District 207, Park Ridge, IL. 17 Apr. 2006 <http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/SRCG>
Student
Resource Center Gold
--
Magazine/Newspaper Article
Author’s
last name, author’s first name. “Title of the article
or document.” Name of newspaper/magazine
Day
Month Year of publication: pages. Name of the database.
Name of library where accessed, city,state.
Day
Month Year of access <URL>
Adler,
Jerry. "If it Walks Like a Fish..." Newsweek
17 April 2006: 8. Student Resource Center Gold.
Maine Township District 207, Park Ridge, IL. 17 Apr. 2006 <http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/SRCG>
Today's
Science (Facts on File)
“Title
of the article.” Name of source Day Month Year of |
