Library & IT
Bibliographic Citation
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Bibliographic Citations should be alphabetized by the first word in each citation.
Books [Show/Hide Citations]
- Book with One Author
- Gravett, Christopher. The World of the Medieval Knight. New York: Peter Bedrick Books, 1996.
- Book with Two or Three Authors
- McKissick, Patricia C., and Frederick McKissack, Jr. Black Diamond: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Scholastic, 1994.
- Book with More than Three Authors or Editors
- Buseby, Arthur B., et al. Rocks and Fossils. San Francisco: Time-Life Books, 1996.
Electronic: Databases & Multimedia [Show/Hide Citations]
- Videocassette or DVD
- Island of the giant Bears. Videocassette. National Geographic, 1995. 59 min.
- Television or Radio Pogram
- “Crime and Punishment.” Nightline in Primetime. ABC. WKOW, Madison, WI. 3 Sept. 1998.
Magazines & Newspapers [Show/Hide Citations]
- Signed Article in a Magazine
- Safer, Barbara. “Secret Messages.” Cricket Sept. 1998: 29-33.
- Unsigned Article in a Magazine
- “Deadly by Nature.” World June 1998: 20-23.
- Signed Newspaper Article
- Salemy, Shirley. “Plan Will Aid Children.” Des Moines Register 2 Sept. 1998,
sec. M: 1. - Unsigned Editorial or Story
- “Russia on the Verge.” Editorial. New York Times 1 Sept. 1998, sec. AA:25.
Note: For an unsigned story, simply omit “Editorial.”
Encyclopedias, Multi-Volume Collections, Anthologies [Show/Hide Citations]
- Single Work from an Anthology
- Headlam, Dave. “Blues Transformations in the Music of Cream.”Understanding Rock: Essays in Musical Analysis. Ed. John Covach. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.
- One Volume of a Multivolume Work
- McMahon, Thomas, ed. Authors and artists for Young Adults. Vol. 20. Detroit: Gale Research, 1997.
- Encyclopedia Article
- Barr, William. “Northwest Passage.” World Book Encyclopedia. 1998 ed.
Other Resources: Interviews, etc.[Show/Hide Citations]
- Government Publication
- United States. General Services Administration. Consumer Information Catalogue. Pueblo, CO: GPO, 1997.
- Signed Pamphlet
- Grayson, George W. The North American Free Trade Agreement. New York: Foreign Policy Association, Inc., 1993.
- Personal Interview
- Wynkoop, Rebecca. Personal Interview. 20 Dec. 2001
- Article on the Internet
- Hoversten, Paul. “Life on Mir.” Florida Today: Space Outline. 20 Aug. 1997. 10 Sept. 1998
<http://www.flatoday.com/space/explore/stories/1997b/082097c.htm> - Web Site
- Camp Swift. Kathy Kincheloe, Web manager. 31 Mar. 1998. Bastrop Middle School. 1 Sept. 1998 <http://198.214.254.200/swift98/camp2.html>
- Write Source. <wsource@wi.net>. “Citing Internet Sources.” 4 Sept. 1998. E-mail to the author. 8 Sept. 1998.
Information provided by:
Sabranek, Patrick, et al. Write Source 2000: A Guide to Writing, Thinking and Learning. Wilmington, MA: Great Source Education Group, Inc. 1999.