Bibliography Format

 

  1. For each source listed, begin first line at margin and indent each line that follows.
  2. Underline or use italics for titles of books, periodicals and software. Titles of articles are enclosed in quotation marks.
  3. Note punctuation and follow exactly.
  4. If required information, such as author or place of publication, is not available, just leave it out.
  5. Arrange all sources in one list, alphabetically by first word, which will generally be either the author's last name or the first important word of the title.

 

Book with one author:

 

  1. Author.
  2. Title of book.(underlined)
  3. City of publication:
  4. Publisher, date of publication.

 

Cohen, Daniel.  America's Very Own Ghosts.  New

    York:  Doubleday, 1985.

  

Book with two authors:

 

Authors (in the order they are given in the book).

  1. Title of book.(underlined)
  2. City of publication:
  3. Publisher, date.

 

Smith, Elizabeth, and David Wright.  Rocks and Minerals. 

       Chicago:  Macmillan, 1995.

  

Encyclopedia and other familiar reference books:

 

  1. Author of article (if available).
  2. "Title of article."
  3. Title of book.(underlined)
  4. Date of edition. (Volume and page number not necessary if articles are arranged alphabetically).

 

Eiselen, Malcolm R.  "Franklin, Benjamin."  The World Book 

    Encyclopedia. 1999.

  

"France."  Compton's Encyclopedia.  1998.

  

Article in a periodical:

 

  1. Author (if available).
  2. "Title of article."
  3. Periodical title  (underlined) date: page.

 

Haverkamp, Beth.  "Bad Women and Bandit Queens."  Cobblestone  

    May 1996:  20-22.

 

"N.F.L. Training Camp Report"  The New York Times

    21 August 1996:  B12.

  

Interview conducted by the researcher:

 

  1. Name of person interviewed.
  2. Type of interview.
  3. Date of interview.

 

Whitman, Christie.  Personal interview. 20 August 1999.

  

Ford, Harrison.  Telephone interview. 26 January 1999.

     

Encyclopedia and other publications on CD-ROM:

 

  1. Author (if available).
  2. "Title of article."
  3. Title of product  (underlined or in italics).
  4. Edition or version (if relevant)
  5. CD-ROM.
  6. City of publication:  Publisher, date of publication.

 

Cashman, Katharine V.  "Volcano."  World Book Multimedia

    Encyclopedia. 1999 ed. CD-ROM. Chicago:  World Book

    Inc., 1999.

 

"Japan."  Cartopedia.  CD-ROM.  New York:  Dorling

    Kindersley, 1995.

 

World Wide Web:

 

  1. Author (if known).
  2. "Title of article."
  3. Title of complete work. (if relevant, underlined)
  4. date of visit
  5. <full http address>. (enclosed in angle brackets)

 

Boritt, Gabor S. "Civil War."  World Book Online. 10 September 1999

    <http://www.worldbookonline.com/na/ar/fs/ar117060.htm>.

  

"Taiwan."  CIA World Factbook.  April, 2004

     <http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html>