Bibliography Preparation

A works cited list (or bibliography) lists all of the resources consulted during the preparation of a paper.  It should appear on a separate page at the end of your paper. You must give credit to the authors whose ideas you are using.  If you have a source not covered by the examples below, ask the librarian for assistance.

Bibliography Web Links

MLA Citation Style

American Psychological Association (APA style)

  • http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/

Electronic Sources: MLA Style

  • ·        Online Library Database: Book

___________. “_______________.”________________.

Author (last, first)         Article Title                             Book  (Italics)      

       ___________: ________,   ___________.

           Place of Publication   Publisher            Year of Publication.  

           ___________. Web                 .     ____________________________ .  

        Name of Database   Publ. Medium          Date visited  (day month year)                                       

  

  • ·        Online Library Database: Magazine Article

 ____________. “____________.” _________________ .

Author(s) (last, first)            Article Title               Title of Magazine (Italics)

__________: _________. ___________. Web.

        Date (month,year)   Page numbers     Name of database     Publ. Medium

            __________________.  (Note: Not all information may be available)

           Date visited  (day month year)   
 

  •  ·        Online Library Database: Newspaper Article

 ____________. “_____________.” __________________.

Author(s) (last, first)             Article Title                    Title of Newspaper (Italics)

______________:________. ___________. Web.

        Date (month,year)             Page numbers  Name of database     Medium

            __________________.  (Note: Not all information may be available)

           Date visited  (day month year)   


  • ·
            Internet Web Site (Not a library database)

 _____________. “_______________.” _____________.

Author or Originator          Title of Web Site Article        Name of Web Site (Italics)

___________. ________________________. Web.

        Date of Posting          Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site      Publ. Medium

__________________. (Note: Not all information may be available)

              Date visited  (day month year)     

 Not all Internet Web sites have the above information.  Ask the librarian for help.               

Print Sources: MLA Style

  •  Book by a single author:

____________. ___________. ___________: ______________,

Author (last, first)        Title (Italics)             Place of Publication   Publisher

___________.  Print.

            Year of Publication    Publication medium.

  •        Book by two authors:

_________________ and ______________. ________________.  

Author(s)(last, first)                           2nd author (first & last)      Title (Italics)                

        _____________: ________________, ___________. Print.

            Place of Publication        Publisher                                   Year of Publication

       

  • ·        Multi-volume reference work by two editors:

______________, and  ______________, eds.   _______________.  

Editor (last, first)                        2nd editor (first & last)                  Title (Italics)

            ______.  ______________: _______________________.

            Vol. #               Place of Publication            Publisher

            _________________.   Print.

            Year of Publication                        Publication Medium

 

·        Book with an article by a different person than the editor:

_______________.  “______________.” __________________.

Author (last, first)                     Article title                             Title of book (Italics)

        _______.  Ed.     _______________.   _________________:

        Vol. #                           Editor (first, last)                     Place of Publication

            _____________,  _____________. _________. Print.

            Publisher                           Year of Publication         Pages of article    Publ. Medium

            (Note:  If this book is a single volume, eliminate the volume number)

           ·        Article in a reference work:

 “____________.”  _______________.  _______.

Title of article                      Title of book                           edition (ex. 3rd ed. or rev. ed.)

         ______________:  _____________, _________________.

            Place of publication             Publisher                          Year of publication

                      Print

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