Williamstown High School Library Media Center CITING BOOKS AND OTHER SOURCES IN THE RESEARCH PAPER

Note: Follow all samples closely for punctuation and order of information in each citation. BOOKS:

Single Author:

Author Last Name, First Name. Title. Place of publication (City name): Publisher: Date.

Example:

Collins, David R. J.R.R. Tolkien: Master of Fantasy. Minneapolis: Lerner, 1992.

Two or More Authors:

Author Last Name (first on title page), First Name, First Name Last Name of second author, and First Name Last Name of third author. Title. Place of publication: Publisher, Date.

Example:

Smith, Robert, Michael Vesper, and Eric Thompson. Puritans and the Puritan Theology. New York: Macmillan, 1979.

More than Three Authors:

Last Name, First Name of first author listed on title page, et al. Title. Place of publication: Publisher, Date.

Example:

Nakahara, Yasua, et al. The Complete Japanese Joinery. New York: Hartley & Marks, 1995.

Work in Anthology:

Author of selection in anthology. “Title of Selection.” Title of Anthology. Ed. First Name Last Name. Place of publication: Publisher, Date. Pages referenced.

Example:

Allende, Isabel. “Toad’s Mouth.” A Hammock beneath the Mangoes: Stories from Latin America. Ed. Thomas Colchie. New York: Plume, 1992. 83-88.

Example:

Hansberry, Lorraine. A Raisin in the Sun. Black Theater: A Twentieth Century Collection of the Works of Its Best Playwrights. Ed. Lindsay Patterson. New York: Dodd, 1971. 221-76.

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Work in Anthology (Anonymous selection):

“Title of Selection.” Title. Comp. First Name Last Name. Place of publication: Publisher, Date.

Example:

“A Witchcraft Story.” The Hopi Way: Tales from a Vanishing Culture. Comp. Mando Sevillano. Flagstaff: Northland, 1986.

A Previously Published Work (Reprinted Article):

Complete data for the earlier publication and then add Rpt. in (Reprinted in) Title of the

Collection. Follow with the new publication information (the source where you found the article). Author. “Title of Article.” Title of Book. Editor. Place of publication: Publisher, Date. Rpt. in Title of current source. Editor. Place of publication: Publisher, Date. Pages referenced.

Example: (Book Original)

Lewis, C. S. “Viewpoints: C. S. Lewis.” Twentieth Century Interpretations of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Ed. Denton Fox. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice, 1968. 100-01. Rpt. in English and Medieval Studies Presented to J. R. R. Tolkien on the Occasion of His Seventieth Birthday. Ed. Norman Davis and C. L. Wrenn. New York: Harcourt, 1972. 219-23.

Example: (Scholarly Journal or Magazine Original)

Frye, Northrop. “Hubris in the Shakespearean Play.” Shakespeare Quarterly 99 (1984): 990-95. Rpt. in Shakespearean Criticism. Ed. Scott Darga and Linda Valinsky. Vol. 48. Detroit: Gale, 2002. 356-62.

An Article in a Reference Book: Encyclopedia Article with an Author:

Author Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Encyclopedia. Edition. Date.

Example:

Doner, Dean. “Willa Cather.” The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Macropaedia. 15th ed. 1997.

Encyclopedia or Dictionary Article without an Author:

“Title of Article.” Title of Encyclopedia. Edition. Date.

Example:

“Ginsburg, Ruth Bader.” Who’s Who in America. 56th edition. 2002.

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Multivolume Work:

Author of Article. “Title of Article.” Title of Reference Set. Editor. Volume cited. Place of publication: Publisher, Date. Pages referenced.

Example: (if citing only one volume in the set)

Turkington, Carol A. “Panic disorder.” The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Ed. James Lorenzi. Vol. 4. New York: Gale, 2003. 375-84.

Multivolume Work (Using two or more volumes from a multivolume set):

Editor. Title of Set. Total volumes in set. Place of publication: Publisher, Date.

Example: (if citing two or more volumes in the set)

Blanco, Richard L., ed. The American Revolution, 1775-1783: An Encyclopedia. 2 vols. Hamden: Garland, 1993.

Book in a Series:

Author Last Name, First Name. Title. Series Title and Number. Place of publication: Publisher, Date.

Example:

Walters, Dorothy. Flannery O’Connor. Twayne’s United States Author Ser. 67. Boston: Twayne,

1993.

Preface, Forward, Introduction, Afterword:

Author of the Introduction or other book part. Name of Book Part. Title of Book. By Author of Book. Place of publication: Publisher, Date. Pages referenced.

Example:

Jensen, Leo. Introduction. The Scarlet Letter. By Nathaniel Hawthorne. New York: Houghton, 1988. xix-xxi.

ARTICLES AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS IN PERIODICALS:

Scholarly Journal:

Author’s name. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal Volume number (Year): Pages.

Example:

Kaplan, Robert D. “History Moving North.” African American Review 34 (2000): 389-412.

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Newspaper:

Author’s name. “Title of Article.” Title of Newspaper Date, edition: Section and page(s).

Example:

Chang, Kenneth. “The Melting (Freezing) of Antarctica.” New York Times 2 Apr. 2002, late ed.: F1+.

Magazine:

Author’s name. “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine Date: Pages referenced.

Example:

Weintraub, Arlene, and Laura Cohen. “A Thousand-Year Plan for Nuclear Waste.” Business Week 6 May 2002: 94-96.

Example: (Anonymous Article)

“It Barks! It Kicks! It Scores!” Newsweek 30 July 2001: 12.

A Review:

Reviewer. “Title of Review.” Rev. of Book Title, by Author First Name Last Name. Journal or Magazine Title Volume number (Date): Page(s).

Example:

Fassett, Deanna L. “Why Children Fail.” Rev. of When Children Don’t Learn: Student Failure and the Culture of Teaching, by B. M. Franklin. Communication Education 50 (2001): 83-85.

An Editorial:

Author. “Title of Editorial.” Editorial. Title of Source. Date: Page(s).

Example:

Gergen, David. “A Question of Values.” Editorial. US News and World Report 11 Feb. 2002: 72. MISCELLANEOUS PRINT AND NONPRINT SOURCES:

Pamphlet:

Title of Pamphlet. City of Publication: Publisher, Date.

Example:

Dance Dance Revolution Extreme. Redwood City: Konami, 2004

Television Program: “ Episode title.” Program. Narrator. Director. Network Name. Date of episode. Example:

“Frederick Douglass.” Civil War Journal. Narr. Danny Glover. Dir. Craig Haffner. Arts & Entertainment Network. 6 Apr. 1993.

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Film or Video Recording:

Title. Director. Performers. Distributor, Date.

Example:

It’s a Wonderful Life. Dir. Frank Capra. Perf. James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, and Thomas Mitchell. RKO, 1946.

Example:

Hitchcock, Alfred, dir. Suspicion. Perf. Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine. 1941. DVD. Columbia, 1995.

Painting, Sculpture, or Photograph: (Not for items viewed by Internet access) Painting:

Artist’s Name. Title of Work. Location of Piece (Museum or Private Collection), City.

Example:

Bearden, Romare. The Train. Carole and Alex Rosenberg Collection, New York.

Sculpture:

Sculptor’s Name. Title of Statuary. Museum or Private Owner, City.

Example:

Michelangelo Buonarroti. The Pieta. Vatican, Rome.

Photograph:

Photographer. Title of Collection or Display. Date. Owner or Location, City.

Example:

Adams, Ansel. Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park. 1941-42. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco.

Map or chart:

Title. Descriptive label. Place of publication: Publisher, Date.

Example:

Battle Sites of the American Revolutionary War. Map. Chicago: Rand, 2002.

Interview:

Person Interviewed. Interview with Interviewer Name. Program. Network. City. Date.

Example:

Wiesel, Elie. Interview with Ted Koppel. Nightline. ABC. New York. 18 Apr. 2002.

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ELECTRONIC SOURCES:

Internet Site:

Author’s Name (if available). “Title of Document or Short Work.” Title of Site. Date of publication or last update. Sponsor of site (if not named as author). Date of access .

Example:

“This Day in Technology History: August 20.” History Channel.com. 2002. History Channel. 14 May 2003 . Path: Technology History; This Day in Technology History.

Rawlings, Greg. “Media Giants.” The Merchants of Cool. 2001. PBS Online. 7 March 2004 .

Example: (for an Entire Internet Site)

Electronic Text Center. Ed. David Seeman. 2002. Alderman Lib., U of Virginia. 19 June 2002 .

Sound Recording or Sound Clip:

Author. “Title of Selection.” Date of issue. Title of Whole Work. Date of last update. Web or Database Source. Producer or Publisher, City. Date of access .

Example:

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. “Americanism.” 1920. American Leaders Speak: Recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election. 1996. American Memory. Lib. of Congress,

Washington. 19 Mar. 2002 . Gabriel, Peter. “A Different Drum.” Perf. Gabriel, Shankar, and Youssou N’Dour. Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ, a Film by Martin Scorsese. Rec. 1989. Geffen, 2002.

Advertisement:

Item advertised. Graphic label. Date .

Example: Lee Mood Ring. Advertisement. 29 June 1998. .

Library Database Service:

Author’s Name, if available. “Title of Article.” Title of original publication Date: page(s). Name of database. Name of service. Name of Library where retrieved, Location of

Library, Date of access .

Example:

Fitzgerald, Jill. “The Genome Factor.” Science March 2000: 55-58. Masterfile Premier. EBSCO.

Williamstown HS Library, Williamstown, NJ. 5 March 2004 .

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