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4-5 Citation Guidelines

 

4 - 5 CITATION GUIDELINES

Citing Reference Sources Used

 

A reference source citation is a list of sources used when doing research.  It gives credit to the authors and publishers that provided the information.

 

Book

             Author:  (last name) __________________ (comma), (first name) ____________________ (period).

 

             Title:  (underlined) _______________________________________________________ ___(period).

                

             City of Publication: _________________ (colon): Publisher:  ________________________(comma),

 

             Copyright year:  ___________________ (period).

 

Example:  Milios, Rita.  How To Make Good Choices. New York:  Rosen Publishers, 1992.

 

Encyclopedia (book or online)

             Title of article:  “__________________________________________________________.” (period).

            

             Title of encyclopedia:  _____________________ (underlined). Year of edition __________ (period).

 

Example:  "Civil War."  World Book Encyclopedia.  1998 ed.

 

Online Source    (cite as much information listed below as available)

             Author: (last name)_____________________ (comma), (first name) __________________ (period).

 

             Title: “_______________________________.” (period). Date of Publication: ____________ (period).

 

             Date visited: ________(period).  Website address: ______________(period). (to first forward slash)

 

Example:  "George Washington."  World Book Online. World Book, Inc. 16 November 2000. http://

             www.worldbookonline.com/

 

Magazine

             Author: (last name) __________________ (comma), (first name) _____________________ (period).

 

Title of article:  “___________________________________________________________.” (period) 

 

Title of magazine (underlined):  ______________________________________________   (period).

 

Publication date (day/month/year):  _____________ (colon):  Page numbers:  ___________ (period).

 

Example:  Van Biema, David. "Beyond the Sound Barrier."  Time  3 October 1994: 66-67. 

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