Sample Format for Citing Print Sources

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Please note that the highlighted  entry is the citation while the second section explains the citation.

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Book with 1 author

Gerber, Phil.  Robert Frost.  New York:  Chelsea, 1999.

  Author’s last name, first name.  Name of the Book.  City of Publication:  Publisher, Year.

 

Book with 2 authors

Cullen, Gerald, and Kathleen McNally.  Exploring Literature.  

       Philadelphia:  Temple UP, 1999.

First author’s last name, first name, and second author’s first and last name.  Name of the Book.  City of Publication:  Publisher, Year.

 

Book with 4 or more authors

Use et al

Schmo, Joseph, et al.  Exploring Design.  2nd ed.  Boston:  Chelsea,  

         1987.

First author’s last name, first name, et al.  Name of the Book.  Edition.

        City of Publication:  Publisher, Year.

 

 

Book with editor

Bloom, Harold, ed.  F. Scott Fitzgerald.  Englewood Cliffs:  Salem,

         1988.

Editor’s last name, first name, editor.  Name of the Book.  City of

      Publication:  Publisher,  Year.

 

 

Book with 2 editors

Napierkowski, Marie Rose, and Mary K. Ruby, eds.  Poetry for

        Students.  Vol. 3.  Detroit:  Gale, 1998.

First editor’s last name, first name, and second editor’s first and last

       name, editors.  Name of the Book.  Volume.  City of Publication:

       Publisher, Year.

 

Book with an editor and an author

Prichard, Rick.  Lives of Modern Poets.  Ed. Harold Bloom.  New

       York:  Albans, 2002.

Author’s last name, first name.  Name of the Book. Editor. 

         Editor’s first and last name.  City of Publication:  Publisher, Year.

 

Different editions of the same book

Magill, Frank N., ed.  Contemporary Poets.  2nd ed.  New York: 

         St. James, 1994.

Editor’s last name, first name, editor.  Name of the Book.  Edition.

       City of Publication:  Publisher, Year.

 

A book with multi-volumes using only 1 volume

Bloom, Harold, ed.  American Literature.  2nd Rev. ed.

         Vol. 2.   Englewood Cliffs:  Salem, 1999.

Editor’s last name, first name, editor.  Name of the Book.  Edition.

       Volume.  City of Publication:  Publisher, Year.

 

 Book with multi-volumes using 2 or more volumes

Beacham, Frank, ed.  Popular World Fiction.  12 vols.  New York:

         Beacham, 1987.

Editor’s last name, first name, editor.  Name of the Book.  Number

       of Volumes.  City of Publication:  Publisher, Year.

 

 

 

 

Work in an Anthology

Eckley, Grace.  “Ray Bradbury.”  Critical Survey of Long Fiction

       Vol. 1.  Ed.  Frank N. Magill.  Pasadena:  Salem, 1997.  124-30.

Author’s last name, first name.  “Title of the Article or Poem.”  Name

         of the Book.  Volume.  Editor.  First and last name. 

          City of Publication:  Publisher, Year.  Pages.

 

Book with no author or editor

Notable Poets.  Rev. 3rd ed.   Vol. 1.  Pasadena:  Salem, 1998.

Name of the Book.  Edition.  Volume.   City of Publication:

        Publisher, Year. 

 

Unsigned article in a reference book

“Updike, John.”  Compton’s Encyclopedia.  1997 ed.

“Whales.”  World Book Encyclopedia.  15th ed.  2000.

“Title of the Article.”  Name of the Reference Book.  Edition.  Year. 

 

 

 

Newspaper

Lyons, Bill.  “Philadelphia Sports.”  The Inquirer 12 Feb. 2002, late

         ed.:  F1+.

Fisher, Julieta Dias.  “Irish Schools.”  New York Times 12 Jan.

        2001:  C 21.

Author’s last name, first name.  “Title of the Article.”  Name of the

         Newspaper  Date (edition, if applicable):  section pages.

 

 

 

Weekly Magazine

Gilligan, Kim.  “Health and Fitness.”  Sports Illustrated 21 Mar.

        1999:  20.

Author’s last name, first name.  “Title of the Article.”  Name of the

        Magazine  Date:  pages.

 

Monthly/Quarterly Magazine

Callaway, Rob.  “Bowling is Fun.”  Entertainment Today  June 1998:

       64.

Author’s last name,  first name.  “Title of the Article.”  Name of the

         Magazine Date (month, year):  page.

Article with an anonymous author

“The Fabulous Decade.”  Time 10 Jan. 1996:  12-14.

“Title of the Article.”  Name of the Magazine Date:  pages.

 

 

Scholarly Journal

Finn, Ann.  “Kate O’Brien:  The Feminist James Joyce.”  Irish

        Literature Review 42.7 (1995):  5-10.

Author’s last name, first name.  “Title of the Article.”  Name of the

         Journal Volume. Issue (Date):  Pages.

 

 

 

Review

Killian, Joan.  “Public Relations in School Media Centers.”  Rev. of

      Tooting Your Own Horn, by Julieta Dias Fisher and Ann Hill.

       Library Talk 12 Nov. 2002:  75-81.

Reviewer’s last name, first name.  “Title of the Review.” (if given)   

        Rev. of Name of the Work Being Reviewed, by the name of the

        author  being reviewed.  Name of the Magazine Date:  Pages.

TV or Radio Program

“Frederick Douglass.”  Civil War Journal.  Narr.Danny Glover.  Dir.

       Craig Haffner.  Arts and Entertainment Network.  6 Apr. 2004.

Title of episode.(I appropriate)  Name of the Program.  Narrator.

      Director.  (if given)  Title of the  Network.  Date.

 

Videocassette

It’s a Wonderful Life.  Dir.  Frank Capra.  Perf.  James Steward, Donna

      Reed, and Lionel Barrymore.  1946.  Videocassette.  Turner, 1997.

Title.  Director.  Performers.  Year.  Medium.  Distributor.  Year.

 

 

Painting, Sculpture or Photograph

Da Vinci, Leonardo.  Mona Lisa.  The Louvre, Paris.  Renaissance

        Masters.  By Joan Smith.  New York:  McGraw-Hill, 1995.  225.

Artist’s last name, first name.  Title of the Work.  Name of the person

       or the Institution that owns the work, City.  Name of the Book.  

       By author or editor’s first and last name.  City of Publication: 

       Publisher, Year.   Plate number or Page number.

Sound Recording

CD Format

Simon, Paul.  The Rhythm of the Saints.  Warner Bros., 1990.

Composer or performer.  Name of the CD.  Label, Year.

Sound Recording

CD Format

Citing a Song

Simon, Paul.  “Spirit Voices.”  The Rhythm of the Saints.  Warner

         Bros., 1990.

Composer or performer.  “Title of the Song.”  Name of the CD.

          Label, Year.

 

Map or Chart

Philadelphia.  Map.  Chicago:  Rand-McNally, 1999.

Name of the Map or Chart.  Descriptive Label.  City of Publication: 

          Publisher, Year.

Interview

Published

Kidman, Nicole.  “Conversations.”  Hollywood Newsmakers.  Ed.

      Joseph Conrad.  New York:  Holt, 2004.

Name of Person Interviewed.  “Title of the Interview.”  Name of Book.

        Editor.  Name of Editor.  City of Publication:  Publisher, year.

Interview

Personal

Schmo, Joe.  Personal interview.  22 Aug. 2004.

Name of Person Interviewed.  Kind of Interview.  Date.

 

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