Bibliographic Citations should be alphabetized by the first word in each citation.
Book (1 author) | Book
(2or3 authors) | Book
(more than 3 authors) | Work from a Collection
1Volume of Multivolume
Work | Encyclopedia Article |
Signed Magazine Article | Unsigned Magazine Article
Signed Newspaper Article | Unsigned Editorial
or Story | Government Publication | Signed Pamphlet
Video/DVD | Television or Radio Program | Personal Interview
Article on the Internet | Web Site | E-mail | Article from an Electronic Periodical Database
Book with One Author
Gravett, Christopher. The World of the Medieval Knight. New York: Peter
Bedrick
Books, 1996.
Book with Two or Three Authors
McKissick, Patricia C., and Frederick McKissack, Jr. Black Diamond:
The Story
of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Scholastic, 1994.
Book with More than Three Authors or Editors
Buseby, Arthur B., et al. Rocks and Fossils. San Francisco: Time-Life Books,
1996.
Single Work from an Anthology
Headlam, Dave. “Blues Transformations in the Music of Cream.”Understanding
Rock: Essays in Musical Analysis. Ed. John Covach. New York: Oxford University
Press, 1997.
One Volume of a Multivolume Work
McMahon, Thomas, ed. Authors and artists for Young Adults. Vol. 20. Detroit:
Gale Research, 1997.
Encyclopedia Article
Barr, William. “Northwest Passage.” World
Book Encyclopedia. 1998 ed.
Signed Article in a Magazine
Safer, Barbara. “Secret Messages.” Cricket
Sept. 1998: 29-33.
Unsigned Article in a Magazine
“Deadly by Nature.” World
June 1998: 20-23.
Signed Newspaper Article
Salemy, Shirley. “Plan Will Aid Children.” Des
Moines Register 2 Sept. 1998,
sec. M: 1.
Unsigned Editorial or Story
“Russia on the Verge.” Editorial.
New York Times 1 Sept. 1998, sec. AA:25.
Note: For an unsigned story, simply omit “Editorial.”
Government Publication
United States. General Services Administration. Consumer Information
Catalogue.
Pueblo, CO: GPO, 1997.
Signed PamphletGrayson, George W. The North American Free Trade Agreement. New York: Foreign Policy Association, Inc., 1993.
Videocassette or DVD
Island of the giant Bears. Videocassette. National Geographic, 1995. 59 min.
Television or Radio Pogram
“Crime and Punishment.” Nightline
in Primetime. ABC. WKOW, Madison, WI. 3 Sept. 1998.
Personal Interview
Wynkoop, Rebecca. Personal Interview. 20 Dec. 2001
Article on the Internet
Hoversten, Paul. “Life on Mir.” Florida Today: Space
Outline.
20 Aug. 1997. 10 Sept. 1998 <http://www.flatoday.com/space/explore/stories/1997b/082097c.htm>
Web Site
Camp Swift. Kathy Kincheloe, Web manager. 31 Mar.
1998. Bastrop Middle School. 1 Sept. 1998 <http://198.214.254.200/swift98/camp2.html>
E-mail
Write Source. <wsource@wi.net>. “Citing Internet Sources.” 4
Sept. 1998. E-mail to the author. 8 Sept. 1998.
Article from an Electronic
Database
Smith, Douglas. "Year 200 Time Bomb." Time.
8 June 1998: 45-6. SIRS Researcher [Online]. (17 March 1999).
Bibliographic Citations should be alphabetized by the first word in each citation.
Information provided by:
Sabranek, Patrick, et al. Write Source 2000: A Guide to Writing, Thinking
and Learning. Wilmington, MA: Great Source Education Group, Inc. 1999.