Amberly Media Center

BOOK

Rule: Author last name, First name. Title (underlined or italics). City of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. pages used if only part of book.

Best source of information is the book’s title page or use InfoCentre.

Example: Wallner, Alexandra. Abigail Adams. New York: Holiday House, 2001.

NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Rule: Author last name, First name. “Title of Article (in quotation marks).” Title of magazine or newspaper (underlined or italics) Date of publication : page numbers.

Example: Terrana, Joan Barton. “Remember the Ladies.” Cobblestone November, 1993: pp. 12-16.

ENCYCLOPEDIA

Rule: Author last name, First name (if any). “Title of Article (in quotation marks).” Title of encyclopedia (underlined or italics) Date of publication : page numbers.

Example: Sklar, Kathryn. “Adams, Abigail.” World Book Encyclopedia  A Volume 1 2006: pp. 32-33.

ONLINE REFERENCE SITE

Rule: Author last name, First name (if any). “Title of Article (in quotation marks).” Title of site (underlined or italics). Date you used the website. <URL>.

Best source is to copy and paste information listed on site.

Example: Adams, Abigail (1744-1818).” UXL Biographies Student Resource Center. 21 Apr. 2008 <http://find.galegroup.com/srcx/docId=EJ2108100010 &source Name=port37752&version=1.0>.

WEBSITE

Rule: Author last name, First name (if any). “Title of Article (in quotation marks).” Title of site (underlined or italics). Date you used the website. <URL>.

Example: Abigail Adams” The White House. 21 Apr. 2008 [http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/aa2.html].

Printable Version:
Amberly Research Citation Guide (Word)