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Home > Works Cited

Printed Sources

Book with one author/editor
Cohen, Daniel, ed.  America's Very Own Ghosts
     New York:  Doubleday, 1985.
Important Elements
  1. Author (in order they are given in book).
  2. Title of book.
  3. City of publication:
  4. Publisher, date of publication.

Book with two authors/editors
Smith, Elizabeth, and David Wright.  Rocks and
     Minerals.  Chicago:  Macmillan, 1995.
Important Elements
  1. Author (in order they are given in book).
  2. Title of book.
  3. City of publication:
  4. Publisher, date of publication.

Encyclopedia / Reference books
Eiselen, Malcolm R.  "Franklin, Benjamin."  The
     World Book Encyclopedia.  1999.
Important Elements
  1. Author of article (if signed).
  2. "Title of article."
  3. Title of book.  Vol. number. (if multi-volume)
  4. Date of edition. (Volume and page number)

Article in a published periodical
Haverkamp, Beth.  "Bad Women and Bandit
     Queens."  Cobblestone  May 1996:  20-22.
Important Elements
  1. Author (if available).
  2. "Title of Article."
  3. Periodical title (underlined)
  4. Date: page."

Newspaper article (with byline)
Meyer, Judy.  "AIDS hits home."  Chicago Tribune
    1 Feb. 1992, late ed., section 1:17.
Important Elements
  1. Author
  2. "Title of Article."
  3. Periodical title (underlined)
  4. Date, edition
  5. Section: page.

Chapter from book (without editor)
Mattheissen, Peter.  "The Yellowstone Fires Were
    Beneficial."  Opposing Viewpoints Sources:
    Environments.  San Diego: Greenhaven, 1990. 
    107-110.
Important Elements
  1. Author (if available).
  2. "Title of Article."
  3. Book title (underlined)
  4. Place of publication: publisher, date
  5. Page numbers.

Chapter from book with editor (Used for Encyclopedia entry)
Puthoff, Harold E., and Russell Targ.  "Remote
    Viewing: New Research Frontier."  The Signet
    Handbook of Parapsychology.    Ed.  Martin
    Ebon.  New York: New American Library, 1978.
    78-90.
Important Elements
  1. Author (if available).
  2. "Title of Article."
  3. Book title (underlined)
  4. Editor
  5. Place of publication, publisher, date

 

 











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