SAMPLE CITATIONS
Include all parts of an author’s name that appear on the Title Page.
Book, one author
Author’s Last Name, First Name Middle Name or Initial (if given). Title. City of Publication, State
Abbreviation or Country: Publisher (abbreviate), Copyright Date. Type of Media.
Example:
Woodward, Susan L. Biomes of Earth. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2003. Print.
Book, 2-3 authors
1st Author’s Last Name, First Name, 2nd Author’s First Name Last Name and 3rd Author’s First
Name Last Name. Title. City of Publication, State Abbreviation: Publisher, Copyright Date.
Type of Media.
Examples:
Smith, John and Mary Jones. (2 authors) OR for 3 authors:
Richardson, Jenne, Anne R. Harris, and Oliver Crosby Sparks. Life Science. Morristown, NJ: Silver
Burdett, 1979. Print.
Books with more than 3 authors
Smith, John, et al. The Desert. Madison, WI: Scholastic, 2009. Print.
Book with an author and an editor:
Richards, James. The Environment. Ed. Tim Durant. Detroit: Freedom, 2004. Print.
Book with an editor, but no author
Smith, John, ed. Wildlife in the Desert. New York: Good Books, 2005. Print.
Book in a series
Author’s Last Name, First Name Middle Name or Initial (if given). Title. City of
Publication, State Abbreviation: Publisher, Copyright Date. Type of Media. Series Title.
Example:
Sayre, April Pulley. Grassland. Brookfield, CT: Twenty-First Century, 1994. Print. Exploring
Earth’s Biomes.
General Encyclopedia article, with author
Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Encyclopedia. Edition. Type of Media.
Example:
Lambert, Wayne. “Desert.” The World Book Encyclopedia. 2005 ed. Print.
Multi-Volume Reference Book
Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Article Title.” Book Title. Ed. Editor’s First Name Last Name.
Vol. #. Place of Publication: Publisher, Copyright Date. Type of Media.
Example:
Jones, Theresa. “Forests.” UXL Encyclopedia of Biomes. Ed. Marlene Weigel. Vol. 3. Detroit:
UXL, 2000. Print.
Personal Interview
Last Name of the person, First name of the person. Type of interview (Personal, Telephone,
E-mail). Date of Interview.
Example:
Thomas, Dave. Personal interview. 20 Jan. 2004.
Video - Educational (Motion Pictures need additional information)
Title. Publisher or Distributor, Year of release. Type of Media.
Example:
Biomes of the World in Action: Tundra. Schlessinger Media, 2001. DVD.
Magazine or Newspaper Article
Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine or Newspaper Date: pages.
Type of Media. (for newspaper place a comma after the date, add the edition)
Magazine Example:
Raloff, Janet. “How Low Will We Go in Fishing for Dinner?” Science News 7 Feb. 1998: 86-87.
Print.
Newspaper Example:
Christensen, Jon. “Few Habitats, Many Species and a Debate on Preservation.” New York Times 1
July 2003, late ed.: F1. Print.
Subscription Database - Originally from a Magazine or Newspaper:
Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine/Newspaper Date of article:
pages. Database Name. Type of Media. Date accessed. <URL address>.
Example:
Raloff, Janet. “How Low Will We Go in Fishing for Dinner?” Science News 7 Feb. 1998: 86- 87.
Searchasaurus. Web. 10 Dec. 2003. <http://search.epnet.com>.
Subscription Database - Originally from a Reference Book
Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name. “Title of Article.” Original Book Title. Place of
Publication: Publisher, Copyright Date. Database Name. Type of Media. Date of
Access. <URL Address>.
Allaby, Michael. "Storm Surge." Encyclopedia of Weather and Climate. New York: Facts On
File, 2002. Science Online. Web. 25 Sept. 2005. <http://www.fofweb.com>.
Subscription Database – Not Originally from a Print Source
Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name. (Skip if no author) “Title of Article.” Database Name.
Copyright Date. Type of Media. Date of Access. <URL Address>.
Example:
“California Gold Rush, 1849.” American History. 2005. Web. 18 Aug. 2005.
<http://www.americanhistory.abc-clio.com>.
Internet Site
Author (if given). “Title of Article.” Title of the Web Site. Name of Sponsoring Organization.
Publication date or latest update. (if given) Type of Media. Date of access. <URL address>.
Example:
“Ponds and Lakes.” MBGnet. Missouri Botanical Garden. 2002. Web. 10 Dec. 2005.
<http://mbgnet.mobot.org>.
Online Image
Artist’s name. (If given) “Description or title of Image.” Title of Web
site. Date of image. Type of Media. Date of download. <URL address>.
Example:
Cohran, Carol. “Tundra Intro.” Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. June 1995. Web. 16
Dec. 2005. <http://www.desertmuseum.org/desert/habitats/tundra/tundra-intro.jpg>.