5. Examples of Common Forms of Sources for Citation
**NOTE** The details are important in these citations--the order of the information, punctuation, underlining
and quote marks all must be exact.
Book by One Author
Print Resources (Viewed in Print Form)
Last Name, First Name. Title. Place of publication: Publisher, Copyright Date.
Example:
Jameson, George P. Ellis Island. New York: Icon Press, 2006.
Book by Two Authors
Last Name, First Name and First Name Last Name. Title. Place of
publication: Publisher, Copyright Date.
Example:
Smith, Henry G. and Betty Harmon. Freedom Rides. Chicago: Broad
Shoulder Press, 2006.
Encyclopedia (NOTE: The author is usually listed at the end of the article. If an author is not listed, begin the entry with the
title of the article.)
Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Name of Encyclopedia. Edition Year.
Example:
Franz, Charlene. “Goat.” World Book. 2006 ed.
A Work within an Anthology
Last Name, First Name. “Title of work.” Title of Anthology. Editor’s First Name
Last Name. Place of Publication: Publisher, Copyright Date. Page numbers.
Example:
Stevens, Wallace. “Sunday Morning.” Modern American Poetry. Ed. Thomas J.
Hines. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2003. 20-22.
Newspaper Article
Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Newspaper Name Date: page(s).
Example:
Blake, Terry. “Attack in Bagdad: Two Marines Dead.” The Plain Dealer 20 July
2006: A1.
Magazine Article
Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine Date: page numbers.
Example:
Thomasson, Ronald. “Salt Mines of Lake Erie.” Cleveland Magazine 15 May 2004:
23-25.
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