Bibliography Format Samples
BOOKS
Author. Title: Subtitle.
Place: Publisher, Date.
Examples:
Colins, Harriot. Patience: My Story. New York: Random House, 2001.
Franks, Beverly A., and Vernon Jordan. How Get Ahead
in Business. Washington, DC: Border Publishing, 2000.
MAGAZINE & NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
Author. "Title of Article." Title of Periodical
Date: First page-last page.
Examples:
Seinfeld, Jerry. "What I Did Today." People 4 Dec. 1997: A10.
Harry Neilson. "Why I Sing." National
Enquirer 01 Feb.1998: 4-5.
WEBSITE OR WEBPAGE
Author. Title. Editor. Date. Institution.
Access Date URL.
[Simply omit any information that isn't available]
Examples:
Student Initiated Drinking and Driving Prevention. 4 Oct. 2000. National
GRADD. 16 Feb. 2001<http://www.saferide.org>.
Various contributors. How To Be Popular In High School. Jeff Marx Books.
16 Feb. 2001 <http://www.schoolelection.com/www.popularity.com/>.
MAGAZINE & NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ACCESSED
ONLINE
Author. "Article." Periodical Date: Extent.
Access Date URL.
[Simply omit any information that isn't available]
Examples:
"Customer's Attempt To Complain To Manager Thwarted By Employee."
The Onion
14 Feb. 2001 <http://theonion.com/onion3705/attempt_to_complain.html>.
ARTICLE FROM A REFERENCE BOOK
Author. "Title of Article." Book Title:
Subtitle. Editor. Place: Publisher, Date. First
page-last page. [Simply omit any information that isn't available]
Examples:
King, Martin Luther. "I Have A Dream." Speeches: The Collected Wisdom of
Martin Luther King. James Horn. Washington: King Press, 1971. 10-11.
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