Fifth Grade Bibliography

1. For each source listed, begin first line at margin and indent each line that follows.
2. Underline or use italics for titles of books, periodicals and software. Titles of articles are enclosed in quotation marks.
3. Note punctuation and follow exactly.
4. If required information, such as author or place of publication, is not available, just leave it out.
5. Arrange all sources in one list, alphabetically by first word, which will generally be either the author's last name or the first important word of the title.

 

PRINT SOURCES

Book with one author:

1. Author.
2. Title of book.(underlined)
3. City of publication:
4. Publisher, date of publication.

   Cohen, Daniel.  America's Very Own Ghosts.  New 
       York:  Doubleday, 1985.
      

Encyclopedia and other familiar reference books:

1. Author of article (if available).
2. "Title of article."
3. Title of book.(underlined)
4. Date of edition. (Volume and page number not necessary if articles are arranged alphabetically).

   Eiselen, Malcolm R.  "Franklin, Benjamin."  The World Book  
       Encyclopedia. 1999.
      
   "France."  Compton's Encyclopedia.  1998.
      

Article in a periodical:

1. Author (if available).
2. "Title of article."
3. Periodical title  (underlined) date: page.

   Haverkamp, Beth.  "Bad Women and Bandit Queens."  Cobblestone  
       May 1996:  20-22.
     
   "N.F.L. Training Camp Report"  The New York Times 
       21 August 1996:  B12.
      

ELECTRONIC SOURCES

Encyclopedia and other publications on CD-ROM:

1. Author (if available).
2. "Title of article."
3. Title of product  (underlined or in italics).
4. Edition or version (if relevant)
5. CD-ROM.
6. City of publication:  Publisher, date of publication.

   Cashman, Katharine V.  "Volcano."  World Book Multimedia 
       Encyclopedia. 1999 ed. CD-ROM. Chicago:  World Book 
       Inc., 1999.
     
   "Japan."  Cartopedia.  CD-ROM.  New York:  Dorling 
       Kindersley, 1995.
     
   Solnick, Bruce B.  "Columbus, Christopher."  Grolier MultiMedia 
       Encyclopedia.  1994 ed.  CD-ROM.  Danbury, CT:  Grolier Electronic 
       Publishing, Inc., 1992.
     
   Leicester, Henry M.  "Chemistry."  Microsoft Encarta.  1998 ed.  
       CD-ROM.  Redmond, WA:  Microsoft Corporation, 1998.
     
   "Engine, Four-Stroke."  David Macauley:  The Way Things Work.  
       CD-ROM.  New York:  Dorling Kindersley, 1994.
      

ONLINE SOURCES

Encyclopedia from an online service:

1. Author, if shown
2. "Title of the article."
3. Name of encyclopedia  (underlined).
4. Name of publisher, date of publication, if available.
5. Date of your visit
6. Name of the online service you used.

      
   "Animal Rights."  Compton's Living Encyclopedia. Compton's 
       Learning Company, 1996. 22 August 1998 America Online.
      
   Ketcham, Ralph.  "Franklin, Benjamin."  Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia.  
       Grolier Interactive Inc. 17 September 1998 America Online.   
      

World Wide Web:

1. Author (if known).
2. "Title of article."
3. Title of complete work. (if relevant, underlined)
4. date of visit
5. <full http address>.(enclosed in angle brackets)

    Waring, Richard H. "Tree." World Book Online. 12 Dec. 1999
          <http://www.worldbookonline.com/na/ar/fs/ar565560.htm>.  
      
   "Biographical Data:  Jay Apt."  NASA Astronaut Biographies.  
          10 Jan. 1999 <http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/astrobio.html>.  
         
   "Statistical Summary:  America's Major Wars."  The U.S. Civil  
       War Center. 17 August 1999 <http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/
       other/stats/warcost.htm>.
      
    Arnett, Bill. "Comets."  The Nine Planets. 21 May 1999 
     <http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/comets.html>.  
      
      

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