Introduction NWS Book Clubs Recreational Reading Bibliography Basics Website Checklist Search Engines * Online Resources

Remember:

• Cite every source you use.
• Alphabetize the bibliography by the author's last name; if not given, by title.
• Double-space the entire list, both between and within entries.
• Indent 1/2 inch or 5 spaces on the second and subsequent lines of each entry.
• Put your bibliography on a separate page at the end of the report.
• Not all websites contain complete bibliographic information. If all information is not given, include what is available. At the very least, cite the URL of the database.
   
• Citation Machine: An online citation maker.
  
   
• Printable Version of this document (including proper format structure)

Print sources
Citing Books
Author (Last name, First name). Title. City where book is published: Publisher, copyright date.   Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. New York: Warner, 1960.
Citing Encyclopedias
Author (Last name, First name). "Title of the article." Encyclopedia title. Most recent copyright date.   Welty, Carl. "Cuckoo." Encyclopedia Americana. 1999.
Citing Magazines
Author (Last name, First name). "Title of the article." Magazine title Day Month Year: Page numbers.   Barker, Bill. "Let's Not Get Carried Away." Newsweek 12 Feb. 2001: 58-60.

Electronic sources
Online Subscription Services:
Citing Bigchalk
Author (Last name, First name). "Title of article." Publication Title. Day Month Year, Edition: Page Number(s) or First Page Number and Plus Sign. Bigchalk. Library Name, Name of City. Day Month Year of Access <http://library.bigchalk.com>.   Leo, John. "Your Own Lincoln Bedroom." U.S. News & World Report 17 Mar. 1997: 18. Bigchalk. The Northwest School Library, Seattle. 17 Apr. 1997 <library.bigchalk.com>.
Citing ProQuest
Author (Last name, First name). "Title of article." Publication Title. Day Month Year, Edition: Page Number(s) or First Page Number and Plus Sign. ProQuest. Library Name, Name of City. Day Month Year of Access <http://www.proquest.com/pdqweb>.   Kolata, Gina. "Scientists Debating Future of Hormone Replacement." New York Times. 23 Oct. 2002: A20. ProQuest. The Northwest School Library, Seattle. 12 Jan. 2004 <www.proquest.com/pdqweb>.
Citing JSTOR
Author (Last name, First name). "Title of article." Publication Title. Day Month Year, Edition: Page Number(s) or First Page Number and Plus Sign. JSTOR. Library Name, Name of City. Day Month Year of Access <http://www.jstor.org/search>.   Tolson, Nancy. "Making Books Available: The Role of Early Libraries, Librarians, and Booksellers in the Promotion of African American Children's Literature." African American Review 32 (1998): 9-16. JSTOR. The Northwest School Library, Seattle. 1 Oct. 2002 <http://www.jstor.org/search>.
Citing Online Encyclopedias
Author (Last name, First name). "Title of the article." Name of web site. Most recent copyright date. Name of institution / organization affiliated with site. Day Month Year of Access. <URL>.   Beasley, Maurine H. "Roosevelt, Eleanor." World Book Online Reference Center. Jan. 2004. World Book, Inc. 21 Jan. 2004 <http://www.worldbookonline.com>.
Websites:
Citing Website Articles
Author (Last name, First name). "Title of the article." Name of web site. Day Month Year of posting / revision. Name of institution / organization affiliated with site. Day Month Year of access <URL>.   Poland, Dave. "The Hot Button." Roughcut. 26 Oct. 1998. Turner Network Television. 28 Oct. 1998 <http://www.roughcut.com>.
Citing Online Images
Creator / Author's Last name, First name. Title or Description. Online Image. Day Month Year of Access <URL>.   Galaxy Centaurus A Lithograph. Online Image. 14 Apr. 2003 <http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/capture/blackholes/preview-centaurus.php>.
Citing Online Audio
Last name, First name of person recorded. Title. Online Sound. Day Month Year of Access <URL>.   Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. Four Freedoms. Online Sound. 14 Apr. 2003 <http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/audio.html>.

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