How to Create a Citation for Your Bibliography

1. For each source listed, begin first line at margin and indent each line that follows.
2. Follow the punctuation of the examples.
3. If you cannot find some information, such as author or place of publication, leave it out.
4. Arrange all sources alphabetically by the first word.

Book with one author:

1. Author, last name first.
2. Title of book. (underlined)
3. City of publication:
4. Publisher,
5. Date of publication.

If a book is new or revised, use the most recent date.
If it is a reprint of an original edition, use the original date (oldest).

Example:
Gibbons, Gail. Caves and Caverns. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1993.

Book with two authors:

1. Authors, in the order they are listed on the title page.

First author (last name, first name) and Second author (first name, last name).
The rest is the same as a book with one author.

Example:
Ride, Sally and Tom O'Shaughnessy. The Third Planet. New York: Crown Publishers, 1994.

Encyclopedia and other familiar reference books:

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

Examples:
Bigg, Michael A. "Whale." The World Book Encyclopedia. 1992.

Fehrenbacher, Don E. "Lincoln, Abraham." The New Book of Knowledge. 1994.

"New Jersey." Comptons Encyclopedia. 1992.

Article in a Periodical:

1. Author. (if available)
2. "Title of article." (in quotation marks)
3. Periodical title (underlined and no period after title)
4. Date: (no punctuation)
5. Page.

Examples:
Bonar, Samantha. "Forecast: Hot and Hotter!" 3-2-1 Contact June 1996: 8-10.

Clutton-Brock, Tim. "Meerkats." National Geographic September 2002: 52-73.

Electronic Sources:
Encyclopedia and other publications on CD-ROM

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

Examples:
Garbarino, Merwyn S. "Delaware Indians." The World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia. 1995 ed. CD-ROM. Chicago: World Book Inc., 1995.

Musser, Jay C. "Chocolate." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. 1992 ed. CD-ROM. Danbury, CT: Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc., 1992.

Online Sources:

Encyclopedia from an online service

1. Author (if shown)
2. "Title of the article."
3. Name of encyclopedia. (underlined)
4. Name of the publisher,
5. Date of publication. (if available)
6. Date of your visit (no punctuation) day month year
7. Name of the online service you used.

Examples:
Kelland, Frank. "New Jersey." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Grolier Interactive Inc., 13 July 1998 America Online.

"Planets." Compton's Living Encyclopedia. ComptonÕs Learning Company, 1996. 29 August 1998 America Online.

World Wide Web:

1. Author, (if known)
2. "Title of article."
3. Title of complete work (underlined)
4. Date of your visit (no punctuation) day month year
5. (enclosed in angle brackets)

Examples:
Clemens, Paul and Robert M. Hordon. "New Jersey." World Book Online. 12 December 1999 <http://www.worldbookonline.com/na/ar/fs/ar3886880.html>.

Sultz, Lee. "Delaware History." 23 November 1998 <http://www.dickshovel.com/dela.html>.

"Discovering Whales." Welcome to the Watery World of Whales. 14 October 1998 <http://whales.magna.com.au/DISCOVER/index.html>.