Cite Your Sources!

Directions

• Click on one of the reference sources in the list below to see how to cite your source.

• Be careful! Make sure you use the same punctuation, order of information, use of italics, underlining, etc., as you see in the example.

Encyclopedias

Article in World Book or Encyclopaedia Britannica

Article in all other encyclopedias

Websites

Books

Book by a single author

Book by two authors

Book by 3 authors

Book by more than 3 authors

Author of book is the name of company or organization

Articles

Article in periodical

Article in newspaper

Article in magazine

Interview

Book by one author

Format

Author. Title. City of publication: name of publisher, Date of publication. Page number that you used (leave this out if you used the whole book.)

Example

Cahill, Thomas. The Gifts of the Jews. New York: Doubleday, 1998. 118-121.

Book by two authors

Format

Authors names in the same order as on the title page. Title. City of publication: name of publisher, Date of publication. Page number that you used (leave this out if you used the whole book.)

Example

Marks, Andrea, and Betty Rothbart. Healthy Teens, Body and Soul. New York: Skylight Press, 2003. 224-233.

Book by 3 authors

Format

Authors names in the same order as on the title page. Title. City of publication: name of publisher, Date of publication. Page number that you used (leave this out if you used the whole book.)

Example

Johnson, Mark, Janet Sziewska, and Jonathan Chance. How to Fail Without Trying. New York: Doubleday, 2001.

Book by more than 3 authors

Format

Author. Title. City of publication: name of publisher, Date of publication. Page number that you used (leave this out if you used the whole book.)

Example

Name of first author listed on title page followed by et al.  Title. City of publication: name of publisher, Date of publication. Page number that you used (leave this out if you used the whole book.)

Goldman, Eleanor, et al. Wonderland  of Holidays. New York: Doubleday, 1996. 16.

Author of book is a company or organization

Format

Name of organization or company. Title. City of publication: name of publisher, Date of publication. Page number that you used (leave this out if you used the whole book.)

Example

American Victims Association. Victims Rights. New York: iBooks, 1984.  14.

Book by editor instead of author

(usually collections of stories, poetry, etc.)

Format

Name of editor. Title of book. City of publication: name of publisher, Date of publication. Page number(s) that you used (leave this out if you used the whole book.)

Example

Marina, Lynn, ed. Poetry of the Ages. Pittsburgh: Millwritings, 1979. 16-19.

Article in World Book or Encyclopaedia Britannica.

no author listed

Format

Name of article in quotations. Name of encyclopedia underlined. edition of encyclopedia. Date of publication.

Example

“George Washington.” Encyclopaedia Britannica. 3^rd edition. 1994.

Article in all other encyclopedias

no author listed.

(not World Book or Encyclopaedia Britannica.)

Format

Name of article in quotations. Name of encyclopedia underlined. Edition of encyclopedia. Name of editor. Number of volumes. City of publication: Name of publisher. Date of publication.

Example

Canney,  Jacob. “Flamenco and Spanish Architecture.”  Encyclopedia of Spain. Ed. Marianna Thomasino. 3 vols. San Antonio: Waylands Press, 1994.

Article in periodical

(an educational journal- not  a magazine)

Format

Authors names in the same order as listed in article. "Title of article." Name of journal Volume number of journal (Year of publication): Page numbers of article.

Example

Gandof, Karleen and Susan MacMahan. “Teaching Tolerance in Hebrew Schools.” Phi Delta Kappan  82 (2002):  221-231.

Article in newspaper

Format

Author. "Title of article." Name of newspaper. Date of publication. Section of newspaper that the article is in and page number. (Use +1 if the article starts on page one and continues on other pages.)

Examples

McKenzie, Charles. “Bush Backs NASA.” Hartford Courant 6 March 2003. B1+

Goldberg, Arianne. “Israel Wins.” Washington Post  22 December 6, 2003. A19.

Article in magazine

Format

Author. "Title of article." Name of magazine. Date of publication. Page numbers of article.

Example

Thomas, Leslie. “Chanukah and the Christmas Dilemma.” Time. 14 Nov. 2001: 16-18.

Interview

Format

Name of the person you interviewed. Type of interview (personal or by phone, email, etc.) Date of interview.

Examples

Goldman, Robert. Personal interview. 6 Mar. 2002.

Goldman, Gloria. Phone interview. 8 Mar. 2002.

Website (www)

Format

Name of author if available. Title of the web site. Date of publication or last update. Write n.d. if you cannot find a date.   Name of organization or company if available. Date you got your information from the website. Web site address (URL) enclosed by brackets.

Example

Fabrizio, Lou. Connecticut Fly Fishermen’s Association Inc.  16 Mar. 2003 Connecticut Fly Fishermen’s Association Inc. 10 May 2003 <http://www.ctflyfish.org/>

Reference sited:

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers 6^th ed. New York: MLA, 2003