Citing Printed Materials
Print Resources (Viewed in Print Form)
Book by One Author
Author Last Name, First Name. Title. Place of publication: Publisher, Copyright Date.
Example:
Jameson, George P. Ellis Island. New York: Icon Press, 2006.
Book by Two (or Three) Authors
Author Last Name, First Name and Second Author First Name Last Name. Title. Place of
publication: Publisher, Copyright Date.
Example:
Smith, Henry G. and Betty Harmon. Freedom Rides. Chicago: Broad
Shoulder Press, 2006.
If there are more than three authors, you may name only the first and add et al. or you
may give all names in full in the order in which they appear on the title page.
Quirk, Randolph, et al. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. London:
Longman, 1986.
Encyclopedia
(NOTE: The author is usually listed at the end of the article. If an author is not listed, begin the entry
with the title of the article. Do not cite editor.)
Author Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Name of Encyclopedia. Edition number. Year.
Example:
Franz, Charlene. “Goat.” World Book. 2nd ed. 2006.wyer 8
A Work within an Anthology
Last Name, First Name. “Title of work.” Title of Anthology. Editor’s First Name
Last Name. Place of Publication: Publisher, Copyright Date. Page numbers.
Example:
Stevens, Wallace. “Sunday Morning.” Modern American Poetry. Ed. Thomas J.
Hines. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2003. 20-22.
Newspaper Article
Author Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Newspaper Name Date: page(s).
Example:
Blake, Terry. “Attack in Bagdad: Two Marines Dead.” The Plain Dealer 20 July
2006: A1.
Magazine Article
Author Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine Date: page numbers.
Example:
Thomasson, Ronald. “Salt Mines of Lake Erie.” Cleveland Magazine 15 May 2004:
23-25.
Non-Print Resources (Viewed Electronically)
Online Database—Encyclopedia
Author Last Name, First Name (if listed.) “Title of Article.” Title of site. Date of publication or
update. Name of sponsoring institution. Date accessed <URL (Persistent link)>.
Example:
“Whale Oil.” Encyclopedia Britannica Online. 2006. Encyclopedia Britannica. 23
August 2006 <http://search.eb.com/eb/article-9076727>.wyer 9
Online Databases
Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Original Print Source Title. Date. Online
source name. Date accessed <URL link>.
Example:
Freeman, Gregory A. “Code Alpha: The President is Coming!” American History.
October 2006. Academic Search Premier. 6 October 2006
<http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=7&hid=1&sid=13275eeb-239a-4ec6-
a998-d2dda6dc9f66%40sessionmgr101>.
Internet Website
Author Last Name, First Name (if given). “Article Title.” Name of Website. Date last updated. Name
of organization that sponsors the site. Date accessed <URL link>.
Examples:
Walker, Gary. “The Effects of Radiation.” U.S. NRC. 15 Mar. 2000. United States Nuclear
Regulatory Commission. 14 Oct. 2008 <http://www.nrc.gov/hiro/radeffect.htm>.
Interview
Interviewee last name, first name. Personal Interview. Date of interview.
Raymond, Raja. Personal interview. 6 Feb. 2007.