About Bibliographies
Books
This list shows most of the possible components of a book entry and the order in which I would like them arranged. Not all components are appropriate for every source.
- Name of primary author, name of secondary author(s).
- "Title of a part of a book."
- Title of the book. [italicized]
- Edition. volume number(s). name of the series.
- Name of the editor, translator, or compiler.
- Place of publication: name of the publisher, date of publication: page number(s).
| Type of Citation | Sample Citation |
|---|---|
| Book by a Single Author | Kaku, Michio. Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension. New York: Oxford, 1994. |
| Book by Two or More Authors | Jakobson, Roman, & Linda R. Waugh. The Sound Shape of Language. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1979. |
| Book by a Corporate or Government Author | American Medical Association. The American Medical Association Encyclopedia of Medicine. New York: Random House, 1989. |
| Book with an Anonymous Author | New York Public Library Student's Desk Reference. New York: Prentice Hall, 1993. |
| Work in an Anthology | Allende, Isabel. "Toad's Mouth." A Hammock beneath the Mangoes: Stories from Latin America. Ed. Thomas Colchie. New York: Anchor Doubleday, 1994: 83-88. |
| Article in a Reference Book | "Azimuth." Random House Dictionary. 9th ed. New York: Random House, 1984. |
Periodicals
This list shows most of the possible components of a periodical entry and the order in which I would like them arranged. Not all components are appropriate for every source.
- Name of primary author, name of secondary author(s).
- "Title of the article."
- Name of the periodical. [italicized]
- Volume, number (date): page number(s).
| Type of Citation | Sample Citation |
|---|---|
| Article in a Journal | Craner, Paul M. "New Tool for an Ancient Art: The Computer and Music." Computers and the Humanities. 25, 2 (February 1991): 303-13. |
| Article in a Newspaper | Feder, Barnaby. "For Job Seekers, a Toll-Free Gift of Expert Advice." New York Times. (30 December 1993): D1. |
| Article in a Magazine | Bazell, Robert. "Science and Society: Growth Industry." New Republic. (15 March 1993): 13-14. |
Electronic Resources
This list shows most of the possible components of an electronic resource entry and the order in which I would like them arranged. Not all components are appropriate for every source.
- Name of primary author, name of secondary author(s).
- "Title of the material."
- Title of the database. [italicized]
- Name of the editor, translator, or compiler.
- Edition. volume number(s). name of the series.
- Publication medium.
- Place of publication: name of the publisher, date of publication.
| Type of Citation | Sample Citation |
|---|---|
| CD-ROM | "Albatross." The Oxford English Dictionary. 2nd ed. CD-ROM. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992. |
Human Resources
This list shows most of the possible components of a human resource entry and the order in which I would like them arranged. Not all components are appropriate for every source.
- Name of primary source, name of secondary source(s).
- Title, employer, organization, or institution.
- Form of interaction.
- Date of interaction.
| Type of Citation | Sample Citation |
|---|---|
| Personal Interview | Smith, Jane. Board of Education, City of New York. Personal Interview. 3 May 2000. |
| Telephone Interview | Blough, Joeseph. Chef de Cuisine, Teachers College Cafeteria. Telephone Interview. 12 June 2001. |
| Elert, Glenn. Electronic Mail. 31 July 1998. |
Internet Resources
This list shows most of the possible components of an Internet resource entry and the order in which I would like them arranged. Not all components are appropriate for every source.
- Name of primary author, name of secondary author(s).
- Title of item.
- Title of affiliation (e.g., website, organization, institution, corporation, etc.)
- Date created or modified (not the date accessed)
| Type of Citation | Sample Citation |
|---|---|
| Webpage: Author but no Affiliation | Elert, Glenn. The SAT: Aptitude or Demographics. 5 May 1992. |
| Webpage: Affiliation but no Author | Element 112 Discovered at GSI. Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (GSI), 9 February 1996. |
| Webpage: Author & Affiliation | Ryan, Nancy. Voltage through an Electric Chair. The Physics Factbook, 1996. |
Adapted from MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 4th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1995.