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Almanac
Atlas
Books with One Author
Books with Two Authors
Books with More than Two Authors
CD-ROM
Encyclopedias (General)
Encyclopedias (Specialized)
Internet
Interview
Magazines 
Music
Newspapers
Pamphlet
Video or Film

ALMANAC
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Title of Book.  City of Publication:  Name of Publisher, 
       Date.

EXAMPLE:
World Almanac and Book of Facts.  New York:  World Almanac, 
         2002.

ATLAS
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Title of Book.  City of Publication:  Name of Publisher,
       Date.

EXAMPLE:
The World Almanac Atlas of the World.  New York:  World Almanac 
         Books, 2001.       

BOOK WITH ONE AUTHOR:
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Author's Last Name,  First Name.  Title of Book.   City of Publication:  
     Name of Publisher,  Date.

EXAMPLE:
Cerullo, Mary M.  The Truth About Great White Sharks.  San Francisco:
         Chronicle Books,  2000.

* if city is not well known, include both city and state

BOOK WITH TWO AUTHORS:
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Author's Last Name, First Name,  and First Name Last Name of 
     other author. Title of Book.  City of Publication:  Name of 
     Publisher,  Date. 

EXAMPLE:
Couper, Heather, and Nigel Henbest.  Black Holes.  New York:  DK  
          Publishing, 1996.         

BOOKS WITH MORE THAN TWO AUTHORS:
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First Author's Last Name, First name, et al.  Title of Book.  City of
       Publication:   Name of Publisher, Date.  

EXAMPLE:
Cobb, Allan B. et al.  Scientifically Engineered Food: The Debate Over
         What's on Your Plate.  New York:  Rosen Publishing Group, 2000.

* et al is an abbreviation meaning "and all"

CD-ROM:
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Author of article Last Name, First Name. "Article Title."  Name
      of the CD-ROM. CD-ROM. City of Publication: Name of
      Publisher, Publication year.

EXAMPLE:
"Ireland." CultureGrams.  CD-ROM. Orem, Utah: Brigham  
       Young University, 2001.  
      
*if an author is given for the article, start the citation with the Author of Article.

ENCYCLOPEDIA:   (General)
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Author of article Last Name, First Name.  "Title of article."  Name of  
         Encyclopedia.  Date.

EXAMPLES:
Hobbs, Richard R.  "Compass."  World Book Encyclopedia.  
          2001.

* if no author is given for the article, start the citation with the Title of Article.

ENCYCLOPEDIA:   (Specialized)
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Editor(s) of encyclopedia Last Name, First Name. "Topic." Name
        of Encyclopedia.  City of Publication: Name of Publisher,                  
        Copyright Date.

EXAMPLE:
Newton, David, ed., et al.  "Leukemia."  Sick!  Detroit:  UXL, 
         2000.

INTERNET:
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Author or Organization.  "Title of the work."   Date Information Posted or Accessed.  Internet address.

EXAMPLE:
Heilman, Chris.  "The Pictorial Periodic Table."  1995.   
        http://chemlab.pc.maricopa.edu/periodic/about.html.

All websites are not equal!  
As anyone can publish on the web,  
you need to evaluate the sites you are using:

Authority/Credibility: Who owns the website and why?
     Is the author's name and e-mail address included?
     Is the website affiliated with any major institutions or 
     organizations?
     What is the expertise of the individual or group that created
     the site?

Content: Does the website contain accurate, reliable information?
     When was it last updated?
     Is any sort of bias evident?
     Does the content appear to be fact or opinion?
     Can the information be verified in a book, magazine, or other 
     sources?

INTERVIEW:
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Last Name of person interviewed, First Name. Kind of Interview. Date.

EXAMPLE:
Woods, Tiger. Personal interview. 16 June 2002.

MAGAZINE:
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Author of article Last Name, First Name. "Article Title."  Name
     of the Magazine Day Month Year:  page numbers.

EXAMPLE:
Travis, John. "Transplant Triumph." Science News 8 June 2002: 
        356-357.

*if no author is given for the article, start the citation with the Article Title.

MUSIC:
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Last Name of Artist, First Name. Title of Recording. Recording 
     Company, Year.

EXAMPLE:
Simon, Paul. The Rhythm of the Saints. Warner Bros., 1990.

NEWSPAPER:
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Author of article Last Name, First Name. "Article Title."  Name
     of the Newspaper Day Month Year:  page numbers.

EXAMPLE:
  "EPA To Relax Air Pollution Standards." Rochester Democrat and 
          Chronicle 13 June 2002: 15A.

*if an author is given for the article, start the citation with the Author.

PAMPHLET:
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Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Pamphlet. City of Publication: 
     Name of Publisher, Publication year.

EXAMPLE:
Richmond, Mardi. Secondhand Smoke. Santa Cruz, CA: Journeyworks 
         Publishing, 2001.

VIDEO OR FILM:
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Title. Medium. Distributor's Name, Date.

EXAMPLE:
Ruby Bridges. Videocassette. Disney Educational Productions, 1999.

• The entries in a bibliography are arranged alphabetically by the first word of the entry, except if the first word is a , an, or the.

• Bibliography entries are not numbered.

• Bibliography entries are indented after the first line.

Bibliography

Cerullo, Mary M.  The Truth About Great White Sharks.  San Francisco: 
         Chronicle Books, 2000.

Cobb, Allan B. et al.  Scientifically Engineered Food: The Debate Over
         What's on Your Plate.  New York: Rosen Publishing Group,  
         2000.   

Couper, Heather, and Nigel Henbest.  Black Holes.  New York:  DK
          Publishing, 1996.

"EPA To Relax Air Pollution Standards."  Rochester Democrat and
          Chronicle 13 June 2002: 15A.

Heilman, Chris.  "The Pictorial Periodic Table."  1995.
         http://chemlab.pc.maricopa.edu/periodic/about.html.

Hobbs, Richard R.  "Compass."  World Book Encyclopedia. 2001.

"Ireland. Culturegrams.  CD-ROM.  Orem, Utah: Brigham Young
       University, 2001.

Newton, David, et al.  "Leukemia." Sick! Detroit: UXL, 2000.

Richmond, Mardi. Secondhand Smoke. Santa Cruz, CA: 
         Journeyworks Publishing,  2001.

Ruby Bridges.  Videocassette.  Disney Educational Productions,
         1999.

Simon, Paul.  The Rhythm of the Saints.  Warner Bros., 1990.

Travis,John.  "Transplant Triumph." Science News 8 June 2002.

Woods, Tiger.  Personal Interview.  16 June 2002.

World Almanac and Book of Facts.  New York: World Almanac, 2002.

The World Almanac Atlas of the World.  New York:  World Almanac 
          Books, 2001.