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Citing Sources
Belle Vernon Area High
School teachers have adopted the
Modern Language Association's Style Manual for
writing papers.
MLA Examples for Common Resources
All citations should be DOUBLE–SPACED!
Include as much of the following information as possible:
INTERNET
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Web Site or Home Page. Name of Organization. Date of Access <Electronic Address>.
Example:
Kroloff, Charles A. "54 Ways You Can Help the Homeless."
Earthsystems.org. Home Page. 26 Mar. 2002
<http://www.earthsystems.org/ways>.
SIRS KNOWLEDGE SOURCE
SIRS Government Reporter
Author (if given) or Name of Government. Government Agency. “Title of Document” (if given). Title of Source. Publication Date. Title of Database. Title of Database Collection. Sponsoring Institution, Location. Date of Access <Electronic Address>.
Example:
United States. Health and Human Services Department. “National Organ and Tissue Donation Initiative.” HHS Fact Sheet. 16 Apr. 1999. SIRS Government Reporter. SIRS Knowledge Source. Belle Vernon Area High School Library, Belle Vernon, PA. 9 May 2003 <http://sks.sirs.com>.
SIRS Researcher
Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Original Source. Publication Date. Title of SIRS Database. SIRS Knowledge Source. Sponsoring Institution, Location. Date of Access <Electronic Address>.
Example:
Wright, Robin. “The Fuse Still Sizzles on World Population Bomb.” Los Angeles Times. 23 Aug. 1994. SIRS Researcher. SIRS Knowledge Source. Belle Vernon Area High School Library, Belle Vernon, PA. 8 May 2003 <http://sks.sirs.com>.
ENCYCLOPEDIA
Online:
“Title of Article.” Title of Online Encyclopedia. Title of Database. Sponsoring Institution. Location. Date of Access <Electronic Address>.
Examples:
“Immunogenetics.” Encyclopaedia Britannica. 2004. Britannica Online. Belle Vernon Area High School Library. Belle Vernon, PA. 4 May 2003 <http://school.eb.com>.
MSN Encarta
“Cloning.” Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2005. Microsoft Corporation. 2 Dec. 2005 <http://encarta.msn.com>.
Print:
Author’s Last Name, First Name (if given). “Title of Article.” Title of Encyclopedia. Edition. Pages.
Example:
Cates, Ward Mitchell. “Computerized Instruction." The World Book Encyclopedia. 2000 ed. 924d-926.
Encyclopedia Article without Author’s Name
Example:
“Globalization.” The New Encyclopedia Britannica. 2003 ed. 304.
BOOK
Author's Last Name, First Name. Title. Edition (if relevant). Volume (if relevant). Place of Publication: Publisher, Publication Date.
Examples:
Single Author
Gardner, Howard. Creating Minds. New York: Basic Books, 1993.
Two Authors
Harbison, James P., and Robert E. Nahory. Lasers: Harnessing the Atom's Light. New York: Scientific American Library, 1998.
Four or More Authors and an Edition
Bootzin, Richard R., et al. Psychology Today: An Introduction. 6th ed. New York: Random, 1986.
Edited Work
Hunter, Brian, ed. The Statesman's Yearbook: A Statistical, Political, and Economic Account of the States of the World for the Year 1997-1998. New York: St. Martin's, 1997.
Multivolume Work with Editor
Locher, Frances Carol, ed. "Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961." Contemporary Authors. 4th ed. Vol. 77. Detroit: Gale, 1989.
Multivolume Work or Series, Author and Editor
Faulkner, Howard. "Richard Wright." Critical Survey of Long Fiction. Ed. Frank N. Magill. Vol. 7. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem, 1982.
Series with a Different Title for Each Volume
Waltz, Michael K. The Law and Economics: Your Rights as a Consumer. Economics for Today. Minneapolis: Lerner, 1990.
MAGAZINE/JOURNAL (Print)
Author’s Last Name, First Name (if given). “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine Publication Date: Page(s).
Example:
Charles, N. “The Will to Win.” People Weekly. 28 Sept. 1998: 170-172.
GALE DISCOVERING COLLECTION
Excerpt or Article from a Book:
Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Book. Editor or Author’s Name. Place of Publication: Publisher, Publication Date. Title of Discovering Collection Database (if known). Discovering Collection. Sponsoring Institution, Location. Date of Access <Electronic Address>.
Example:
Wright, Andrew H. “Heroines, Heroes, and Villains in Pride and Prejudice.” Twentieth Century Interpretations of Pride and Prejudice: A Collection of Essays. Ed. E. Rubinstein. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1969. Discovering Collection. Batten Lib., Norfolk Academy. 10 Apr. 2004 <http://infotrac.galegroup.com/menu>.
Article from a Journal or Other Periodical:
Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Periodical Publication Date: Pages (if given). Title of Discovering Collection Database (if known). Discovering Collection. Sponsoring Institution, Location. Date of Access <Electronic Address>.
Example:
Rasey, William M. "The Compelling Ambivalence of Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God.” Southern Literary Journal Fall 1994: 36-50. Exploring Novels. Discovering Collection. Belle Vernon Area High School Library, Belle Vernon, PA. 11 Apr. 2003 <http://infotrac.galegroup.com/menu>.
WILSON WEB
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Publication Date: Pages (if given). Title of Wilson Web Database. WilsonWeb. Sponsoring Institution, Location. Date of Access <Electronic Address>.
Example:
Rogers, Heather and Christian Parenti. "The Hidden Life of Garbage." Utne Nov./Dec. 2002. Readers' Guide Full Text. WilsonWeb. Belle Vernon Area High School Library, Belle Vernon, PA. 8 Feb. 2005 <http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com>.
SIRS DISCOVERER
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Publication Date: Pages (if given). Title of SIRS Database. Discovering Collection. Sponsoring Institution, Location. Date of Access <Electronic Address>.
Example:
Lehman, Bruce A. "Protecting Intellectual Property in a Global Economy." Economic Perspectives. May 1998. SIRS Discoverer. Belle Vernon Area High School Library, Belle Vernon, PA. 8 Feb. 2005 <http://sks.sirs.com>.
FACTS ON FILE
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Publication Date: Pages (if given). Facts.com Facts on File News Services. Sponsoring Institution, Location. Date of Access <Electronic Address>.
Example:
"Zero Tolerance." Issues & Controversies 13 July 2001. Facts.com. Facts on File News Services. Belle Vernon Area High School Library, Belle Vernon, PA. 8 Feb. 2005 <http://www.2facts.com/stories/mainmenu.asp>.
EBSCO HOST
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Publication Date: Pages (if given). Title of Database. EBSCOhost. Sponsoring Institution, Location. Date of Access <Electronic Address>.
Example:
Butler, Robert N. “Stem Cell Potential.” Geriatrics 55.9 (2000): 15. Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost. Belle Vernon Area High School Library, Belle Vernon, PA. 20 July 2001 <http://search.epnet.com>.
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