Bibliographic Citation Formats
BOOK WITH
ONE AUTHOR
Last name, First name of author. Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher, Date of publication. Medium.
Rice,
Anne. Interview with the Vampire.
BOOK WITH TWO OR MORE AUTHORS
Last name, First name and First name Last name. Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher, Date of publication. Medium.
Howe, Deborah and James Howe. Bunnicula:
a Rabbit Tale of Mystery.
BOOK:
COLLECTION OF WORKS BY VARIOUS AUTHORS
Last name, First name of editor, ed. Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher, Date of publication. Medium.
Yolen, Jane and
Martin H. Greenberg, ed. Vampires:
a Collection of Original Stories.
ARTICLE FROM
A PRINT REFERENCE BOOK
Last name, First name of article author. “Title of Article.” Title of Reference Book. Ed. First name Last name of editor(s) in chief. Place of publication: Publisher, Date of publication. Medium.
Crawford, Heide
A. “Vampire.” The World Book Encyclopedia.
Ed. Paul A. Kobasa.
ARTICLE FROM
A PRINT PERIODICAL
Last name, First name of author. “Title of Article.” Title of Periodical Day Month Year: page number(s). Medium.
Yabroff, Jennie. “A Bit Long in the Tooth.” Newsweek 15 Dec. 2008: 74. Print.
ARTICLE FROM
AN ONLINE PERIODICAL
Last name, First name of author. “Title of Article.” Title of Periodical. Publisher or sponsor of website, Date of publication. Medium. Date of access. <URL>.
Carr, David. “The Vampire of the Mall.” The New York Times. The New York Times Company, 17 Nov. 2008. Web. 2 Apr. 2009. <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/17/movies/17twil.html>.
ARTICLE FROM
A SUBSCRIPTION DATABASE
Last name, First name of article author. “Title of Article.” Title of Database. Publisher of database, Copyright date. Medium. Date of access. <URL of database home page>.
Crawford, Heide A. “Vampire.” World Book Advanced. World Book, Inc., 2009. Web. 6 June 2009. <http://www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/home>.
“Vlad the Impaler.” World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2009. Web. 6 June 2009. <http://www.ancienthistory.abc-clio.com>.
ARTICLE FROM
A SUBSCRIPTION DATABASE, ORIGINALLY PRINT
Last name, First name of article author. “Title of Article.” Title of Periodical. Day Month Year: page number (s). Title of Database. Medium. Date of access. <URL of database home page>.
Eyre, Banning. “Vampire Weekend.” Guitar Player. Apr. 2009: 56(3). General OneFile. Web. 2 Apr. 2009. <http://find.galegroup.com>.
PAGE ON A
WEBSITE
Note: If no publisher is given, use “n.p.” If no update or copyright date is given, use
“n.d.”
Last name, First name of page author. “Title of Page.” Title of Website. Publisher or sponsor of website, Date of last update or copyright. Medium. Date of access. <URL>.
“Once Bitten.” Nature: Bloody Suckers. PBS, 2007. Web. 9 June 2009. <http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/bloodysuckers/interview.html>.
Westerfeld, Scott. “Peeps.” Westerblog.com. n.p., 2005. Web. 2 Aug. 2009.
< http://www.scottwesterfeld.com/peeps.htm>.
MOVIE
Title of Film. Dir. First name Last name of director. Production company, Date film was released. Medium.
Twilight. Dir. Catherine Hardwicke.
ONLINE IMAGE
Last name, First name of artist or photographer [if available]. “Title of image” [give a descriptive title if there isn’t an official one]. Title of Website. Medium. Date of access. <URL>.
“Vampire costumes picture.” Halloween Online Magazine. Web. 9 June 2009. <http://www.halloween-online.com/costumes/halloween-costumes-how-to-vampires.html>.
INTERVIEW
Last name, First name of subject. Personal (or E-mail or Telephone) interview. Date interview was conducted.
Meyer, Stephenie. Telephone interview. 7 June 2009.