General Guides to Formatting a Bibliography
For a book:
Author (last name first). Title of the book. City: Publisher, Date of publication.
EXAMPLE: Dahl, Roald. The BFG. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1982.
For an encyclopedia:
Encyclopedia Title. Edition Date. Volume Number, "Article Title," page numbers.
EXAMPLE: The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1997. Volume 7, "Gorillas," pp. 50-51.
For a magazine:
Author (last name first), "Article Title." Name of magazine. Volume Number, (Date): page numbers.
EXAMPLE: Jordan, Jennifer, "Filming at the Top of the World." Museum of Science Magazine. Volume 47, No. 1, (Winter 1998): p. 11.
For a newspaper:
Author (last name first), "Article Title." Name of newspaper, City, State of publication. (Date): Edition if available, Section, page number(s).
EXAMPLE: Powers, Ann, "New Tune for the Material Girl." The New York Times, New York, NY. (3/1/98): Atlantic Region, Section 2, p. 34.
For a person:
Full name (last name first). Occupation. Date of interview.
EXAMPLE: Smeckleburg, Sweets. Bus driver. April 1, 1996.
Online Resources
Internet:
Author of message, (Date). Subject of message. Electronic conference or bulletin board (Online). Available e-mail: LISTSERV@e-mail address
EXAMPLE: Ellen Block, (September 15, 1995). New Winners. Teen Booklist (Online). Helen Smith@wellington.com
World Wide Web:
URL (Uniform Resource Locator or WWW address). Author (or item's name, if mentioned), Date.
EXAMPLE: (Boston Globe's WWW address) http://www.boston.com. Todays News, August 1, 1996.
