A typical bibliography entry for a book contains the following information:

* The author's full name, last name first, followed by a period.

* The full title of the book, underline or italicized, followed by a period.

* The city of publication , followed by a colon.

* The name of the publisher, followed by a comma.

* The date of publication, followed by a period.

*NOTE -  Typically, the first line of a bibliography entry is typed flush left, and subsequent lines are indented .5. Individual entries should be single-spaced; double-space between entries.  Use hanging indent when citing your references.

--Single Author--

Example: (Read *NOTE for proper format) 

Wheeler, Marjorie Spruill. Votes for Women: The Woman Suffrage Movement in Tennessee, the South, and the Nation. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1995.

--Two or More Authors--

An entry for a book with two or more authors should begin with the name of the first author listed on the title page, last name first. the names of the other authors are given in normal order.

Example: (Read *NOTE for proper format)

Linden-Ward, Blanche, and Carol Hurd Green. American Women in the 1960s: Changing the a Future. New York: Twayne, 1993.




*NOTE -  Typically, the first line of a bibliography entry is typed flush left, and subsequent lines are indented .5. Individual entries should be single-spaced; double-space between entries.  Use hanging indent when citing your references.

--Websites--

Example: (Read *NOTE for proper format)

Brigham, Robert. "The Wars for Vietnam." n.d., <http://www.vassar.edu/vietnam/index.html> (30 October 1997).




A typical bibliography entry for an article in a journal includes the following information:

* The author's full name, last name, followed by a period

* The title of the article, in quotation marks and followed by a period

* The name of the journal, underlined or italicized

* The volume number, in arabic numerals

* The date, in parenthesis, followed by a colon

* The pages on which the article begins and ends, followed by a period

*NOTE -  Typically, the first line of a bibliography entry is typed flush left, and subsequent lines are indented .5. Individual entries should be single-spaced; double-space between entries.  Use hanging indent when citing your references.

--Article In A Popular Magazine--

It is not necessary to give the volume number or issue number for an article in a popular magazine. If you include page numbers, they are preceded by a comma, not by a colon.

Example: (Read *NOTE for proper format)

Engelhardt, Tom. "Fifty Years under a Cloud: The Uneasy Search for Our Atomic History." Harper's, January 1996, 71-76.

--Newspaper Article--

If you consulted various articles from a particular newspaper, you don't have to list the articles seprately in the bibliography. Instead, Provide just the name of the paper and the range of dates of the issues you consulted.

Example: (Read *NOTE for proper format)

Louisville Courier-Journal, 14 October-20 October 1997.




 

*NOTE -  Typically, the first line of a bibliography entry is typed flush left, and subsequent lines are indented .5. Individual entries should be single-spaced; double-space between entries.  Use hanging indent when citing your references.

--Film Or Videocassette--

After the film title, include the name of the producer and director, the playing times,  the production company, the date, and the medium.

Example: (Read *NOTE for proper format)

The Civil War. Produced by Ken Burns. 11 hours. PBS Video, 1990. 9 videocassettes.

--Interview--

List an interview under the name of the person interviewed and provide the date of the interview.

Example: (Read *NOTE for proper format)

Perot, H. Ross. Interviewed by Mike Wallace. 60 Minutes. Columbia Broadcasting System, 8 March 1992.




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