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ARCHBISHOP QUIGLEY PREPARATORY SEMINARY STYLE SHEET

 Below are sample entries for the Works Cited page.  They are based on the style format listed in the book MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers by Joseph Gibaldi (Modern Language Association, 1999, 5th ed.) Remember that bibliographic citations are a systematic method of telling your readers/listeners where you found information, and the order of author, title, and publication notes should guide all your citations, whatever the format of the information.

BOOKS

Author's/Editor's Last Name, First Name  Middle Name.  "Title of chapter if book is a collection of different authors." Editor or translator. Title of book.  Edition. Vol. No. Place: Publisher, date. Page numbers of article.

Generally -  Author's name. Title of Book. Place: Publisher, date.  are essential.


ONE AUTHOR
Angelou, Maya. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. New York: Random, 1969.

TWO AUTHORS

Ferriss, Susan, and Ricardo Sandoval. The Fight in the Fields: Cesar Chavez and the Farmworkers Movement.
            New York: Harcourt, 1997.


THREE AUTHORS
Silverstein, Alvin, Virginia Silverstein, and Laura Silverstein Nunn.  Sickle Cell Anemia. Springfield, NJ:
            Enslow, 1997.

MORE THAN THREE AUTHORS
Ferber, Elizabeth, et al. The Walker's Companion. San Francisco: Time-Life, 1995.

EDITOR
Bennett, William J., ed. The Spirit of America. New York: Touchstone, 1997.
ANTHOLOGY


Frost, Robert. "Stars." The Poetry of Robert Frost. Ed. Edward Connery Lathem. New York: Holt, 1969. 9.

Reynolds, Morgan. "Imprisonment Reduces Crime." America's Prisons:  Opposing Viewpoints. Ed. Roman Espejo.
            San Diego: Greenhaven, 2002. 49-56.


REPRINT IN A BOOK

Labrie, Ross. "Dorothy Parker Revisited." Canadian Review of American Studies 7.1 (1976): 48-56.
            Rpt. in Short Story Criticism. Vol.2. Ed. Sheila Fitzgerald. Detroit: Gale, 1989. 282-86.

Maugham, W. Somerset. "Variations on a Theme." The Portable Dorothy Parker. New York: Viking, 1944. 11-18.
            Rpt. in Short Story Criticism. Vol. 2. Ed. Sheila Fitzgerald. Detroit: Gale, 1989. 277-78.

ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES


GENERAL ENCYCLOPEDIA

Brett, Bernard. "Watercolor." The Encyclopedia Americana. 1995 ed.


"Budapest." The New Encyclopaedia Britannica. 1997 ed.


SPECIALIZED ENCYCLOPEDIA - one volume

McDermott, Brian O. "Jesus Christ." The Modern Catholic Encyclopedia. Ed. Michael Glazier and
            Monika K. Hellwig. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical, 1994. 450-54.

"Samuel." The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia. Ed. David Crystal. New York: Cambridge UP, 1998. 825.


SPECIALIZED ENCYCLOPEDIA - multi-volume


Edwards, Bruce L. "John the Baptist." Great Lives from History: Ancient and Medieval Series.
            Ed. Frank N. Magill. Vol. 3. Pasadena, CA: Salem, 1988. 1184-88.

"Fever."  Human Diseases and Conditions. Ed. Neil Izenberg. Vol. 2. New York: Scribner's, 2000. 355-59.

PERIODICALS  --  MAGAZINES, JOURNALS, NEWSPAPERS

Author(s).  "Title of the Article."  Name of the Magazine or Newspaper. Volume. issue number (for journals): Date: Page numbers.


MAGAZINE

Chadwick, D. H. "Evolution of Whales." National Geographic  Nov. 2001: 64-77.

Harder, B. "New Fossils Resolve Whale's Origin." Science News 22 Sept. 2001: 80.

"Research Potential: Challenges and Opportunities." Congressional Digest Oct. 2001: 31-32.

JOURNAL -- Continuous pagination

Hartigan, Karelisa. "Greek Drama in a Field of Dreams." The Classical Journal 89 (1994): 373-87.


JOURNAL -- Issues paged separately

Pritchard, William H. "Updike's Way." New England Review  21.3 (2000): 55-63.

NEWSPAPER

"Obesity Linked to Asthma Risk." Metro Briefs. Chicago Sun-Times 27 April 1998, sec. 1: 13.

CD-ROM
For CD-ROM sources, give the full citation for the original article,  and the Title of CD-ROM. CD-ROM. Year/ed.


BOOK

"Agnes (d.c. 304)." Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints. CD-ROM. 1998 ed.

ENCYCLOPEDIA

Lansing, Richard H. "Divine Comedy." The World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia. CD-ROM. 1998 ed.

COMPUTER AND INTERNET SOURCES

The changing sites and addresses found on the computer make accurate bibliography a challenge. Basically, your citation should include the following components, when available, in this order:
Author's name, first name. "Title of document." Title of complete work.   Document date or date of last revision if different from access date. Day month year of access to the source <URL within angle brackets>.


"Abraham Lincoln Birthplace." National Park Service. Updated Feb. 11, 2003. 31 Jan. 2006
            <http:www.nps.gov/abli/>.

"Arthritis Overview." Aetna InteliHealth. 31 Jan. 2006
            <http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9071/9076/204927.html?d=dmtContent>.

Kemerling, Garth. "Plato (427-347 BCE)." The Philosophy Pages. Updated Aug.7, 2002. 31 Jan. 2006
            <http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/plat.htm>.


BOOK

"John Locke." A Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names. 31 Jan. 2006
            <http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/ix2.html>.


ENCYCLOPEDIA

"Gettysburg, Battle of." Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. 31 Jan. 2006
            <http://www.search.eb.com/bol/topic?eu=37349&sctn=1&pm=1>.


FirstSearch

Schlesinger, Arthur M. "Rating the Presidents: Washington to Clinton." Political Science Quarterly
            112.3 (1997): 179-199. FirstSearch. 31 Jan. 2006 <http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org>.


eLibrary

"Seven Wonders of the World." Time 10 Dec. 1997: 44-45. eLibrary. 31 Jan. 2006
            <http://elibrary.bigchalk.com>.


INTERVIEW
To cite an interview that you conducted, give the name of the person interviewed, the kind of interview, and the date or dates.

Jones, Mary. Personal interview. 1-2 Aug. 2005.
Mayer, Dorothy. Telephone interview. 18 June 2005.
Smith, Julie. E-mail interview. 20 July 2005. 

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