Citing sources from which you found information that you use in your writing is extremely important. Unfortunately, writers can sometimes get bogged down in the details of proper form and which style to use (MLA, APA, Chicago Style manual, Turbian, etc.) when compliling their bibliography. The Auburn School District uses the (MLA) Modern Language Association format for citing reference sources. The examples below are intended to assist writers in composing their bibliography. It is impossible, however, to address every detail in such a short guide. For questions that are not resolved here, the reader is referred to the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 4th ed (Gilaldi, 1995), other web sites, a sample bibliography, their librarian and their teacher. Numbers in paranthesis (4.10.3) refer the reader to the appropriate section of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 4th ed (Gilaldi, 1995).  

Books and Reference Books

Books with one author (4.6.1) Clifford, Mary Louise. The Land and People of Afghanistan. New York: Lippincott, 1989.

Book with Two Authors (4.6.3)(4.6.4) Davidson, James West, and John E. Batchelor. The American Nation. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1991.

Book with Three Authors  Allen, Dinsmore, Clarence H. Cleminshaw and John G. Phillips. Pictorial Astronomy. 3rd rev. ed. New York: Crowell, 1969.

Book with more than Three Authors: Allee, W. C., et. al. Principles of Animal Ecology. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders, 1949.

Books with a Corporate Author. American Cancer Society. Facts on Hodkins Disease. Baltimore: American Cancer Society, 1972.

Books without an author listed. The World Almanac and Book of Facts. New York: Newspaper Enterprises Association, 1994.

When only part of the work (book, etc.) is used, include pages used. Eschmeyer, William N. and Earl S. Herald. Pacific Coast Fishes. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1983. 114-116.

A Signed Article in an Encyclopedia. Eaton, John W. "Ethnic Group." The Encyclopedia Americana. 1993 ed.

An Unsigned Article in an Encyclopedia. "Latin America." The World Book Encyclopedia. 1994 ed. "Ginsburg, Ruth Bader." Who's Who in America. 48th ed. 1994

Reference Book (4.6.8)  Martel, Hazel Mary. "The Aegean Civilizations." The Kingfisher Book of the Ancient World. New York: Kingfisher, 1995

Government Documents (4.6.21) United States. Department of State. "Mexico." Background Notes. Washington: GPO, 1994.

Articles Reprinted in Another Publication, e.g. Social Issues Resources Series (SIRS) Ritche, Mark. "Not by Bread or Rice Alone." Worldpaper. Apr. 1992. Food. Ed. by Eleanor Goldstein. Vol. 5. Boca Raton: SIRS, 1992. Art. 10.

Magazines and Newspapers

A Signed Magazine Article from a Monthly Magazine (4.7.1)(4.7.6) Allen, T. B. "Turkey Struggles for Balance." National Geographic. May 1994: 34-35.

A Signed Magazine Article from a Weekly Magazine (4.7.1)(4.7.6) Armstrong, Larry. "The Learning Revolution: Technology is Reshaping Education - at Home and at School." Business Week. 28 Feb. 1994: 80-88.

An Unsigned Magazine Article (Anonymous) (4.7.7) "Education at Home: A Showdown in Texas." Newsweek. 25 March 1985: 87.

A Signed Article from a Daily Newspaper (4.7.5) Taylor, Stuart. "Senate Passes Tough Anti-Crime Measure." The Denver Post. 3 Feb. 1984: B17.

An Unsigned Article from a Daily Newspaper (4.7.5) "Culture Shock: Williamsburg and Disney World, Back to Back." New York Times. 21 Sep. 1975: sec. 10.1.

Non-Print Resources

Interview Lamm, Dorothy. Personal Interview. Denver, Colorado. 10 Apr. 1994. Poussaint, Alvin, F. Telephone interview. 10 Dec. 1990.

TV or Radio Program (4.10.1) "Frederick Douglas." Civil War Journal. Narr. Danny Glover. Dir. Craig Haffner. Arts and Entertainment Network. 6 Apr. 1993.    Into the Woods. By Stephen Sondheim. Dir. James Lapine. Perf. Bernadette Peters and Johanna Gleson. American Playhouse. PBS. WNET, New York. 3 Mar. 1991.

Sound Recordings (4.10.2) Marasalis, Branford. Romances for Saxophone. English Chamber Orch. Cond. Andrew Litton. Audiocassette. CBS, 1986

Video Recording (4.10.3) It's a Wonderful Life. Dir. Frank Capra. Perf. James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, and Thomas Mitchell. RKO, 1946

Electronic Resources

Citing from CD-ROM. Signed (4.8.1)(4.8.2) Sanderson, Ivan T. "Elephant." Encyclopedia Americana. CD-ROM. Grolier Electronic Publishing, 1995

Citing from CD-ROMs. Unsigned (4.8.1 (4.8.2) "Salmon." Worldbook Multimedia Encyclopedia. CD-ROM. Worldbook, 1998. "Ken Griffey, Jr." Current Biography, 1940-1997. CD-ROM. H.W. Wilson, 1998.

Internet

Citing Online Databases , e.g. InfoTrac, EBSCO, UMI (4.9.1) Satchell, Michael. "At War in an Ancient Forest (Tongass National Forest, Alaska)." U.S. News and World Report. 25 Sep. 1996. InfoTrac SuperTOM Junior. Online. Internet. 20 Nov. 1998.

Price, Sean. "The Spartan Way." Junior Scholastic. 7 Sep. 1998. EBSCO Middle Search Plus. Online. Internet. 20 Nov. 1998.

"Boeing Nears Major Satellite Launch." Seattle Post Intelligencer. 16 Nov 1998. UMI Junior ProQuest. Online. Internet. 20 Nov. 1998.

"Washington, George." World Book Online. Online. Internet. 23 Nov. 1998.

Electronic Source: World Wide Web, Material with No Printed Source or Printed Analogue Specified. [Name of the Author (if given)] [Title of the material accessed (in quotation marks)] [Date of the material (if given)] [Title of the database (underlined)] [publication medium (Online)] [Name of the computer service] [Date of access] < URL >  Example "China." 1997 World Factbook. Online. Internet. 23 Nov. 1998.<http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/country-frame.html >

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