VETERANS PARK Style Sheet

VPES Style Sheet
Click on the type of resource used to view the correct bibliographic format.

[Books and Pamphlets] [Periodicals: Magazine& Newspaper Articles]
[Print Encyclopedia] [CD-ROM] [Internet Citations] [Encyclopedias Online]

THE PURPOSE OF A BIBLIOGRAPHY, OR A
"WORKS CITED LIST"

(A LIST OF WORKS CONSULTED):
When you write a research paper, you must list exactly where you found your information, opinions, and facts. You have to be fair; you are giving credit to the other writers whose work you used. If you don’t, you are guilty of plagiarism, a form of academic cheating. A second reason is so your readers can read more about your topic by checking into the sources you used. This is especially important when searching the internet, as sites frequently disappear. That’s why you need the date YOU visited the site; there are archives to prove that the site really did exist.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC FORMAT:

List your sources alphabetically by the first word, whether it is the author or title.
Do NOT number your sources.
Indent the second line of each entry 5 spaces.

BOOKS and PAMPHLETS Author’s name. (if given--last name first) Title of
.

Use the TITLE PAGE for your information, not the front cover.

Find the city of publication (use the city nearest to where you live) and the publisher’s name.
Turn over the title page and choose the most recent publication date.

Book with one author given:
Meltzer, Milton. Columbus and the World Around Him. New York: Franklin Watts, 1990.

Book with two or more authors given: (Only the first author is written last name
first.) O’Dell, Scott and Elizabeth Hall. Thunder Rolling in the Mountains. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992.

Book with no author given:
Our Human Ancestors. New York:Warwick, 1977.

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PERIODICALS: MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES (abbreviated citations)
Author’s name. (if given--last name first) "Title of the Article." (in quotation marks) Title of
nbsp; the Newspaper or Magazine.(underlined) Date of publication, page number(s).

If the name of the author is given:
Weber, Bruce. "The Myth Maker." The New York Times Magazine. 20 October 1999, p. 42.

If the name of the author is NOT given:
"Wimbledon: Youth Will Be Served." Time. 11 July 1998, p. 72-3.

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PRINT ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLES
Author’s name. (if given--last name first) "Title of the Article."(in quotation marks) Title of
Encyclopedia. (underlined)Year of publication.

If the name of the author is given:
Dobson, Peter. "Dinosaur." The World Book Encyclopedia. 1998.

If the name of the author is NOT given:
"The Gentle Giants." The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Wildlife.1991.

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CD-ROM GENERAL ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLES:
Author’s name. (if given--last name first) "Title of the article."(in quotation marks) Name of
Publication. (underlined) CD-ROM. Year of publication.

If the name of the author is given:
Bourne, Geoffrey. "Gorilla." Microsoft Encarta 97 Encyclopedia. CD-ROM. 1996.

If the name of the author is NOT given:
"Apollo." The New Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. CD-ROM. 1996.

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INTERNET CITATIONS

Internet citations are not very consistent. Basically, you need the title of your article, the website, the URL (which is the web address: www….) and the date you went online. Sometimes the website name is also part of the URL, i.e. abcnews.com is the website name; www.abcnews.go.com is the URL or web address. If there is an author’s name given, include it (last name first); if a date for the actual article is given,include that as well. For the URL, you only type up to the first slash (/) in between these symbols < >. <www.hsa.brown.edu>

Author’s name. (if given--last name first) "Title."(in quotation marks) Name of larger
body of work. (underlined) Original publication date (if given).
<www….>(Date you accessed the website).

If the name of the author is given:Hickey, Jim. "Choice Cuts." abcnews.com. <www.abcnews.go.com>(2 October 2000).

If the name of the author is NOT given:
"Gore to Focus on Targeted Tax Cuts." Campaign 2000. 21 August 2000. lt;www.usatoday.com>(2 October 2000).

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ENCYCLOPEDIAS ONLINE:

If the name of the author is given:
Shellenberger, J.A. "Rice." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. 2000.
<www.go.grolier.com> (22 September 2000).

If the name of the author is NOT given:
"Paris." Encyclopedia Americana Online. 2000.<www.go.grolier.com>
(26 October 2000).

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