Citation Examples and Copyright
 How to Give Credit to Your Source

 

 

Citing Your Sources    (Find Copyright Information below)

 

You have done research on your topic, and found lots of information from encyclopedias, books, magazines, and the Internet.  You must give credit to the source of this information, but how?  To help you, check the table below for examples of citing the most common sources.  

 

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Examples of citing common sources:

Reference Book (such as a printed encyclopedia)

Lastname, Firstname. "Title of Article in Quotes."  

Title of Encyclopedia Underlined.  Year, edition if given.

Example:  Rense, William C. “Gettysburg.”  World Book Encyclopedia.  2003.

Book

Lastname, Firstname. Title Of The Book Underlined. City: Publisher, Date. 

Example:  Parker, Gordon. Great Moments in American History. Chicago: Follett Publishing Company, 1961.

Grolier Online 

Lastname, Firstname. "Title Of The Article In Quotes."  Title Of The Encyclopedia Underlined.  Title of the Online Service.  Date updated. Date of access <Web Address>.

Example:  Smith, John. “Gettysburg Address.”  Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia.  Grolier Online.  2003.  January 30, 2003  <http://go.grolier.com>.

Internet Article

Lastname, Firstname. "Title Of The Page In Quotes." Title of Site or Larger Work. Date.  Date of Access <Web Address>.

Example:  Smith, John. “The Battle of Gettysburg.” Eyewitness.  May 4, 2001.  January 30, 2003 <http://www.ibiscom.com/gtburg.htm>.

Online Database  (For example:  Electric Library, SIRS, Infotrac)

Lastname, Firstname. "Title Of The Article In Quotes." Title of Periodical Date: Pages.  Database Name Underlined.   Date read < Web Address >.

Example:  Smith, John. “Young Voices of War”.  Time March 19, 1999: 14-17.   SIRS Discoverer. 

Feb 6, 2003 < http://discoverer14.sirs.com/cgi-bin/dis-article-display.htm>.

Newspaper or Magazine

Lastname, Firstname. “Title Of The Article in Quotes.” Name of Newspaper or Magazine Underlined Date Published:  Page Number.

Example:  Huffstutter, P.J. "Music Rights Get Tangled on the Web." The Hartford Courant 31 May 2000: A1.

Copyright

 

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