Please refer to the information and link on this page when working on a Bibliography or Work Cited page.
Citation Machine helps students properly credit the information that they use. Its primary goal is to make it so easy for student researchers to cite their information sources, that there is virtually no reason not to.
Citation Machine
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Works Cited/Bibliographic Information
Book Citation -
Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Copyright Date.
Example:
Yep, Laurence. Dragonwings. New York, New York: Harper and Row, 1975.
Encyclopedia Citation -
Article's Author's Last Name, First Name (If given). "Title of Article." Title of Encyclopedia. Edition (if given). Year of publication.
Example:
Smith, John. "German Apple Pancakes." Passport on a Plate. 1st ed. 2005.
Periodical (Newspapers and Magazines) Citation -
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine Day Month Year: Page Number(s).
Example:
Cloud, John. "Should SATs Matter?" Time 12 Mar. 2001: 62-70.
Professional Website Citation -
Author(s) (if given). "Title of Page within the website where you found your information." Title of Internet Site (Home page). Date of Posting. Name of Organization Affiliated with Site (if any). Accessed day month year.
Example:
Gibbons, Sheila. "Candidates Wives Trivialized by Press." Women's E News. 27 July 2004. Accessed 20 Sept. 2004.
Online Database Citation -
Author's last name, first name. "Title of Article." Name of Original Publication. Date of Article: Page(s). Database Name. Wappingers Junior High School Library. Date you accessed database {URL of article}.
Example:
Jefferson, Valeria. "The Ethical Dilemma of Genetically Modified Food." July/August 2006: 33-34. Journal of Environmental Health. EbscoHost Research Databases. Wappingers Junior High School Library. 5 February 2007 {http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/selectdb}
Interview that You Conducted -
Last Name, First Name of person you interviewed. Kind of interview (Personal interview, Telephone interview, E-mail interview). Date(s) of interview (day month year).
Example:
Rowling, J.K. E-mail interview. 8-12 May 2002.