Bibliography and Copyright Guidelines
Electronic Sources World Wide Web Sites Media Print Sources
Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines Upper School Bibliography Format
Click here for Public Domain information
It keeps you honest by giving credit to the sources you use in
your research.
It keeps you credible by proving that the information you present
is from a reliable source.
Here's a basic format to follow:
Electronic Sources
Online Encyclopedias
| "Name of article." Name of encyclopedia. URL, access date. |
| ex. "Wombats." Encyclopedia Americana. http://www.americana.com (August 20, 2001). |
Online Magazine & Newspaper Articles (with author)
| Author. "Name of article." Name of article's original source, Publication date. [Online] Name of database or URL, access date. |
| Bechtel, Mark. "Are the Mariners the Best Team Ever?" Sports Illustrated, August 20, 2001. [Online] Ebsco Host, accessed August 20, 2001. |
Online Newspaper (anonymous)
| "Title of article." Title of newspaper Date of publication. Date of access <URL>. |
| "Networks Seek Familiarity, Stability." AP Online 20 May 2002. 20 May 2002 <http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/arts/AP-TV-New_Season.html>. |
Online Image
| Artist if Available. "Description or Title of Image." Date of image. Online image. Title of Larger Site. Name of Providing Library, Consortium or Library System (if appropriate). Date of download. <URL>. |
| Van Gogh, Vincent. “Vestibule of the Asylum.” 1889. Online image. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 6 Dec. 2005. <http://www.metmuseum.org/>. |
World Wide Web Sites
| Author or Sponsor of Site. "Name of Page or Site." [Online] URL, access date. |
| ex. Classics Students from University of Michigan. "A Taste of the Ancient World." [Online] http://www.umich.edu/~kelseydb/Exhibits/Food/text/Food.html Accessed August 20, 2001. |
Media
Video or DVD
| Title. Director. Format, Distributor, year. |
| ex. Apollo 13. Dir. Ron Howard. Videocassette, Universal, 1995. |
Sound Recording
| Artist. Title of Recording. Format, Manufacturer, year. |
| ex. Holiday, Billie. The Essence of Billie Holiday. Audiocassette, Columbia, 1991. |
Print Sources
Books
| Author's name. Title. Publisher, year of publication. |
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ex. Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass. Knopf, 1996. |
Encyclopedia Articles
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"Name of article." Name of Encyclopedia, Year of publication. |
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ex. "Wombats." World Book Encyclopedia, 2001 edition. |
Magazine & Newspaper Articles (with author)
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Author’s name. "Title of article." Title of newspaper Date of publication. Date of access <URL>. |
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Bechtel, Mark. "Are the Mariners the Best Team Ever?" Sports Illustrated. August 20, 2001, p. 23. |
Newspaper article (anonymous)
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"Esterline to Buy Maker of Electrical Gear." New York Times 10 July 2004, late ed.: C4. |
How to cite a survey (essentially an interview, so cite in a similar manner)
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Smith, Jane. "Favorite PE Activities." Survey. 17 April 2008. |