Bibliography should be alphabetized according to the author's last name. If there is no author given, begin with the title. See the
for more information.
- A book
Author(s). Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.
- Book with one author
Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. Denver: MacMurray, 1999.
- Two books by the same author After the first listing of the author's name, start a new line and use three hyphens and a period for the author's name. List books alphabetically:
Palmer, William J. Dickens and New Historicism. New York: St. Martin's, 1997.
---. The Films of the Eighties: A Social History. Carbondale: Southern Illinois UP, 1993.
- Book with more than one author
Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner. The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring. Boston: Allyn, 2000.
- Book with a corporate author
American Allergy Association. Allergies in Children. New York: Random, 1998.
- Book or article with no author named
Encyclopedia of Indiana. New York: Somerset, 1993. "Cigarette Sales Fall 30% as California Tax Rises." New York Times 14 Sept. 1999: A17.
- Anthology or collection
Peterson, Nancy J., ed. Toni Morrison: Critical and Theoretical Approaches. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP, 1997.
- A part of a book (such as an essay in a collection)
Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Collection. Ed. Editor's Name(s). Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Pages.
- Article from a reference book
"Jamaica." Encyclopedia Britannica. 1999 ed.
- An article in a periodical (such as a newspaper or magazine)
Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Source Day Month Year: pages.
- Magazine or newspaper article
Poniewozik, James. "TV Makes a Too-Close Call." Time 20 Nov. 2000: 70-71.
Trembacki, Paul. "Brees Hopes to Win Heisman for Team." Purdue Exponent: 5 Dec. 2000: 20.
- A Web site
Author(s). Name of Page. Date of Posting/Revision. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site. Date of Access <electronic address>.
- Web site example
Felluga, Dino. Undergraduate Guide to Literary Theory. 17 Dec. 1999. Purdue University. 15 Nov. 2000 <http://omni.cc.purdue.edu/felluga/theory2.html>.
- An article on a Web site
Author(s)."Article Title." Name of web site. Date of posting/revision. Name of institution/organization affiliated with site. Date of access <electronic address>.
- Article on a Web site example
Poland, Dave. "The Hot Button." Roughcut. 26 Oct. 1998. Turner Network Television. 28 Oct. 1998 <http://www.roughcut.com>.
- An article in an online journal or magazine
Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume. Issue (Year): Pages/Paragraphs. Date of Access <electronic address>.
- Online journal article
Wheelis, Mark. "Investigating Disease Outbreaks Under a Protocol to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention." Emerging Infectious Diseases 6.6 (2000):33 pars. 5 Dec. 2000 <http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol6no6/wheelis.htm>.
- E-mail
Author. "Title of the message (if any)" E-mail to the author. Date of the message.
- E-mail to you
Kunka, Andrew. "Re: Modernist Literature." E-mail to the author. 15 Nov. 2000.
- Email communication between two parties, not including the author
Neyhart, David. "Re: Online Tutoring." E-mail to Joe Barbato. 1 Dec. 2000.
- Article in a reference database on CD-ROM
"World War II." Encarta. CD-ROM. Seattle: Microsoft, 1999.
- Article from a periodically published database on CD-ROM
Reed, William. "Whites and the Entertainment Industry. " Tennessee Tribune 25 Dec. 1996: 28. Ethnic NewsWatch. CD-ROM. Data Technologies. Feb. 1997.
- Government publication
United States Dept. of Health and Human Services. Healthy People 2010: Understanding and Improving Health. Washington: GPO, 2000.
- Pamphlet
Office of the Dean of Students. Resources for Success: Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit Disorders. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University, 2000.
- Interview that you conducted
Purdue, Pete. Personal Interview. 1 Dec. 2000.
- Advertisement
Lufthansa. Advertisement. Time 20 Nov. 2000: 151.
- Television or radio program
"The Blessing Way." The X-Files. Fox. WXIA, Atlanta. 19 Jul. 1998.
- Sound recording
U2. All That You Can't Leave Behind. Interscope, 2000.
- Film
The Usual Suspects. Dir. Bryan Singer. Perf. Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri, Stephen Baldwin, and Benecio del Toro. Polygram, 1995.