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Sample References
For a book with one author:
Author Last Name, First Name.  Title of book.  Publishing location. Publisher, Year. Pages.

Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. Denver: MacMurray and beck, 1999. 17 - 39.

For an encyclopedia article:
Author LastName, First Name. "Title of Article."  Title of Encyclopedia.  Year.  Volume, Pages.

Boritt, Gabor, S. "Lincoln, Abraham." World Book Encyclopedia. 1966 ed. Volume 2. Pages.

For an electronic encyclopedia article:
Author LastName, First Name. "Title of Article."  Title of Online Encyclopedia.  Online. Publisher. Year.  

Boritt, Gabor, S. "Lincoln, Abraham."  1999 World Book (Delux Network). Online. IBM Corp., 1998.


For a newspaper or magazine article:
Author LastName, First Name. "Title of Article."  Title of Publication.  Date Month Year. Volume: Pages.

Poniewozik, James. "TV Makes a Too-Close Call."  Time.  20 Nov. 2000.  46: 6-9.

For an electronic newspaper of magazine article:
Author Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Titile of E-newspaper of journal. Date Month Year. Name of Posting Agency.  Date of Access. <web address>

Jones, Lillian. "College Entrance Exams - What Do You Need to Know?" Student Digest. 16 Oct. 2001. Electronic Publishers.  Accesseed on 01 Feb. 2002. <http://www.studentdigest.com>

For a videotape:
Title of Videotape.  Series or volume.  Association or director or feature performer.  Producer/holder of copyright, year. (format information)

The Beginning Through the '20s.  Series: The Century: America's Time. ABC News in association with The History Channel.  With Peter Jennings.  Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc. (Color, VHS, 60 min.)

For a website:
Author(s). Title of Page.  Date of Posting/Revision.  Name of institution affiliated with site. Date of Access. <web address>

Moore, William.  Endangered Species: Wolves.  06 Aug. 98.  University.  Accessed on 16 Jan. 2002. <http://university.edu/endang.species/wolves.html>

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