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Citing Bibliography Sources

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When doing a research project, it is often necessary to credit the sources from which you have gathered your information. The table below shows you the correct way to list bibliographic information for each type of source. A helpful hint: Gather the bibliography information as you are using the source!
Book with one
author
Simon, Seymour. Volcanoes. New York: A Mulberry Paperback Book, 1988
Book with two or
more authors
Kalman, Bobbie and Kate Calder. The Life of a Miner. New York:
Crabtree Publishing Company, 2000.
Encyclopedia
article
"Lion." World Book Encyclopedia. 1995 ed.
Magazine
Schleichert, Elizabeth. "Hamster on the Wild Side." Ranger Rick.
May 2001: 24-26
CD-Rom
"Washington State." World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia. Chicago:
World Book. CD-ROM. 1999
Internet
Web Page
Burke, Laura"Our Constitution." U.S. History.
1999. http://www.history.com/constitution/lpb/essay (2 March. 2001).