Citing Sources
How to Cite Sources
From: http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citmla.htm
Book
Okuda, Michael, and Denise Okuda. Star Trek Chronology: The
History of the Future. New York: Pocket, 1993.
Journal Article
Wilcox, Rhonda V. "Shifting Roles and Synthetic Women in Star
Trek: The Next Generation." Studies in Popular Culture 13.2
(1991): 53-65.
Newspaper or Magazine Article
Di Rado, Alicia. "Trekking through College: Classes Explore Modern
Society Using the World of Star Trek." Los Angeles Times 15 Mar.
1995: A3.
Book Article or Chapter
James, Nancy E. "Two Sides of Paradise: The Eden Myth According
to Kirk and Spock." Spectrum of the Fantastic. Ed. Donald
Palumbo. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1988. 219-223.
Encyclopedia Article (well known reference books)
Sturgeon, Theodore. "Science Fiction." The Encyclopedia
Americana. International ed. 1995.
Encyclopedia Article (less familiar reference books)
Horn, Maurice. "Flash Gordon." The World Encyclopedia of Comics.
Ed. Maurice Horn. 2 vols. New York: Chelsea, 1976.
Website
Lynch, Tim. "DSN Trials and Tribble-ations Review." Psi Phi:
Bradley's Science Fiction Club. 1996. Bradley University. 8 Oct.
1997
Newspaper or Magazine Article on the Internet
Andreadis, Athena. "The Enterprise Finds Twin Earths Everywhere It
Goes, But Future Colonizers of Distant Planets Won't Be So
Lucky." Astronomy Jan. 1999: 64- . Academic Universe. Lexis-
Nexis. B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Lib., Brookville, NY. 7 Feb.
1999 .
Notes
- Arrange the items on your reference list alphabetically by author, interfiling books, articles, etc.
- Doublespace all lines.
- Indent the second and following lines 5 spaces (or one half inch).
- If no author is given, start with the title.
- Abbreviate the names of all months except May, June, and July.
- Websites: include the title of the web page, the name of the entire web site, the organization that posted it (this may be the same as the name of the website). Also include the full date the page was created or last updated (day, month, year if available) and the date you looked at it.
- Internet Magazine Articles: Include:
The name of the database (underlined) and the company that created it and its home webpage;
The full date of the article (day, month, year if available) and the date you looked at it;
If you are citing a journal instead of a magazine, include the volume (and issue number) and date as shown under the Journal Style above.
The library or other organization (and its location) that provided you with access to the database.
As for page numbers, different databases will provide different information. Include the range of pages (ex. 25-28.); or the starting page followed by a hyphen, a blank space, and a period (ex. 64- .); or the total number of pages or paragraphs (ex. 12 pp. or 33 pars.). If no page information is given, then leave it out.