This page is taken from the middle school site. It was written and created by Mrs. Kehe and Mr. Swist. You can access it at http://www.asij.ac.jp/middle/lib/index.html.
1.
Articles From Magazines, Newspapers & Journals
Elson, John. "The Great Migration." Time Fall 93 Special Issue. EBSCOhost. April 15, 2002.
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Important Elements:
Author. (if given)
"Article title"
Periodical title
(Date of publication.)
Database Name (EBSCOhost in this example)
Date of access
2. Books
Book with a Single
Author or Editor
Voelkel, James R. Johannes Kepler and the New Astronomy. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.
Important Elements:
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Author or editor.
Title of the book.
Place of publication:
Publisher,
Date of publication.
Book with more than
one author or editor
Yolen, Jane, and Bruce Coville. Armageddon Summer. New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1998.
Important Elements:
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Authors or editors.
Title of the book.
Place of publication:
Publisher,
Date of publication.
3. Encyclopedias
Lehman, Jeffrey. "French Americans: Bad advice given in good French." Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America: Primary Documents. 2nd. ed. 1999.
Important
Elements:
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Author (if given)
"Title of article"
Title of encyclopedia
Page number.
Date of publication.
4. From A Web Page
Text: Writer's Handbook: MLA Documentation. University of Wisconsin-Madison. February 29, 2000. <http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocMLAWorksCited.html#book> April 1, 2002.
Important Elements:
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Author, if given
Title of work
Group responsible for the site, if given.
Date site was last updated
Address of the site
Date of access.
Pictures: Under the picture, in fine print.
Microsoft Clip Art. http://dgl.microsoft.com 2003
Important Elements:
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Site of work
Address of the site
Date of access.