Single Author
Provide the author's name in reversed order (Surname, Given Names or Initials). Give the full name as provided on the publication; do not shorten or abbreviate the name. Reversed order facilitates an alphabetical listing in the Works Cited section of the paper.
Example: Dickens, Charles.
Multiple Authors
Provide the first author's name in reversed order and all subsequent authors in direct order, preceding each name with a comma and the final name with 'and'.
Example: Mathews, Lesley A., Stephanie M. Cabarcas, and Elaine M. Hurt.
Transcribe the title of the publication or article as given on the item. Include any final punctuation that is part of the title. Title and Subtitle are separated by a colon.
Use standard 'title capitalization.' Capitalize the first word and last word of the title and all other words except:
Publication Title
The title of the entire publication (book, journal, web site, etc.) is given in italics. Take the title from the title page of the publication.
Example: Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere: The New Global Revolutions.
Article Title
The title of a part of a publication (e.g., an article in a book or journal, a page in a website) is enclosed in double quotes. Retain italicization of any titles within the article title. Replace any quotation marks with single quotes.
Example: "Southern Hesters: Hawthorne's Influence on Kate Chopin, Toni Morrison, William Faulkner, and Tennessee Williams."
Place
Provide the first-named city of publication. If no place is given in the publication, use "N.p." (no place of publication given).
Publisher
Provide the name of the publisher. Abbreviate university presses with "UP." If no publisher is given, use "n.p." (no publisher). If the title page includes more than one publisher, list it with its city following a semicolon.
Date
Provide the date of publication from the title page. If no date of publication is given, use the latest copyright date. If no date can be found, use "n.d."
Example: Tuscaloosa: U of Alabama P, 2002.
Volume
Provide the volume number. If the serial uses only sequential issue numbers without a volume number, omit the volumn.
Issue
If the serial numbers issues within each volume, provide the issue number following a period.
Date
For most journals, give the year of publication in parentheses. For monthlies, give the month and year (abbreviate months longer that 4 characters). For newspapers give the full date in day month year format.
Example: 27.3 (1987)
Provide the entire range of page numbers for the article.
Example: 1-33.
When the pagination is not consecutive as is common in magazines and newspapers, give the first page number followed by a plus sign.
Example: 52+.
Print sources
Example: Print.
Online sources
For web-based articles and books accessed through library databases, provide the name of the database in italics. For all web-based sources, identify the medium as "Web." and provide the date the resource was accessed .
Example: Academic Search Complete. Web. 14 Feb. 2013.
It is now optional to include URLs for web-based resources. Add a URL if it would be necessary for the reader to locate the web site or if your instructor requests it. Enclose the URL in angle brackets.
Example: <http://www.educause.edu/ero/article/discovering-impact-library-use-and-student-performance>