A. BOOKS:

1. Book with author or corporate author:

Author. Title of book. City: Publisher, Date.

Jones, Anne. The Roman World: From the Etruscans to the Fall of Rome. New York: McGraw, 1987.

National Geographic Society. Famous Romans. Washington: National Geographic, 1990.

2. Book with two authors:

Only the first author’s name is inverted.

Smith, John Allen and Brian D. Evans. Roman Gods and Goddesses. Toronto: Macmillan, 1976.

3. Book with more than two authors:

Wright, John. C., et al. Greek Civilization. London: Penguin, 1946.
 

4. Book with no identifiable author:

Title of book. City: Publisher, Date.

Atlas of Ancient Rome. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1990.

B. ARTICLES - PRINT:

5. Encyclopedia article:

Author of article. "Title of article." Title of Encyclopedia. (Vol. ?, p. ?) Date.

Kasparov, A. E. "Caesar, Julius." World Book. (Vol. 2, p. 234) 1994.

6. Magazine article:

Author of article. "Title of article." Title of Magazine Date: Page #'s.

Nutini, Maria. "An Archaeological Tour of Rome." World Traveller November 1995: 23-26.

7. Newspaper article (signed):

Author of article. "Title of article." Title of Newspaper Date: Page.

Elson, Samantha. "Touring Britain's Hadrian's Wall." Globe & Mail 8 July 1994: E4.

8. Newspaper article (unsigned):

"Title of article." Title of Newspaper Date: Page.

"Pompeii a Must See." Vancouver Sun 6 September 1994: B2.
 

C. ARTICLES – ONLINE:

9. Newspaper or magazine (Online):

Author of article. "Title of article." Title of Magazine Date. Date accessed <URL>.

Beatty, Jack. “Pearl Harbor in Reverse.” The Atlantic 25 September 2002. 10
February 2003 <http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/polipro/pp2002-09-25.htm>.

10. Information from a commercial online database: (e.g., Electric Library)

Author. "Title of article or chapter." Title of Magazine or Book Date [Online] From: Database

Fulford, Benjamin. “Here Comes the Sun.” Forbes Magazine 22 January 2001
[Online] From: Electric Library.
 

D. OTHER:

11. Information from the Internet:

Author. "Title of the article or section." Date of last update. Source or page. Date accessed <URL>.

Smith, Albert. "Tourist Attractions in Rome." 8 May 1998. Travel Italy Home Page.
8 Mar. 2003 <http://www.travelitaly.com/>.
 

12. Personal Interview:

Name of Interview Subject. Type and topic of interview. Place. Date.

Silk, Karen. Personal interview on the importance of health class. Nanaimo, B.C.
15 April 2002.

13. Movie:

Name of Producer/Director. Title of movie. Country. Production Company. Year.

Brittain, Donald. Volcano. Canada. National Film Board. 1976.

GENERAL NOTES:

1. Titles can be underlined instead of in italics.

2. If any item has no identifiable author, the general rule is to put the title of the article first, with the rest of the information in the order outlined above.

"Title of the article." Title of larger work. Other information required.

Vesuvius and Pompeii. World Traveller November 1995 (Online). From: Dialog Magazine ASAP (#19873412).

3. If no date is available, use nd.

Carlson, James. Ancient Greece and Rome. New York: Putnam, nd.
 

For details on bibliographic formats not listed above, see your teacher or teacher-librarian.
 

(Adapted from “Bibliographic Style Guide, MLA Style” from Kelowna Secondary School)