Big 6 and Citing Sources
This page gives information about steps to follow when researching and how to cite your sources.
Cite Your Sources
When you find information to use, you need to cite your source to give credit to the author. You can either use an online tool, l or use the examples below as a guide.
When you find information to use, you need to cite your source to give credit to the author. You can either use an online tool, l or use the examples below as a guide.
Create your own citations by using the steps and examples below:
1. For each source cited, begin the first line at the margin and indent each line that follows.
2. Underline or use italics for titles of books or periodicals. Titles of articles are enclosed in quotation marks.
3. Note punctuation and follow it exactly.
4. If required information, such as author or place of publication is not available, just leave it out.
5. Arrange all sources in one list, alphabetically by first word, which will generally be either by the author’s last name or the first important word of the title.
Create your own citations using the examples below:
Books:
Author’s last name, author’s first name. Title. Place of publication: Publisher, publication date.
Example of book with one author:
Fradin, Dennis Brindell. Colorado. Chicago: Children’s Press, 1993.
Example of book with two authors:
Fradin, Dennis Brindel and Lois Welsh. Colorful Colorado. New York: Harper and Row, 2000.
Example of book with three or more authors:
Beyer, Barry K., et.al. United States and Its Neighbors. New York: MacMillan, 1991.
Encyclopedias:
The subject you looked up, in quotation marks. Full title of the encyclopedia, volume, copyright date.
Example:
“Delaware.” World Book Encyclopedia, vol. D, 2006.
Videos:
Name of video. Director, Production Company, year video was produced.
Example:
Apache. Dir. In Vision Communications, Inc., Schlessinger Video Productions, 1993.
Almanacs:
Title. Place of publication: Publisher, publication date.
Example:
The World Almanac and Book of Facts. New York: World Almanac Education Group Inc., 2003.
Web Site:
Author of the web site if available. Title of the Web site in Italics. <Address of the web site in brackets>, Date you visited the web site.
Example:Smithsonian National Zoological Park. Animal Cams, <http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/WebCams/default.cfm?hpout=webcam_link&xtr=>. August 14, 2013.
Interview:
Name of person interviewed. Type of interview. Date of interview.
Examples:
Whitman, Christie. Personal interview. January 20, 2007.
Jackson, Jon. Telephone interview. January 21, 2007.
1. For each source cited, begin the first line at the margin and indent each line that follows.
2. Underline or use italics for titles of books or periodicals. Titles of articles are enclosed in quotation marks.
3. Note punctuation and follow it exactly.
4. If required information, such as author or place of publication is not available, just leave it out.
5. Arrange all sources in one list, alphabetically by first word, which will generally be either by the author’s last name or the first important word of the title.
Create your own citations using the examples below:
Books:
Author’s last name, author’s first name. Title. Place of publication: Publisher, publication date.
Example of book with one author:
Fradin, Dennis Brindell. Colorado. Chicago: Children’s Press, 1993.
Example of book with two authors:
Fradin, Dennis Brindel and Lois Welsh. Colorful Colorado. New York: Harper and Row, 2000.
Example of book with three or more authors:
Beyer, Barry K., et.al. United States and Its Neighbors. New York: MacMillan, 1991.
Encyclopedias:
The subject you looked up, in quotation marks. Full title of the encyclopedia, volume, copyright date.
Example:
“Delaware.” World Book Encyclopedia, vol. D, 2006.
Videos:
Name of video. Director, Production Company, year video was produced.
Example:
Apache. Dir. In Vision Communications, Inc., Schlessinger Video Productions, 1993.
Almanacs:
Title. Place of publication: Publisher, publication date.
Example:
The World Almanac and Book of Facts. New York: World Almanac Education Group Inc., 2003.
Web Site:
Author of the web site if available. Title of the Web site in Italics. <Address of the web site in brackets>, Date you visited the web site.
Example:Smithsonian National Zoological Park. Animal Cams, <http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/WebCams/default.cfm?hpout=webcam_link&xtr=>. August 14, 2013.
Interview:
Name of person interviewed. Type of interview. Date of interview.
Examples:
Whitman, Christie. Personal interview. January 20, 2007.
Jackson, Jon. Telephone interview. January 21, 2007.