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Book

Last Name, First Name. Name of book. City of publication: Publisher's name, YYYY.

Example:
Steinbeck, John. The Pearl. New York: Penguin Books, 1954.

Magazine Article

Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Name of magazine DD Mo. YYYY: Pages.

Example:
Abilock, Debbie. "Integrating E-Mail into the Curriculum." Technology Connection Sept. 1996: 23-25.

Encyclopedia Article

"Article Title." Name of encyclopedia. Ed. First and Last Name. Edition #. Volume #. City of publication: Publisher's name, YYYY. Pages.

Example:
"Atmospheric Tides." Von Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia. Ed. Glenn Considine. 9th ed. Vol. 1. New York: Wiley-Interscience, 2002. 315-316.

Website

Last Name, First Name. "Title." Group Title. DD Mo. YYYY. Institution. DD Mo. YYYY <URL>.

Example:
Abilock, Debbie. "Research Advice: Developing Depth of Research: The Invisible Web Databases." NoodleTeach: 21st Century Literacies. 1 Oct. 2002. NoodleTools, Inc. 9 Sept. 2002 <http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/advicedepth.html>.

Electronic Database / Online Magazine Article

Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Name of magazine DD Mo. YYYY. DD Mo. YYYY <URL>.

Example:
Abilock, Debbie. "The Gestalt of Online Searching." MultiMedia Schools Nov.-Dec. 1997. 31 Dec. 1997 <http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/nov97/story.htm>.

Newspaper Article

Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Name of Newspaper DD Mo. YYYY: page(s).

Example:
Broder, John M. "Clinton Adamant on 3D World Role in Climate Accord." New York Times 12 Dec.1997, natl. ed. : A1+.

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