A Book by two or more authors

Eggins, Suzanne, and Diana Slade. Analyzing Casual Conversation. London: Cassell, 1997.

A Book by a Corporate Author

American Medical Association. The American Medical Association Encyclopedia of Medicine. Ed. Charles B. Clayman. New York: Random, 1989.

If it is a familiar reference book such as, a dictionary or an encyclopedia:

“School.” Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. 10^th ed. 1993.

If it is not a familiar reference book include the complete publication information:

Allen, Anita L. “Privacy in Health Care.” Encyclopedia of Bioethics. Ed. Warren T. Reich. Rev. ed. 5 vols. New York: Macmillan-Simon, 1995.

The Holy Bible: New International Version. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1984.

Hyde, Margaret O., and Elizabeth Held Forsyth. Suicide: The Hidden Epidemic. Rev. ed. New York: Watts, 1986.

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Oxford Sherlock Holmes. Ed. Owen Dudley Edwards. 9 vols. New York: Oxford UP, 1993.

Washington, DC. New York: Trip Builder, 2000.

Weintraub, Arlene, and Laura Cohen. “A Thousand-Year Plan for Nuclear Waste.” Business Week 6 May 2002: 94-96.

When using Internet sources it is important to write down the date you looked up the information.

Barleby.com: Great Books Online. Ed. Steven van Leeuwen. 2002.5 May 2002 http://www.bartleby.com/

The first date in the entry is the date the site was last updated or published and the second date is the date you found the information.

Lancashire, Ian. Home page. 28 Mar. 2002. 15 May 2002 <http://www.chass.utoronto.ca:8080/~ian/>

An Online Book

The same as a print book, but the web address goes at the end.

Note cards should include the source, the page number, whether it is a quotation, summary or paraphrase, and the actual note.

Sample Note card Sample Bib Card

SLUG SOURCE #

Quotation

“The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play.”

Page #

SOURCE #

Dr. Seuss. The Cat in the Hat. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1957.