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Bibliographic Style Form

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The specific format for text reference and bibliographic citations varies with disciplines and individuals. If your instructor wants you to use footnotes or endnotes, rather than parenthetical references, the Chicago form is probably the one you need to follow, but check with your instructor as to the preferred format. The most important thing to remember is to be consistent in your format. The most frequently used style manuals are: The MLA Handbook, 3d ed. (Reserve LB 2369 .G53 1999) The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 4th ed. (Reserve BF 76.7. P82 1994) Turabian, Manual for Writers of Term Papers ..., 6th ed. (REF LB 2369.T8 1996), based on: Chicago Manual of Style , 14th ed. (REF Z 253 .U69 1993). The University of Chicago Press recommends a parenthetical author-date system of documentation similar to that found in the A.P.A Manual for its publications in the natural sciences and most social sciences. However, the Chicago Manual also describes the documentation style prevalent in literature, history and the arts which is described below.

Footnotes and Endnotes

When you cite information or ideas in your paper which come from another source, mark the end of the passage with a number. That number links the information to its source in the footnote or endnote. Examples of note formats for the first time you cite a particular source are listed below. (In an actual paper each note would begin with the number you used to mark the passage where the information appears.) The second time you refer to a source, you only need to give enough information in your footnote to distinguish it from the other sources you have used. Often the author's last name, followed by the page number, is sufficient (e.g., Milne, 102). If you have more than one work by the same author, include a brief title (e.g., Milne, Winnie, 42). If you have more than one author with the same last name, include initials or first name (e.g., A.A. Milne, 96). For the format of sources not included in the following examples, check the Chicago Manual of Style.

Footnote or Endnote and Bibliography Examples

N = Footnote or endnote form B = Bibliography form Single N. 1.Margaret B. Blackman, During My Time: Author Florence Edenshaw Davidson, A Haida Woman (Seattle, Wash.: University of Washington Press, 1982), 42. B. Blackman, Margaret B. During My Time: Florence Edenshaw Davidson, A Haida Woman. Seattle, Wash.: University of Washington Press, 1982. 2-3 N. 2.Peter P. Olevnik and Richard Quay, The authors Financing of American Higher Education (Phoenix, Ariz.: Oryx Press, 1983), 98. B. Olevnik, Peter P., and Richard Quay. The Financing of American Higher Education. Phoenix, Ariz.: Oryx Press, 1983. 4 or N. 3.Barbara B. White et al., Letters from more Cape Vincent, 2nd ed. (New York: Oxford authors, University Press, 1984), 14. 2nd edition B. White, Barbara B., et al. Letters from Cape Vincent. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1984. Corporate N. 4.American Medical Association, American author Medical Associations's Handbook of First (organi- Aid and Emergency Care (New York: zation, Random House, 1980), 183. institu- tion) B. American Medical Association. American Medical Association's Handbook of First Aid and Emergency Care. New York: Random House, 1980. Author, N. 5.Karl Rahner, Meditations on Freedom and with ed- the Spirit, trans. Rosaleen Ockenden (New itor or York: Seabury Press, 1978), 168. translator B. Rahner, Karl. Meditations on Freedom and the Spirit. Translated by Rosaleen Ockenden. New York: Seabury Press, 1978. Chapter N. 6.Barbara Jancar, "Women in Communist or essay Countries: Comparative Public Policy," in in a book Women and World Change: Equity Issues in Development, ed. Naomi Black and Ann Baer Cottrell (Beverly Hills: Sage Publications, 1981), 142. B. Jancar, Barbara. "Women in Communist Countries: Comparative Public Policy." In Women and World Change: Equity Issues in Development. Edited by Naomi Black and Ann Baer Cottrell. Beverly Hills: Sage Publications, 1981. Encyclo- N. 7.Encyclopaedia Britannica: Macropaedia, pedia 15th ed., s.v. "epigraphy." article B. (Commonly used reference sources are not usually cited in bibliographies.) Journal --If the journal numbers its pages starting article with "1" with every issue, include the issue number. If the page numbering is continuous throughout the year, the issue number is omitted. N. 8.Roger B. McNally, "Nearly a Century Later: The Child Savers-Child Advocates and the Juvenile Justice System," Juvenile and Family Court Journal 33, no. 3 (1982):48. B. McNally, Roger B. "Nearly a Century Later: The Child Savers-Child Advocates and the Juvenile Justice System." Juvenile and Family Court Journal 33, no. 3 (1982):7- 52. Magazine N. 9.A. Silver, "Why Kids Are So Good These article Days," Macleans, 17 October 1983, 18. B. Silver, A. "Why Kids Are So Good These Days." Macleans, 17 October 1983, 16-19. News- N. 10."Supreme Court Wipes Out New York's paper Death Penalty," Democrat and Chronicle article (Rochester) 20 February 1985, Metro edition. B. Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester), 20 February 1985. Micro- --Works published commercially in microform form (microfilm, microfiche, microcard) are treated like their paper counterparts, but the form of publication is given at the end of the entry. Microfilm used simply to preserve printed material, such as newspapers, is usually not mentioned, and the source is cited as it would be in its originally published form. N. 11.Martin S. Lindauer and Michael Greenauer, Physiognomic Perception of Positive and Negative Stimuli among Pre- School Children (Bethesda, Md.: ERIC Document Reproduction Service, ED 206 416, 1981), microfiche, 2. B. Lindauer, Martin S. and Michael Greenauer, Physiognomic Perception of Positive and Negative Stimuli among Pre-School Children. Bethesda, Md.: ERIC Document Reproduction Service, ED 206 416, 1981. Microfiche. Govern- N. 12.U.S. Bureau of the Census, Statistical ment Abstract of the United States 1984, Documents 104th ed. (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1983), 107. B. U.S. Bureau of the Census. Statistical Abstract of the United States 1984. 104th ed. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1983. Congres- N. 13.House Committee on Ways and Means, sional Hearings on National Health Insurance, 93rd hearing Cong., 2d sess., 1974, pt. 2. B. U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means. Hearings on National Health Insurance. 93rd Cong., 2d sess., 1974. Interview N. 14.Ivan Inkling, interviewed by the author, Bozeman, Mont., 12 October 1982. B. Inkling, Ivan. Interviewed by the author. Bozeman, Mont., 12 October 1982. Electronic --Forms of citation for computer-generated Documents data are in development. The International Standards Organization (ISO), to which the University of Chicago Press subscribes, stresses consistency, but permits some choice. See the Chicago Manual of Style, 1993 ed., sec. 15.423-24, for guidance. The following example is loosely based on one provided in the Chicago Manual of Style: N. 15. "Your title," in Brocklist [electronic bulletin board](Brockport, N.Y., 1993 [cited 31 January 1994]); available from listserv@acs.brockport.edu; INTERNET. B. "Your title." in Brocklist [electronic bulletin board]. Brockport, N.Y., 1993 [cited 31 January 1994]. Available from listserv@acs.brockport.edu; INTERNET. * Note: Brocklist is a made-up name for the bulletin board
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