BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE WRITING CENTER

As you gather your information for your paper, make sure to keep track of the essential information about each source.

Books:
Author(s), title, subtitle if there is one, edition (if it says "revised edition" or "3rd edition," etc.), city of publication (choose one), publishing company, year of publication.

Special Considerations regarding books:

• If you are using a chapter from a book in which each chapter is authored by someone different, you need: author(s) of chapter, title of chapter, page numbers for the chapter you're using, editor(s) of book, title of book, edition if relevant, city of publication, publishing company, year of publication.

• If the book was written in a language other than English and you're using a translation, you need the translator's name.

• If the book is part of a series, and a series title and name of editor(s) are listed on the title page, record this information for your bibliography as well.

Examples of book entries in MLA, APA, and AMA and CBE formats

Magazines: 
Author(s), title of article, page numbers, title of magazine, date of publication (if the magazine appears weekly, record day and month and year; if it appears monthly, record month and year).
Examples of article entries in MLA, APA, and AMA and CBE formats

Newspapers:
Author(s), title of article, page numbers, title of newspaper, date of publication.
Examples of newspaper article entries in MLA, APA, and AMA and CBE formats

Academic or Professional Journals:
Author(s), title of article, page numbers, title of journal, volume number, year of publication, issue number if there is one, month or season of issue if issues are numbered.
Examples of article entries in MLA, APA, and AMA and CBE formats

Articles from Databases available through subscription service (like EBSCOHost):
Publication information as noted above, name of database (for example, Academic Search Elite), name of subscription service, name of the library that subscribes, the Web address for searching the subscription service.
Examples of articles from databases in MLA, APA, and AMA and CBE formats

Personal or Organizations' Web Pages:
Author or organization name, title of page if there is one, date of posting or last update if available, sponsoring organization if available and relevant, date you accessed the Web page, URL
Examples of Web pages in MLA, APA, and AMA and CBE formats

Online Articles:
Author(s), title of article, title of periodical, date of publication, date you accessed the article, URL.
Examples of article entries in MLA, APA, and AMA and CBE formats