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Citing Print Resources
| Type of Entry | Bibliography | Footnote |
|---|---|---|
| Book with one author | Frye, Northrop. Anatomy of Criticism: Four Essays. Princeton: Princeton UP, 1957. | 1 Northrop Frye, Anatomy of Criticism: Four Essays (Princeton: Princeton UP, 1957) 32-34. |
| Book with more than one author | Bonadella, Peter, and Julie Conaway Bonadella, eds. Dictionary of Italian Literature. Westport: Greenwood, 1979. | 2 Peter Bonadella, and Julie Conaway Bonadella, eds., Dictionary of Italian Literature (Westport: Greenwood, 1979). |
| Anonymous Author | "Portents for Future Learning." Time 21 Sept. 1981: 65. | 3 "Portents for Future Learning," Time 21 Sept. 1981: 65. |
| Multi-volume set | Churchill, Winston S. The Age of Revolution. New York: Dodd, 1957. Vol. 3 of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. 4 vols. 1956-58. | 4 Winston S. Churchill, The Age of Revolution, (New York: Dodd, 1957). Vol. 3 of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. 4 vols. 1956-58. |
| Journal article (continuous pagination) | Spear, Karen. "Building Cognitive Skills in Basic Writers." Teaching English in the Two Year College 9 (1983): 91-98. | 5 Karen Spear, "Building Cognitive Skills in Basic Writers," Teaching English in the Two Year College 9 (1983): 91-98. |
| Journal article (paginated by issue) | Monk, Patricia. "Frankenstein's Daughters: The Problems of the Feminine Image in Science Fiction." Mosaic 13.3-4 (1980): 15-27. | 6 Patricia Monk, "Frankenstein's Daughters: The Problems of the Feminine Image in Science Fiction," Mosaic 13.3-4 (1980): 15-27. |
| Newspaper article | Dalin, Damon. "A $7 Greeting Card? Yes, But listen to the Melody It Will Play For You." Wall Street Journal 10 May 1983, eastern ed.: 37. | 7 Damon Dalin, "A $7 Greeting Card? Yes, But listen to the Melody It Will Play For You," Wall Street Journal 10 May 1983, eastern ed.: 37. |
Citing Electronic Resources
| Type of Entry | Bibliography | Footnote |
|---|---|---|
| Online journal (using volume and page format) | Simon, Joal A., Esther S. Hudes. "Relationship of
Ascorbic Acid to Blood Lead Levels."JAMA 281 (1999): 2289-2293. 24 Aug. 1999 <http://www.ama-assn.org/ sci-pubs/journals/archive/jama/vol_281/no_24/joc81766.htm>. |
8Joal A. Simon and Esther S. Hudes, "Relationship of
Ascorbic Acid to Blood Lead Levels," JAMA 281 (1999):
2289-2293, 24 Aug. 1999 <http://www.ama-assn.org/sci-pubs/ journals/archive/jama/vol_281/no_24/joc81766.htm>. |
| Online journal (no volume or page information) | "A New Treatment for Low Back Pain." Alternative
Health News Online 22 Oct.1998. 24 Aug. 1999 <http://www.altmedicine.com/app/ archive.cfm?article=1519&searchquery=pain management>. |
9 "A New Treatment for Low Back Pain," Alternative
Health News Online 22 Oct.1998, 24 Aug. 1999 <http://www.altmedicine.com/app/ archive.cfm?article=1519&searchquery=pain management> |
| Online Database or Web Site | The THCME Medical Biochemistry Page. Ed. Michael
W. King. August 16, 1999. Terre Haute Center for Medical Education. 24 Aug. 1999 <http://web.indstate.edu/ thcme/mwking/home.html>. |
10 The THCME Medical Biochemistry Page, ed. Michael W. King, August 16, 1999, Terre Haute Center for Medical Education, 24 Aug. 1999 <http://web.indstate.edu/thcme/mwking/home.html>. |
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