Citation Format and Example
The format for a book citation is:
Author's Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of Publication:
Publisher, Year of Publication.
Book Citation Example:
Okuda, Michael, and Denise Okuda.
Star Trek Chronology: The History of the Future. New York: Pocket, 1993.
Format for a Journal Article:
Author's Lastname, Firstname."Title of Article."
Title of Journal Volume.Issue(Year): pages.
Journal Article Example:
Wilcox, Rhonda V."Shifting Roles and Synthetic Women in Star Trek: The Next Generation." Studies in Popular Culture 13.2(1991): 53-65.
Format for a Newspaper or Magazine Article:
Author's Lastname, Firstname."Title of Article." Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages.
Newspaper article Example:
Di Rado, Alicia. "Trekking through College: Classes Explore Modern Society Using the World of Star Trek." Los Angeles Times15 Mar.1995: A3.
Format for an Encyclopedia Article:
Author's Lastname, Firstname. "Title of Article." Encyclopedia Name. Ed. Firstname Lastname. Number of Volumes. Place of Publication: Publisher. Year of Publication.
Encyclopedia Example:
Horn, Maurice. "Flash Gordon." The World Encyclopedia of Comics. Ed. Maurice Horn. 2 vols. New York: Chelsea, 1976.
Format for a Website:
Name of Site. Date of Posting/Revision. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sometimes found in
copyright statements). Date you accessed the site <electronic address>.
Website Example:
Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-2009 Edition. 18 Dec. 2007. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. 2 Jan 2008
<http://stats.bls.gov/oco/home.htm>.
Format for a Database Article:
Author’s Lastname, Author’s Firstname. “Title of Article.”
Magazine/Journal Name Volume Number.Issue Number (Publication
Year): Page number-page number. Database name. Service
name. Library Name, City, State. Date of access <electronic address
of the database>.
Database Example: (Proquest)
McCarthy, Erin. "10 Scenes That Changed Movie History." Popular
Mechanics 184.1 (2007): 64. Research Library Core. ProQuest.
Academy of Art University Lib., San Francisco, CA. 7 Jan.
2008 <http://www.proquest.com/>.
Database Example Two: (Wilson Web)
Jays, David. “First Love, Last Rites.” Sight & Sound 17.10 (2007): 34
-5. Art Full Text. H. W. Wilson. Academy of Art University Lib., San
Francisco, CA. 12 Dec. 2007 <http://www.hwwilsonweb.com/>.
