Library Media Center

How many a man can date a new era in his life from the reading of a book  --Thoreau
 
 

Bibliographic Citation*
*Citations follow MLA format
Books Magazines in Print Webpage Citation
Chapter or article in an anthology
Book with one author
Book with two or three authors
More than three authors
A multivolume work
An anonymous book (no author, usually a reference book)
An article in a reference book (no author)
A signed article in a reference book
An Advertisement
A pamphlet
A book with an editor
Book with corporate author
Introduction, preface or essay from book
Novel or play in collection		 Magazine article with author
Magazine article with no author

 
Online Journals and Magazines
Tennessee Electronic Library
Proquest
Article in an online magazine: (no print version)
Article in an online magazine (magazine may also be available in print)

 

Interviews
Personal interview (in person)
Personal interview (email)
Basic citation for webpage
Personal Homepage
Entire Internet Site
Gale Literature Resource Center
Culturegrams
 
Internal Documentation for Webpage
Internal citation for web documents

 

CDROM
Article from ENCARTA encyclopaedia on CDROM (a one time only publication)
America Online Multimedia Example of Paper and Works Cited
Article from America Online

 

 Image from web for Powerpoint
A film on Videocassette or DVD		  

When no information is available for a citation is it acceptable to add n.d. for no date, n.p. for no place of publication or no pagination.

 

 

 

 

 
The size of a school library's staff and collection is the best single predicator of student achievement, outweighing school spending in general, the income and education of the parents, and the teacher-pupil ratio.  The Impact of School Library Media Centers on Academic Achievement:  White House Conference on School Libraries.