4th & 5th Grade - Citing Sources Format
Website
Author’s Last Name, First Name. (if available) "Specific Page or Article Title." Name of Web Site. Publisher, Date of Publication. Web. Date
You Viewed It. <URL>.
Books – Print and Online
Print: Author's Last Name, First Name Middle Name. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher's Name, Year of Publication. Print.
Online and available in print: Author's Last Name, First Name Middle Name. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher's Name, Year of
Publication. Name of Web Site or Database. Web. Date You Viewed It. <URL>.
Online only: Author's Last Name, First Name Middle Name. Title of Book. Name of Web Site or Database. Publisher, Date of Publication.
Web. Date You Viewed It. <URL>.
Reference Sources – Print and Online
Print Encyclopedia or biographical dictionary: Author's Last Name, First Name Middle Name. "Article Title." Title of Encyclopedia. Year of
Publication. Print.
Print Dictionary: "Defined Word." Def. Definition Number. Title of Dictionary. Year of Publication. Print.
Print Atlas "Title of Map." Map. Title of Atlas. Year of Publication. Print.
Online Encyclopedia or biographical dictionary: Author's Last Name, First Name Middle Name (if available). "Article Title." Name of Web
Site or Database. Publisher, Date of Publication. Web. Date You Viewed It. <URL>.
Online Dictionary: "Defined Word." Def. Definition Number. Name of Web Site or Database. Publisher, Date of Publication. Web. Date You
Viewed It. <URL>.
Online Atlas: "Title or Map." Map. Name of Web Site or Database. Publisher, Date of Publication. Web. Date You Viewed It. <URL>.
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Magazines – Print and Online
Print: Last Name, First Name Middle Name. "Article Title." Name of Magazine Date of Publication: Page Numbers. Print.
Print from Online Database (ex. SIRS) or Print exact copy on web site: Last Name, First Name Middle Name. "Article Title." Name of
Magazine Date of Publication: Page Numbers. Name of Database. Web. Date You Viewed It. <URL>.
Online Only (e-zine): Last Name, First Name Middle Name. "Article Title." Name of Magazine Date of Publication: Page Numbers.
Web. Date You Viewed It. <URL>.
Interview
Last Name, First Name Middle Name. Type of Interview. Interview. Date of Interview.
Newspaper – Print and Online
Print: Last Name, First Name Middle Name. "Article Title." Name of Newspaper Date of Publication, Edition ed.: Page Numbers. Print.
Print from Online Database (ex. SIRS or EBSCO) or Print exact copy on web site:: Last Name, First Name Middle Name. "Article Title."
Name of Newspaper
Date of Publication, Edition ed.: Page Numbers. Name of Database. Web. Date You Viewed It. <URL>.
Online Only (e-zine): Last Name, First Name Middle Name. "Specific Page or Article Title." Name of Web Site. Publisher, Date of
Publication. Web. Date You Viewed It. <URL>.
Film or Video Recording
(YouTube) Movie or clip made for the Web: Creator's Last Name, First Name. Title of Film. Title of Web site. Website’s Publisher, Film's
Date of Creation or Posted. Web. Date You Viewed It. <URL>.
Recording on DVD, videocassette, or other similar media: Title. Dir. First Name Middle Name Last Name. Film's Year of
Release. Distributor, Recording's Year of Release. Medium of Recording.
Online
Movie/film reproduced (whole or in part) online: Title. Dir. First Name Middle Name Last Name. Distributor, Film's Year of Release. Title of
Web site. Web. Date You Viewed It. <URL>.
Digital file: Title of Film. Dir. First Name Middle Name Last Name. Distributor, Year of Release. Digital File Type.
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Television or Radio Program
Live "Title of Episode." Title of Program or Series. Name of TV/Radio Network. Date of Broadcast. Television [or Radio].
Online: "Title of Episode." Title of Program or Series. Name of TV/Radio Network. Date of Broadcast. Title of Web site. Web. Date You
Viewed It. <URL>.
Digital File "Title of Episode." Title of Program or Series. Name of TV/Radio Network. Date of Broadcast. Digital File Type.
Painting, Sculpture, Photograph
Important note: Photographs within publications (books, magazines, etc.) and images incorporated into online documents are not cited
independently -- simply cite the source (book, magazine, Web page) as a whole and refer to the specific image in the body of your paper. Use this
form only if citing physical artwork or a photograph from an image database or online museum.
Actual artwork in a museum or private collection: Photographer/Artist. Title of Artwork. Year Artwork was Created. Description of
medium. Museum/Collection, Museum/Collection Location.
Online (museum collection or database) A work of art or photograph, originally in a museum or collection, reproduced online (e.g., like Corbis,
AP Images, or Flickr).
Photographer/Artist. Title of Artwork. Year Artwork was Created. Museum/Collection, Museum/Collection Location. Title of Web site. Web.
Date You Viewed It. <URL>.
Online Photograph: A photograph or digital image that exists only on the Web, information about an original print photograph is not given.
Photographer/Artist. Title of Image. Date Photograph/Image was Created. Name of Web Site. Publisher, Date of Publication. Web. Date
You Viewed It. <URL>.
Digital File A digital file (e.g., a GIF or JPEG file on your computer)
Photographer/Artist. Title of Image. Date Photograph/Image was Created. Digital File Type.
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