What are some basic guidelines for citing books?
• Names are listed last name, first name (spelled out), and then middle initial, if an author is given. Burns, James • If there is more than one author., write the first authors name inverted, and all those that follow first/last; all names are separated with a comma and the word ‘and’ before the last author. Burns, James, Keith Campbell, and John Bolt • Capitalize all the words in the titles, except for minor words. The Art of the Peloponnesian War. • Underline all titles of books, journals, magazines, films and newspapers. The Art of the Peloponnesian War. • Put in quote marks the titles of articles, chapters, songs, poems, short stories, etc. “Mary Had a Little Lamb” • Dates come after the place of publication and are not in parenthesis. • Don’t forget to use a hanging indent. • All citations are double spaced entries. (Note: To save room in this document, all citations have been single spaced – but don’t forget to double space your work!!!
