Citing Sources

            Students as early as grade one can understand the rationale for
giving credit for created works. They feel pride when their own work is
exhibited, and teachers and library media specialists can easily transfer this
feeling of ownership to the works of others. Working backwards from the MLA
citation format for grades 7 through 12, here are suggested citation formats
for each of the other grades for the most common reference materials. 

Works Cited for Grades 1

For a book:

   1. Name of the author.
   2. Title of the book, italicized.

      Joanna Cole.  The Magic Schoolbus, Lost in the Solar System.

 
For an article from a print encyclopedia:

   1. Name of the article you looked up.
   2. Name of the encyclopedia, italicized.

      Shark. The World Book Encyclopedia.

 
For an article from an encyclopedia on CD-ROM:

   1. Name of the article you looked up.
   2. Name of the encyclopedia, italicized.
   3. CD-ROM.

      Abraham Lincoln.  Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia. CD-ROM.
         
      Dinosaur.  First Connections: The Golden Book Encyclopedia. CD-ROM.
         

 
For an article from an encyclopedia found online:

   1. Name of the article you looked up.
   2. Name of the encyclopedia, italicized.
   3. Online.

      Dinosaur.  World Book Online.
         
      Turtle.  Compton's Living Encyclopedia. Online.
         
         
Works Cited for Grades 2
For a book:

   1. Name of the author.
   2. Title of the book, italicized.
   3. Date book was published.

      Neil Ardley.  The Science Book of Magnets. 1991.

 
For an article from a print encyclopedia:

   1. Subject of the article you looked up.
   2. Title of the encyclopedia, italicized .
   3. Year the encyclopedia was published.

      Planet. The World Book Encyclopedia. 1995

 
For an article from an encyclopedia on CD-ROM:

   1. Subject of the article you looked up.
   2. Title of the encyclopedia, italicized .
   3. Date the encyclopedia was published.
   4. CD-ROM.

      George Washington.  The World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia. 1995. 
      CD-ROM.
         
      Elephant.  First Connections: The Golden Book Encyclopedia. 1992. 
      CD-ROM.
         

 
For an article from an encyclopedia found online:

   1. Subject of the article you looked up.
   2. Title of the encyclopedia, italicized .
   3. Online.

      Panda.  World Book Online. Online.
         
         
      Tornado.  Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia.  Online.

            


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