HOW TO DO YOUR REFERENCES FOR YOUR SOURCE SHEET

HOW DOES ONE CREATE A SOURCE SHEET

A record must be kept of each and every source that is used to gather information.

The full title, author, place of publication, publisher and date of publication must be noted

GENERAL GUIDE TO FORMATTING FOR A BOOK: Author (last name first). Title of the book. City: Publisher, Date of publication.

Example:

Dahl, R. The BFG. New York: Farrar, Strauss andGiroux, 1982.

FOR AN ENCYCLOPAEDIA

Encyclopaedia Title, Edition Date. Volume number,

“Article Title,” page numbers.

Example:

The Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1997. Volume 7,“Gorillas,” pp. 50-51

FOR A MAGAZINE:

Author (last name first), “Article Title.” Name ofMagazine. Volume number, (Date): page

numbers.

Example:

Jordan, J. “Filming at the Top of the World.”Museum of Science Magazine. Volume 47, No. 1,(Winter 1998): p. 11.

FOR A NEWSPAPER:

Author (last name first), “Article Title.” Name ofNewspaper, city, province of publication. (date):section, page numbers.

Example:

Du Preez, M. “Bridging the Gap.” Cape Times,Cape Town, Western Cape. (12/06/1995):

Editorial,p.25.

FOR A WEBSITE

Online sources must be listed by their full URL or WWW address and not just the search engine that was used.

URL or WWW address. Author, Item name, date.

Example:

http://www.bostonglobe.com. Reed, M. Today’sNews, August 3, 2011.