RSHC Style Sheet

Bibliography Formats

Punctuation Counts!

Books
Whole Book (with single author)
Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date.

Whole Book (with multiple authors)
Author's Last Name, Author's First Name and Author's First Name Author's Last Name. Title. Place of               Publication: Publisher, Date.

Specific Pages of a Book 
Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date.Pgs. #-#.

Book with Editor 
Editor's Last Name, Editor's First Name, ed. Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date.

Work in an Anthology 
Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. "Title of Chapter or Work." Title of Anthology. Eds. First Name          Last Name of Editors. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date.

Government Publications
Government Department. Title of Item. Edition. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date.

Article in a Reference Book
"Title of Article." Title of Reference Book. Date.

Magazine Articles
(with author)
Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine. Month Year: Pages.

(without author)
"Title of Article." Title of Magazine. Month Year: Pages.

Provided Online 
Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Newspaper or Magazine. Day Month Year of Publication: page          numbers. Day Month Year (you visited site). .

Newspaper Articles
(with author)
Last Name, First Name. "Title of the Article." Newspaper Day Month (abbrev.) Year, Section and Page.
(without author)
"Title of the Article." Newspaper Day Month (abbrev.) Year, Section and Page.
Provided Online 
Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Newspaper or Magazine. Day Month Year of Publication: page          numbers. Day Month Year (you visited site). .

Webpage (include as many of these elements as you can find)
Last Name, First Name. "Title of Work." Sponsoring Site. Day Month Year of Publication or Revision. Day          Month Year (you visited site). .

Film/Video Recording
Title. Dir. Director's First Name Director's Last Name. Distributor, Year.

Television or Radio Show
"Title of Episode or Segment." Title of Program or Series. Name of Network. Broadcast Date.

Sound Recording
Artist or Group (Last Name, First Name). "Track Title." Album Title.  Distributor, Date.

Pamphlet or Brochure 
Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date.

Report
Author or Organization. Title of Report. Place of publication: Organization, date of publication.

Review 
Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. "Title of Review." Rev. of Title, by Author. Title of Source of              Review. Date: page numbers.

Painting, Sculpture, Photograph 
Artist's Last Name, Artist's First Name. Title of artwork. Location of artwork (museum or owner), City.

Letters 
Writer's Last Name, Writer's First Name. Letter. Day Month Year.
If found in book:
Writer's Last Name, Writer's First Name. Letter. Title of Publication. Publication Date: page numbers.
If found online:
Writer's Last Name, Writer's First Name. Letter.Sponsoring Organization. Day Month Year (you visited           site). .

Interview 
Interviewee Last Name, First Name. How interview was conducted (In Person, Telephone, Online, etc.). Date              Interviewed (Day Month Year).

Live Performance 
Performance Title. By Author/Composer First and Last Name. Director First and Last Name. perf. Major                   Performer   First and Last Name. Performing Company. Theater, City, Date Performed.

Cartoon
Cartoonist Last and first name. "Cartoon Title." Publication Title. Date published: page number.

Notes:

• Bibliography citations should be listed in alphabetical order
• Always indent all but the first line of each citation
• If there is more than one publication date listed use the most recent
• If there is more than one place of publication listed select the closest

Crediting Sources within the Body of Your Work 

After the sentence or section to be credited place the author's last name or the name of the article as it appears in your bibliography followed by a colon and the page number in parentheses. For example:

"May I have some more, please?" (Dickens: 324)

The range of atmospheric conditions in the United States has changed drastically in the last decade. ("Weather": 25)

Proper Heading for Assignments

Notes:

• Nothing should be written in the margins (outside of the pink lines)
• Skip a line between the heading and the Title and the Title and the body
• If the paper is handwritten the title should be underlined; if word processed it should be in bold font