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Information to Collect to Create a Citation

  In general, you will need these pieces of information to create a “Bibliography” or “Works Cited” list for your paper:

Books

Most of the following information is provided on the title page or within the first few pages of the book.

• Author(s) (of entire book and of chapter of book if you are citing a specific section)
• Title of book (and title of chapter of book if you are citing a specific section)
• Publisher
• City of Publication
• Date of Publication
  
  

Journals

Online journals usually place the following information at the top of each article.

Print magazines and journals usually have this information on their covers and title pages.

• Author(s)
• Title of article
• Date of publication
• Journal name
• Volume and issue number
• Name of database you used
• Date you accessed the article
  
  

Web Pages

Web pages are often inconsistent in providing the following information; ask a librarian for help if you have trouble locating it. 

• Author(s)
• Title of website (or title of a specific section if you are citing that)
• Institution that sponsors the website
• Date (often the date the website was last updated)
• Date you accessed the website
• The URL (the web address that usually begins “http://....”

 TIP: As you do your research, collect citation information from each source you consider using.

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