Notes-Bibliography uses a combination of footnotes or endnotes and a bibliography at the end.
Pay special attention to formatting and punctuation!
Reference- Author's last name, Author's first name.Year of publication. Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher.
Book by one author
Reference- McMurtry, Larry. 1999. Crazy Horse. New York: Viking.
Paragraph- (McMurty 1999, 58)
Book by multiple authors
Reference- Parmet, Herbert, S., and Marie B. Hecht. 1967. Aaron Burr Portrait of an Ambitious Man. New York: Macmillan.
Paragraph- (Parmet and Hecht 1967, 102)
Book with editor but no author and edition of book
Reference- Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, ed. 1966. Great Adventures and Explorations. New Rev. ed. New York: Dial Press.
Paragraph- (Vilhjalmur 1966, 251)
Tip- use ed. after an editor or eds. for multiple editors. Edition is listed after the title. If edition is a number, the number can be used. Example: 3rd ed.
Chapter from a single author book
Reference- Bohrer, Melissa Lukeman. 2003. "A Sister in Arms: Molly Pitcher." In Glory, Passion, and Principle, 155-178. New York: Atria Books.
Paragraph- (Bohrer 2003, 162)
Edited book with chapters/works by different authors
Reference- Iseminger, William. 2000. "Mighty Cahokia." In Exploring the Past, edited by James M. Bayman and Miriam T. Stark. Durham: Carolina Academia Press.
Paragraph- (Iseminger 2000, 51)
Tip- When there are both authors and editors, editors come after the book title
Electronic Journal
Reference- Kunioka, Todd T. and Karen M. McCurdy. 2006. "Relocation and Internment: Civil Rights Lessons from World War II." PS, Political Science & Politics 39, no. 3 (July): 503-511. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1049096506060744.
Paragraph- (Kunioka and McCurdy 2006, 504)
Tip- Always capitalize seasons, even if they are not capitalized in the original text. Always include the DOI; if there is no DOI then include the URL.
Electronic Magazine
Reference- Campbell, Duncan Andrew. "John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights." South Carolina Historical Magazine, July 2006. 241-243, http://ez-srv.rcbc.edu:2048/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/205020985?accountid=9798.
Paragraph- (Campbell 2006, 242)
Tip- Sometimes page numbers are not available if a magazine is online. Dates of magazines are not in paranthesis like the date in journals and the month and year are kept together.
Online Newspaper
Reference- Tully, Tracey and Kevin Armstrong. "N.J’s Largest City Shuts Down Again as Virus Cases Surge." New York Times, October 28, 2020. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/28/nyregion/newark-coronavirus-curfew.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage.
Paragraph- (Tully and Armstrong 2020)
Tip- Do not use page numbers as page numbers can vary by edition, otherwise treat newspaper citations the same as magazine citations
Website
Reference- History.com editors. 2009. "Revolutionary War." History. Last modified September 3, 2019. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/american-revolution-history
Paragraph- (History.com editors 2009)
Research assistance - help finding sources, evaluating sources
Online workshops for citing and plagiarism are held throughout the semester. To request a citing workshop, please email library@rcbc.edu