Books

How to cite information from a printed source correctly.

When you are gathering information or using ideas from a printed source, use the following guidelines:                                                   

K-2
Book with one author
	Information needed: Author of book Title of book (in italics if typing) Year the book was published (look inside the cover) Example: David Wiesner. Hurricane. 1990. (MLA: Wiesner, David. Hurricane. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1990. Print.)
Article in a magazine
	Information needed: Author of book Title of book (in quotation marks) Title of Magazine (in italics if typing) Example: Hannah Schardt. ”Wily Coyotes.” Ranger Rick. (MLA: Schardt, Hannah. ”Wily Coyotes.” Ranger Rick. April 2015: 6 - 11. Print.)

3-5
Book with one author
	Information needed: Author of book Title of book (in italics if typing) Name of the publishing company (inside the front or back cover) Year the book was published (look inside the cover) Example: Wiesner, David. Hurricane. Houghton Mifflin Company. 1990. (MLA: Wiesner, David. Hurricane. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1990. Print.)
Book with two authors
	Information needed: The two authors of the books Title of book (in italics if typing) Name of the publishing company (inside the front or back cover) Year the book was published (look inside the cover) Example: Kamkwamba, William and Bryan Mealer. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. The Penguin Group. 2012. (MLA” Kamkwamba, William and Bryan Mealer. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. New York: The Penguin Group. 2012. Print.)
Article from Encyclopedia
	Information needed: Author of the article Title of the article (in quotation marks) Title of the encyclopaedia (in italics if typing) Year the book was published (look inside the cover) Print or Online Example: Baker, Augusta. “Storytelling.” Compton’s by Encyclopaedia Britannica. 2005. Print. (MLA: Baker, Augusta. “Storytelling.” Compton’s by Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica: 2005. 636-640. Print.)
Article in a Magazine or Newsletter
	Information needed: Author of book Title of book (in quotation marks) Title of Magazine (in italics if typing) Month and Year of publication Print or Online Example: Schardt, Hannah.” "Wily Coyotes.” Ranger Rick. April 2015: Print. (MLA: Schardt, Hannah. "Wily Coyotes.” Ranger Rick. April 2015: 6 - 11. Print.)

References:

CESU. "K - 4 Citation Expectations - CESU K-8 Citation Expectations." K - 4 Citation Expectations - CESU K-8 Citation Expectations. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 May 2015.

CESU. "5 - 8 Citation Expectations - CESU K-8 Citation Expectations." K - 4 Citation Expectations - CESU K-8 Citation Expectations. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 May 2015.

"EasyBib: The Free Automatic Bibliography Composer." EasyBib. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 May 2015.

Schrock, Kathy. Bibliographic Citations. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2015.based on a work by www.hobbyhorsebooks.com

Note to teachers:

The use of book cover thumbnails is somewhat confusing. It is difficult to get a definitive answer either way. Overall, the general consensus seems to be that thumbnails of book covers are fair use. The Librarian Who Doesn’t Say Shhh addresses the issue of copyright and book cover thumbnails. She thinks that thumbnails are fair use and suggests using LibraryThing and Goodreads to get thumbnails. Where possible we have done this. We tried getting thumbnails from Library Things, but have not been able to get it to work thus far. Here are the sites where we found the thumbnail images:

Compton's by Encyclopaedia Britannica. Digital image. Encyclopediacenter.com. Encyclopedia Center , n.d. Web. 05 May 2015 <http://www.encyclopediacenter.com/compton-encyclopedia-2010-edition.html>

Hurricane. Digital Image. Goodreads.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 May 2015 <http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/138067.Hurricane?from_search=true&search_version=service>

Ranger Rick. Digital Image. Barnesandnoble.com Barnes and Noble, Apr. 2015. Web. 05 May 2015

The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind. Digital image. Goodreads.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 May 2015 <http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11735875-the-boy-who-harnessed-the-wind?from_search=true&search_version=service>