EAST HILLS SCHOOL

HARBOR HILL SCHOOL

2007 – 2008

RESEARCH PROJECT

STYLE GUIDE

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Library Media Specialists

Mrs. Nancy Boyd

Ms. Suzanne Gerbosi

Dear Student,

This style guide is intended to help you cite your sources for research projects.  It is based on MLA format and the guide is similar to the one you will use in Roslyn Middle and High Schools.  Each report that you create should have a “Works Consulted Page” to inform your teacher of the sources you used in creating your project.  This guide provides examples of how to cite many of the sources you may use.  Please remember that you should use at least two sources for each project to ensure that your information is correct.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask your Teacher or Library Media Specialist for help. 

                                                                      Sincerely,

                                                                      Mrs. Nancy Boyd

                                                                      Ms. Suzanne Gerbosi

I. FORMAT OF THE PAPER

• Use one side of letter size white paper.
• Keyboard or type the report, if possible.  Lines should be double-spaced.
• Use one-inch margins on all sides.
• Use Arial or Times New Roman Font.
• Font size should be 12 or 14.
• Number pages consecutively.
• Provide a cover or title page.  Center the title; place name, subject, teacher’s name, and date in the lower right section.

II. STYLE CONCERNS

• Numbers from one to nine are written as words.  10 and above as numerals.  Spell a number when it is the first word in a sentence.
• Use numerals, not words, for abbreviations and symbols, addresses, dates, decimals, fractions, and page references.  (Examples: 400 6th Avenue, page 28, April 13, 1900)
• Underline or Italicize titles of books, magazines and pamphlets.

III. THE BIBLIOGRAPHY or WORKS CONSULTED

Each individual reference to a book, article, video, Internet site, or any other source is called a citation.  All citations are listed at the end of a paper.  A bibliography page is for when only books are used while gathering information.  A works consulted page is for when books and Internet sites are used while gathering information.

• Capitalize and center the correct heading on the top of the page.
• Arrange the citations in alphabetical order by the first word (author or title).
• Indent the second and each subsequent line of each citation by five spaces.
• If citing more than one book by the same author, alphabetize by title within the author list.
• Double-space the entire list between different sources.
• Single-space additional lines of the same source.

IV. FORMAT FOR BIBLIOGRAPHY OR WORKS CONSULTED

A.  BOOKS

Author last name, First name.  Title of Book.  Place of publication: Publisher, Date of

          Publication.

Gray, Susan Heinrichs.  The Lungs.  Chanhassen, MN : Child's World, 2006.

• If two authors, the names are as follows:

Author last name, First name and First Name Last Name.  Title of Book.  Place of  Publication:

       Publisher, Date of Publication.

Danziger, Paula and Ann M. Martin.  P.S. Longer Letter Later.  New York, NY: Scholastic Press, 1998.

• If an editor is listed instead of an author, use that person’s name in place of author information.

Hopkins, Lee Bennett.  Oh, No! Where Are My Pants? and Other Disasters.  New York, NY:  HarperCollins,

         2005.

• If an organization is used in place of an author, use the organization’s name.

Capstone Press Geography Department.  Virginia.  Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 1997.

• If there is no author, use the title as first piece of information.

National Geographic Animal Encyclopedia.  Washington D. C. : National Geographic Society, 2000.

B.  ENCYCLOPEDIAS

For Print Encyclopedias:

Author Last name, First name.  “Title of Article.”  Encyclopedia.  Year ed.

Maier, Pauline.  “Boston Tea Party.”  World Book Encyclopedia.  2007 ed.

For Electronic Encyclopedias:

Author Last name, First name.  “Title of Article.”  Title of Online Encyclopedia.  Date

       of Article.  Name of Database.  Date Accessed <Electronic Address>.

Thomson, Robert Polk. "Colonial Life in America." The New Book of Knowledge.  2007. Grolier Online. 28 Nov.

          2007 <http://nbk.grolier.com/cgi-bin/article?assetid=a2006060-h>.

Many encyclopedia articles are signed by a contributing author whose name usually appears at the end of the article.

If there is no author, use the title as the first piece of information.

C.  PERIODICALS

A periodical is another name for a magazine or newspaper.

Author Last name, First name.  “Title of Article.”  Periodical. day month year:

         page(s).

Sunquist, Fiona.  “Jaguars: In A Tough Spot.”  National Geographic Kids. October 2002: 26-29.

If no author, use title as first piece of information.

D.  INTERNET

In documenting electronic resources, it is important to give the reader as much essential information as possible to identify the source being cited.  The entry should consist of the following items, if available:

• Name of the author, editor, or compiler of the source.
• Title of the article or document accessed (in quotation marks).
• Title of Site or Home Page (underlined).
• Date of the document or last update (if given – usually found towards the bottom of the page and many times is just a year).
• Sponsoring Organization.Date when the researcher (student) accessed (first looked at and obtained information from) the source.
• Electronic address in angle brackets <http://>.

Name of Author.  “Title of the article or document accessed.”  Title of Home Page.  Date of

           Document.  Sponsoring Organization. Accessed on date when researcher accessed the   

           source <Electronic address>.

The Regents of the University of Michigan.  “New York.”  Internet Public Library.  23 July 2007.  University of

           Michigan School of Information.  Accessed on 28 November 2007  

          <http://www.ipl.org/div/stateknow/ny1.html>.

E.  PERSONAL INTERVIEW

Last name, First name.  Personal interview.  Date of Interview.

Liguori, Mary.  Personal interview.  1 September 2007.

WORKS CONSULTED

Capstone Press Geography Department.  Virginia.  Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 1997.

Danziger, Paula and Ann M. Martin.  P.S. Longer Letter Later.  New York, NY: Scholastic

        Press, 1998.

Gray, Susan Heinrichs.  The Lungs.  Chanhassen, MN : Child's World, 2006.

Hopkins, Lee Bennett.  Oh, No! Where Are My Pants? and Other Disasters.  New York,

       NY:  HarperCollins, 2005.

Liguori, Mary.  Personal interview.  1 September 2006.

Maier, Pauline.  “Boston Tea Party.”  World Book Encyclopedia.  2007 ed.

National Geographic Animal Encyclopedia.  Washington D. C. : National Geographic

        Society, 2000.

The Regents of the University of Michigan.  “New York.”  Internet Public Library.  23 July 2007.  University of

        Michigan School of Information.  Accessed on 28 November 2007 

        <http://www.ipl.org/div/stateknow/ny1.html>.

Sunquist, Fiona.  “Jaguars: In A Tough Spot.”  National Geographic Kids. October 2002:

       26-29.

Thomson, Robert Polk. "Colonial Life in America." The New Book of Knowledge.  2007.

          Grolier Online. 28 Nov. 2007 <http://nbk.grolier.com/cgi-bin/article?assetid=a2006060-h>.