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Type of Entry Footnotes/Endnotes Bibliography
Book - single author
1. Eric J. Hobsbawm, The Age of Empire, 1875-1914 (New York: Pantheon, 1987), 71. Hobsbawm, Eric J. The Age of Empire, 1875-1914.  New York: Pantheon, 1987.
Book - more than 1 author 4. Michael Craton and Gail Saunders, Islanders in the Stream: A History of the Bahamian People (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1992), 24. Craton, Michael, and Gail Saunders.  Islanders in the Stream: A History of the Bahamian People.  Athens, University of Georgia Press, 1992.
Book - more than 3 authors 6. Charlotte Marcus et al., Investigations into the Phenomenon of Limited-Field Criticism (Boston: Broadview Press, 1990), 45-49. Marcus, Charlotte, et al.  Investigations into the Phenomenon of Limited-Field Criticism.  Boston: Broadview Press, 1990.
Book with unnumbered series 3. Maria das Neves Kruger, Fontes bibliográficas para o estudo da colonização alemã em Petrópolis, (Petrópolis: UCP/IHP, 1995), 25.  (Colóquio sobre imigração alemã) Kruger, Maria das Neves.  Fontes bibliográficas para o estudo da colonização alemã em Petrópolis.  Petrópolis: UCP/IHP, 1995.  (Colóquio sobre imigração alemã)
Book with numbered series 20. John P. Dickenson, Brazil, rev. ed. (Oxford, England; Santa Barbara, Calif.: Clio Press, c1997), xxi.  (World Bibliographical Series, 57) Dickenson, John P.  Brazil.  Rev. ed.  Oxford, England; Santa Barbara, Calif.: Clio Press, c1997.  (World Bibliographical Series, 57)
Chapter from book 12. Konrad Repgen, "What is a 'Religious War'?" in Politics and Society in Reformation Europe, ed. E. I. Kouri and Tom Scott (London: Macmillan, 1987), 324. Repgen, Konrad.  "What is a 'Religious War'?"  In Politics and Society in Reformation Europe, edited by E. I. Kouri and Tom Scott, 311-328.  London: Macmillan, 1987.
Chapter from book, originally published elsewhere Cite as above; not necessary to indicate original citation. original in journal: Fromson, Orlando.  “Progressives in the Late Twentieth Century.  In To Left and Right: Cycles in American Politics, edited by Wilmer F. Turner.  Boston: Lighthouse Press, 1990.  First published in North American Political Review 18 (Fall 1988): 627-642.
 
original in book:  Wallowitz, Kazimir.  “The Series Paintings of Monet.”  In Claude Monet and Light: New Perspectives, edited by Wallingford Moribundi.  Boston: Tetzel and Schumacher, 1989.  Originally published in Kazimir Wallowitz, Varieties of Impressionism (Boston: Revere Publications, 1987)
Article from journal 5. Aileen Kelly, "Dostoevskii and the Divided Conscience," Slavic Review 47 (Summer 1988): 250. Kelly, Aileen.  "Dostoevskii and the Divided Conscience."  Slavic Review 47 (Summer 1988): 239-260.
Article from journal with odd numbering pattern - here it is vol. 28, no. 324 4. Valeria Dávila y Andrea Orozco, “Una loca historia: mujeres alienadas en la Argentina,” Todo es historia 28:324 (julio 1994): 12-13. Dávila, Valeria y Andrea Orozco.  “Una loca historia: mujeres alienadas en la Argentina.”  Todo es historia 28:324 (julio 1994): 8-19.
Newspaper article - no author 2. "Gun Injuries Take Financial Toll on Hospitals," Chicago Tribune, 24 February 1994, sec. 1, p. 23. "Gun Injuries Take Financial Toll on Hospitals." Chicago Tribune, 24 February 1994, sec. 1, p. 23.
Newspaper article - with author 5. Tyler Marshall, “200th Birthday of Grimms Celebrated,” Los Angeles Times, 15 March 1985, sec. 1A, p. 3. Marshall, Tyler.  “200th Birthday of Grimms Celebrated.”  Los Angeles Times, 15 March 1985, sec. 1A, p. 3.
Encyclopedia article 7. The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, 15th ed., s.v. "dress and adornment." no entry ["Well-known reference books are usually not listed in bibliographies" p. 594.]
Dissertations masters: 1. Dorothy Ross, “The Irish-Catholic Immigrant, 1880-1900: A Study in Social Mobility” (mater’s thesis, Columbia University, n.d.), 142-155.
 
Ph. D.: 2. Andrew J. King, “Law and Land Use in Chicago: A Pre-history of Modern Zoning” (Ph. D. diss., University of Wisconsin, 1976), 32-37, 129.
masters: Ross, Dorothy. “The Irish-Catholic Immigrant, 1880-1900: A Study in Social Mobility.”  Master’s thesis, Columbia University, n.d.
 
Ph. D.:  King, Andrew J.  “Law and Land Use in Chicago: A Pre-history of Modern Zoning.” Ph. D. diss., University of Wisconsin, 1976.
Dissertations cited from Dissertation Abstracts International 9. Alice B. Downright, “Narrative Diffusion and the Professional Editor” (Ph. D. diss., University of Chicago, 1992) abstract in Dissertation Abstracts International 52 (1993): 3245A. Downright, Alice B.  “Narrative Diffusion and the Professional Editor.”  Ph. D. diss., University of Chicago, 1992.  Abstract in Dissertation Abstracts International 52 (1993): 3245A-3246A.
Papers read at meetings 3. Barbara Morris, “La mujer vista por la mujer: el discurso fílmico de María Luisa Bemberg” (paper presented at the Universidad de Salta, Argentina, August 1996), 3. Morris, Barbara.  “La mujer vista por la mujer: el discurso fílmico de María Luisa Bemberg.”  Paper presented at the Universidad de Salta, Argentina, August 1996.
Working papers 13. Nancy Frishberg and Bonnie Gough, “Time on Our Hands,” working paper, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, Calif., 1974. Frishberg, Nancy and Bonnie Gough.  “Time on Our Hands.”  Working paper, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, Calif., 1974.
Book reviews - when the book reviewed is the important element 2. Janet Siskind, To Hunt the Morning reviewed by Jeanine Anderson, Amazonia Peruana, 12:24 (June 1994): 376. Siskind, Janet.  To Hunt the Morning reviewed by Jeanine Anderson.  Amazonia Peruana, 12:24 (June 1994): 375-383.
Book reviews - when the review or reviewer is the important element 4. Steven Spitzer, review of The Limits of Law Enforcement, by Hans Zeisel, American Journal of Sociology 91 (November 1985): 727-728. Spitzer, Steven.  Review of The Limits of Law Enforcement, by Hans Zeisel.  American Journal of Sociology 91 (November 1985): 726-729.
Electronic mail 7. Jay Weitz, E-mail to author, 10 January, 1990. Weitz, Jay. E-mail to author. 10 January, 1990.
World Wide Web 2. Roberto Sosa. Cuatro poemas. Visto: 30 Julio 2002. Sosa, Roberto. Cuatro poemas. Visto: 30 Julio 2002.