LAIS Citation Style
Citation style preferred for Latin American Information Series
Based on the Chicago Manual of Style, 14th ed., 1993.
Documentary-Note Style
| Type of Entry | Footnotes/Endnotes | Bibliography |
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Book - single author
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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. |