Writer’s last name, first name. “Title of article.” Magazine title Day Month Year of magazine: page(s) of article.
Example: Van Biema, Davis. “Beyond the Sound Barrier.” Time 3 Oct. 1994: 66-67.

MAGAZINE ARTICLE FROM WORLD WIDE WEB RESOURCE (ex: www.accessatlanta.com/ajc)
Writer’s last name, first name. “Title of article.” Magazine title. Day Month Year of magazine issue. Day Month Year of electronic publication. Date accessed by you <complete URL>.
Example: Landsburg, Steven E. “Who Shall Inherit the Earth?” Slate. 1 May 1997. 2 May. 7 December 2001 < http://www.slate.com?Economics/97-05-01/Economics.asp>.

MAGAZINE ARTICLE FROM AN ELECTRONIC/ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE (bigchalk, EBSCO, ProQuest, et al)
Author’s first name & last name, “Title of article,” Magazine title Day Month Year of magazine: page(s), Name of subscription service. Location/library where accessed, Day Month Year accessed, <complete URL> (if given).
Example: Gene Korets, “Economic Trends: Uh-Oh, Warm Water,” Business Week 21 July 1997: 22. bigchalk. Collins Hill High School Library Suwanee, GA, 17 Oct. 1999 < http://www.elibrary.com/>.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
Writer’s last name, first name. “Title of article.” Name of newspaper Day Month Year of printing: Section and page number of article.
Example: Priest, Dana. “Kosovo Plan Calls for 4,000 U.S. Troops.” Washington Post 14 Feb. 1999: A1.

ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE (book format)
“Article title.” Name of encyclopedia. Year published ed.
Example: “Tiger.” World Book Encyclopedia. 1998 ed.

ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE IN A REFERENCE DATABASE
“Article title.” Name of Database. Version. Year and/or number. Name of Online Encyclopedia. Date accessed by you <complete URL>.
Example: “Fresco.” Britannica Online. Vers. 97.1.1. 1997. Encyclopedia Britannica. 29 Mar. 1998 < http://www.eb.com:180>.

ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE FROM A SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE
(ex: GCPS Media Web page Online encyclopedias – World Book, Encyclopedia Britannica)
Contributor’s name (if given), “Word(s) searched.” Name of online encyclopedia. Version. Date of electronic publication or latest update. Day Month Year accessed by you <complete URL>.
Example 1: " Georgia." Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 1994-2001. 7 Dec. 2001 http://www.search.eb.com/bol/topic?eu=121282&sctn= 1 >.
Example 2: John W. Poston, Sr., "Geiger counter." World Book Online. Americas Edition, Aug. 12, 2001. 24 Aug. 1999 < http://www.worldbookonline.com/wbol/wbPage/na/ar/co/21934 0 >.

WORLD WIDE WEB SCHOLARLY PROJECT SITE

Project title or database . Ed. First and last name of project editor. Date of electronic Publication or latest update. Name of sponsoring institution or organization. Date accessed by you <complete URL>. Example: Victorian Women Writers Project . Ed. Perry Willett. Apr. 1997. Indiana U. 26 Apr. 1997 < http://www.indiana.edu/~ltrs/vwwp/>.

WORLD WIDE WEB PROFESSIONAL SITE
Site title . Name of sponsoring institution or organization(if given). Date accessed by you <complete URL>. Example: Portuguese Language Page . U of Chicago. 1 May 1997 < http://humanities.uchicago.edu/romance/port/>.

WORLD WIDE WEB PERSONAL SITE
Last name of person who created the site, first name. Site title. Date accessed by you <complete URL>. Example: Lancashire, Ian. Ian’s Home page. 1 Oct. 2001 < http://www.chass.utoronto.ca:8080/~ian/index.html>.

VIDEOCASSETTE, DVD, LASER DISC, FILMSTRIP, ETC .
Item Title . Director. Original release date or copyright date. Type of AV. Distributor, Year of distribution. Example: It’s a Wonderful Life. Dir. Frank Capra. 1946. DVD. Republic, 1998.

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