1. This is the basic formula for a book:
Last name, first initial. (year of publication). Title. City of publication: publisher.

2. This is the basic formula for an article retrieved from a database or web site:
Author, last name, first initial. (Year). Article title. pages. Retrieved [month day, year] from [database name] or URL.

3. This is the basic formula for an article retrieved from a newspaper database:
Author’s last name, first initial. (Year, month, day). Article title. Newspaper Title, pages. Retrieved [month day, year] from [database name].

4. This is the basic formula for a journal article retrieved from a database:
Author’s last name, first initial. (Year). Article title. Journal Title,
volume(issue), pages. Retrieved [month day, year] from [database name].

5. Document title or name of Web page. (n.d.) Retrieved [date] from [URL]
This is the basic formula for citing a stand-alone Internet document (no author/date):
Document title or name of Web page. (n.d.) Retrieved [date] from [URL]

6. Cases should be cited in this manner:
First party v. second party, reporter volume no. U.S. first page of case, specific page referred to, and the date of the decision in parentheses.

7. This is how you would cite an e-book.
Wharton, E. (2006). The Age of Innocence. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Library. Retrieved March 6, 2009, from netLibrary database.

8. This is how you would cite a journal article from the Kaplan library.
Shaw, G., & Graham, T. (2007). Helping gifted students develop metacognitive awareness. Reading Review, 20, 4-8. Retrieved November 4, 2008, from MasterFile Premier database.