1. Bibliography or Source Card Most recent publication date
Indent 2nd & 3rd lines
Use punctuation marks
Number each card 1
Clark, Edwin. The Cultural Life of the American Colonies. New York: Harcourt, Brace, and World, Inc.,
Title
Place (city) of publication
Author’s last name first
Publisher
Most recent publication date

2. Note Card
The number matches your source card, so you do not have to write the title.
Use quotation marks
Subject 1
Food
“Bread was baked daily except on Sunday due to religious observances in the colonies. Each colony had different types of bread, but they/ were all eventually baked commercially in brick ovens fueled by wood fires.” pp
Direct quote
Page numbers
When you go from one page to another draw a line so you will know which part of the quote goes on which page.

3. The only difference is the quotation marks.
When you put the information in your own words or paraphrase:
The only difference is the quotation marks.
Food 1
The bread was baked/ in brick ovens heated by wood. pp
Note Card

4. Professional Internet Source
Second source card and its note cards are labeled “2.”
Company, university, government, etc.
Titles 2
Jones, Lee. “Zeus.” University of Chicago. 1 May /mythology.
Period
Address
Date you accessed the web site
Date you accessed the web site
Author
If there is no author, start with the title. If there is a second author, do not invert his/her name.

5. Magazine title underlined
Periodicals: Magazines, newspapers, and pamphlets
Magazine title underlined
Article’s title in quotation marks 3
Marin, John. “Making Music,” Life. 28 (May 1971):
Page numbers
Publication date in parentheses
Volume number
If there is no author, start with the article’s title.