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Law & Policy Studies: Sample Bibliography and Footnote Citations

Examples

The following examples display the entry first as it would appear in the bibliography, then the footnote.

 

Books with Two Authors:

Weinberg, Arthur and Lila Weinberg. Clarence Darrow: A Sentimental Rebel. New York: Putnam's Sons, 1980.

 1. Arthur Weinberg and Lila Weinberg, Clarence Darrow: A Sentimental Rebel (New York: Putnam's Sons,

1980), 56.

 

Work in an Anthology (a book with an editor who collected essays by different authors):

Dayan, Peter. “The Romantic Renaissance.” In Poetry in France, edited by Keith Aspley and Peter France,

333-43. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1992.

 2. Peter Dayan, “The Romantic Renaissance,” in Poetry in France, ed. Keith Aspley and Peter France

(Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1992), 341.

 

Books with Edition Other than the First:

Rolle, Andrew F. California: A History. 5th ed. Wheeling, IL: Harlan Davidson, 1998.

3. Andrew F. Rolle, California: A History, 5th ed. (Wheeling, IL: Harland Davidson, 1998), 243.

 

Book with Editor in Place of Author:

Hall, Kermit L, and James W. Ely, Jr., eds. The Oxford Guide to Supreme Court Decisions. New York: Oxford

University Press, 2009.

 5. Kermit L. Hall and James W. Ely, Jr., eds, The Oxford Guide to Supreme Court Decisions, (New York:

Oxford University Press, 2009), 178.

 

Electronic Books and Books Consulted Online:

Cite these as you would a traditional book, but add the medium in which the book was accessed or a DOI or URL to the end of the citation. Since some ereaders do not use traditional pages to cite locations in a text you can include a chapter, section, or other information to cite a location. Cite books that are read online as you would a print book with the addition of a URL or DOI.

Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Seattle, Washington: Amazon & Public Domain Books, 1998. Kindle

edition.

Thrall, Grant Ian. Land Use and Urban Form. New York: Methuen, 1987. http://rri.wvu.edu/WebBook

/Thrallbook/Land%20Use%20and%20Urban%20Form.pdf

1. F. A. Mckenzie, Korea's Fight for Freedom (Seattle, Washington: Amazon & Public Domain

Books, 2004),location 35. Kindle edition.

2. Soyeon Park, Underground (Seoul, South Korea: Daltagi, 2011), location 55. PDF e-book.

3. Grant Ian Thrall, Land Use and Urban Form (New York: Methuen, 1987), http://rri.wvu.edu/WebBook

/Thrallbook/Land%20Use%20and%20Urban%20Form.pdf.

 

Scholarly Article:

Robertson, Noel. "The Dorian Migration and Corinthian Ritual." Classical Philology 75, no. 2 (1980): 1-22.

6. Noel Robertson, "The Dorian Migration and Corinthian Ritual," Classical Philology 75, no.2 (1980), 16.

 

Popular Article:

King, Victoria. "The Domesday Book." History Magazine, October/November 2001, 275-78.

7. Victoria King, "The Domesday Book," History Magazine, October/November 2001, 276.

 

Newspaper Article (anonymous author):

"Senatorial Contest in Illinois – Speech of Mr. Lincoln." New York Times. 16 July 1858, 4.

8. "Senatorial Contest in Illinois – Speech of Mr. Lincoln." New York Times, 16 July 1858, 4.

 

Website:

National Park Service. “Catoctin Mountain Park.” Last modified November 8, 2011. http://www.nps.gov

/cato/index.htm.

Neuman, Scott. “As Occupy Camps Close, What's Next For Movement?” National Public Radio. November

15, 2011. http://www.npr.org/2011/11/15/142359267/as-occupy-camps-close-whats-next-for

-movement.

1. “Catoctin Mountain Park,” National Park Service, last modified November 8, 2011,

http://www.nps.gov/cato/index.htm.

2. Scott Neuman, “As Occupy Camps Close, What's Next For Movement?,” National Public Radio, November

15, 2011, http://www.npr.org/2011/11/15/142359267/as-occupy-camps-close-whats-next-for-movement.