| Source | Example | Key |
| Book, one author |
Jones, Julia. A History of Birds. Chicago: ALA Press, 2011. |
Author Last Name, First Name. Book Title in Italics. City of Publication: Publisher, year. |
| Book, two or more authors | Jones, Julia, Matt O'Connor, and Will Beene. Amazing Birds and Where to Find Them. New York: ABC Publishers, 2014. | Author Last Name, First Name, First Name Last Name additional author, and First Name Last Name additional author. Book Title in Italics. City of Publication: Publisher, year. |
| Chapter from a book with an editor |
O'Connor, Matt. "Tuxedos." In Favorite Fancy Birds, edited by Julia Jones, 117-25. New York: Dragon Queen Press, 2005. |
Author Last Name, First Name. "Chapter title." In Book Title in Italics, edited by Editor First Name Last Name, page numbers. City of Publication: Publisher, year. |
| eBook online |
Jones, Julia. A History of Birds. Chicago: ALA Press, 2011. http://www.books.com-history-of-birds.html. |
Author Last Name, First Name. Book Title in Italics. City of Publication: Publisher, year. Web address of book location. |
| eBook found in library database | Beene, Will. Climate Change and Birds. London: Crown Publishing, 2018. eBook Collection. | Author Last Name, First Name. Book Title in Italics. City of Publication: Publisher, year. Database name. |
| eBook for a device | King, Marcus. Avian Migrations in North American. Houston: Bayou Publishing, 2012. Kindle. | Author Last Name, First Name. Book Title in Italics. City of Publication: Publisher, year. Device. |
| Source | Example | Key |
| Journal Article |
Jones, Julia. "Teaching Iambic Pentameter." Journal of Poetry 114, no. 3 (August 2018): 21-36. |
Author Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Journal Title, Volume number, issue number (Publication Month or Season and Year): page numbers. |
| Journal Article with a DOI (library database or website) | Hodges, Kevin. "Modern Use of Literary Terms." American Literature Journal 5, no. 2 (Spring 2017): 17-21. https://doi.org/10.233/505511. | Author Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Journal Title, Volume number, issue number (Publication Month or Season and Year): page numbers. doi number. |
| Journal Article with Stable URL | Westin, Nicole. "Great American Literature." The Literary Student 12, no. 1 (February 2012): 5-12. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3456879. | Author Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Journal Title, Volume number, issue number (Publication Month or Season and Year): page numbers. Stable URL. |
| Journal article without a DOI (library database or website) | Westin, Nicole, Kevin Hodges, and Julia Jones. "Teaching Poetry to Middle School Students." Poetry Education 8, no. 1 (2018): 27-34. Academic Search Complete. | Author Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Journal Title, Volume number, issue number (Publication Month or Season and Year): page numbers. Database name. |
| Source | Example | Key |
| Found in Print |
O'Connor, Matt. "Damone Rocks." Rolling Stone, October 14, 1972. |
Author Last Name, First Name. "Article title in quotes." Magazine name in italics, Date. |
| Found on Website |
Neil, Vince. "History of Football." Texas Monthly, July 22, 2019. http://www.texasmonthly.com/history-of-football. |
Author Last Name, First Name. "Article title in quotes." Magazine name in italics, Date. Web address of article location. |
| Found in Database |
Lee, Tom. "Drumming for a Cause." Modern Drummer Magazine, February 1999. Project MUSE. |
Author Last Name, First Name. "Article title in quotes." Magazine name in italics, Date. Database name. |
| Source | Example | Key |
| Found in Print |
Hohler, Bob. "Red Sox Win World Series for First Time in 86 Years." Boston Globe, October 28, 2004. |
Author Last Name, First Name. "Article title in quotes." Newspaper name in italics, Date. |
| Found on Website |
Norgren, Shay. "The Men on the Moon." Houston Chronicle, July 20, 1979. http://www.houstonchronicle/history-men-walked-on-moon. |
Author Last Name, First Name. "Article title in quotes." Newspaper name in italics, Date. Web address of article location. |
| Found in Database |
Lopez, Jen. "Dance as Art." Los Angeles Times, April 15, 2005. Credo Reference. |
Author Last Name, First Name. "Article title in quotes." Newspaper name in italics, Date. Database name. |
| Source | Example | Key |
| Content with Author Name |
Smith, Trey. "Coding." Learn to Code. Last modified October 14, 2018. http://www.learntocode.com/coding. |
Author Last Name, First Name. "Page or Article Title." Website name. Last modified date. Web address. |
| Content without Author Name | "About Lone Star College: Fast Facts." Lone Star College. Accessed July 17, 2019. http://www.lonestar.edu/about-us-institutional-research.htm. | "Page or Article Title." Website name. Accessed date. Web address. |
| Video Content | Smith, Clint. "The Danger of Silence." Filmed July 2014 at TED@NYC. Video, 4:11. https://www.ted.com/talks/clint_smith_the_danger_of_silence. | Last Name, First Name of composer, speaker, performer, or other person primarily responsible for the content. "Title of Video." Filmed date and location. Video, duration. Web address. |