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FAQ - For creating your citations, follow these steps:

In the yellow box on the right, click on the resource (type of work) you want to cite.

Complete the Web form that appears with information from your source. Please note that not all boxes need to be filled in for each citation. Only fill in the boxes that apply to a specific source. For an Internet source, you may need to look on the home page or main page for the information necessary for a complete citation.

Click "Create Citation" to generate your citations. Your citation will appear below in the Web form.

You may enter multiple citations without losing the previous ones.

When you have entered all of your citations, you can sort them next by clicking on "Sort All." If you have sources with no author, sorting will not mix them in with the other citations properly, you will have to cut and paste them later into their correct alphabetical location.

Before you exit Citation Maker, be sure that you have printed or saved by copying and pasting into a word processing program. Your citations are not saved from one session to another. To do this, click on the "Save All" button.

A pop-up window will appear with your citations. Citation Maker does not automatically do a hanging indention or double-space your works cited. You may either manually insert the correct spacing here, or after copying and pasting into your word processing document, highlight the citations and format the paragraphs for a hanging indentation and double-spacing

Be sure to correct any alphabetical order problems with citations that do not have an author. If author is not given, alphabetize by the first important word in the title, excluding "a," "an," and "the."

For technical support issues, please note that OSLIS Citation Maker is tested with and fully supported for the following browsers: Internet Explorer(IE) and Firefox. OSLIS support may be able to resolve potential issues that occur in older versions of these two browsers as well, but they might take longer to fix.

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Book - One Author

Book - No Author

Book - Two Authors

Book - Multiple Authors

Example:

Thompsen, Adam, Mary Jenson, and Dori Graham.
    Building Train Models. Chicago: New Age Press, 2005.

Adams, Berry, et al. Encyclopedia of Great Civilizations.
     New York: Shooting Star Press, 1994.

Authors' Names:

Check this box if more than three authors.

1. Last: , First: Middle Initial: .

2. Last: , First: Middle Initial: .

3. Last: , First: Middle Initial: .

Title of Book:.
Place of Publication:(city),
State:(state abbreviation if less known city):
Publisher:,
Date of Publication:.

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Book - One Editor

Book - Two Editors

Book - Multiple Editors

Example - 3 editors:

Abbot, Jack, Greg Brunning, and Matt Doran, eds. Trains.
     Glenview IL: Scott Forsman, 2001.

Example - 3 or more editors:

Edwards, Terrence, et al., eds. The Poetry of Edgar Allen Poe.
     New York: Newcastle Press, 2004.

Editors' Names:

Check this box if more than three editors.

1. Last: , First: Middle Initial: .

2. Last: , First: Middle Initial: .

3. Last: , First: Middle Initial: .

Title of Book:.
Place of Publication:(city),
State:(state abbreviation if less known city):
Publisher:,
Date of Publication:.

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Book - Author & Editor

Example:

Smith, John. The Encyclopedia of Medical Terms. 
     Ed. Susan Jones. New York: McGraw Hill, 2005.

Name of Author:

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Editor Name:

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Title of Book.
Title of Chapter/Article:.(if known/listed)

Volume: Edition: (if known, leave blank if none listed)

Place of Publication:(city):
Publisher:,
Date of Publication:. Pages: .

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Encyclopedia or Reference Book Article

Example - well-known encyclopedia, with author:

Minch, Edwin W. "Spiders." The World Book Encyclopedia. 1997 ed.

Example - not well-known encyclopedia, no author:

"Raggedy Ann." The Complete Encyclopedia of Dolls
  and Other Stuffed Toys. Berkeley, CA: Tofu Press, 1998.

Name of Author (if given):

Last: , First: Middle Initial: .

Title of Article:.
Title of Encyclopedia/Book:.
Place of Publication:(city),
State:(state abbreviation if less known city):
Publisher:,
Date of Publication:.

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Magazine Article

Example:

Churchman, Deborah. "Be a Nature Detective."
     Ranger Rick Mar. 1999: 28-31.

Name of Author:

Last: , First: Middle Initial: .

Title of Article:
Magazine:
Date of Issue:

Day: Month: Year:

Pages: .

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Newspaper Article

Example:

Stern, Henry. "Pre-emptive Blitz Set to Meet Threat of West Nile."
     Oregonian [Portland, OR] 9 Apr. 2003: D01.

Name of Author:

Last: , First: Middle Initial: .

Title of Article:
Title of Newspaper:
City (if not a national newspaper): State:
Date of Issue:

Day: Month: Year:

Pages: (ex. A1, A4)

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Online Database :: Encyclopedia

Example:

Rogers, Frank. "Southern Flying Squirrel." Encyclopedia
     of Animals. 2005. EBSCO Animals. EBSCOHost. Eastwood El.
     School, Roseburg, OR. 9 Apr. 2003 <http://search.epnet.com/>.

Name of Author:

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Last: , First: Middle Initial: .

Title of Article:.
Name of Encyclopedia:.
Publisher (if available) *:.

Date of Publication (Year): (if known)

Pages: (if listed)
Name of Database:.
Database Service:.
Accessed From (location):,

City: , State(abbreviation): .

Date Accessed:: Day: Month: Year:

Database Service URL: .

* For "Publisher" enter the following available information: 
Place of Publication, Publisher OR Edition.

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Online Database :: Magazine

Example:

Schaller, George B. "Realm of the Snow Antelope." Natural History 
     May 1996: 46-48. MAS Ultra - School Edition. EBSCOhost.
     South Eugene High School Lib., Eugene, OR. 15 Apr. 2003
     <http://search.epnet.com/>.

Name of Author (if given):

Click to add Authors

Last: , First: Middle Initial: .

Title of Article:
Title of Magazine:

Issue Date:: Day: Month: Year:

Pages:
Name of Database:.
Database Service:.
Name of Sponsoring Library or School:

City: State(abbreviation):

Date Accessed:: Day: Month: Year:

Database Service URL:

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Online Database :: Newspaper

Example:

 Stern, Henry. "Pre-emptive Blitz Set to Meet Threat of
     West Nile." Oregonian [Portland, OR] 9 Apr. 2003.
     Newsbank. Roseburg High School, Roseburg, OR. 14 Apr. 2003
     <http://infoweb.newsbank.com/>.

Name of Author:

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Last: , First: Middle Initial: .

Title of Article:.
Newspaper:.
City:, State(abbreviation): .

Issue Date:: Day: Month: Year:

Pages:.
Name of Database:.
Database Service:.
Name of Sponsoring Library or School:,
City:, State(abbreviation): .

Date Accessed:: Day: Month: Year:

Database Service URL: .

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Internet Magazine Article

Example:

Levy, Steven. "Great Minds, Great Ideas." Newsweek 27 May 2002.
	30 June 2005 <http://www.msnbc.com/news/754336.asp>.

Name of Author:

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Last: , First: Middle Initial: .

Title of Article:.
Title of Magazine:

Date of Publication:(if not known, can leave blank)

Day: Month: Year:

Date Accessed:: Day: Month: Year:

URL: .

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Internet Newspaper Article

Example:

Stern, Henry. "Pre-emptive Blitz Set to Meet Threat of West Nile." 
    Oregonian [Portland, OR] 9 Apr. 2003. 14 Apr. 2003
    <http://www.oregonlive.com>.

Name of Author:

Click to add Authors

Last: , First: Middle Initial: .

Title of Article:.
Title of Newspaper:

Date of Publication (if not known, can leave blank)

Day: Month: Year:

Date Accessed:: Day: Month: Year:

URL: .

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Internet Encyclopedia Article

Example:

"Ernest Hemingway." MSN Encarta 27 Dec. 2005 
      <http://encarta.msn.com>.

Name of Author (if given):

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Last: , First: Middle Initial: .

Title of Article:.
Title of Encyclopedia/Website :

Date Accessed:: Day: Month: Year:

URL: .

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Personal Web Page

Example:

Lynn, Jenny. How I Trained My Guide Dog. 3 Feb. 2004. 23 Apr. 2005 
     <http://www.geocities.com/lynnfamily/guidedogs.htm>.

Name of Author:

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Last: , First: Middle Initial: .

Title of Web Page:.
Update or Last Date (if known):

Day: Month: Year:

Date Accessed:

Day: Month: Year:

URL: .

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Professional Web Page

Example:

Guide Dogs of America: An International Guiding Eyes Program.
     23 Nov. 2005 <http://wwww.guidedogsofamerica.org>.

Name of Author:

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Last: , First: Middle Initial: .

Title of Web Page:.
Update or Last Date (if known):

Day: Month: Year:

Sponsoring Organization/Institution:.
Date Accessed::

Day: Month: Year:

URL: .

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Electronic Image

Example:

Williams, Kathy. "Green Apples." Photograph. Kathy's Apples.
    23 Feb. 2001. 29 May 2004 <http://www.comcast.net/kwhome.htm>.

Photographer/Artist (if known):

Click to add Photographer

Last: , First: Middle Initial: .

Title of Image/Photo:.
Description of Image: *:.
Title of Web Page:.

Update/Last Date:: Day: Month: Year: (if known)

Date Accessed:: Day: Month: Year:

URL: .

* For "Image Description" enter the type of image: 
map, chart, photograph, graphic or other online image.

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