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Book [0 - Multiple Authors]

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Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird.
     New York: Warner Books, 1982.

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The American Renaissance. Philadephia: Chelsea House
     Publishers, 2004.

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Hopper, Henry, and Peter Gwunn. Fun With Physics. 
     New York: Harper & Row, 1997.

Example 3 authors:

Thompsen, Adam, Mary Jensen, and Dori Graham. Coexisting
     Under Stress. Chicago: New Age Press, 2005.

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     New York: Shooting Star Press, 1994.

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Bevington, David, ed. The Complete Works of Shakespeare.
     3rd ed. Glenview, IL: Scott Foresman, 1980.

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David, Edward, and Frank Edwards, eds. Computers.
     New York: Harper Collins, 1994.

Example 3 editors:

Abbot, Jack., Greg Brunning, and Matt Doren, eds. System Dynamics.
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Flowers, Betty S. "Wrestling with the Mother and Father:
     'His' and 'Her' in Adrienne Rich." 
     Private Voices, Public Lives: Women Speak on 
     the Literary Life. Ed. Nancy Owen Nelson.
     N.p.: University of North Texas Press, 1995. 54-63.  
     Rpt. in  Contemporary  Literary Criticism.
     Ed. Deborah Smith. Vol. 104. Detroit: Gale, 1982. 430-44.

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Spilka, Mark. "Of George and Lennie and Curley's Wife:
     Sweet Violence in Steinbeck's Eden." 
     Modern Fiction Studies 65.3 (1974): 43-50.  
     Rpt. in  Contemporary  Literary Criticism. 
     Ed. Deborah Smith. Vol. 104. Detroit: Gale, 1982. 430-44.

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Book - Author and Editor

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Jordan, Jeff. "Creating Evil in East of Eden." Readings on
     East of Eden. Ed. James Bowden. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 
     1973. 58-60.

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Allende, Isabel. "Toad's Mouth." Reading Poetry: An Anthology
     of Poems. Ed. Robert DiYanni. New York: Random House,
     1989. 41-47.

Chase, Richard. "Old Christmas Eve." Grandfather Tales.
     Ed. H. L. Pick. New York:Viking, 1973. 58-60.

Simon, Mark. "Understanding Gatsby." Readings on
     The Great Gatsby. Ed. Richard Morrow. Chicago: Chelsea House
     Publishing, 2001. 54-59.

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    Nation's Business Apr. 1993: 22-24.

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Clark, Herbert H., and Thomas H. Carlson. "Hearers and 
     Speech Acts." Language 58 (1982): 332-373.

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Schwartz, John. "Obesity Affects Economic, Social Status."
     Washington Post 30 Sep. 2003: A1, A4.

Bryant, Alfred. "Our Role in the U.N." Letter to the Editor.
     Oregonian [Portland, OR] 15 Dec. 1997: B7.

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Print Anthology :: Author, Translator & Editor

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Akhmatova, Anna. The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova
     Trans. Judith Hemschemeyer. Ed. Roberta Reeder. 
     Brookline, MS: Zephyr Press, 1997.

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Online Database :: Encyclopedia

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"Chiru." Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia.
     2002. EBSCOhost. Eugene Public Library, Eugene, OR.
     15 Apr. 2003 <http://search.epnet.com/>.

Example - with author:

Rogers, Frank. "Southern Flying Squirrel." Encyclopedia of Animals.
     2005. EBSCO Animals. EBSCOHost. Sprague H.S. Lib., Salem, OR.
     15 Feb. 2004 <http://search.epnet.com/>.

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Online Database :: Magazine

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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/>.

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Online Book - Author Database

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Resch, John  Americans at War.  Detroit: McMillan, 2005.
     Gale Virtual Reference Libary.  Thomson Gale.  Centennial High
     School Library, Gresham, OR. 11 Oct. 2004
     <http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/13707>.

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Resch, John, ed.  Americans at War.  Detroit: McMillan, 2005.
     Gale Virtual Reference Libary.  Thomson Gale.  Centennial High
     School Library, Gresham, OR. 11 Oct. 2004
     <http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/13707>.

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Fitzgerald, Ella. A-Tisket A-Tasket. Audiocassette. MCA, 1985.

Mozart, Wolfgang A. Cosi Fan Tutte. Perf. Kiri Te Kanawa, Frederica von Stade, David Randall, and Phillippe Huttenlocher. Cond. Alain Lombard. Strasbourg Philharmonic Orch. LP. RCA, 1978.

Welles, Orson, dir. The War of the Worlds. By H.G. Wells. Adapt. Howard Koch. Mercury Theatre on the Air. Rec. 30 Oct. 1938. Radio Spirits, 1998.

John, Elton. "This Song Has No Title." Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. MCA, 1974.

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Online Database :: Scholarly Journal

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Borman, W.C. "Role of Early Development in Reading Skills."
     Journal of Applied Psychology 78 (1998): 443-449. EBSCOhost.
     Benson H.S., Portland, OR. 21 May 2001 
     <http://search.epnet.com>.

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Online Database :: Newspaper

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 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/>.

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      19 June 2004. Library of Congress, Washington. 
      18 May 2005 <http://thomas.loc.gov/>.

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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/>.

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 Bohannon, John. "The Human Genome in 3D, at Your Fingertips." 
     Science 44 (2002): 735-737. 26 Jan. 2004
     <http://www.sciencemag.org/search.dtl>.

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Pearl, Nancy. Pearl's Picks. 15 Jan. 2006. 6 May 2006
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Gough, Alex. "Charting Data at the Bottom of the World."
    O'Reilly Network - Articles. 4 May 2006. O'Reilly. 15 May 2006
    <http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2006/05/04/charting-data.html>.

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Hawthorne, Nathaniel.  Twice-Told Tales.  Boston: Houghton, 1883.
     Project Gutenberg.  11 Oct. 2004.  Project Gutenberg Foundation.
     7 Nov. 2007  <http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/13707>.

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Hawthorne, Nathaniel, ed.  Twice-Told Tales.  Boston: Houghton, 1883.
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     7 Nov. 2007  <http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/13707>.

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

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Kennedy, John F. "The Kennedy Withdrawal." 2 Oct. 1963.
    White House Tapes.org. Miller Center of Public Affairs. 
    23 May 2005
    <http://www.whitehousetapes.org/exhibits/vietnam_withdrawal/>.

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Merrian, Joanne. "Spinoff: Monsterpiece Theatre." Online posting.
     30 Apr. 1994. Shaksper. The Global Electronic 
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     <http://www.shaksper.net/archives/1994/0380.html>.

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Doe, Jane. "Benefits of being a Vegetarian." Online posting. 
    30 April 2005. Veggie Thoughts. 15 March 2001
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