Daftar Pustaka atau referensi diperlukan saat menulis makalah penelitian atau pun skripsi. Berikut ini adalah contoh cara menulis Daftar Pustaka.
Buku:
Author (nama belakang dahulu). Title of the book. City: Publisher, Date of publication.
Contoh:
Dahl, Roald. The BFG. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1982.
Ensiklopedia:
Encyclopedia Title, Edition Date. Volume Number, "Article Title," page numbers.
Contoh:
The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1997. Volume 7, "Gorillas," pp. 50-51.
Majalah:
Author (nama belakang dahulu), "Article Title." Name of magazine. Volume number, (Date): page numbers.
Contoh:
Jordan, Jennifer, "Filming at the Top of the World." Museum of Science Magazine. Volume 47, No. 1, (Winter 1998): p. 11.
Koran:
Author (nama belakang dahulu), "Article Title." Name of newspaper, city, state of publication. (date): edition if available, section, page number(s).
Contoh:
Powers, Ann, "New Tune for the Material Girl." The New York Times, New York, NY. (3/1/98): Atlantic Region, Section 2, p. 34.
Pribadi:
Full name (nama belakang dahulu). Occupation. Date of interview.
Contoh:
Smeckleburg, Sweets. Bus driver. April 1, 1996.
Film:
Title, Director, Distributor, Year.
Contoh:
Braveheart, Dir. Mel Gibson, Icon Productions, 1995
CD-ROM:
Disc title: Version, Date. "Article title," pages if given. Publisher.
Contoh:
Compton's Multimedia Encyclopedia: Macintosh version, 1995. "Civil rights movement," p.3. Compton's Newsmedia.
Artikel Majalah:
Author (nama belakang dahulu). "Article title." Name of magazine (Type of medium). Volume number, (Date): page numbers. If available: publisher of medium, version, date of issue.
Contoh:
Rollins, Fred. "Snowboard Madness." Sports Stuff (CD-ROM). Number 15, (February 1997): pp. 15-19. SIRS, Mac version, Winter 1997.
Artikel Koran:
Author (nama belakang dahulu). "Article title." Name of newspaper (Type of medium), city and state of publication. (Date): If available: Edition, section and page number(s). If available: publisher of medium, version, date of issue.
Contoh:
Stevenson, Rhoda. "Nerve Sells." Community News (CD-ROM), Nassau, NY. (Feb 1996): pp. A4-5. SIRS, Mac. version, Spring 1996.
Sumber Online:
Internet:
Author of message, (Date). Subject of message. Electronic conference or bulletin board (Online). Available e-mail: LISTSERV@ e-mail address
Contoh:
Ellen Block, (September 15, 1995). New Winners. Teen Booklist (Online). Helen Smith@wellington.com
World Wide Web:
URL (Uniform Resource Locator or WWW address). author (or item's name, if mentioned), date.
Contoh: (Boston Globe's www address)
http://www.boston.com. Today's News, August 1, 1996.
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