Works Cited Format
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Print Material |
Information Needed |
Example: |
Books and Pamphlets |
Author’s Name (If given) Title City Publisher Copyright Date |
Corrick, James A. The Industrial Revolution. San Diego: Lucent Books, 1998. |
Two or Three Authors |
(Note: 2nd name is written 1st name then last name.) |
Brownstone, David, and Irene Franck. People in the News 1997. New York: Macmillan, 1997. |
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More Than Three Authors |
First author Title City Publisher Copyright Date |
Olmos, Edward James, et al. Americanos: Latino Life in the United States. Boston: Little, Brown, 1999. |
No Author |
Title City Publisher Copyright Date |
Dictionary of Ancient Greek Civilization. London: Methuen, 1966. |
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Government Publication |
Government Agency Document Title Edition City Publisher Copyright Date |
United States Dep't. of Labor. Bureau of Statistics. Dictionary of Occupational Titles. 4th ed. Washington: GPO, 1977. |
Encyclopedia |
Author’s Name (If given) Title City Publisher Copyright Date Edition |
Wadsworth, Frank W. "William Shakespeare." World Book Encyclopedia. Chicago: World Book, 2000 ed. |
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Multiple-Volume Works |
Editor’s Name Title Copyright Date |
Stine, Jean C., ed. Contemporary Literary Criticism. 1983 ed. Kimbel, Bobby E., ed. Dictionary of Literary Biography. American Short-Story Writers, 1910-1945, First Series. 1989 ed. Levant, Howard. “John Steinbeck.” The Novels of John Steinbeck: A Critical Study. 1974. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Vol. 75. 1993 ed. |
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Articles from Anthologies |
Author’s Name (If given) Title of the Article Title of Publication City Publisher Copyright Date |
Davis, Charles T. "The Mixed Heritage of the Modern Black Novel." Ralph Ellison. Ed. Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea, 1986. Gilbert, Sandra M. and Susan Gubar, eds. The Norton Anthology of Literature by Women. New York: Norton, 1985. |
Edited Books |
Editor’s Name Title City Publisher Copyright Date (Note: 2nd name is written 1st name then last name.) |
Bradley, Sculley, Richmond C. Beatty, and E. Hudson Long, eds. The American Tradition in Literature. New York: Norton, 1957. |
Magazine Articles |
Author’s Name (If given) Title of Article Name of Magazine Date Pages |
Gup, Ted. “Empire of the Dead.” Smithsonian April 2000: 106+ |
Newspaper Articles |
Author’s Name (If given) Title of Article Name of Newspaper Date Pages |
McCrory, Mary. “Ask Someone Who Cares.” The Washington Post 30 April 2000: B1. |
Nonprint Material |
Information Needed |
Example: |
Computer Software |
Title of article Title of computer Program Edition City Publisher Copyright Date |
“The Chemistry of Air Pollution.” Magill’s Survey of Science. CD-ROM. 1998 ed. Pasadena: Salem, 1998. |
Interviews |
Name of person interviewed Location Date of Interview |
Clinton, Bill, President. Interview over telephone, White House, 15 April 2000. |
TV or Radio Program |
Program Title Narr./Writer/Producer (If given) Station ID City Date |
“The First Americans”. Narr. Hugh Downs. Writ. and prod. Craig Fisher. NBC News Special. KNBC, Los Angeles. 21 Mar. 1988. |
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Films, Filmstrips, Videotapes, DVD |
Title Director Actors Distributor Year of Release |
Schindler’s List. Dir. Steven Speilberg. Perf.: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, and Ralph Fiennes. Universal Pictures, 1993. |
Recordings |
Author’s Name (If given) Title Performed by Recording Company Volume Copyright Date |
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyitch. Nutcracker Suite, op.71a. Conductor Eugene Ormandy. The Philadelphia Orchestra. RCA Victor, LSC 2668, 1966. |
Microfiche |
Author’s name (If given) Title Date Frame Number |
"Scott Fitzgerald, Author, Dies at 44" [Microfiche]. New York Times, from Great American Writers/One, December 23, 1940, frame 2. |
Internet Resources
Electronic Resources |
Information Needed |
Example: |
World Wide Web |
Author’s name (If given) Title of Article Site Name Copyright Date Date Visited URL |
“Child Labor in America 1908 – 1912.” The History Place. 1999. 12 April 2000 <http://www.historyplace.com/ unitedstates/childlabor>. |
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World Wide Web (Newspaper Article) |
Author”s name (If given) Title of Article Site Name Copyright Date Page # Date Visited URL |
Phillips, Don. “Alaska Airlines Let Jet Fly Despite Worn Parts.” Washington Post. 14 February 2000, A 1. 17 February 2000 <http://www. washingtonpost.com>. |
SIRS Researcher |
Author’s name (If given) Title of Article Name of Publication Copyright Date Site Name Date Visited URL |
Tangley, Laura. “From the Tundra, a Big and Wooly Discovery.” U.S. News & World Report. 23 November 1999, 20-21. SIRS RESEARCHER 14 Feb. 2000 <http:// researcher.sirs.com>. |
GaleNet(Discovering U.S. History) |
Author’s name (If given) Title of Article Name of Publication Publisher Date Visited URL |
“Boston Tea Party, December 16, 1773.” Discovering U.S. History. Gale Group. 15 Jan. 2000 <http://galenet.gale.com>. |
GaleNet(CLC) |
Author’s name (If given) Title of Article Name of Publication Copyright Date Page # Title of Database Publisher Date Visited URL |
Randall, Margaret, “Nothing to Lose.” The Women’s Review of Books, Vol. VII, No. 10-11, July, 1990, 171-18. Gale Contemporary Literary Criticism. Gale Group. 12 Jul. 2000<http://www.galenet.com/ servlet/GLD>. |
ProQuest |
Author’s name (If given) Title of Article Name of Publication Copyright Date Site Name Date Visited URL |
Gibbs., Nancy. “The Age of Ritalin.” Time 30 November 1998, 152. Proquest Direct. 14 Jan. 2000 <http://proquest.umi.com>. |
Encyclopedia |
Author’s name (If given) Title of Article Site Name Publisher Copyright Date Date Visited URL |
“Carnegie, Andrew.” Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica. 1998 9 Mar. 1999 <http://www.ed.com:195/bol/topic?>. |
Note: If there is a date listed as “last edited”, it should be listed after the title.
Abbreviations
(Check with your teacher for capitalization rules.)
ed. - Editor trans. - Translator
n.p. - No Place or no publisher n.d. - No date
n. pag. - No paging U - University
UP - University Press
Acknowledging Sources
(Parenthetical Documentation)
To document quotes, paraphrases, or ideas, cite the author's name and page numbers inside parentheses following the quote or idea in your paper.
Example: [IN PAPER]
At the beginning of the novel, Chief of Police Clumly represents law and order, while the Sunlight Man represents "absolute, anarchistic freedom" (Cowart 63). - Single Author
Example: [IN WORKS CITED]
Cowart, David. Arches and Light: The Fiction of John Gardner. Carbondale: Southern Illinois UP, 1982.
Other Examples of Acknowledging Sources
[IN PAPER]
More Than One Title By the Same Author (Wright, Native Son 117)
Authors With the Same Last Name (John Griffin 176)
Multiple Authors (Carlsen et al. 158)
Documenting By Title (World Bank 2: 9) (When no author)
Multiple-Volume Works (Stine 757)
Literary Works (Hansberry 45; sc 2)
One-Page Articles ("Rhodes")
(Section from Encyclopedia)
Nonprint Sources (Science Fiction: Jules Verne)
Indirect Source and Long Quotation (qtd. in Unrue 29)
Two or More Works (Stine 60: Kimble 100)
When Author's Name Is Used in Text (100)
Online Sources (Gardiner, screens 2-3)