Work Cited Page MLA Works Cited Basic Rules

Work Cited Page MLA

Works Cited / Basic Rules • You must have a Works Cited page at the end most academic papers. • Basic rules • A Works Cited page is on a separate page at the end of your research paper • Label the page Works Cited and center the words Works Cited at the top of the page. • It should be double spaced

Books • When you are gathering book sources, be sure to make note of the following bibliographic items: the author name(s), other contributors such as translators or editors, the book’s title, editions of the book, the publication date, the publisher, and the pagination. • Basic Rules • Commas are used instead of periods between Publisher, Publication Date, and Pagination.

Books With One Author • The author’s name or a book with a single author's name appears in last name, first name format. The basic form for a book citation is: • Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Publication Date. • Example: Henry, John. The Importance of Citations. Penguin Puff Classics, 2015

Book with Two Authors • When a book has multiple authors, order the authors in the same way they are presented in the book. The first given name appears in last name, first name format; subsequent author names appear in first name last name format. • Example • Benny, Hill and Jessie Statesman. The New Importance of Citations. Penguin, 1987

Book with Three or More authors. • If there are three or more authors, list only the first author followed by the phrase et al. in place of the subsequent authors' names. There is a period after “al” in “et al. ” • Example • Moore, Kim, et al. The Boy in the Stripped Cotton Shirt. Boston, 2013

Book with no author • If a book does not have an author, start with the title of the book. • Killzone. Amazon, 2017

Periodicals include magazines, newspapers, and scholarly journals. Citing these sources require three main things; the author, the title of the article, and information about the periodicals.

Magazines To cite a magazine article, follow these steps • the author, • the title of the article in quotations marks, • italicize the magazine title. • date of publication. (Day, Month (abbreviated), Year) • Page numbers • Example • Toro, Del Taco. “The Dangers of Fidget Spinners. ” Monk Survival Guide. 12 Oct. 2017, pp. 50 -66

Newspapers • Generally the same as a magazine, but with different pagination. • If the newspaper isn’t well known, include the city where the newspaper circulates after the title of the newspaper. • Example: • Gates, Bill. “How to become rich in 30 days. ” Money Maker Weekly. [Pueblo, CO]. 20 Mar. 2017, p. A 11 • (Note a single page for a newspaper is p. not pp. )

Scholarly Article • Cite the author • Title of the article in quotation marks. • Title of the Magazine is italisized. • Include the volume number (“vol. ”) and issue number (“no. ”) when possible • Separate the vol. and no. by commas. • Include Publication Year.

Anthology • To cite a story or article in an anthology, use the following formula • • Cite the author of the article or story Title of the Anthology, Followed by the editors of the anthology The publisher The year of publication And the page numbers of the publication • Example • Harris, Muriel. "Talk to Me: Engaging Reluctant Writers. " A Tutor's Guide: Helping Writers One to One, edited by Ben Rafoth, Heinemann, 2000, pp. 24 -34.

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries • Include the title of the article • The title of the Encyclopedia or Dictionary • The edition of the Encyclopedia or Dictionary • The publication year • Example • “Ideologies. ” The New Encyclopedia. 4 th ed. , 2015

Electronic Sources • Use “Accessed” to denote which date you accessed the web page • You do not need to include http: // • If a online article (mostly scholarly) has a DOI (digital object identifier), use this instead of a URL. • Online newspapers have permalink (or a short version of the URL). If available, you can use that instead of typing out the whole URL. • If a website does not have page numbers, you can use par. or pars. instead. This is the paragraph number you found the information in.

Electronic Sources Citation Info • • Author’s Name (or editor if no author) Article Name in “” Title of the website italicized Any information related to the volume, issue, edition, or revision of the article Publisher Information Date Accessed URL (web address link). IMPORTANT NOTE: It is important to include the access date since websites are updated constantly. Information available one day might not be there (or might have been altered) the next time you visit a website.

Citing an Entire Website • Author (or editor / contributor in no author is credited). Name of the Website. Version Number (if available). Name of the organization affiliated with the website (like a publisher or sponsor). Date of website publication, url (doi or permalink). Date accessed. • Example • Gosling, Ryan. Guide to Hollywood. Action, 28 Nov. 2003, www. sca. org. Accessed 10 May 2006.

A Page on a Website • Similar to citing an entire website, with the inclusion of the page title. • Example – An e. How article would still list ehow as the website, but will also include the title of the article. • Smith, John. “How to make Chile. ” e. How, www. ehow. com/how_10727_make -vegetarian-chili. html. Accessed 6 July 2015.

An Image (both online or in print). • The artist (last, first). • The title of the work Italicized • The date of creation • Where the art is located • The name of the website you got the image from (also Italicized) • Date Accessed • Example • Griffin, Peter. The Bird is the Word. The Louvre. Fox, www. fox. com. Accessed 2 January, 2015.

An Article in an Online Magazine. Provide the author name, article name in quotation marks, title of the web magazine in italics, publisher name, publication date, URL, and the date of access. Example: Bernstein, Mark. "10 Tips on Writing the Living Web. " A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites, 16 Aug. 2002, alistapart. com/article/writeliving. Accessed 4 May 2009.

Online Scholarly Article: • Use the same format as you would for a print scholarly article. Include the web address and date accessed at the end of your example: • Dolby, Nadine. “Research in Youth Culture and Policy: Current Conditions and Future Directions. ” Social Work and Society: The International Online-Only Journal, vol. 6, no. 2, 2008, www. socwork. net/sws/article/view/60/362. Accessed 20 May 2009

An Email • Author of the message • The subject line in quotation marks • Whom to message was sent with the phrase, “Received by” and the recipient’s name. • Include the date the message was sent. • . Neyhart, David. "Re: Online Tutoring. " Received by Joe Barbato, 1 Dec. 2016.

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