Thursday, February 9, 2012

Works Cited Page

1. On a separate sheet of paper, type or write Works Cited in the top center line.
2. Entries are listed alphabetically by author’s last name.
3. Indent the second and subsequent lines.
For example:


Works Cited
Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New York: Penguin,
     1987. Print.
Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. Denver: MacMurray, 1999.
     Print.



4. For every entry, you must determine the Medium of Publication. Most entries will likely be listed as Print or Web sources, but other possibilities may include Film, CD-ROM, or DVD.

5. This is the format of book sources:


Works Cited
Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year
     of Publication. Medium of Publication.
Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. Denver: MacMurray, 1999.
     Print.



6. This is the format of electronic sources:


Works Cited
 “Title.” Simple Web Address. Name of institution/organization affiliated
     with the site (sponsor of publisher), date of resource creation (if
     available). Medium of publication. Date of access.
"How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow.com. eHow, n.d. Web. 24 Feb.
     2009.



7. This is the format of a magazine article:


Works Cited
Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages.
     Medium of publication.
Poniewozik, James. "TV Makes a Too-Close Call." Time 20 Nov. 2000:
     70-71. Print.



For further information, this is my resource for the notes:

“MLA Style.” Owl.english.purdue.edu. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue
     and Purdue U, 2008. Web. 9 Feb. 2012.

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