Books THS Library - Help with Works Cited

General Help with Works Cited

• Citation generators can format a citation entry for you. There are several different tools to chose from. Some automated tools uses a book's ISBN number and format the information for you. For other sources, it fills in as much as it can, prompts you for the remaining information and creates the citation. You can "copy and paste" the generated entries into a document or let it generate a document for you. Try these tools and see which one fits your needs:

• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th edition by MLA
This is the authoritative guide to proper citations - the THS library has two copies. Please ask at the Circulation Desk.

 

Works Cited Guidelines for Middle School

Your Works Cited list contains the sources that you used while researching. It shows that you have done serious research and are properly crediting the original authors for the use of their “intellectual property.” It also enables your readers to locate the sources that you cited. (Previously this list was called a "Bibliography.") These guidelines cover the format that is needed for MLA7 style. Below you will find the formats and examples for citing various types sources:

      books   encyclopedia articles   articles from databases   Web pages
      images from the Web   pamphlet/brochures   lecture/presentations

TIPS

Italics – used in place of underlining

Medium of publication—Every entry lists what type of publication the information comes from: Print, Web, Radio, Television, CD, DVD,PDF file, etc.

When citing commonly used Reference sources, like World Book Encyclopedia or Britannica—you do not have to include publisher information. List only the edition, year of publication and medium of publication.

If some information is not available for your citation—only fill out what is available. For example, some articles do not have an author, so leave that blank. Not every website has a publisher, so leave that blank.


Book

Format:

Author's last name, Author's first name. Book Title. City Published: Publisher, Year Published. Print.

Example:

London, Jack. White Fang. New York: Atheneum, 2000. Print.

 


Encyclopedia article

Format:

Author's last name, Author's first name (this is the author of the article, not the encyclopedia). "Article Title in quotes." Encyclopedia Name in italics. Year Published or edition number. Print.

Example:

Heslin, Raymond. "Marxism." World Book Encyclopedia. 2007 ed. Print.

Example 2 (no author):

"Vegetarianism." Encyclopedia Britannica. 2007 ed. Print.

 


Database article, such as Student Resource Center

Format:
Author's last name, Author's first name. "Title of the article in quotes." Name of source in italics (note: this is not the same as the name of the database). (Year published). Name of Database. Web. Day Month (Abbrev.) Year accessed (by you). URL

Example 1:
Keith, Ted. "Secret Slugger: Unsung Brian Giles Set to Power Padres." Sports Illustrated Teens. 1 May 2004. Student Resource Center. Web. 6 June 2005. http://galenet.galegroup.com.

Example 2 : (no author)
"Women in Greece." Civilization of the Ancient Mediterranean: Greece and Rome. (1988). History Resource Center. Web. 2 Nov. 2009. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/History/

 


Website

Format:
Author's last name, Author's first name. "Website Article ." Website name in italics. Publisher, Day Month (abbrev.) Year electronically published. Web. Day Month (Abbrev.) Year accessed (by you). URL

Example:
 “Persephone.” Theoi Greek Mythology. 2008. Web.  2 Nov. 2009. http://www.theoi.com. 
 


To cite an image from a Web site

*Many webpages do not give titles for works of art or credit the artists who created the images you see on the web. However, it is still your responsibility to give credit for the images you find on the web for your research projects and presentations. If there is no title available, you can name the image yourself.

Format:

Artist (if available). "Image: Title or description of Image."Name of Database or Website in italics. Web. Day Month (Abbrev.) Year accessed. URL

Example:

"Dinosaur Train."Muppet Central. Web. 9 Nov. 2009. http://www.muppetcentral.com/news/2009/082409.shtml.

 


To cite a Pamphlet or Brochure

*If there is no date, use n.d. This means not dated.

Format:

Author's last name, Author's first name (if available). "Name of Pamphlet." City: Publisher, Year published. Print.

Example (no author, no date):

"Wind Power for Delaware's Future." Newark, DE: Bluewater Wind, n.d. Print.

 


To cite a Lecture or Presentation

Format:

Speaker's last name, first name. "Title, if any." The meeting name if any. Sponsoring organization. Location, City. Day Month (Abbrev.) Year presented. Lecture.

Example:

Johnson, Scott. "SolarDock. Better Faster Stronger." Tower Hill Energy Panel. Tower Hill School, Wilmington, DE. 14 April 2009. Lecture.


Music: To cite a Song

Format:

Artist's last name, first name. "Title of work." Publisher in italics. Sponsoring organization. Location, City. Day Month (Abbrev.) Year issued. Medium of publication.

Example:

Holliday, Billie. "God Bless the Child ." The Essense of Billie Holliday. Columbia, 1991. CD.

 

 

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