Works Cited How to format a Works Cited section Begin on a separate page and number consecutively At the top of your page CENTRE and type in ALL CAPITALS.

Works Cited

How to format a Works Cited section

Begin on a separate page and number consecutively

•At the top of your page

CENTRE and type in ALL CAPITALS :

WORKS CITED

• Arrange your items in ALPHABETICAL order by author.

• If there is no author begin with the title.

• Remember to include “a”, “an” or “the” in the title, but ignore for the purpose of alphabetization.

Page Formatting

• Last name and page number in the upper right-hand corner, exactly ½ inch from the top of the page.

• Center the title Works Cited one inch from the top. Double-space before first entry.

• Begin entry flush with left margin. Do not number, do not use bullets.

• If the entry runs more than one line, indent the second(+) line five spaces.

Page Formatting Continued

• Single-space each entry; also double-space between entries.

• List each entry alphabetically by the author’s last name. If there is no author, use the first word of the title.

Works Cited Sample

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Works Cited

Alna, Shawn. “The Universal Teenager.” Fortune 4 Apr. 2003: 14-16.

Bass, Nancy. “Is Affirmative Action needed in 2005?" (10 Jan. 2005): 12 Jan. 2005  <http://www.ppc.new.edu/home/sbt/com>.

Shaw, Arnold. Affirmative Action. New York: Schirmer Books, 1986.

WORKS CITED

“A Waterdown Warrior makes all other athletes look like

‘Wannabe’s’.” The Hamilton Spectator. October 5, 2005,

C 4.

Barwinski, Paul. Don’t Park in Staff Parking!. New York: Harcourt,

2005.

Deven, John. WDHS Kids Rule!. Toronto: McGraw-Hill, 2006.

McGill, Margie. WDHS R Us. Feb. 2005. Waterdown District High

School Online. 5 Feb. 2005 < www.margieweb.edu.ca >.

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Did you see the error?

WORKS CITED

Barwinski, Paul. Don’t Park in Staff Parking!. New York: Harcourt,

2005.

Deven, John. WDHS Kids Rule!. Toronto: McGraw-Hill, 2006.

McGill, Margie. WDHS R Us. Feb. 2005. Waterdown District High

School Online. 5 Feb. 2005 < www.margieweb.edu.ca >.

“A Waterdown Warrior makes all other athletes look like

‘Wannabe’s’.” The Hamilton Spectator. 5 Oct. 2005: C 4.

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Let’s see how observant you are:

If an entry is longer than one line across the page, where do you begin the carry over lines?

If a title appears in quotation marks, where does the period go -- inside or outside the quotation

marks?

like this “ .”

or

like this “ ”. ?

The answer is

“INSIDE.”

Do you number each entry?

No.

Note the punctuation:1. Between the authors surname and fir

PUNCTUATION

1. Between the author’s surname and first name ,2. After the author’s name .3. After a major title .4. After city of publication :5. At end of entry .

P.S. UNDERLINE the main title

DATE

For date of publication, always use the most recent edition.

Therefore, if a book is published in 1997, 2000, and 2001, use 2001 in your bibliography.

PLACE

For place of publication, always use the first one listed.

Therefore, if the book was printed in Toronto, New York and Waterdown…..use Toronto.

When listing the author(s), you must include all of them

in the order in which they appear.

But...

The first author is listed by surname first, then first name:

Bunny, Bugs

The next two are written in normal order:

Bunny, Bugs, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd .

With 4 or more authors, you list the first one in the usual way:

Bond, James

and then use the handy little Latin phrase “et al.” , which means ‘and all the others.” for the remaining 3+

authors.

Bond, James, et al. Gizmos, Girls and Goofy Stunts . . . ETC.

Citing Books

• One AuthorLast, First. Title. City: Publisher, year.

• More Than Three Authors Last, First, et al. Title. City: Publisher, year.

• Editor Listed and No Author Listed Last, First, ed. Title. City: Publisher, year.

• Government PublicationsCountry or State. Name of Agency. Title.

City: Publisher, year.

Citing Reference Books

• Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

“Euthanasia.” Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. 10th ed. 1998.

“Euthanasia.” Encyclopedia Americana. 1998 ed.

• Bible (considered an anonymous book)

Bible Translation. City: Publisher, year.

Citing Periodicals

Magazines, Journals, newsletters, or articlesLast, First. "Title of article or document."  Title of

journal, file volume number.issue number / or other identifying number (year or date of publication):  number of pages or paragraphs given. 

Rules on Citing Web Sites

• Because Internet sources typically have no page or paragraph numbers, and Web sites often list no author, people are often confused about how to refer to these sources within their papers.

• Keep in mind that the primary purpose of an in-text citation is simply to point readers to the correct entry on the "Works Cited" page.

Elements of Web Entries1. Author or editor (Last, First, ed. for editor)2. Title of article, page, posting (followed by the description "On-line posting") 3. Title of book and printed version information (if part of a book) 4. Title of the site, database, periodical, etc., or a description such as Home page 5. Version, volume, issue, or other identifying number 6. Date posted (or last update) 7. Name of subscription service, and name and location (city) of library where

accessed 8. Listserv or forum name 9. Number of pages (pp.) or paragraphs (pars.), if numbered 10. Sponsoring organization 11. Date accessed 12. Electronic address (or URL or keyword of the subscription service)

NOTE: If a URL is quite long and complicated, simply give the site's search page or home page URL.

If certain items do not apply or are not available, do not include them.

Format of Web Entry

• Author or editor. "Title." Printed version information. Site title. Volume or issue number. Date posted. Name of subscription service, library name and location. Listserv name. 00 pp. Sponsoring organization. Date accessed <Electronic address>.

Sample Web Entries

Web Site (Professional)ESPN.com. 10 Nov. 1999. ESPN Internet Ventures.

24 Nov. 1999 <http://espn.go.com>.  

Article Within a Web SiteDevitt, Terry. "Flying High." The Why Files. 9 Dec. 1999.

University of Wisconsin, Board of Regents. 4 Jan. 2000<http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/shorties/kite.html>.  Note: When line length forces you to break a Web address, always break it after a slash mark.

Web Site (Personal)Hamilton, Calvin J. Views of the Solar System. 12 Nov. 1999

<http://solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm>. Note: When a professional or personal site has no title, use the description "Home page" without an underscore.

Sample Web Entries Continued

On-Line Government Document

United States. U.S. Census Bureau. Poverty in the United     States: 1998. Sept. 1999. 12 Nov. 1999 <http://     www.census.gov/prod/99pubs/p60-207.pdf>.  

Article from On-Line Computer Service (Also in Print)

Williams, Vanessa. "D.C. Votes to Limit Teenage Drivers:Council Sets 18 as Minimum Age for Full License." Washington Post 3 Nov. 1999, final ed.: A1. National Newspapers. ProQuest. Gateway Technical College, Elkhorn Campus Library. 12 Nov. 1999 <http://proquest.umi.com/pdqweb>.

MAGAZINES

Steacy, Anne. “Losing the Race Against Drug

Dealers.” Maclean’s 18 Aug. 2005: 45-48.

NEWSPAPERS

“Students face tight housing market.” The

Globe and Mail (Toronto) 22 Oct. 2006:

C5.

ENCYCLOPAEDIA

“Canadian Football League.” The Illustrated History

of Football Encyclopedia. Ed. Jerome

Green.2 vols. New York: MacMillan, 1999.

Southam, Brian. “Austen, Jane.” Encyclopedia

Britannica: Macropaedia. 1986 ed.

VIDEO

Legends of the Fall. Dir. Edward Zwick.

Videocassette. Miramax, 1994.

INTERVIEW

Wiseman, Adele. Personal interview. 19

Oct. 2006.

COMPUTER SOFTWARE

Clarke, Bryan C. “Clone.” Microsoft Encarta 99

Encyclopedia. Microsoft, CD-ROM, 1999-

1999.

Example: A book written by Babette Deutsch and titled Poetry in Our Time. The second edition of the book was published in 1956 by Columbia University Press in New York.

Example: A book written by Babette Deutsch and titled Poetry in Our Time. The second edition of the book was published in 1956 by Columbia University Press in New York.

Deutsch, Babette. Poetry in Our Time. 2nd ed. New York: Columbia UP, 1956.

Example: An electronic source: An article found in Lexis-Nexis, titled The McCain Mutiny. Authors are Howard Fineman, with Martha Brant and Michael Isikoff. The journal is Newsweek. The date is February 14 2000 edition. You saw it April 2, 2004.

Example: An electronic source: An article found in Lexis-Nexis, titled The McCain Mutiny. Authors are Howard Fineman, with Martha Brant and Michael Isikoff. The journal is Newsweek. The date is February 14 2000 edition. You saw it April 2, 2004.

Fineman, Howard, and Martha Brant and Michael Isikoff. "The McCain     Mutiny." Newsweek 14 Feb. 2000. Lexis-Nexis. 2 Apr. 2004 <http://web.lexis- nexis.com/universe/>.

References for Works Cited

• Writer’s Inc.

• http://www.thewritesource.com/

• http://www.noodletools.com/quickcite/

• http://www.easybib.com/