Works Cited Page

Works Cited Page

A list of sources used in a report is called Works Cited. Works cited list all manner of reference used for information: books, magazines, newspapers, micorfiche and microfilm, charts, graphs, pictures and any other data of use to the writer and reader of the report. The works cited page(s) is the final page of the report. Works cited are necessary to give credit to the authors of the materials used

RULES TO REMEMBER

All items are combined regardless of type and listed alphabetically.

Ignore "a", "an" and "the" when alphabetizing entries.

Double spaced the entire document.

The second and following lines of each entry should be indented.

Don’t forget to use commas, colons, and periods as instructed.

All dates are given in DD Month Year format.

If more than one city is included in place of publication, use the first one.

Cite only the last name of the publisher, cite only the surname of the first several names.

If there is no date given use: n.d. (lower case letters)

BOOKS

FOR A BOOK By One Author:

Author’s last name, first name. Title of the book. Place of publication:

publisher, copyright date.

EXAMPLE:

Smith, John. Dogs and Cats. New York: McGraw Hill, 1998.

FOR A BOOK Two or Three Authors:

Put first author's last name, first name. Put 2^nd (and 3^rd) in first

name, Last name order. Title of the book. Place of

publication: publisher, copyright date.

EXAMPLE:

Wendover, Michelle, and Cyndy Lang and James W. Marquart.

The Snake and I in High School. Wapingers Falls: Reptilian, 1998.
For a book with more than three authors: EXAMPLE:

Wendover, Michelle, et. al. (or "and others'). The Snake and I in High

School. Wappingers Falls: Reptilian. 1998.
For Two or more books by the same author.

Put three hyphens in to stand for the name

EXAMPLE:

Adam, Louanne. Autumn Colors. New York: Chapel, 1999.

---, Spring Songs. Detroit: Honeywell, 1996.

ENCYCLOPEDIA

If the article is signed, give the author first. I article is unsigned, start with the title.

Do not use page numbers or volume if articles are arranged alphabetically (like an encyclopedia or dictionary).

Author (of the article)’s Last name, First name. "Title of the encyclopedia article." Name of the encyclopedia.

Editor Name, ed. # volumes. Place of Publication: Publisher,

Copyright Date.

EXAMPLE :

Wilson, Susan. "Shoes." Fashion of the Centureies. Fred Daly, ed.

6 vols. New York: Robins, 1999.

For Familiar reference works with frequent new additions (ie. World Book Encyclopedia), list only the edition and year:

Author's Last name, First name. "Title of the article." Name of the

reference. Edition. Date.

EXAMPLE:

Mohanty, Jitendra M. "Indian Philosophy." World Book

Encyclopedia. 16^th ed. 1999.
If the article is unsigned, start either the title:

"Surrealism." Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. 15^th ed. 2000.

FOR WEBSITES:

The object of an electronic citation is to allow a reader to locate it. Often there is limited information available to complete the citation.

The name of supporting organization is usually at the bottom of the site's home page or got to an "About Us" page.

The most recent copyright date may be used for the date last revised

Author/editor Last name, First name (if given). "Title of the website."

Name of organization supporting website, including version

number, (if given). Date of publication or last revision, if known.

Access Date, <URL>(Website/path/file).

EXAMPLE:

Sinclair, Lewis. "Facts about space stations." Today@NASA. 1999.

25 February 2000. http://www.nasa.gov.

FOR ONLINE SERVICES (ENCYCLOPEDIA, ETC.):

Online Services may include home access services such as American Online.

Complete the citation with the keyword of the search location, if used.

Author. "Title of article." Name of online publication. Version #, if given. Date. Name of Online Service. Access date. <URL> or Keyword.
EXAMPLE:

"Table Tennis." Compton's Encyclopedia Online. Vers. 3.5. 2004. American Online.

3 March 2004. Keyword: Compton's. "Spiders(arthropod)," Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia. 2004.23 April 2004. http://encarta.msn.com.. FOR CD-ROMs (encyclopedias, reference CD's, etc.)

Author’s/editor's Last name, First name. "Title of article". Title of publication.

Type of medium if not online (ei. CD-ROM). Edition (if relevant).

Place of publication: Publisher, Date.

EXAMPLE

Hill, Sam. "Babe Ruth: The Legend". Baseball Heroes. CD-ROM.

Dallas: 2001.
FOR PAMPHLETS

Treat a pamphlet like a book;

EXAMPLE:

Hot Line Numbers. Poughkeepsie: Dutchess County Social Services. 2000.

Government publications, maps, statistical data graphs or charts:

The author is not usually given Cite the government agency or department as the author.

Underline title. Use a descriptive label: chart, map, etc. List the place of publication and the date.

EXAMPLE:

United States Dept. of the Army. Topographical Map of New Mexico. Washington: GPO, 1997 Increase of Pets in the United States. Graph(or chart). New York: Xenon, 1998

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