Work Cited How?

Support your Topic Understand the assignment Find introduction information Narrow your scope

Research your topic Search OPAC Search through the books using the index & table of contents Check databases Lastly, go on the web

Modern Language Association Official style used at Spalding Includes a section called Works Cited MLA

Works Cited Includes all items cited in the research Located at the end of the document Follows a certain format

References Also there is an APA style American Psychological Association Includes all items USED in the research Located at the end of the document Follows a certain format But here at Spalding we follow MLA

Print Order of information in MLA Author’s name. “Title of article.” Title of the book. Ed. / Trans. (Order as appears on title page) 2nd ed. Vol. Series. Place of publication: publisher, date. Page numbers (only if part of work is cited). Print.

Basic Instructions for a book Author. Full Title. Edition. City of Publication: Publishing Company, publication date. Print. Example Golding, William. Lord of the Flies. New York: Perigee, Print.

Finding book data Check title page for: Title Author Place of Publication Publisher Date Check Verso (back of title page) for Place of Publication Publisher Date Missing data can be found

But what if there is more than ONE Author?

Follow your copy of Write for College Volvo, James M., and Dorothy Denneen Volvo. Encyclopedia of the Antebellum South. Westport, CT: Greenwood, Print.

Three Editors Corbett, Doris, John Cheffers, and Eileen Crowley Sullivan, eds. Unique games and sports around the world. Westport, CT: Greenwood, Print.

More than three authors? List first author And the words “et al” Example: Comaroni, John P. ed., et al. Dewey decimal classification and relative index. 20 th ed. Albany, NY: Forest, Print.

What about books with more than one date? Republished Books Many times books are republished years after the original date. On the Verso of the title page all these dates are listed. You give the oldest and most current.

Example Miller, Arthur. The Crucible; a play in four acts New York: Penguin, Print.

What about a book in a series? Editor/Author. Full Title. Title of Series. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date.

Example Pierson, Peter. The History of Spain. The Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations. Westport, CT: Greenwood, Print.

How do I know if it is a book in a series? Page facing title page tends to list other titles in series. Also can be found on the back of the book On title page series title is listed, usually in a different or smaller font. On verso, Library of Congress Cataloging-In- Publication (CIP) will list title of series within parentheses

Encyclopedias /Reference Sets When you have a common, well known encyclopedia that is updated frequently, you do not need to give editorial information or full publication data. These would include World Book, Americana, and the Britannica

Signed Reference Articles Garcia, Homer D. “Hispanic Americans.” The World Book Encyclopedia ed. Print.

Reference Books IF you cite more than one volume in a Multi Volume Reference set, cite the total number of volumes of the set.

Reference Sets Durrwell, F. X. “Lamb of God.” Catholic Encyclopedia. 2 nd ed. Vol. 8. Detroit: Gale, Print.

“for students” series VERY unique source which uses a lot of rules Not an A-Z arranged set therefore a volume number must be included Articles are not signed Criticisms are signed and must be cited with authors Most criticisms are reprinted from another source & must be cited as such.

for Students example for entire article “The Old Man and the Sea.” Novels for Students: Presenting Analysis, Context, and Criticism on Commonly Studied Novels. Eds. Marie Rose Napierkowski and Deborah A. Stanley. Vol. 6. Detroit: Gale, Print.

for Students example for a section of an article “Daisy Miller - Themes.” Literary Themes for Students: The American Dream. Ed. Anne Marie Hacht. Vol. 1. Detroit: Thomson Gale, Print.

for Students example for a review Metzger, Sheri E. “Bus Stop - Criticism.” Dramafor Students: Presenting Analysis, Context, and Criticism on Commonly Studied Dramas.Ed. David Galens. Vol. 8. Detroit: Gale, Print.

for Students example for a reprinted review Hayes, Richard. “Bus Stop.” Commonweal 8 Apr. 1995: 14. Rpt. in Drama for Students: Presenting Analysis, Context, and Criticism on Commonly Studied Dramas. Ed. David Galens. Vol. 8. Detroit: Gale, Print.

Abbreviations Time (May, June & July are never abbreviated) Geographic Names (country & states) Publisher abbreviations (omit articles, business abbreviations and descriptive words)

On-Line Database Information for print version (without the word “print”). Title of database Web (medium of publication) Date of access Tip: Copy and paste from database.

Example Braswell, William. "The Main Theme of Moby-Dick." EXPLORING Novels. Detroit: Gale, Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 28 Mar

Web Site The Museum of Edgar Allan Poe. Poe Museum Web. 29 Mar

Other items? Follow your Write for College handbook and/or ask your Teacher or Librarian, Mrs. DiStasio. Remember it is your teacher who is giving you the grade.