A QUICK GUIDE TO FORMATTING YOUR WORKS CITED PAGE

OVERVIEW 1.Open your annotated bibliography and a new word document 2.Copy the annotated bibliography and paste it in the document 3.Title the page: Works Cited. The title is centered on the paper. It is NOT underlined, italicized, or bolded. 4.Change all the font to 12 pt Times New Roman 5.Remove your summaries 6.Remove any unused sources 7. Alphabetize each entry by author’s last name 8.Select all the text – go to the arrow on the bottom right hand corner of the “paragraph” section in the task bar on Word. 9.Change the spacing to double AND change the Spacing for before and after to “0 pt.”

SOURCE CITATIONS Some of the articles on the databases already have an MLA citation… let’s check this out… All you have to do is copy and paste on your word document!

SOURCE CITATIONS 1.Each entry that is longer than one line should be formatted using “Hanging Indent.” I’ll show you how to do this….. 2.Let’s cite your book: Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year Published. Media. Taylor, Patrick. The Gardens of Britain & Ireland. New York: DK Publishing, Print.

SOURCE CITATIONS ARTICLE IN A BOOK WITH AN EDITOR: Last name, First name. "Title of Essay." Title of Collection. Ed. Editor's Name(s). City of Publication: Publisher, Year. Page range of entry. Medium of Publication. Harris, Muriel. "Talk to Me: Engaging Reluctant Writers." A Tutor's Guide: Helping Writers One to One. Ed. Ben Rafoth. Portsmouth: Heinemann, Print.

SOURCE CITATIONS ARTICLE IN A SCHOLARLY JOURNAL ACCESSED THROUGH A DATABASE – NOTE: This is the ONLY online source that is considered a “print” source: Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal Volume.Issue (Year): page(s). Name of Database. Media. Date Accessed. Grabe, Mark. “Voluntary Use of Online Lecture Notes.” Computers and Education 44.1 (2005): Wilson Web. Web. 15 May 2008.

SOURCE CITATION Work in an Anthology Lastname, First name. "Title of Essay." Title of Collection. Ed. Editor's Name(s). Vol. #. City of Publication: Publisher, Year. Page range of entry. Medium of Publication. Harris, Muriel. "Talk to Me: Engaging Reluctant Writers." A Tutor's Guide: Helping Writers One to One. Ed. Ben Rafoth. Vol. 1. Portsmouth: Heinemann, Print.