In-text Citations & Works Cited Pages When to cite a source – tips from Everyone’s An Author Using an in-text citation Formatting an in-text citation – 2 slides Works Cited page vs. Annotated Bibliographies Transitioning from Annotated Bibliography to Works Cited page Additional Resources

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Using an In-text Citation This source citation is used within your research paper & identifies where you used a source. Place in-text-citation: at the end of a sentence that contains “borrowed” info (you can cite multiple sources throughout a paragraph as needed to support your claim) or below an image, chart, graph, etc or at the end of a paragraph, if you borrowed info from only one source for that paragraph You are required to have at least 10 in-text citations (also called parenthetical references) Tedtalks, interviews, articles, The Circle, images, websites, editorials, lectures, movie clips, graphs, charts, etc.,all count as sources.

Formatting an In-Text Citation At the end of the sentence/paragraph – before you use final punctuation, use an open parenthesis ( source author name, or source article name, or source title) and end with a closing parenthesis. Use end punctuation outside of closing parenthesis. For example, Edinburgh, Scotland served as J.K. Rowling’s inspiration for Hogwarts Academy, Harry Potter’s mythical school of wizardry. A recent article in The Washington Post’s Travel section quotes Rowling on her attachment, “Edinburgh is very much a home for me and is the place where Harry evolved over seven books and many, many hours of writing in its cafes” (Shroder). Notice the end punctuation comes AFTER the closing parenthesis even though the original sentence in the article had the sentence period inside of the quotation marks.

Insides the Parentheses of an In-text Citation For book, use author last name and page number (Rowling 275) – no commas, no p. For web sources: If author avail, use author last name If no author avail but article name avail, use article name (“Edinburgh: Magical even for Muggles”) – notice article titles are enclosed in quotation marks If no article title, use website name (Washingtonpost.com) Notice the italics for this large work. Also do not use http:// within the parentheses.

Annotated Bibliographies vs. Works Cited Pages Compilation of sources you MAY use for your research paper Contains a bold font source citation Contains annotations that summarize & assess each source Is NOT a part of your final research paper Compilation of sources you DID use in your research paper Does NOT contain a bold font source citation Does NOT contain annotations Is the LAST page of your research paper

Transitioning from Annotated Bibliography to Works Cited Create a separate, new page at the very end of your paper Center the title Works Cited – no underline, no bold font, no italics Copy your annotated bibliography document onto the Works Cited page Remove sources you did NOT use in your paper & add in new sources Remove all annotation paragraphs Remove bold font from source citations Cross check all in-text citations & make sure there is a corresponding source citation listed on Works Cited for each in-text citation in paper Organize all source citations in alphabetical order – preferably by author last name, if available Imbed hanging indents for all subsequent lines of each source citation – this format enables the reader to understand where one source ends and the next source begins Do not number or bullet your source citations on Works Cited

Additional Resources Easybib.com – a format generator only Only as good as the info you input – use correct source type to get proper citation format Will not imbed hanging indents Purdue O.W.L. – gold standard for college writing which serves as a comprehensive resource on in-text citations and compiling a Works Cited page https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/ Make sure you are looking at resources for MLA, not APA!