Sample Works Cited Templates You can select a link below to get information on a particular source. To get back to this page, select the symbol next to the title of each slide. WEBSITES AND ELECTRONIC SOURCES Article with One to Three Authors Article with Four or More Authors Article with No Named Author Listserv Posting Discussion Group Posting Blog Posting Digital Files (PDFs, MP3s, JPEG etc.) PRINT JOURNALS, MAGAZINES, AND NEWSPAPERS Journals versus Magazines Article in a Journal Article in a Magazine Article in a Newspaper ONLINE JOURNALS, MAGAZINES, AND NEWSPAPERS Journals versus Magazines Journals versus Magazines Article in CQ Researcher Article in Ebscohost Article in InfoTrac Article in LexisNexis Article in Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Article in Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Article in WilsonSelectPlus PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS Personal or Telephone Interview Message or Personal Letter Lecture Notes from a Class Survey BOOKS AND OTHER REFERENCE TEXTS Book with One to Three Authors Book with Four or More Authors Book with No Named Author Two or More Books by the Same Author Article from an Anthology Article in a Reference Book Pamphlet or Brochure MULTIMEDIA SOURCES Television Program Film Music or Audio Recording

Citing Online Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers Online journals, magazines, and newspapers are easy to access in databases. A database is merely a collection of electronic versions of journals, magazines, and newspapers. In addition to easy access, many databases (though not all) have “citation generators” which will create your Works Cited entries for you. However, be aware that sometimes these Works Cited entries have a few flaws in terms of spacing, hanging indents, and capitalization. If you aren’t sure how to use databases or the citation generators, click here.click here. A Works Cited entry for an online journal, magazine, or newspaper article generally requires the following information: Last Name, First Name Middle Initial of Author “Title of Article” in quotation marks Name of Journal, Magazine, or Newspaper italicized Volume.Issue (Date of publication) Pages Name of Database italicized Date you found article

Journals Versus Magazines Source for image: iol.utexas.edu JournalsMagazines Journal articles generally have been peer reviewed. This means that the articles have been studied by a panel of professionals in a particular field to assure the accuracy and credibility of the information presented. Magazine articles generally have received some screening but often are not written by experts in the field. Rather, many magazine articles are written by freelance or staff writers who research and write about a wide variety of topics. Journal articles are usually longer and more complex than magazines that are read for everyday fun. Magazine articles generally cover just a few pages or even fewer and are written at roughly a tenth to twelfth grade reading level, so the articles aren’t overly complicated. Journal articles generally have few pictures or other images unless the graphics are part of a particular article (such as a pie chart or bar graph showing statistical information). Magazines generally have lots of colorful graphics and are printed on glossy paper. Journals usually have little advertising unless the advertisements are directly related to the field, such as advertisements for professional conferences and other scholarly books and publications. Magazines generally have a lot of different advertisements, usually in relation to the readership of the magazine such as ads for women’s clothing, makeup, and jewelry targeted for readers of fashion magazines

Last Name, First Name Middle Initial of Author. “Title of Article.” Name of Journal Volume.Issue (Date of publication): pages. Name of Database. Web. Date you found article. Prah, Pamela M. "Teen Spending." CQ Researcher (16 May 2006): CQ Researcher Online. Web. 14 Mar Jost, Kenneth, et al. "Cameras in the Courtroom." CQ Researcher (14 Jan. 2011): CQ Researcher Online. Web. 18 Feb Note: et al. means “and others” and is used for four or more authors. Also, use the name of the first listed author on the original text in your Works Cited entry. Source for image in banner: hclib.org

Ebscohost offers a number of databases, but citing articles is the same for all of the following: Academic Search Complete, Business Source Elite, Professional Development Collection, Health Source: Consumer Edition, and Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition. Last Name, First Name Middle Initial of Author. “Title of Article.” Name of Journal Volume.Issue (Date of publication): pages. Name of Database. Web. Date you found article. Herson, Jay, and David Pearce Snyder. "Health Insurance in America After the Reform." Futurist 45.2 (2011): Academic Search Complete. Web. 18 Feb Licht, Barbara G., et al. "Clinical Characteristics of Seizures in Standard Poodles." Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (Nov. 2007): Academic Search Complete. Web. 14 Mar Note: et al. means “and others” and is used for four or more authors. Also, use the name of the first listed author on the original text in your Works Cited entry. Source for image in banner: bishopmiege.com

Last Name, First Name Middle Initial of Author. “Title of Article.” Name of Journal Volume.Issue (Date of publication): pages. Name of Database. Web. Date you found article. Nap, Richard C., Herman A. Hazewinkel, and Walter E. van den Brom. "45Ca Kinetics in Growing Miniature Poodles Challenged by Four Different Dietary Levels of Calcium." The Journal of Nutrition (Nov. 1993): Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 14 Mar McIntosh, Jennifer, et al. "Post-separation Parenting Arrangements: Patterns and Developmental Outcomes." Family Matters (Spring 2011): Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 18 Feb Note: et al. means “and others” and is used for four or more authors. Also, use the name of the first listed author on the original text in your Works Cited entry. Source for image in banner: wellesleyhighschoollibrary.wikispaces.com

Last Name, First Name Middle Initial of Author. “Title of Article.” Name of Journal Volume.Issue (Date of publication): pages. Name of Database. Web. Date you found article. Ryst, Sonja. "Insurers Put Own Financial Risks under the Microscope." Business Insurance 45.3 (Jan. 2011): WilsonSelectPlus. Web. 17 May Shelelle, Paul G., et al. “Are Nonspecific Practice Guidelines Harmful?” Journal of Health Services Research (Mar. 2007): WilsonSelectPlus. Web. 17 Mar Note: et al. means “and others” and is used for four or more authors. Also, use the name of the first listed author on the original text in your Works Cited entry. Source for image in banner: perulibrary.org

Last Name, First Name Middle Initial of Author. “Article Title.” Name of Newspaper [name of city of publication if it isn’t part of the newspaper’s title] date of newspaper, edition [if newspaper appears in different editions, such as early/late, morning/evening]: pages. Name of Database. Web. Date you found article. Note: Unlike other databases, you do not need to enclose the date in (parentheses). Cornelius, Coleman K. "Bozo the Clown: A Life with Big Shoes and a Red Nose." The News Gazette [Champaign] 9 Jan. 1999: A6+. LexisNexis. Web. 3 Jan Note: A6+ means article began on page A6 and appeared in a non-continuous order until ending on page A14. Fagan, Gabrielle, et al. “Health: What All Women Should Know about Breast Cancer.” Birmingham Post 2 Oct. 2004, early edition: B7+. LexisNexis. Web. 18 Feb Note: et al. means “and others” and is used for four or more authors. Also, use the name of the first listed author on the original text in your Works Cited entry. Note: B7+ means article began on page B7 and appeared in a non-continuous order until ending on page B11. Source for image in banner: bhba.org

Last Name, First Name Middle Initial of Author. “Title of Article.” Name of Journal. Ed. First Name Middle Initial Last Name of Editor. Place of Publication: Publisher, year. Name of Database. Web. Date you found article. Harding, Kate. "Social Networking Sites Cannot Be Blamed for Bullying." Are Social Networking Sites Harmful? Ed. Stefan Kiesbye. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 20 Jan Frith, Katherine T., et al. "Advertisements Stereotype Women and Girls." Advertising. Ed. Laura K. Egendorf. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 18 Feb Note: et al. means “and others” and is used for four or more authors. Also, use the name of the first listed author on the original text in your Works Cited entry. Source for image in banner: go.hpolsurveys.com

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