Working on the Works Cited Page: Print and Database Sources MLA Documentation

Working on the Works Cited Page

Works Cited Page Purpose: –To acknowledge outside sources and avoid plagiarism –to give the reader the information necessary to relocate the source Contains all bibliographic information such as author, title, source, dates, etc. The information you will need includes: –Author, Title, Source, Date, Place/Publisher, Medium (usually print or web) and sometimes more.

Works Cited Rules Alphabetized by author’s last name. If no author, the title is used. Double-spaced using “hanging indent.” Comes at the end of your paper but is part of the same document.

Other Tidbits Capitalization of Titles –Use initial capitalization even if the source you got it from does not! (Online sources are notorious for not following MLA rules.) Quotation Marks for Titles –Magazine articles, songs, TV episodes, poems, stories, etc. Italics for Titles –Books, CD’s, TV shows, movies, journals, websites etc.

Creating Entries All books & textbooks which cover how to cite sources do so by example –The LSCC Library has kindly provided a handout that gives samples based on our databases and other resources Also examine the sections in our textbooks that give samples of Works Cited entries. Use your handbook first!

Computer Help with Works Cited When finished typing the paper itself, press Enter Go to the INSERT menu and insert a PAGE BREAK Center the phrase “Works Cited” Press ENTER, return to the Left Margin, and turn on “Hanging Indent” –Use the Format/Paragraph Menu –Can also use the Ruler

Print Sources on the Works Cited Page

Citing A One Author Book Freeman, Michael. Bloody Sundays: Inside the Dazzling, Rough-and-Tumble World of the NFL. New York: William Morrow, Print. Author Last, First. Title. City: Publisher, Date. Medium.

Citing A Two Author Book Freeman, Michael and Dan Jones. Bloody Sundays: Inside the Dazzling, Rough-and- Tumble World of the NFL. New York: William Morrow, Print. Author Last, First and First Last. Title. City: Publisher, Date. Medium.

Citing A Three Author Book Freeman, Michael, James Smith and Dan Jones. Bloody Sundays: Inside the Dazzling, Rough- and- Tumble World of the NFL. New York: William Morrow, Print. Author Last, First, First Last, and First Last. Title. City: Publisher, Date. Medium.

Citing A Four or More Author Book Freeman, Michael, et al. Bloody Sundays: Inside the Dazzling, Rough-and- Tumble World of the NFL. New York: William Morrow, Print. Author Last, First, et al. Title. City: Publisher, Date. Medium.

Use the same format for naming authors and editors in books, articles, and databases, whenever the names are available. From this point on, you will only see Last, First to indicate the author(s) or editor(s).

Citing A One Editor Book Freeman, Michael, ed. Bloody Sundays: Inside the Dazzling, Rough-and-Tumble World of the NFL. New York: William Morrow, Print. Last, First, ed. Title. City: Publisher, Date. Medium.

Citing A Two Editor Book Freeman, Michael and Dan Jones, eds. Bloody Sundays: Inside the Dazzling, Rough-and- Tumble World of the NFL. New York: William Morrow, Print. Last, First and First Last, eds. Title. City: Publisher, Date. Medium.

Citing A Three Editor Book Freeman, Michael, James Smith and Dan Jones, eds. Bloody Sundays: Inside the Dazzling, Rough- and- Tumble World of the NFL. New York: William Morrow, Print. Last, First, First Last, and First Last, eds. Title. City: Publisher, Date. Medium.

Citing A Four or More Editor Book Freeman, Michael, et al., eds. Bloody Sundays: Inside the Dazzling, Rough-and- Tumble World of the NFL. New York: William Morrow, Print. Last, First, et al., eds. Title. City: Publisher, Date. Medium.

Periodical Sources (Magazines and Journals) on the Works Cited Page

Citing Magazine Articles with Author Freeman, Michael. “Bloody Sundays: Inside the Dazzling, Rough- and-Tumble World of the NFL.” Sports Illustrated 20 Dec. 2005: Print. Last, First. “Title of Article.” Periodical Date: Page(s). Medium.

Citing Magazine Articles with No Author “Bloody Sundays: Inside the Dazzling, Rough- and-Tumble World of the NFL.” Sports Illustrated 20 Dec. 2005: Print. “Title of Article.” Periodical Date: Page(s). Medium.

Citing Magazine Article Dates “Bloody Sundays: Inside the Dazzling, Rough- and-Tumble World of the NFL.” Sports Illustrated 20 Dec. 2005: Print. Weekly: 20 Dec. 2005: Monthly: Dec. 2005: Bimonthly: Nov- Dec. 2005:

Citing Journal Articles “Bloody Sundays: Inside the Dazzling, Rough- and-Tumble World of the NFL.” Sports Journal 22.3 (2005): Print. “Title of Article.” Periodical Volume.Issue (Year): Page(s). Medium.

Database Sources on the Works Cited Page

Database Sources These can be found on the Library site called Databases A – Z. These can also be e-Books. These sources are available to students via a subscription paid by the college. It is no longer necessary to cite the URL for paid database materials.

E-Book Last, First. Title. City: Publisher, Date. Database. Medium. Retrieved Date. Freeman, Michael. Bloody Sundays: Inside the Dazzling, Rough-and-Tumble World of the NFL. New York: William Morrow, NetLibrary. Web. 21 May 2009

Magazine from a Database Last, First. “Title of Article.” Periodical Date: Page(s). Database. Medium. Retrieved Date. Freeman, Michael. “Bloody Sundays: Inside the Dazzling, Rough- and-Tumble World of the NFL.” Sports Illustrated 20 Dec. 2005: Academic Search Complete. Web. 21 May 2009.

Journal Article from a Database Last, First. “Title of Article.” Periodical Volume. Issue (Year): Page(s). Database. Medium. Retrieved Date. Freeman, Michael. “Bloody Sundays: Inside the Dazzling, Rough- and-Tumble World of the NFL.” Sports Journal 22.3 (2005): Academic Search Complete. Web. 21 May 2009.

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