COMPILING YOUR WORKS CITED

General Guidelines

When you write a research paper, you must indicate where you found the material you borrowed – whether you quote the material or paraphrase it. If you do not cite your sources, you are committing plagiarism. For more information, see the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, available in the LMC and Writing Center.

Format

• Begin your works cited on a separate page, after the text of your paper.

• Center the title “Works Cited” at the top of the page. Do not underline or use quotation marks.

• Alphabetize entries by the author’s last name. If the author’s last name is unknown, alphabetize by the first word in the title (other than a, an, or the).

• Start each entry flush left. If an entry runs more than one line, indent each subsequent line (use the tab key).

• If you are handwriting or typing your works cited on a typewriter, underline the name of the title. If you are using a computer, italicize the title.

• If you cannot find some of the information required, cite what is available.

• Double space the entire list, both between and within entries.

• Continue the list on as many pages as necessary.

BOOKS

A Book by a Single Author

Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. New York: Penguin Books, 1980.

A Book by Two or Three Authors

Wise, David, and Thomas B. Ross. The Espionage Establishment. New York: Random House, 1967.

A Book by more than Three Authors

Gilman, Sander, et al. Hysteria beyond Freud. Berkeley: University of California P, 1993.

A Multivolume Work

Lauter, Paul, et al., eds. The Heath Anthology of American Literature. 4^th ed. 2 vols. Boston: Houghton, 2003.

Work in an Anthology

Swartz, Thomas R., and Frank J. Bonello, eds. Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Economic Issues, 6^th

ed. Guilford, CT: Dushkin Publishing Group, 1993.

(This form of citation is used when a writer is directly referencing a quotation written by an editor of the multivolume work or anthology)

Cunningham, Michael. “White Angel.” The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction. Ed. Lex Williford

& Michael Martone. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999. 229-243.

(This form of citation is used when a writer is directly referencing a quotation written by an author whose work is contained within a multivolume work or anthology)

ENCYCLOPEDIAS

“Mitchell, Margaret.” The World Book Encyclopedia. 48^th ed. 1994.

ARTICLES IN MAGAZINES

Alter, Jonathan. "The Media’s Meaty Meal." Newsweek 3 Feb. 1997: 31-33.

PAMPHLETS

Career as an Aerospace-Aircraft Engineer. Chicago: Institute for Research, 1978.

NEWSPAPERS

An Article or Feature Story

Howe, Peter J. "A Miracle at the Produce Counter." Boston Globe. 10 Feb. 1997: A10.

A Letter to the Editor

Kurson, Ken. Letter. New York Times. 8 Jan. 1995, late ed., sec. 13:14.

An Editorial

"Don't Axe Federal Support for Art." Editorial. New York Times. 13 Jan. 1995, late ed.: A30.

GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

New York State. Commission on the Adirondacks in the Twenty-First Century. The Adirondack Park in the

Twenty-First Century. Albany: State of New York, 1990.

Citing Electronic Sources

General Format

Author’s last name, first name. “Title of Document.” Title of Complete Work (if applicable). Version or File Number (if applicable). Document date or date of last revision (if available and different from access date). Protocol and address, access path or directories (date of access).

Note: protocol and address of an internet site should not be split between lines

Online Database (such as EBSCOhost, SearchBank, Electric Library, Proquest)

Author’s last name, first name. “Title of Work.” Journal or Publication. Date of original source: Volume, issue, page numbers. Name of Database. Name of service. Name of research library. Date of access. Protocol and address, access path or directories.

Example:

Duffy, Gail. “The Joy of Spam.” New England Pork Review. 18 Dec. 2003: 47.

Academic Universe.

SearchBank. Medfield High School Lib. 5 June 2004 <http: //www.searchbank.com/>.

Internet Sites

Author’s last name, first name (or name of sponsoring agency) . “The Full Title of the Work.” Title of web site (if applicable). Date document was posted, if available. Date of access. Protocol and address, access path or directories.

Example:

Pontius, Joan. “Joan’s Witch Directory.” Wizards & Warlocks. 12 Apr. 2001

<http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~jup/witches/>.

Citing Other Sources

Broadcast Interview:

Morrison, Toni. Interview. All Things Considered. Natl. Public Radio. WNYC, New York. 16 Feb. 1986.

Cartoons:

Booth, George. “Modern World.” Cartoon. New Yorker 13 Apr. 1987: 25.

Films:

It's a Wonderful Life. Dir. Frank Capra. RKO, 1946.

Lectures:

Kristeva, Julia. "Healing in Psychoanalysis." Div. On Psychological Approaches to Literature. MLA Convention. New York. 29 Dec. 1986.

Maps and Charts:

Canada. Map. Chicago: Rand, 1987.

Musical Composition:

Beethoven, Ludwig van. Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92. 1812. New York: Dover, 1998.

Painting, Sculpture, or Photograph:

Bearden, Romare. The Train. Carole and Alex Rosenberg Collection, New York.

Cassett, Mary. Mother and Child. Wichita Art Museum. American Painting: 1560-1913. By John Pearce. New York: McGraw, 1964. Slide 22.

Performances:

Hamlet. By William Shakespeare. Dir. John Gielgud. Perf. Richard Burton. Shubert Theatre, Boston. 4 Mar. 1964.

Sound Recordings:

Holiday, Billie. “God Bless the Child.” Rec. 9 May 1941. The Essence of Billie Holiday. Columbia, 1991.

Television or Radio Programs:

"Agnes, the Indomitable de Mille." Narr. Agnes de Mille. Prod. Judy Kinberg. Dir. Merrill Brockway. Dance in America. Exec. Prod. Jac Venza. Great Performances, PBS. WGBH, Boston. 8 May 1987.

Videos:

Alzheimer's Disease. Videocassette. American Academy of Nursing, 1985.

(The next page is an example of how your Works Cited page should look.)
Works Cited

Alzheimer's Disease. Videocassette. American Academy of Nursing, 1985.

Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. New York: Penguin Books, 1980.

Duffy, Gail. “The Joy of Spam.” New England Pork Review. 18 Dec. 2003: 47. Academic Universe. SearchBank. Medfield High School Lib. 5 June 2004

<http: //www.searchbank.com/>.

Howe, Peter J. "A Miracle at the Produce Counter." Boston Globe. 10 Feb. 1997: A10.

Kristeva, Julia. "Healing in Psychoanalysis." Div. On Psychological Approaches to Literature. MLA Convention.

New York. 29 Dec. 1986.

Kurson, Ken. Letter. New York Times. 8 Jan. 1995, late ed., sec. 13:14.

Morrison, Toni. Interview. All Things Considered. National Public Radio. WNYC, New York. 16 Feb. 1986.

Swartz, Thomas R., and Frank J. Bonello, eds. Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Economic Issues, 6^th ed. Guilford, CT: Dushkin Publishing Group, 1993.