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Contents 1 Basic Rules (Don't Ignore!) 2 Books 2.1 Basic Form 2.2 Example #1 (one author) 2.3 Example #2 (two authors) 3 Article/Work in an Anthology 3.1 Basic Form 3.2 Example 4 Articles in Reference Books 4.1 Basic Form 4.2 Example #1 (unsigned article) 4.3 Example #2 (signed article) 5 An Introduction, Preface, Forward, or Afterword 5.1 Basic Form 5.2 Example 6 Journal Article 6.1 Basic Form 6.2 Example #1 (journal with one author) 6.3 Example #2 (journal with two authors) 7 Magazine Article 7.1 Basic Form 7.2 Example (no author) 8 Newspaper Article 8.1 Basic Form 8.2 Example 9 Interview 9.1 Basic Form 9.2 Example 9.3 Basic Form 9.4 Example 9.5 Basic Form 9.6 Example 10 Article from a Database (JSTOR, Academic OneFile, etc.) 10.1 Basic Form 10.2 Example 11 Article/Section from a Website 11.1 Basic Form 11.2 Example 12 References

Basic Rules (Don't Ignore!)

• Label the top of your paper with the term Works Cited.
• Spacing of the Bibliography should be the same as that used through out your paper.
• This list, alphabetized by authors' last names, should appear at the end of your paper/project. It provides the information necessary for a reader to locate any sources you cited in your writing.
• Authors' names are inverted (last name, first); if a work has more than one author, invert only the first author's name, follow it with a comma, then continue listing the rest of the authors.
• If there is no author listed, start your entry with the title of the work
• Published works should be underlined.
• Capitalize the first letter of each word in the main title and subtitle (if applicable) of books and articles
• The first line of each entry in your list should be flush left. Subsequent lines should be indented one-half inch.
• Only works that you cite in your paper should be included in your Works Cited list.
• In the following examples, italicized words should be included in your entries (e.g. Ed. in an Anthology)

Books

Basic Form

Author. Title of Work. Place of Publication: Publisher, year

Example #1 (one author)

Schor, Juliet. Born to Buy: the Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Culture. New York: Scribner, 2004.

Example #2 (two authors)

Heath, Joseph, and Andrew Potter. Nation of Rebels: Why Counterculture Became Consumer Culture. New York: HarperBusiness, 2004.

Article/Work in an Anthology

Basic Form

Author of the Selection. "Title of Article or Entry." Title of Anthology. Ed.Name of Editor. Place of Publication: Publisher, year. XX-XXX. (page numbers where article appears)

Example

Sanderson, Rita. “Hemingway and Gender History.” The Cambridge Companion to Ernest Hemingway. Ed. Scott Donaldson. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996. 170-196.

Articles in Reference Books

Basic Form

Author. "Title of Article or Entry." Title of Encyclopedia or Dictionary. Place of Publication:Publisher, year. <ref>If the reference book lists entries alphabetically, you do not need to use page numbers</ref>

Example #1 (unsigned article)

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Example #2 (signed article)

Blicksilver, Edith. “Silko, Leslie Marmon.” American Women Writers. Detroit: St. James Press, 2000.

An Introduction, Preface, Forward, or Afterword

Basic Form

Author. Type of piece. Title of Work By Author (of the work). Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. XX-XXX (page numbers where article appears).

Example

Roberts, Adam. Preface. The History of Science Fiction. By Roberts, Adam. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. vii-xvii.

Journal Article

Basic Form

Author. "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume.issue# (Date of Publication): XX-XXX" (Page numbers of the article).

Example #1 (journal with one author)

Holmstrom, Amanda. “The Effects of the Media on Body Image: A Meta-Analysis.” Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media 48.2 (June 2004): 196-218.

Example #2 (journal with two authors)

Bedford, Jennifer and C. Shanti Johnson. "Societal Influences on Body Image Dissatisfaction in Younger and Older Women." Journal of Women and Aging 18.1 (Jan 2006):41-56.

Magazine Article

Basic Form

Author. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine Date of Magazine: XX-XXX (page numbers of article)

Example (no author)

“Keeping Prime Time Clean and Sober.” U.S. News and World Report 12 Sept 1998: 8-10

Newspaper Article

Basic Form

Author. "Title of Article" Title of Newspaper Date of Issue, edition (if available): first page number of article.

Example

Lewin, Tamar. “States Found to Vary Widely on Education.” New York Times 8 June 2007, New England ed.: A20.

Interview

There are three types of interviews you may need to cite: an interview that has been published or recorded; an interview broadcast on television or the radio; or, an interview conducted by the researcher

• Published/Recorded Interview

Basic Form

Person Interviewed. "Title of Interview" (if available), or just use the descriptive label, Interview (with name of interviewer, if known). Name of publication. Place of publication: Publisher, year of publication. Page numbers.

Example

Fellini, Frederico. "The Long Interview." Juliet of the Spirits. Ed. Tullio Kezich. Trans. Howard Greenfield. New York: Ballantine, 1966. 17-64.

• Broadcast/Television Interview

Basic Form

Person Interviewed. Interview (with interviewers name, if known). Name of broadcast. Broadcaster. Network, Place of broadcast. Date.

Example

Wiesel, Elie. Interview with Ted Koppel. Nightline. ABC. WABC, New York. 18 Apr. 2002.

• Researcher Conducted Interview

Basic Form

Person Interviewed. Specify Type of Interview (i.e. Personal Interview, Telephone Interview, E-mail Interview). Date.

Example

Rowling, J.K. E-mail Interview. 8-12 May 2002.

Article from a Database (JSTOR, Academic OneFile, etc.)

Basic Form

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Example

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Article/Section from a Website

Basic Form

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Example

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References

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