WORKS CITED STYLE BOOKLET



Union Endicott Central SchoolDepartment of Library Media ServicesThe mission of the Union-Endicott Central School District library program is to develop 21st century learners who are responsible, self-directed, and effective users of information and literature. To realize this mission, the library program focuses on information literacy, technology use, and literature appreciation. School librarians actively collaborate with other members of the learning community to ensure that a quality collection of vital materials, media, and tools is available and meaningfully integrated into teaching and learning. Works Cited Style Booklet(Elementary)Based on the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7th ed.)January 2011You must include a Works Cited page at the end of your paper.Why do a Works Cited page?A works cited page provides complete documentation about the resources you used to get facts for your report. It is the only place a reader can find out where you got your information. How to do a Works Cited page:Complete documentation includes three pieces: author, title, and publication information. Correct punctuation identifies each piece of the citation.Title your page. Write Works Cited centered at the top of your page.Your works cited page must list resources in alphabetical order by author's last name. Middle name or initial follows the author’s first name. If no author information is available, alphabetize by title, omitting "a, an, the" as first words. Do not number the citations. A citation provides complete documentation about each resource. Each citation represents one resource; each resource must have its own citation. The first line of each citation starts at the left margin of the page. Write until you fill up the line. All remaining lines are indented.Double space the entire list, both within each citation and between one citation and the next.How to find information for your Works Cited page:In a book, find author, title, and publication information on the title page. Usually, the copyright date is on the back (verso) of the title page.In a signed encyclopedia article, the author is usually named in small print at the end of the article. Sometimes there is no author given for an encyclopedia article. Italics are used for titles of books, encyclopedias, magazines, or web pages. Use quotation marks (") around titles of articles within encyclopedias or magazines.If more than one place of publication (city name) is given, use the first one.If more than one copyright date is given, use the most recent date.For electronic and audiovisual formats, give the type of format (DVD, videorecording, etc.) at the end of the publication information.Give date of access in international format: day-month-year (example: 4 April 2010).Use the Works Cited Pattern Booklet, available through your Library Media Specialist, or consult the Works Cited Pattern information on the Library Media Center Website. This booklet shows you the correct pattern to follow for many different kinds of resources. Ask the Library Media Specialist for help.AV CITATIONSCOMPUTER SOFTWARE, DVD OR VIDEO:Title. Dir. Director’s firs name last name. Perf. Performer’s first name last name. Film Distributor, original date Distributor of secondary medium, date. Format.Example:Jungle. Dir. Steven Spielberg. Perf. Halle Berry, Julia Roberts. DK Vision, 1994. Videorecording.TELEVISION OR RADIO PROGRAM:Title of Episode (if given). Title of Program. Series title (if given). Name of network. Call letters, location of local station. Broadcast date. Medium.Example:Space Exploration. Bill Nye the Science Guy. PBS. WSKG, Binghamton, NY. 22 December 2010. Television.BOOK CITATIONSBOOK BY ONE AUTHOR:Author’s last name, first name. Book Title. Place of publication: Publisher, copyright date. Print.Example:Fradin, Dennis Brindell. The Planet Hunters: the Search for Other Worlds. New York: Margaret K. McElderry, 1997. Print.BOOK BY TWO AUTHORS:First author’s last name, first name and second author’s first name then last name. Book Title. Place of publication: Publisher, copyright date. Print.Example:Hayes, William and Robert Cole. Vision of America. New York: Putnam, 1992. Print. BOOK BY THREE OR MORE AUTHORS:First author’s last name, first name, et al. Book Title. Place of publication: Publisher, copyright date. Print.Example:Busbey, Arthur B., III, et al. Rocks & Fossils. Alexandria, VA: Time Life Books, 1996. Print. BOOK WITH NO AUTHOR:Editor’s last name, first name, ed. Book Title. Place of publication: Publisher, copyright date. Print.Example:Eldredge, Walter, ed. Constellations. New York: Harper, 1996. Print.ENCYCLOPEDIA CITATIONSARTICLE IN A PRINT ENCYCLOPEDIA: Author’s last name, first name (if signed). "Article Title." Encyclopedia Title. Ed. Editor’s first name last name. Place of publication: publisher, date. Page number range. Print.Example:Evans, Larry. "Chess." World Book Encyclopedia. Chicago: World Book, Inc., 2009. 192-223. Print.ARTICLE FROM AN ENCYCLOPEDIA ON THE WEB: Author's last name, first name (if signed). "Article Title." Encyclopedia Title. Date of electronic publication. Name of database. Medium. Date of access. Examples:Booth, Charles. "Pennsylvania." World Book Online. 2003. World Book Online. Web.21 July 2010. Larsen, Anita. “Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937?” New Book of Knowledge. 2006. Web.Grolier Online. 21 July 2010. INTERNET CITATIONSINFORMATION FROM A WWW (Web) SITE:Author’s, editor, or compiler last name, first name (if given). Web Page Title. Source organization. Date of information if given. Medium. Date of when you went to the site. Example:Welcome to the Planets. Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the California Institute of Technology. 10 May 2009. Web. 18 July 2010. IMAGE FROM A WEB SITE:Image author’s last name, first name (if given). Image Title (or description if title not given). [Digital Image]. Copyright holder. Image date if available. Source organization. Medium. Date of access. Example:Comdan, Jordan. The Tails of Comet Halley. [Digital Image]. 26 April 1986. Kopernik Observatory. Web. 24 April 2010. ARTICLE FROM A SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE ON THE WEB:When you get to Middle School, you will add more information about the article to this citation.Author’s last name, first name (if given). "Article Title." Name of subscription service. Medium. Date of access. Example:Daily, Laura. "Night Gallery." EBSCO Searchasaurus. Web. 18 July 2010. Sample Works Cited PageWorks CitedComdan, Jordan. The Tails of Comet Halley. [Digital Image]. 26 April 1986. Kopernik Observatory. Web. 24 April 2010. Daily, Laura. "Night Gallery." EBSCO Searchasaurus. Web. 18 July 2010. Evans, Larry. "Chess." World Book Encyclopedia. Chicago: World Book, Inc., 2009. 192-223. Print.Fradin, Dennis Brindell. The Planet Hunters: the Search for Other Worlds. New York: Margaret K. McElderry, 1997. Welcome to the Planets. Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the California Institute of Technology. 10 May 2009. Web. 18 July 2010. FHG, 4 April 2007 ................
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