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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 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

Basic Form

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Example

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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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