Works Cited Page

You also need to include a "Works Cited" or "Bibliography" page.  This is a separate page that contains all the bibliography information needed to correctly complete a paper, and must follow these guidelines:

·         Title page “Works Cited” at top (centered on page)

·         Begin each entry flush with the left margin; indent additional lines five spaces.

·         Double-space between all lines on the Works-Cited page.

·         Single-space after each period in a Works-Cited entry.

·         Entries should be placed in alphabetical order.

 The bibliography pages differ based on the source of information used in the paper:

1.       If you take your information from a BOOK, use the following format:

 Author's last name, first name. Underlined Title. City of Publication: Publisher, copyright date. 

Note:  If your book has two authors, the above format is the same, only you do not reverse the second author's name (ex – Smith, Julia, and Joan Johnson.)  

 

2.       If you take your information from a MAGAZINE, the format is:

Author's last name, first name.  "Title of Article in Quotes." Underlined Magazine Name.  Date of Publication: page

         numbers of your article.  

 

3.       If you take your information from an Encyclopedia or Dictionary, use the following format:

“Title of Subject in Quotes.” Underlined Name of Encyclopedia or Dictionary. Number of edition (which will look like this:

        10^th Ed). Date.  

 

4.      If you take your information from an interview, follow this format:

Interviewee’s Last Name, First Name. Personal Interview. Date  (which should appear like this: 10 March 1998).

 

5.      If you are citing a CD, follow this format:

Artist.  Underlined Title of CD. Format (if not CD). Manufacturer, Date.

 

6.   If you are citing a specific SONG, follow this format:

Artist. “Title of Song.” Underlined Title of CD. Format (if not CD). Manufacturer, Date.

 

7.    If you are citing a MOVIE, follow this format:

Underlined Title of Film. Dir. (Name of the director) Perf. (list three performers or actors) Distributor, Date.

*See the current Writer’s Inc. for information on citing other items.

If you get your information from a computer, the format differs depending on the type of website resource you use.  These formats must be used for ALL sources found in a computer

8.       For a website, use the format below. If the website does NOT contain an author or an article title, skip them and begin with the title of the website.

Author's last name, first name.  "Title of Article in Quotes."  Underlined Website Title.  Date website was last updated or

copyright date(if no date is available, mark n.d.). Sponsor. Date YOU accessed the website (day abbreviated

month year) <http://www.actualwebsite.com>.

 

* To find a sponsor, examine your website- it's usually found next to or around the copyright. If you still can't find it, use  the              search engine you initially found your site through (i.e. Google, Yahoo, etc.)             

 

9.   If you take your information off of an ELECTRONIC DATABASE (located on the school homepage or elsewhere), use this format:

Author’ s Last Name, First Name (if available).  “Title of Topic in Quotes.”  Title of the Resource that First Published Your

Information. Date it was created: pages (if no pages, mark n.p.). Database Used to Find Information.

Name of subscription service. Library Researched From, City, Abbreviated State. Date you accessed the article

(day abbreviated month year) <http://URL of Service’s Home Page>.

Examples

"All About... Dinosaurs." The World Almanac for Kids 2002. 2001: n.p. SIRS Discoverer. SIRS Discoverer on the

Web. Genoa Area High School Library, Genoa, OH. 10 Nov. 2001 <http://discoverer.sirs.com>.

Barrera, Rebeca María. "A Case for Bilingual Education." Scholastic Parent and Child Nov.-Dec. 2004: 72-73.

Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost. Genoa Area High School Library, Genoa, OH. 1 Feb. 2005

<http://search.ebscohost.com>.

Koretz, Gene. "Economic Trends: Uh-Oh, Warm Water." Business Week. 21 July 1997: 22. eLibrary.

Proquest CSA. Genoa Area High School Library, Genoa, OH. 15 Oct. 2003 <http://elibrary.bigchalk.com>.

Maddren, Gerry. "Against All Odds." Cricket Feb. 1998: 21-23. SIRS Discoverer. SIRS Discoverer on the Web.

 

Genoa Area High School Library, Genoa, OH. 10 Nov. 2001 <http://discoverer.sirs.com>.

Reis, Janet, and William L. Riley. “Predictors of College Students’ Alcohol Consumption: Implications for Student

Education.” Journal of Genetic Psychology 161.3 (2000): 282-91. Academic Search Elite.

EBSCOhost. Genoa Area High School Library, Genoa, OH. 3 Nov. 2000 <http://search.ebscohost.com/>.

 

*If the URL for an online encyclopedia is really long, you need to use only the home page URL.  If it's short you should use the entire thing. If you must include a line break in a URL, do so only after a slash, and do not add a hyphen.

Home Page Addresses of Services available at Genoa Area High School Library

Electric Library                             http://elibrary.bigchalk.com

SIRS Discoverer                          http://discoverer.sirs.com

EBSCOhost                                   http://search.ebscohost.com

Sponsors

A sponsor is a group that pays for using the website.  There are different ways to document what sponsor is correct for your bibliography.

·        Examine your website –The sponsor is usually found next to or around the copyright if, somewhere on that page, you see the phrase "sponsored by", then that is your sponsor. If the website is located within an organization's website, then the organization is most likely your sponsor. You may also find this information on the home page for the website.

·       If you can't find the above phrase or other information relating to the sponsor, then document the title of the SEARCH ENGINE you initially found your site through (i.e. Yahoo, Google, etc. )

·        If you used the school’s card catalog, your sponsor will be Winnebago Spectrum.

·        If you accessed your website through Mrs. Cline’s web page, and you can not find a sponsor on the website’s home page, you may put Genoa Area Local Schools for your sponsor.

Missing Information/Abbreviations

·        If no date of publication is listed, then use the abbreviation n.d. (for no date) or (in cases where the date can be deduced from other sources) provide a reasonable approximation (in brackets):

o Alford, Robert. New York Wineries. New York: State U of New York P, n.d. Bauer, Johann. Weinkellerei. [Stuttgart]: Belser, [  1971?].

·        If no publisher is listed, or no place of publication is listed, then provide a reasonable approximation (in brackets) or use the abbreviation n.p. (for no publisher or no place):

o Caxton, Arthur. A Photographic View Album of London. [Eng.]: n.p., 1982.

 Helpful Hints

·       You must specify the date on which you accessed the item, since Web documents can change or disappear at any time.

·       If a Web document includes both a date of creation or a copyright and a date it was last updated, use only the date it was last updated.

·        If you find a document on the Web which is a series of linked pages, use the information from the main or "home" page (unless you used only the information on one of the links).

·       If you have trouble identifying the title, look at the top of the Web page above FILE on your browser.

·       The date a Web document was created is usually listed right at the bottom of the document.

·       Abbreviate the names of all months except May, June and July.