WORKS CITED EXAMPLES

Below are examples of entries taken from the Westlake Style Manual.

 Here are a few general rules:

q  Center the title Works Cited one inch from the top.  Don’t underline, bold, or change the font or size of the title Works Cited. Entire works cited is Times New Roman, size 12 font.

q  Begin each entry flush with the left margin.  If the entry runs more than one line, indent additional

                lines five spaces (or tab once).

q  Single-space between words and after punctuation marks in a works cited entry.

q  List each entry alphabetically by the author’s last name.  If there is no author, use the first word of the title (Ignore A, An, The).

q  Dates are in the order of day month year, i.e.: 24 Aug. 1994 (note no commas!)

q  All months in dates are abbreviated with the exceptions of May, June, and July.

q  Your last name and page number appears 1/2 “ from the top in the right corner of all pages (including works cited)

More examples and further instructions can be found at:

http://beta.westlake.k12.oh.us/schools/libraries/Lists/CitedWorksExamples/AllItems.aspx

 

 

In italics and red print below the citation are the “help” notes, identifying what each part of the citation is.

 

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BIOGRAPHY REFERENCE BANK

“Meyer, Stephenie.” Current Biography. H. W. Wilson, 2008. Biography Reference Bank. Web. 3 Dec. 2010.

Name of person looked up in quotes Last name, first name. Online resource in italics. Publisher. Date the online resource was published.  Database you used to access information in italics. Web. Date you viewed the information.

EBSCO MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

Wilson, Jennifer Fisher. "Facing an Uncertain Climate." Annals of Internal  Medicine 16 Jan. 2007: 153-156. EBSCO Host. Web. 28 Feb. 2011. <http://web.ebscohost.com>.

 Author of article (last name, first name middle name). “Title of article in quotes.” Name of magazine or newspaper in italics  Date of magazine: pages. Name of electronic resource. Type of source (Web).

                 Date you viewed the information. <URL>.

GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY

"Molly Brant." American Revolution Reference Library. Gale Virtual Reference Library, 2003. Web. 28 Nov. 2011.
     <http://www.find.galegroup.com>.

“Title of article you used in quotes.” Database information came from in italics.  Publisher (Gale Virtual Reference Library), Date of Publication. Type of source (Web).

                 Date you viewed the information. < URL>.

 ELECTRONIC ENCYCLOPEDIA ON THE INTERNET

 “AIDS.”  Encyclopedia Britannica Online.  Encyclopedia Britannica. 2011. Web.  08 Nov. 2011.  <http://search.eb.com/eb/article.htm>.

“Title of article in quotes.” Name of encyclopedia in italics. Publisher of encyclopedia. Date of encyclopedia. Type of source (Web).  Date you accessed the information.  < URL>.

 

WEB SITE (PROFESSIONAL) 

Smith, Joe. “Report: Joe Paterno’s Exit in the Works.” ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures,  8 Nov. 2011. Web. 10 Nov.

 

2011. <http://espn.go.com>.

 

Author of article (last name, first name). Title of article in quotes.  Name of website in italics. Author/publisher of site, Date website was last updated. Type of source (Web).  Date you viewed the information.

 

< URL>.

 

AN ANONYMOUS ARTICLE WITHIN A WEB SITE

 “Becoming a Meteorologist.” The Weather Channel. The Weather Channel LLC, 2 Nov. 2004.  Web. 24 Nov. 2004. <www.weather.com>. 

 “Article you used in quotes.” Name of website in italics. Publisher of site, Date page was last updated. Type of source (Web).  Date you viewed the information. <URL>.

 

PERSONAL WEBSITE

Hamilton, Calvin J. Views of the Solar System. n.d. Web. 28 Nov. 2011. <http://solarviews.com/eng/
    

 homepage.htm>.

 

Author of website. Title of the website. Date updated if there is one (n.d. means no date). Type of source (Web).  Date you accessed the information <URL>.

 

 

AN ONLINE GRAPHIC, VIDEO OR AUDIO FILE

"Hertzsprung Russell Diagram." Chart. SPIRE. University of Utah, n.d. Web. 8 Nov. 2011.

Author of website (if there is one). “Title of item in quotes.” What item is (diagram, video clip, audio file, chart, etc.)

 

                Publisher of website. Date website was updated. Type of source (Web).   Date you accessed the

 

                information.

 

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BOOK WITH ONE AUTHOR

Zinn, Howard.  People’s History of the United States.  New York:  Harper Perennial, 2004. Print.

Author’s name-last name, first name.  Title of book italicized. Place of publication: Publishing Company, Copyright date. Type of source ( Print).

BOOK WITH TWO OR THREE AUTHORS

Bailey, Thomas A., David M.  Kennedy and Lizabeth Cohen.  The American Pageant.  Boston:  Houghton Mifflin, 2001. Print.

 Last name first, first name middle initial, second name not inverted and third name. Title of book italicized. Place of publication: Publisher, copyright date. Type of source (Print).

 

 BOOK  NO AUTHOR

Chronicle of the 20th Century.  New York:  Dorling Kindersley, 2006. Print.

Title of book italicized.  Place of publication: Publisher, Copyright date. Type of source (Print).

 

MULTI-VOLUME WORK WITH EDITOR

Battle Chronicles of the Civil War. Ed. James M. McPherson. Vol. 2.  New York:  Macmillan, 1989. 2974-84. Print.

Title of set italicized. Ed. followed by editor’s name. Volume number you used. Place of publication: Publisher, copyright date. Pages you used. Type of source (Print).

 

BOOK WITH AN EDITOR OR COMPILER

Monk, Linda R., ed. Ordinary Americans. Virginia:  Close Up Publishing, 1994. Print.

Editor’s last name first, first name middle initial, ed. Title of book italicized. Place of publication: Publisher, copyright. Type of source (Print).

 

 

 

 

 

Below is an example of a completed Works Cited:

 

 

 

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Works Cited

 

“AIDS.”  Encyclopedia Britannica Online.  Encyclopedia Britannica. 2011. Web.  08 Nov. 2011.  <http://search.eb.com/eb/article.htm>.

Bailey, Thomas A., David M.  Kennedy and Lizabeth Cohen.  The American Pageant.  Boston:  Houghton Mifflin,

            2001. Print.

"Molly Brant." American Revolution Reference Library. Gale Virtual Reference Library, 2003. Web. 28 Nov. 2011.
<http://www.find.galegroup.com>.

Monk, Linda R., ed.  Ordinary Americans.  Virginia:  Close Up Publishing, 1994. Print.

Smith, Joe. “Report: Joe Paterno’s Exit in the Works.” ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures,  8 Nov. 2011. Web. 10 Nov.

 

2011. <http://espn.go.com>.

 

 

Above is a sample of what a Works Cited page would look like.

Note the following:

ü  The entries are alphabetically arranged by the author’s last name or the first word of the entry (ignore a, an, the).

(AIDS, Bailey, Molly, Monk, Smith)

ü  Double space between all lines on the page of works cited.

ü  The first line of each entry is flush (in line) with the left margin.

ü  If the entry runs more than one line, indent additional lines five spaces (or tab once if you can’t use space bar).

ü  Each entry ends with a period.

ü  One space after punctuation in the entry

ü  Dates are in the order of:  day  month  year

ü  Font is Times New Roman and size of font is 12 for entire page.

ü  Your name and page number (or class period) are in the upper right hand corner.