Works Cited * - or -
How to give credit to sources used to locate information.
*Remember - If your citation is longer than one line, indent each additional line within that citation.
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Works Cited: Books
Book with one author:
Author (last name, first name). Title. City: Publisher, Year.
Example:
Matthews, Rupert. Explorer. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991.
Book with author and illustrator:
Author; Illustrator. Title. City: Publisher, Year.
Example:
Myers, Laurie; illustrations by Michael Dooling. Lewis and Clark and me: a dog's tale. New York: Henry Holt, 2002.
Encyclopedia with signed article:
Author. "Title of article." Title of encyclopedia. Year of publication/edition.
Example:
Lunenfeld, Marvin. "Christopher Columbus." World Book. 2001 ed.
Encyclopedia with unsigned article:
"Title of article." Title of encyclopedia. Year of publication/edition.
Example:
"Cousin." World Book. 2001 ed.
Almanac:
"Title of section/article." Title of almanac. Year of publication/edition.
Example:
"World Exploration and Geography: Early Explorers of the Western Hemisphere" The World Almanac. 2005 ed.
Works Cited: Non-book Formats
Periodicals (magazines):
Author. "Title of article." Name of periodical. Date of publication. Page numbers.
Example:
Jayawardhana, Ray. "Life in the Universe." Muse. Oct. 1997. 10-19.
Internet:
Author (if given). "Title of article or section". Title of Site or Database. Date of copyright or last update. Date of access. < Network address >.
Example:
Solnick, Bruce B. "Christopher Columbus." Grolier Online. 2005. 31 Oct. 2005. <http://go.grolier.com/>
CD-ROM:
Author. "Title of article." Title of database. CD-ROM. Date.
Example:
Davis, Joseph A. "Otter." The World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia. CD-ROM. 1997.
Interview:
Last name, first name. Type of interview. Date.
Example:
Lee, L. L. Personal interview. 1 April 2005.
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