Works Cited, Bibliographies, and Internal Reference Citations
Whether you are quoting directly or paraphrasing information you found in a
book, article, or website, you MUST acknowledge the source of the
information. Within the body of your paper, this is called an Internal
Reference Citation or Parenthetical Documentation.
At the end of your paper, you should include a Bibliography of sources used
or a Works Cited page. These list all books, magazine and newspaper
articles, as well as websites that you used when creating your final
product. Items on this page are listed alphabetically by the last name of
the author or by the title if there is no author.
There are rules that we follow to create this documentation. The two most
common sets of rules are: MLA (Modern Language Association) style, and APA
(American Psychological Association) style. The following links will assist
you in using MLA style. For more information, please ask your instructor.
Internet Links
Easy Bib provides an online template to create your Works Cited page.
http://www.easybib.com
Noodle Tools
Choose "Noodle Bib Express." Then select "MLA."
http://www.noodletools.com
Citation Maker - another easy-to-use template for creating bibliography and
"Works Cited" citations.
http://secondary.oslis.org/resources/cm/mlacitationss
The University of Southern Mississippi Libraries MLA Style Guide
If you want to understand the logic behind the citations, refer to this
guide.
http://www.lib.usm.edu/research/guides/mla.html
MLA Parenthetical Documentation Help
This site will help you with your internal citations.
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/research/mlaparen.html
The Ohio State University MLA Citation Guide
http://library.osu.edu/sites/guides/mlagd.html
Citation Machine - another template that will automatically generate your
bibliography citations.
http://citationmachine.net/
MLA Citation Formats - Examples
https://secure.delhi.edu/library/guides/MLA.htm
Turn-it-in.com
You will need to create an account and join your class to submit your work
for a plagiarism check.
http://www.turnitin.com
Purdue University's APA Formatting and Style Guide
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/