WORK CITED PAGE
The purpose of the work cited is to provide the reader with information that will guide them to the sources you used in your report. Different types of sources require different information.
· The author (or editor) of each source is listed first. If there is no author (or editor) then the title of the source is listed first. The author’s last name is listed first.
- The punctuation and spacing used in the work cited all have meaning in a professionally written report. Notice that the indentation is opposite to that of a paragraph. The first line is not indented and the rest of the lines should be indented a ½ inch.
- The sources in the works cited are to be alphabetically arranged by the first word not by the type of source.
- The following are examples of the correct format that is required.
BOOK
A book is a single volume.
Author’s last name, first name. Title. City where published: Publisher,
. copyright date.
example:
Smith, Tom. The Great Wonder of the World. New York: Columbia
. Publisher, 1996.
ENCYCLOPEDIA
Encyclopedias are books or sets of books that cover a broad range of information.
Author’s name. “Titles of the article.” Title of the encyclopedia.
Editors name. Edition number. Number of volumes in set. City of publication: Publisher, copyright date.
The following is an example of a works cited without having an editor:
example:
Lesko, Leonard H. “Ancient Egypt.” World Book Encyclopedia 2001.
. 2001. 22 volumes. Chicago: World Book, Inc., 2001.
INTERNET
Electronic information that is accessed through a computer.
Name of person who created it. Title of site or description. Name of organization
associated with site. Date of access (web address). If there is not the name skip it and start with the title in quotes, as shown in the following example.
example:
“Ancient Egypt” British Museum. 11/2/09 < http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html>.
REMEMBER:
The author’s last name is listed first.
The first line is not indented and the rest of the lines should be indented a ½ inch.
The sources in the works cited are to be alphabetically arranged by the first word not by the type of source.
(example page)
Work Cited Page
.
Black, F.M. “Alexander’s City of Dreams.” Calliope Exploring World History,
. Alexander Under the Ptolomies. October 2001: 4-5.
.
Greenblatt, Miriam & Lemmo, Peter. Human Heritage, A World
. History. Columbus: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2001.
.
Lesko, Leonard H. “Ancient Egypt.” World Book Encyclopedia.
. 2001. 22 volumes. Chicago: World Book, Inc., 2001.
.
Smith, Tom. The Great Wonder of the World. New York:
. Columbia Publisher, 1996.