Van Wyck Junior High School

Citation assistance database. A GREAT tool!

NOODLEBIB and NoodleTools - A useful tool in creating a Works Cited page, etc.....

Another great tool to use for helping you create your Works Cited page is Easy Bib which is now linked with Google Apps for Education

http://www.easybib.com

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/

WHAT is a WORKS CITED list? 

When you use information that you found in a book, a newspaper article or on 
a web site or database, you must give credit to the author(s) for the ideas. 
 
HOW important is the WORKS CITED list? 

Citing your sources in a bibliography/works cited page shows respect for 
other people's intellectual property. Intellectual property is the basic 
right of all people to own their own thoughts and ideas. 
 
HOW do I create a WORKS CITED list? 

Every source (book, magazine, encyclopedia, newspaper, web site, database) 
has information that identifies it as being different from every other 
source. That includes the author's name, the title, page numbers, and other 
similar details.

Prepared by Mrs. Basuljevic – November 2016

        How to create a bibliography or works cited page MLA (Modern Language Association) Style:

o     Under the MLA heading center the title Works Cited

o     Arrange source cards in alphabetical order by author's last name.

o     If no author, alphabetize by title. Ignore a, an, and the when alphabetizing by title.

o     Punctuation marks are important. Be sure to use commas, italics, colons, quotations

                                and periods as indicated on your source card

o     The second and following lines of each entry should be indented

o     Double space entire page. Times New Roman font. 12 pt.

                                                                  Sample Works Cited page:

                         Name                                  

                         Teacher

                         Class/Subject

                         Date (Day Month Year)                                       

                                                                                                          Works Cited

                                “Adam Levine.” Maroon Five Fanpage. Random House Publishing. January 2000.  www.maroon5fanpage.com. 3  July 2016.  

                                  Smith, Kenneth T. Ten Terrific Authors for Teens. Enslow Publishers, 2000. 

                                 “T.A. Barron.” Cyclopedia of Young Adult Authors. Ed. Abelove, Joan and Esther Forbes. 3 Vols.

           Salem Press, Inc., 2015. 

                                    BELOW ARE SAMPLE CITATIONS FOR THE MOST COMMONLY USED SOURCES:   

                              BOOK:  Author (Last name, First name). Title. Publisher, Copyright Date. 

                                         SAMPLE      Paulsen, Gary. Guts.  Delacorte, 2001. 

                              REFERENCE BOOK:    Author’s name (last, first). “Title of Article.” Title of Reference Book.

                                                                                    Editor’s name - if given (Ed. last, first). Edition (ed.) # of  volumes

                                                                       (Vols.). Publisher, Year of Publication. 

                                     SAMPLE          Harriman, Stan. “Knights.”  Medieval Times Encyclopedia. Ed. Baran,

                                                                                          Edward. 8 Vols. Wilson, 2008. 

                                WEBSITE:    Last Name, First Name Middle Name. "Specific Page or Article Title."  Name of

                                                               Website. Publisher, Date of Publication. URL. Date You Viewed It.

Image from a Search Engine: Last, First M. Title of Work. Digital Image. Website Title. Website Publisher, Date Month Year

                                                                              Published. URL. Date Month Year Accessed.