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Works Cited Page
[MLA Style] [Works Cited] [Citation]

to Parenthetical Citing

To clear up the confusion, here's how your "Works Cited" page should look:

(type of ref)

        Works Cited
         

(book)

Aslacker, Hulbee. Dinosaurs for All Ages. Chicago: Bantam
     Press, 1978.
 

(book no author)

Awfully Big Dinosaurs for All Ages. New York: Penguin
     Publishing Inc., 1992.

(encyclopedia or dictionary)

"Bestasaurus". Encyclopedia Britannica. 1992.

(website no author)

"Dino World". [Online] Available                  
     http://www.dinoworld.com/bestasaurus.htm,  
     November 3, 1998.
 

(magazine)

Greight, Knotso. "Bestasurus Found in Arizona".  Time 21 Mar.
     1990: 56-62.

(software)

"Saurapods". Encata Encyclopedia Deluxe 2000. CD ROM
     Microsoft, 2000.  PC.

(web site w/ author)

Smartee, Ima. "New Dinos on the Net". [Online] Available
     http://www.umanitoba.edu/~smartee/dino.htm,
     November 3, 1998.

(Online Image)

Ultimate Bestasaurus Skeleton. [Online Image]  Available
     http://www.bigdino.com/dino/images/bstasuar.gif,
     October 17, 1998.

Things you'll want to notice in the Works Cited Page above:

  • Entries start with an author or title.
  • They usually end with a date.
  • "Works Cited" title is centered on page
  • The list is alphabetized and double spaced.
  • Periods at the end of author and book/reference followed by single space.
  • For text references use: City: Publisher, Date (single space, note colon!).
  • Use "quote marks" for article titles.
  • Book titles should be italic if word processed. Book titles are underlined only with doing work by hand.
  • Text extending to next line needs hanging indent. Do not hit "enter or return" for a line break. Only hit return when the entire reference is typed in. You'll format this when all are  done!
  • Questions? Consult Writers Inc. p. 79-85 (ex. on page  101)