Sackets Harbor Library Media Center Documentation Examples

DOCUMENTATION EXAMPLES

Examples for formatting your Works Cited Page

Center the title, Works Cited, an inch from the top of the page. Double-space between the title and the first entry. Arrange your sources in alphabetical order by the author's last name or the first important word in the title. Double space all entries, both between and within entries. Underline titles. Generally, an entry has three main divisions--author, title, and publication information--each followed by a period and one space. Begin each entry flush with the left margin. All entry information following the first line should be indented five spaces.

PRINT RESOURCES

Books

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Book with no author: Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Date.; Primary Reference Books. 1995 ed. New York: Bowker, 1995.

A book with one author: Author's last name, author's first name. Title (underlined). City of Publication (use first if more than 1): Publisher, Date.; Platt, Colin. The Atlas of Medieval Man. New York: Crescent Books, 1979.

A book with two authors: Author's last name, author's first name, and Second author's name (not reversed). Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Date.; Hyde, Margaret O., and Elizabeth Held Forsyth. (second author’s name not reversed) Suicide: The Hidden Epidemic. Rev. ed. New York: Watts, 1986.
A book with more than two authors (et al means "and others"): First author's last name, first name, et al. Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Date.; Edens, Walter, et al. Teaching Shakespeare. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1977.
A book with one editor, but no author: Editor's last name, first name, ed. Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Date.; Brink, Andre, ed. A Land Apart. New York: Viking, 1986.
A book with two or three editors, but no author: First editor's last name, first name, and Second editor's first name last name, eds. Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Date.; Tyson, James, and Tom L. Gray, eds. African-American Poetry. New York: Macmillan, 1995.

Collections and Anthologies
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A novel or play from a book that is a collection of several novels or plays: Last name of author, first name of author of the novel or play. Title of the novel or play. Title of the larger work. Ed. Editor/s. City of Publication: Publisher, Date. Pages.; Serling, Rod. Requiem for a Heavyweight. Modern American Plays. Ed. Robert J. Corbinet and Miriam Balf. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1973. 57-89.
A poem, short story, essay, or a chapter from a book that is a collection of several authors' works: Last name of author, first name of author of the poem, short story, essay, or chapter. "Title of the poem, short story, essay, or chapter." Title of the larger work. Ed. Editor/s. City of Publication: Publisher, Date. Pages.; Welty, Eudora. "At the Corner Store." American Poets. Ed. Gerald Levin. New York: Harcourt, 1995. 20-23.
A poem, short story, essay, or a chapter from a collection of works by one author: Last name of author, first name of author of poem, short story, essay, or chapter. "Poem, short story, essay, or chapter." Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Date. Pages.; Anson, Margaret. "My Mama." Poems. New York: Doubleday, 1989. 11-12.

Encyclopedias

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An encyclopedia article with an author: Last name of author, first name of author. "Title of Article." Title of Encyclopedia. Year ed.; Alexander, Thomas, and Robert Layton. "Skateboarding." World Book Encyclopedia. 2004 ed.
An encyclopedia article with no author: "Title of Article." Title of Encyclopedia. Year ed.; "Harvard, John." Encyclopaedia Britannica. 2001 ed.

Periodical Articles
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An article from a print magazine (not on the computer or the Internet) with an author: Last name of author, first name of author. "Title of Article." Title of Periodical. Date. Pages.; Wulf, Steve. "Swept Away." Sports Illustrated. 6 Nov. 1986. 42-50.
An article from a print magazine (not on the computer or the Internet) with no author: "Title of Article." Title of Periodical. Date. Pages.; "Saturn." Life. Nov. 1989. 24-28.

Newspaper Aritcle

A newspaper article (not on the computer or on the Internet): Last name of author, first name of author. "Title of Article." Title of Newspaper. Date, Section: Page.; James, Noah. "The Book Everyone Loves to Hate." New York Times. 22 Jan. 1998, sec C: 12.

Scholarly Journal Articles

An article from a print scholarly journal with continuous pagination: Last name of author, first name of author. "Title of Article." Title of Periodical. Volume (Year): Pages.; Mann, Susan. “Myths of Asian Womanhood.” Journal of Asian Studies. 59 (2000): 835-62.
An article from a print scholarly journal that pages each issue separately: Last name of author, first name of author. "Title of Article." Title of Periodical. Volume:Issue (Year): Pages.; Albada, Kelly F. "The Public and Private Dialogue about the American Family on Television." Journal of Communication. 50.4 (2000): 79-1110.

Reviews
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A signed review: Last name of reviewer, first name of reviewer. "Title of the Review." Rev of Title of Work reviewed by author of work. Title of work in which review is printed. Date: Pages.; Quincy, James. "Glass Houses." Rev. of Big Bucks and the Movie Business by Alison Hartz. People. Aug. 1993: 76-80.
An unsigned, untitled review: Rev. of Name of Work. (by, dir., ed., trans.) Name of person responsible for work. Title of work in which the review appears. Date: Pages.; Rev. of Jurassic Park. dir. Steven Spielberg. American Film. Mar. 1989: 79-80.

SPECIFIC PRINT RESOURCES

Reference Book Citation Forms

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An article from Dictionary of American Biography (author's initials are at the end of each article - look up his/her name in the front of the book): Last name of author, first name. "Title of Article." Dictionary of American Biography. Ed. Editor's Name. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, Date. Pages.; Allen, Hervey. "Poe, Edgar Allan." Dictionary of American Biography. Ed. Duams Malone. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. 19-28.
An article from Current Biography: "Title of article." Current Biography Yearbook. Year ed. Ed. Editor's Name. New York: H.W. Wilson, Date. Pages.; "Russert, Tim." Current Biography Yearbook. 1997 ed. Ed. Elizabeth Schick. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1997. 474-477.
An article from British (or American) Writers: Last name of author, first name. "Title of Article." British Writers (American Writers). Ed. Editor's Name. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, Date. Pages.; Young, Kenneth. “H.G.Wells.” British Writers. Ed. Ian Scott-Kilvert. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1983. 225-246.
An article from Novels for Students - criticism attributed to an identified author: Last name of author, first name. "Title of Criticism." Original Source. Publication information. Novels for Students. Ed. Editor's Name. Vol.#. Detroit: Gale, Date. Pages.; Malak, Amin. “Margaret Atwood's 'The Handmaid's Tale' and the Dystopian Tradition.” Canadian Literature. (Spring, 1997). Novels for Students. Ed. Diane Telgen. Vol. 4. Detroit: Gale, 1997. 133-135.
An entry from Poetry for Students: "Title of Poem." Poetry for Students. Ed. Editor's Name. Vol. #. Detroit: Gale, Date. Pages.; "Because I Could Not Stop for Death." Poetry for Students. Ed. Marie Rose Napierkowski and Mary K. Ruby. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 1998. 26-38.
An entry from Drama for Students: "Title of Play." Drama for Students. Ed. Editor's Name. Vol. #. Detroit: Gale, Date. Pages.; “Fences.” Drama for Students. Ed. David Galens. Vol. 3. Detroit: Gale, 1998. 180-197.
An entry from Nonfiction Classics for Students: "Title of Entry." Nonfiction Classics for Students. Ed. Editor's Name. Vol. #. Detroit: Gale, Date. Pages.; “Kaffir Boy: the True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Aparthied South Africa.” Nonfiction Classics for Students. Ed. David Galens. Vol. 4. Detroit: Gale, 2002. 120-135.
A Literary Criticism from a Collection of Criticisms (Gale's Twentieth Century Literary Criticism, Contemporary Literary Criticism, Nineteenth Century Literary Criticism, etc.): Last name of author of criticism, first name. "Title of Criticism." Original Source. Date Information: Pages. Title of Literary Criticsm Work. Ed. Editor's Name. Vol. #. Detroit: Gale, Date. Pages.; Tremper, Ellen. "Instigorating 'Winnie the Pooh." The Lion and the Unicorn. 1 (1977): 33-46. Twentieth Century Literary Criticism. Ed. Sharon K. Hall. Vol. 6. Detroit: Gale, 1982. 320-321.
An excerpt from a book in the Opposing Viewpoints series: Last name of author of article, first name. "Title of Article." Excerpted from "Original Source." (Periodical) or (Book). Publication information of original source. Reprinted in Opposing Viewpoints: Title of Book. Ed. Editor's Name. City: Publisher, Date.; Dreher, Carl. “America's Race to the Moon is Misguided.” Excerpted from “Wrong Way to the Moon.” Nation. (September 15, 1962). Reprinted in Opposing Viewpoints: The 1960s. Ed. William Dudley. San Diego: Greenhaven, 1997.
An article from Writers for Young Adults: Last name of author of article, first name. "Title of Article." Writers for Young Adults. Ed. Editor's Name. Vol. #. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1997.; Forman, Jack. “Paul Zindel.” Writers for Young Adults. Ed. Ted Hipple. Vol. 4. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1997.
CultureGrams: "Name of Country." CultureGrams Date. Orem, UT: CultureGrams, Date.; "Zimbabwe.” CultureGrams 2006. Orem, UT: CultureGrams, 2006.

MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES

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Works of Art

Painting, Sculpture, or Photograph in a Museum: Artist name. Title of Art Work. Name of Museum, City of Museum.; Rembrandt van Rijn. Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Photograph of Painting, Sculpture or Photograph: Artist name, Title of Work. Owner of Work, City in which work is located. Title of work in which art work is found. By Author's name. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date. Page, Slide, Figure or Plate Number.; Cassatt, Mary. Mother and Child. Wichita Art Museum, Wichita. American Painting: 1560-1913. By John Pearce. New York: McGraw, 1964. Slide 22.
Personal Photograph: Description of Photograph. Personal photograph by author. Date photograph was taken.; Leaning Tower of Pisa, Pisa. Personal photograph by author. 17 April 2005.

Film and Video

Film: Title of Film. Dir. Name of director. Perf. Name(s) of lead actor(s). Studio, Date.; It's a Wonderful Life. Dir. Frank Capra. Perf. James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, and Thomas Mitchell. RKO, 1946.
Video, DVD, or Laser disc: Title of Film. Name of director. Perf. Name(s) of lead actor(s). Date of Original movie. Medium. Studio, Date of Release.; Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Dir. Stanley Kramer. Perf. Spencer Tracy, Katherine Hepburn, Sidney Poitier, and Katherine Houghton. 1967. Videocassette. Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1998.

Recordings and Songs

Sound Recording: Last name, first name of Composer. Title of Recording. Manufacturer, Date.; Simon, Paul. The Rhythm of the Saints. Warner Bros., 1990.
Sound Recording of a Performance - Broadway or Concert: Last name, first name of Composer, Title of Work. Credits for Conductor, Performers, etc.. Manufacturer, Date.; Sondheim, Stephen. Into the Woods. Orch. Jonathan Tunick. Perf. Bernadette Peters and Joanna Gleason. Cond. Paul Gemignani. RCA Victor, 1990.
Individual Song: Last name, first name of artist. "Title of Song." By Name of Composer. Title of Recording. Original date of recording, if different and available. Manufacturer, Date.; The Beatles. "In My Life." By John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Rubber Soul. Rec. 1965. Capitol Records, 1990.

Television Programs

Television Programs - follow the format with whatever information is available.

"Title of the Episode." Title of the Program. Title of the series. Name of the network. Call letters, City of the local station. Date. (include any other performance information as available.)

"The First Americans." Narr. Hugh Downs. Writ. and prod. Craig Fisher. NBC News Special. KNBC, Los Angeles. 21 Mar. 1968.
"Yes....but Is It Art?" Narr. Morley Safer. Sixty Minutes. CBS. WCBS, New York. 19 September 1993.

Interviews

Interviews that you conduct: Last name of interviewee, first name. Kind of interview. Date of interview.; Pei, I.M. Personal interview. 27 July 1983.; Rather, Dan. Telephone interview. 12 Dec. 1998.; Rowling, J.K. E-mail interview. 16 July 2005.

Cartoons

Comic Strip cartoon.: Last name of artist, first name. "Title of Comic Strip." Comic Strip. Publication Information.; Trudeau, Garry. "Doonesbury." Comic strip. The Daily Star. [Oneonta, NY]. 17 Apr. 2005: 4.
Single Cartoon: Last name of artist, first name. "Title of Comic Strip." Cartoon. Publication Information.; Chast, Roz. Cartoon. New Yorker. 4 Feb. 2002: 53.

Advertisements

Advertisement: Name of product. Advertisement. Publication Information.; The Fitness Fragrance by Ralph Lauren. Advertisement. GQ. Apr. 1997: 111-12.

Lectures

Lecture: Last name of speaker, first name. "Title" or description of lecture. Lecture. Location. Date.; Wekar, Jeffrey. "The Demise of the Yankees." Lecture. Sackets Harbor School History Class. 22 Oct. 2004.

ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Online Encyclopedia Citation Forms
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Follow the general format below for each online encyclopedia. Specific examples are listed for each encyclopedia.: Last name of author, first name( if available). "Title of Article." Title of Encyclopedia. Date. Publishing Information. Date of Access <URL>.
Encyclopedia Americana: Twig, Dorothy. “George Washington.” Encyclopedia Americana. 2005. Scholastic Library Publishing 1 September 2005 <http://ea.grolier.com/>.
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia: “Clemente, Roberto.” Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. 2005. Scholastic Library Publishing. 1 September 2005 <http://gme.grolier.com/>.
New Book of Knowledge: Long, Douglas J. "Sharks, Rays, and Chimaeras." The New Book of Knowledge. 2005. Scholastic Library Publishing. 1 September 2005 <http://nbk.grolier.com/>.
World Book Encyclopedia: Martin, James Kirby. "Revere, Paul." World Book Online Americas Edition. 2005. World Book, Inc. 1 September 2005 <http://www.worldbookonline.com/>.

ONLINE DATABASES
Online Database Citation Forms
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Follow the general format below for each online database. Specific examples are listed for each database.: Last name of author, first name( if available). "Title of Article." Title of Publication. Date:. Pages. Title of Database. Publisher of Database. Sackets Harbor School Library, NY. Date of Access <URL>.

ProQuest: Capell, Kerry, and Larry Light. “Just Wild About Harry Potter.” Business Week. 9 August 1999: 36. ProQuest. ProQuest Information. Sackets Harbor School Library, NY. 1 September 2005 <http//proquest.umi.com/>.
InfoTrac Student Edition: Battersby, John. “Nelson Mandela's Moral Legacy.” The Christian Science Monitor. 10 May 1999: 9. InfoTrac Student Edition. Thomson Gale. Sackets Harbor School Library, NY. 1 September 2005 <http://galegroup.com/>.
SIRS: Green, Sonya Laurence. “Searching for Colors: The Renaissance of East African Art.” World and I. March 1998: 194-203. SIRS Renaissance. SIRS Knowledge Source. Sackets Harbor School Library, NY. 1 September 2005 <http://www.sks.sirs.com/>.
EBSCO Host: Tator, Charles, James D. Carson, and Robert Cushman. "Hockey injuries of the spine in Canada, 1966- 1996." CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal. 21 March 2000: 787. Master File Select. EBSCO Host. Sackets Harbor School Library, NY. 1 September 2005 <http://search.epnet.com/>.
Newsbank (from World Access Newspapers and NNY Newspaper links): Peres, Judy. "Couple's Divorce Entangles Frozen Embryos." Chicago Tribune. 7 Aug. 1999: Chicagoland final ed., News sec. 1. Newsbank NewsFile Collection. Sackets Harbor School Library, NY. 1 September 2005 <http://infoweb.newsbank.com/>.
Health Reference Center: Harrison, Sarah. “Under-12s have sex one night and play with Barbie dolls the next.” Nursing Standard. 8 June 2005: 14. Health Reference Center Academic. Thomson Gale. Sackets Harbor School Library, NY. 1 September 2005 <http://www.infotrac.galegroup.com/>.
Wilson Omnifile: MacDonnell, Colleen. “The Problem with Plagiarism.” School Library Journal. January 2005: 35. Wilson Omnifile Select. H.W. Wilson. Sackets Harbor School Library, NY. 1 September 2005 < http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/>.
Business and Company Resource Center: "Apple Computer, Inc. (AAPL)." Business and Company Resource Center. Thomson Gale. Sackets Harbor School Library, NY. 1 September 2005 <http://www.infotrac.galegroup.com/>.
Twayne's Author Series: Rosenberg, Jerome H. “Margaret Atwood.” Twayne's World Authors Series Online. 1999. Previously published in print in 1981 by Twayne Publishers. Thomson Gale. Sackets Harbor School Library, NY. 1 September 2005 <http://www.infotrac.galegroup.com/>.
Informé: Carballo, Marco Aurelio. “Pinochet, cobarde traidor.” Siempré. 14 de Setiembre 2003: 98(1). ¡Informe! (Revistas en Español). Thomson Gale. Sackets Harbor School Library, NY. 1 September 2005 <http://www.infotrac.galegroup.com/>.
InfoTrac Junior: "Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla." The Columbia Encyclopedia. Edition 6. 2000: 24329. InfoTrac Junior Edition. Thomson Gale. Sackets Harbor School Library, NY. 1 September 2005 <http://www.infotrac.galegroup.com/>.

INTERNET RESOURCES
Internet Resources Citation Forms
Internet Pictures Citation Forms
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An entire Internet site with an editor: Title of site. Ed. Name of Editor. Vers. # (if available). Date of Publication or latest update. Name of sponsoring organization. Date of Access <URL>.; Sî España. Ed. José Félix Barrio. Vers. 3.0. May 2002. Embassy of Spain, Ottawa. 1 September 2005 <http://SiSpain.org>.
An entire Internet site with no author or editor listed: Title of site. Vers. # (if available). Date of Publication or latest update. Name of sponsoring organization. Date of Access <URL>.; Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet. 13 July 2005. Lib. of Congress, Washington. 1 September 2005 <http://thomas.loc.gov>.
Online text from a book: Last name of author, first name. Title of Work. Publication information for the original print version. Title of the Internet site. Ed. Editor of the site. Date of electronic publication. Name of sponsoring organization. Date of Access <URL>.; Nesbit, E[dith]. Ballads and Lyrics of Socialism. London, 1908. Victorian Women Writers Project. Ed. Perry Willett. Apr. 1997. Indiana U. 1 September 2005 <http://www.indiana.edu/~letrs/vwwp/nesbit/ballsoc.html>.
Poem found on the Internet: Last name of author, first name. "Title of Poem." Title of Original Text. Publication information for the original print version. Title of the Internet site. Ed. Editor of the site. Date of electronic publication. Name of sponsoring organization. Date of Access <URL>.; Carroll, Lewis. “The Walrus and the Carpenter.” Through the Looking-Glass, and what Alice Found There. London: Macmillan and Co., 1872. Representative Poetry On-line. Ed. I. Lancashire. 1998. University of Toronto. 1 September 2005 <http://www.library.utoronto.ca/utel/rp/poems/carroll7.html>.
Article from an online periodical: Last name of author, first name. "Title of Article." Title of Periodical. Date of Periodical. Date of Access <URL>.; Landsburg, Steven E. "Who Shall Inherit the Earth?" Slate. 1 May 1997. 1 September 2005 <http://www.slate.com/Economics/970501/Economics.asp>.
An image/photograph on the Internet: Last name of photographer (artist), if available. "Title or description of image." Digital Image. Title of Web site. Ed. Editor's Name. Title of Larger Web Site. Date of Access <URL>.; “Mazeroski Home Run.” Digital image. ESPN Classic- Mazeroski was a defensive gem at Second Base. ESPN.com. 1 September 2005 <http://espn.go.com/classic/biography/s/Mazeroski_Bill.html>.
Personal Web page: Last name of creator, first name. Title of Page (if available) or Home Page. Date of last update. Date of Access <URL>.; Lancashire, Ian. Home page. 1 September 2005 <http://www.chass.utoronto.ca:8080/~ian/index.html>.

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