Getting the RIGHT info:
Remember:
· If a piece of information doesn’t exist for your source (like an author for a web page) skip that part and move to the next.
· For your Works Cited page, put all of your citations in alphabetical order, and make sure you have the citations set up as below, with hanging indents (all lines after the first in a citation are indented).
· A note on dates: the format is Day Month (abbreviated) Year. For example, 24 Apr. 2008. ALWAYS.
Book:
Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. City: Publisher, Year.
Magazine/Newspaper Article:
Last, First. “Article Title.” Magazine/Newspaper Title Date Published [day month year]: page numbers.
Work from an Online Database/Subscription Service (like FirstSearch):
Last, First. “Article Title.” Original Publication Title [Magazine or Newspaper, usually] (Year). Database Name [usually FirstSearch]. Access Date [day month year]. Keyword: Term you searched for.
Web Pages:
Last, First. “Title of Page.” Title of Website or Publishing Organization. Date Last Updated. Access Date. <FULL web address>.
These are the most frequently used types of sources. If you find you have a different kind of source, you can look up how to cite it on the Purdue University Online Writing Lab at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/. Or, you can use a website like http://www.easybib.com to create your citations.
· If a piece of information doesn’t exist for your source (like an author for a web page) skip that part and move to the next.
· For your Works Cited page, put all of your citations in alphabetical order, and make sure you have the citations set up as below, with hanging indents (all lines after the first in a citation are indented).
· A note on dates: the format is Day Month (abbreviated) Year. For example, 24 Apr. 2008. ALWAYS.
Book:
Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. City: Publisher, Year.
Magazine/Newspaper Article:
Last, First. “Article Title.” Magazine/Newspaper Title Date Published [day month year]: page numbers.
Work from an Online Database/Subscription Service (like FirstSearch):
Last, First. “Article Title.” Original Publication Title [Magazine or Newspaper, usually] (Year). Database Name [usually FirstSearch]. Access Date [day month year]. Keyword: Term you searched for.
Web Pages:
Last, First. “Title of Page.” Title of Website or Publishing Organization. Date Last Updated. Access Date. <FULL web address>.
These are the most frequently used types of sources. If you find you have a different kind of source, you can look up how to cite it on the Purdue University Online Writing Lab at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/. Or, you can use a website like http://www.easybib.com to create your citations.
Formatting Works Cited
Your Works Cited page should look EXACTLY like the one below, but you should have different websites!
Alphabetize your entries by the FIRST word in your line
Double space EVERY line EVENLY (no extra spaces)
Be careful of your punctuation! Watch periods, quotes, commas, etc.
Your "Works Cited" title is centered, SAME SIZE FONT, same style font -- it should look uniform with the rest of text
EXAMPLE BELOW:
Works Cited
"Blueprint Lays Out Clear Path for Climate Action." Environmental Defense Fund. Environmental Defense Fund, 8 May
2007. Web. 24 May 2009.
Clinton, Bill. Interview by Andrew C. Revkin. “Clinton on Climate Change.” New York Times. New York Times, May 2007.
Web. 25 May 2009.
Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet." New York Times. New York Times, 22 May 2007. Web. 25
May 2009.
Ebert, Roger. "An Inconvenient Truth." Rev. of An Inconvenient Truth, dir. Davis Guggenheim. Rogerebert.com. Sun-
Times News Group, 2 June 2006. Web. 24 May 2009.
GlobalWarming.org. Cooler Heads Coalition, 2007. Web. 24 May 2009.
Gowdy, John. "Avoiding Self-organized Extinction: Toward a Co-evolutionary Economics of Sustainability." International
Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology 14.1 (2007): 27-36. Print.
An Inconvenient Truth. Dir. Davis Guggenheim. Perf. Al Gore, Billy West. Paramount, 2006. DVD.
Alphabetize your entries by the FIRST word in your line
Double space EVERY line EVENLY (no extra spaces)
Be careful of your punctuation! Watch periods, quotes, commas, etc.
Your "Works Cited" title is centered, SAME SIZE FONT, same style font -- it should look uniform with the rest of text
EXAMPLE BELOW:
Works Cited
"Blueprint Lays Out Clear Path for Climate Action." Environmental Defense Fund. Environmental Defense Fund, 8 May
2007. Web. 24 May 2009.
Clinton, Bill. Interview by Andrew C. Revkin. “Clinton on Climate Change.” New York Times. New York Times, May 2007.
Web. 25 May 2009.
Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet." New York Times. New York Times, 22 May 2007. Web. 25
May 2009.
Ebert, Roger. "An Inconvenient Truth." Rev. of An Inconvenient Truth, dir. Davis Guggenheim. Rogerebert.com. Sun-
Times News Group, 2 June 2006. Web. 24 May 2009.
GlobalWarming.org. Cooler Heads Coalition, 2007. Web. 24 May 2009.
Gowdy, John. "Avoiding Self-organized Extinction: Toward a Co-evolutionary Economics of Sustainability." International
Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology 14.1 (2007): 27-36. Print.
An Inconvenient Truth. Dir. Davis Guggenheim. Perf. Al Gore, Billy West. Paramount, 2006. DVD.