Wayland-Cohocton Guide to
Documenting Sources: Works Cited
Sample Entries: Books
Author's last name, first name
middle initial. Book
Title (italicized). City of
Publication: Publishing Company, publication or copyright
date.
Type of source.
One Author
Hyde, Margaret O. Safe
Sex 101: an Overview for Teens. Minneapolis: Lerner Publishing,
2006. Print.
Two or Three Authors (Note:
multiple authors are listed as they appear on the title page)
Atwan, Robert, Donald Mc Quade, and John W.
Wright. Edsels, Luckies, and Frigidaires:
Advertising the American Way. New York: Dell, 1979. Print.
A Book with an Editor
Author’s last name, first name
middle initial. “Title
of section or chapter” in
quotes. Book Title
(italicized). Editor. City of Publication: Publishing
Company, publication or copyright date. Page
numbers. Type of
source. Title of series (when applicable).
Driver, Tom F.
“Strength and Weakness in Arthur Miller.” Arthur Miller. Ed. Harold Bloom.
New York: Chelsea
House Publishers, 1987. 17-26. Print. Modern Critical Views.
A Work in an Anthology or Reference Materials
Author’s last name, first name
middle initial. “Title
of section, article or chapter”
in quotes. Source
Title (italicized). Editor. Edition
Statement. City of
Publication: Publishing Company,
publication or copyright date. Page
numbers. Name of database (in italics, when applicable) Type of source.
Date
of access (used for databases only).
Schweitzer,
Nick. "Plea Bargaining: A Prosecutor's View." Taking Sides: Clashing Views
on Controversial Legal Issues. Ed. M. Ethan Katz. 6th ed. Guilford: Dushkin, 1995.
60-64. Opposing Viewpoints
Resource Center. Web. 17 Nov. 2009
Lilburn,
Jeffrey M. “Ethan Frome: Edith Wharton 1911:
Criticism.” Novels for Students.
Ed. Sheryl Ciccarelli and Marie Rose Napierkowski.
Vol. 5. Detroit: Gale, 1999.
134-137.
Print.
An Article in a Reference Book (This is for Encyclopedias and
Dictionaries ONLY!)
Author's last name, first name,
middle initial. "Article Title."
Title of book:
Edition statement. Volume number. City
of Publication: Publishing
Company, publication or copyright date. Page
numbers. Type of source.
Total number of volumes.
Gould,
Richard A. “Chickasaw Indians.” Encyclopedia Americana.
International ed.
Vol. 6.
Danbury: Scholastic Library Publishing, Inc., 2006. 437. Print. 30 vols.
“Scimitar.” Webster’s New Explorer Dictionary and Thesaurus.
Springfield:
Federal Street
Press, 1999. Print.
Sample Entries: Articles (If there is no author,
begin with article title.)
Author's last name, first name
middle initial. "Article title."
Periodical title:
vol. & issue # (for journals). Publication
date, inclusive pages. Name
of database (when applicable). Type of
source. Date of access (online only)
Article from a Magazine or Journal
Hessel, Evan. "Shillipedia." Forbes 19 June 2006: 56+. Points of View Reference
Center.
Web. 29 Apr. 2009.
An Article from a Newspaper
Graham,
Judith. "'Pro-anorexia' Movement Flourishing on
Internet." Chicago
Tribune
3 Aug. 2001: 7A. Points of View Reference Center.
Web. 17
Nov. 2009.
Sample Entries: Web Site
Author’s last name, First,
middle initial. “Page or Article Title.” Title
of Web Site (italicized).
Page
numbers (if given) Copyright date or last update. (If neither of these dates is available,
use date of access.) Source type.
Date of access. <Web address>
Lomazoff, Eric. "The Praises and
Criticisms of J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in
the Rye." Bohemian Ink: Literary
Underground Review. N.p.,
1996. Web. 6
Jan. 2010.
<http://www.levity.com/corduroy/salinger1.htm>.
Sample Entries: Other Sources
Government Documents
United
States. Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
Committee on
Appropriations. Youth Violence Intitiative.
By Eric H. Holder, Jr. eLibrary
Curriculum Edition. N.p., 14 Sept. 1999. Web. 2
Dec. 2009
Films, Radio and Television Programs
Teen Sexuality. Dir. James D. Ivory. 1994. Schlessinger Video Productions. Videocassette.
Interviews
Barrett,
Richard. "Interview: Senior UN official sheds light on Security Council
Sanctions on Al-Quaeda's
Yemen Wing." Interview by Gu
Zhenqiu. Xinhua News
Agency 21 Jan. 2010: n. pag. eLibrary
Curriculum Edition. Web. 12 Feb.
2010.
rev. 2/12/10 by C. Allen : MLA Handbook for Writers of
Research Papers, 7th ed.