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Works Cited
Conventions
Alberto, Denise, LaShawn,
BrehAnn
What Is A Works Cited Page?
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An alphabetical list of the works
you have made a reference to.
Used when citing sources in
MLA ( Modern Language
Association) Style.
How To Create A Works Cited
Page
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Put the author’s last name first, a
comma, then the first name Ex.:
Jones, Mary.
Punctuation and a space follow each
piece of the citation.
List the entries in alphabetical order
and DO NOT number.
Citations start at the left margin then
each line after is indented one-half
inch
Works Cited Page: Books
Books with one author:
Last name, First name.
Title of Book. Place of
Publication: Publisher,
Year of Publication.
Ex. Henley, Patricia. The
Hummingbird House.
Denver: MacMurray,
1999.
 Books with no author:
List and alphabetize by
the title of the book.
Ex. Encyclopedia of
Indiana. New York:
Somerset, 1993.
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Book with more than
one author:
First author’s name is
written last name first;
all others are written
first name, last name.
Title of Book.
Publication: Publisher,
Year of Publication
Ex. Gillespie, Paula and
Neal Learner. The
Allyn and Bacon Guide
to Peer Tutoring.
Boston: Allyn 2000.
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Works Cited: Other Non- Print
Sources
Personal Interview:
Listed by the name of the
person you have
interviewed.
Purdue, Pete. Personal
Interview. 1 Dec. 2000.
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Lecture or Speech:
Include speakers name,
title of the speech in
quotes, details about
the meeting or event
including location and
date of delivery.
Stein, Bob. Keynote
Address. Computers
and Writing
Conference. Union
Club Hotel, Purdue
University, West
Lafayette, IN. 23 May
2003.
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Work Cited: Others
Website:
Name of author. Title of Web
Site. Name of any
institution or organization
associated with the site.
Ex) Gesterland, Richard.
WorldBiz.com Page.
Retrieved 1 May 2001
<http://www.worldbiz.com
/>
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Journal Article:
Author. “Article Title.” Journal
Title Volume. Issue or
other identifying number(
year of publication in
parenthesis): paging.
Access date<url>.
Ex) Koehn, Daryl. “The
Ethics of Handwriting
Analysis in PreEmployment Screening.”
The Online Journal of
Ethics 1.1 (1995).
Retrieved 2 June 2001
<http://condor/depaul.edu
/ethics/hand.html.>
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Works Cited
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Guffey, Mary Ellen. “MLA Style Electronic
Formats,” August 25 2001.
http://www.westwords.com/guffey/mla.html.
Jennifer Liethen Kunka and Joe Barbato.
“Works Cited Page: Books.” 26 June 2007.
http://Owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/
557/07.
“Works Cited, References and
Bibliography, What’s the Difference?” 26
June 2007.
www.aresearchguide.com/10works.html