Transcript Works Cited 1

Study Skills
Works Cited
Part I
Definition
“Works Cited” refers to the list of
books, magazines, newspapers or
other references mentioned in the
bibliography of a research paper.
This list should appear at the end of
the paper and respect these rules:
I- General Format
1. It should appear at the end of
the paper on a separate page:
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Therefore, the novelist uses such
techniques to cast more light on the
protagonist’s major flaw.
Works Cited
Works Cited
Conrad, Joseph. Nostromo.
London: Penguin Books, 1994.
Said, Edward. Culture and
Imperialism. London: Vintage,
1994.
Conrad, Joseph. Nostromo.
London: Penguin Books, 1994.
Said, Edward. Culture and
Imperialism. London: Vintage,
1994.
2. It should be neither underlined nor
put in quotation marks. It should be
simply centered:
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Incorrect
Correct
Works Cited
“Works Cited”
Works Cited
3. The entries should be arranged
alphabetically:
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Works Cited
Works Cited
Said, Edward. Culture and
Imperialism. London: Vintage,
1994.
Conrad, Joseph. Nostromo.
London: Penguin Books, 1994.
Conrad, Joseph. Nostromo.
London: Penguin Books, 1994.
Said, Edward. Culture and
Imperialism. London: Vintage,
1994.
4. When an entry contains more than
one work by the same author, the works
should be listed alphabetically by title.
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Correct
Works Cited
Works Cited
Said, Edward. Culture and
Imperialism. London: Vintage,
1994.
---. The World, the Text, and
the Critic. London:
Vintage, 1991.
Said, Edward. Orientalism.
London: Routledge, 1978.
Said, Edward. Culture and
Imperialism. London: Vintage,
1994.
---. Orientalism. London:
Routledge, 1978.
---. The World, the Text, and
the Critic. London:
Vintage, 1991.
II- Capitalization
&
Punctuation
1. Titles of works should be
capitalized:
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Correct
culture and
imperialism
Culture and
imperialism
Culture and
Imperialism
2. Articles, short prepositions and
conjunctions should not be capitalized
unless they start titles or subtitles:
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Incorrect
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The Middle East
the Middle East
The Middle East
and Central Asia:
And Central Asia:
and Central Asia:
an Anthropological an Anthropological An Anthropological
Approach
Approach
Approach
3. Titles of larger works should be
underlined or written in italics:
Novel
Play
Incorrect
Nostromo
“Nostromo”
The Tempest
“The Tempest”
Correct
Nostromo
Nostromo
The Tempest
The Tempest
4. Titles of shorter works should be
enclosed in double quotation marks:
Incorrect
Correct
Poem
Vanity
Vanity
‘Vanity’
“Vanity”
Article
Negotiations Fail
Negotiations Fail
‘Negotiations Fail’
“Negotiations Fail”
III- Presentation
Each entry should contain
thorough information in the
following order:
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Author’s name
Book’s title
Name of the editor, translator or compiler
Edition
Number of volume
Name of series
Place of publication
Name of publisher
Date of publication