How to Create a Works Cited Page

Citing Books and Websites

Created by Karen Morgenstern 2011

Back in the old days, a Works Cited page was called a bibliography. Some teachers and parents might still use that term.

What does the word

mean?

Etymology (or history) of the word

from Greek bibliographia = the writing of books biblio = book graphos = (something) drawn or written
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Before the Internet, works in print (books and magazines) were the main sources of information used when researching a topic. One common definition of a bibliography is a list of print sources used for research.

Now, many sources used for research come from the Internet

commonly referred to as the web.

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Book (print) sources and Internet (web) sources are useda combination of works.

Each entry on a Works Cited page is called a citation.

Lets start with book citations When citing a book youve used for research, you include 6 items about it.

Can you name them?

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1 Author
(last name, first, middle*)
- followed by a period

Ross, Emily D.
*only if there is a middle name or initial listed

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2 Title of book - in italics if typed

- underlined if written - followed by a period .

- if there is a subtitle, separate main title from the subtitle with a colon :
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Subtitles look like this:

- often in smaller print than the main title - look carefully on the books cover or title page to make sure you get the whole title
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Baking with Chocolate

Great Recipes for Special Occasions

Subtitle
Emily D. Ross

Hyperion Books Boston

This title would be

Baking with Chocolate: Great Recipes for Special Occasions.

Art Explorers is the name of a series, and isnt listed in the title.
Subtitle

This title would be

Express Yourself!: Activities and Adventures in Expressionism.

3 City of publishing company*:

- usually on the title page, near the

name of the publishing company
*also known as publisher

Baking with Chocolate

Great Recipes for Special Occasions

- followed by
Liah Cohen Emily D. Ross
Hyperion Books Boston

a colon

Boston:

The first page Baking with Chocolate of a book may Great Recipes for look like a title Special Occasions page, but this is a preview page.
Theres no author or publishing company!

A title page may be a two-page spread.

Everything Youve Always Wanted to Know About
dedicated to Coach Barry for inspiring me

Basketball

Houghton Mifflin New York

David Siegel

4 Name of publishing company*

- usually at the bottom of the title page, along with the city of publishing company
*also known as publisher
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Baking with Chocolate

Great Recipes for Special Occasions

- followed by a
comma

Hyperion Books,
Emily D. Ross
Hyperion Books Boston

If you arent sure about the publishing companys name, check and see if it is on the spine of the book.
Ross Baking with Chocolate
Great Recipes for Special Occasions Hyperion Books

5 Date of publication,
or copyright date
- found on the verso page, follows this symbol:

- verso page is usually on the reverse of the title page - may be at the end of a book

- may face the title page

6 The word Print

- followed by a period

Print.

Can you name the elements? 2

5 1

title page

verso page

Here are all the elements you need for a book citation:

Ross, Emily D. Baking with Chocolate: Great Recipes for Special Occasions. City of publishing company: Boston: Publishing company: Hyperion Books, Date of publication: 2008.
Author: Title:

When you add the citation to a Works Cited page, it will be formatted like this:

Ross, Emily D. Baking with Chocolate: Great Recipes for Special Occasions. Boston: Hyperion Books 2008. Print.
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This citation and Works Cited method is known as MLA Style, 7th edition. MLA stands for Modern Language Association.

Students use this method of citing through high school and sometimes in college.

Be sure to view Part Two: