WMS Works Cited Guide

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Works Cited Page Format	Bibliography Format
Setting Up Your Page	Books
Font and style	Encyclopedia
Citations	Magazine
	CD Rom
Punctuation	Internet

Works Cited Page

A. Center the words: Works Cited.
B. Double space before starting citations.
C. Page Number should be in the upper right hand corner 1" from the top and flush with the right margin.
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A. Use a plain font, such as Times New Roman.
B. Use a 12 point size.
C. Underline titles of books, magazines, encyclopedias and CD-ROMs.
D. Use quotation marks around the titles of articles in magazines, newspapers, reference books, encyclopedias and internet pages.
E. Double Space the entire list, both within and between entries.
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A. Alphabetize by author's last name.( If no author, use first word in citation.)
B. Use hanging indents. (In word, set up by going to Format -- Paragraph -- Indents and spacing -- Indentation -- Special -- Hanging)
C. Use a period at the end of each citation.
D. Check punctuation of each entry against examples.
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Bibliography Format

   Books
     One Author
     Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication: Name of

              Publisher, Date.
     Example
     Rowling,J.K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. New York: Scholastic, 1999.

Two Authors
Author's Last Name, First Name, and First Name, Last Name of other Author. Title of

            Book. City of Publication: Name of Publisher, Date.
     Example
     Moore, Harold G. and Joseph L. Galloway. We Were Soldiers Once...And Young. New York:

Random House, 1992.
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Encyclopedia
Author of Article's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Encyclopedia's Title. Copyright

               Date, Volume, Pages.
     Example
     Childs, Julia. "French Cookery." The New Book of Knowledge. 52nd ed. 1999.
       Example with No Author
       "Mythology." World Book Encyclopedia. 2000, Volume 13, pp. 973-990.
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Magazine
Author of Article's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Name of the Magazine, Date of

              Magazine, Pages.
       Example
       Kennedy, Kostya. "Brotherly Love." Sports Illustrated, September 2, 2001, pp.60-65.
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CD ROM
Author of article Last Name, First Name. "Article Title." Name of the CD-ROM. CD-ROM. Name

               of Publisher, Publication year.
       Example
         "Thomas Jefferson." Encarta Encyclopedia. CD-ROM. Microsoft, 1996.
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Internet
Website
Author's Last Name, First Name (if known). "Title of the work." Site name. Date

               Information Accessed <Internet address, or URL >.
        Example
       "Cool Pets." 11 Dec. 2000 <http://www.coolpets.edu>.

Magazine or Newspaper Article (Electric Library, EBSCO or SIRS Discoverer)
Author of Article's Last Name, First name. "Title of Article." Name of the Magazine
Original Date of publication: Volume #. Title of Data Base. Date Accessed Web Address.
Example
Bethune, Brian. "From smallpox to Frocks." MacCleans 11 Nov. 2001: 57.

EBSCO. 10 Nov. 2001 <http://search.epnet.com>.

On-Line Encyclopedia
Author (if given). "Title of Article." Name of Encyclopedia. Date. Web Address.
Example
"Native Americans." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. 11 Nov 2001.
<http://go.grolier.com>

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