Works Cited Entries (* Note: if any information is not given, skip it.)
Citing an Entire Book: Author(s). Title of Book. Edition, Publisher, Year. Database Name (if electronic).
Example (Print Book): Smith, John. Social Media Basics. Revised ed., Smithfield Publisher, 2015.
Example (E‐Book): McEvoy, Sean. Shakespeare: The Basics. 2nd ed., Routledge, 2006. eBook Collection.
*Note: if using a print book, skip the database name.
Citing Part of a Book (chapter, essay, story, poem,entry, etc.): Author(s). "Title of Part." Title of Book, edited by Editor, edition, vol. #, Publisher, Year, page number(s). Database Name (if electronic).
Example (E‐Book): Hennessy, Michael. “Sinking the Titanic.” Critical Survey of Poetry, edited by Frank Magill, 2nd ed., vol. 1, Harvard UP, 1991, pp. 80‐89. Literature Resource Center.
Example (Print): Oliver, Mary. “The Orchard.” Red Bird," Beacon Press, Boston, 2008, pp. 20-21.
Example (Print): Hemingway, Ernest. "Hills Like White Elephants." The Norton Introduction to Literature, edited by Kelly J. Mays, portable 11th ed., W. W. Norton, 2014, pp. 114‐18.
*Note: If citing a play or novel, italicize title instead of using quotation marks.
*Note: if piece is a single page, use: p. for page number; if article is multiple pages, use: pp.
Citing a Journal Article: Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Journal, vol. #, no. #, Date of Publication, page number(s). Database Name (if electronic).
Example: Goodwin, Jonathan. "Wallace’s 'Infinite Jest'." Explicator, vol. 61, no. 2, 2003, pp. 122‐24. General OneFile.
Citing a Magazine or Newspaper Article: Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Magazine/Newspaper, Date of Publication, page number(s). Database Name (if electronic).
Example: Medeiros, Brian. "Keep Cows Comfortable." Dairy Today, 13 Oct. 2011, pp. 33+. General OneFile.
Citing an Interview: Interviewee. Interview. By Interviewer, Date of Interview.
Example: Smith, Jane. Interview. By John Doe, 24 Oct. 2015.
*Note: for published interviews, follow MLA format for published materials.
Citing a Website Article: Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Website, Website Publisher (if different than title), Date of publication (if given), URL. Access Date if no previous date given.
Example: Cohen, Ronnie. “Unwise and unnecessary: Opioids for wisdom teeth extractions,” Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2019, https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/unwise-and-unnecessary-opioids-for-wisdom-teeth-extractions/2019/03/01/f3600a3c-2e33-11e9-86ab-5d02109aeb01_story.html?utm_term=.d789a862048c.
*Note: Exclude publisher if title of website and publisher are the same.
Citing an Entire Website: Author(s). Title of Website. Website Publisher (if different than title), Date of publication (if given), URL. Access Date if no previous date given.
Example: Museum of Natural History. Smithsonian, https://naturalhistory.si.edu/. 4 March 2019.
Citing an Internet Video: Author(s). “Title of Video.” Title of Website, Website Publisher (if different than title), uploaded by Name of User, Date of Upload, URL.
Example 1: “Biology: Cell Structure.” YouTube, uploaded by Nucleus Medical Media, 18 Mar. 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=URUJD5NEXC8.
Example 2: Raqib, Jamila. “The Secret to Effective Nonviolent Resistance.” TED, Nov. 2015, www.ted.com/talks/jamila_raqib_the_secret_to_effective_nonviolent_resistance.
Citing an Image on the Web
Example: “Migrant Mother.” Prints & Photographs Reading Room Collection, Library of Congress, 11 Jan. 2004, montevideo.usembassy.gov.
*Note: For images without titles, create a descriptive title in plain text – no italics, no quotes.
*Note: Italicize titles of formal art work.
Citing a Tweet: @TwitterHandle. “Content of Tweet.” Twitter, Date, Time, URL (omit http:// or https://).
Example 1: @realDonaldTrump. “I will be having a general news conference on JANUARY ELEVENTH in N.Y.C. Thank you.” Twitter, 3 Jan. 2017, 6:58 p.m., twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/816557424362606592
Example 2: @neiltyson. "Just an FYI: A 250 lb football player, running 15 mph, has more kinetic energy than a bullet fired from an AK-47 rifle." Twitter, 5 Feb. 2017, 4:45 p.m., twitter.com/neiltyson/status/828404332232065025
No Author - If no author given, skip the author and start with the title of source.
One Author - Last Name, First Name. Example: Smith, John.
Two Authors - Last Name, First Name, and First Name Last Name. Example: Smith, John, and Mary Fields.
Three+ Authors - Last Name, First Name of First Author, et al. Example: Smith, John, et al.
Association or Company - The name of the association or company. If a work is written and published by an organization, list the organization as publisher only. Example: American Cancer Society. / Microsoft.
Pseudonyms - Use pseudonyms and online usernames like regular author names. Example: @jsmith.
Editor or Other Role - If the role of that person or group was something other than creating the work’s main content, follow the name with a descriptive label. Example: Smith, Geoffrey, editor. / Perry, Tyler, performer.