The “Works Cited” is the last page of your report or project and is on a page all by itself.
Center the word “Works Cited” on the top line of the page and underline.
To complete the Works Cited for your project or report, take all the works cited entries and place them in order alphabetically using the first word of each entry. If you have two entries with the same first word, continue to go through those entries until alphabetically one comes first. Always drop the words “the”, “a”, or “an” from a title when alphabetizing.
Single space each entry but double space between each new entry.
The first line of each works cited entry starts on the left margin. If you need to go to more than one line, each additional line is indented to start about 5 spaces in (first tab on the computer) or type the whole entry, highlight the whole entry and press Control+T.
Attach your works cited as the last page of your project or report.
Use these resources to help you create your works cited
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Formatting the In-Text Citations
When citing a quotation or paraphrase, include the author(s) anywhere within the sentence or at the very end within parentheses. If you are directly quoting the source or a specific part of a work is paraphrased, include the page number, time stamp, line number, or other place indicator at the end of the sentence within parentheses.
Paraphrase
Benson chronicles the history of the gray squirrel in cities. The gray squirrel’s introduction to urban environments is directly related to human interventions (Benson).
Paraphrasing a Specific Piece of Information
In the 18th century squirrels in cities were primarily pets with the most famous being Mungo who received an epitaph by Benjamin Franklin in 1772 after being killed by a dog (Benson 693).
Direct Quote
“By the early twentieth century, eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis), once limited to rural areas, had become the most visible nondomesticated mammals in American cities” (Benson 691).
As Benson notes, “By the early twentieth century, eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis), once limited to rural areas, had become the most visible nondomesticated mammals in American cities” (691).
2 Authors
“Squirrels are among the most widely known and recognized mammals, inhabiting all continents except Antarctica and Australia” (Thorington and Ferrell 1).
Thorington and Ferrell state, “Squirrels are among the most widely known and recognized mammals, inhabiting all continents except Antarctica and Australia” (1).
3+ Authors
(Include the first author’s name followed by et al. which stands for “and others.”)
“Squirrels constitute a family, the Sciuridae, of the order Rodentia, all being descendants of a common ancestor that lived some 30-40 million years ago” (Thorington et al. 1).
Corporate Author
“The abundance of squirrels in rural, urban and suburban neighborhoods can cause people to view them as a nuisance and disregard their special role in ecosystems” (Humane Society of America).
No Author
(Use a shortened version of the title.)
“The architect of the Capitol has announced that it is his intention to stock the grounds surrounding the Capitol Building with squirrels” (“Squirrels at the Capitol” 10).
No Page Numbers
(Include some type of location such as a paragraph number, section, or chapter heading if possible.)
“From trees to burrows underground, sciurids are found in a vast array of habitats, including rainforests, arid grasslands, arctic tundras, forests, suburban areas, and cities” (Brown et al. sec. Habitat).