Works Cited Pages

Works cited pages appear at the end of a research paper. Works cited means the same as references but it differs from a bibliography. A works cited page is a list of the works that you referenced in the body of your paper, whereas a bibliography is a list of all sources you used in your research.

Creating a Works Cited Page

This vidcast explains how to create a Works Cited list using MLA 8th Edition, which was published in 2016.

MLA Works Cited Page: Basic Format // Purdue Writing LabThe Purdue University Online Writing Lab serves writers from around the world and the Purdue University Writing Lab helps writers on Purdue's campus.

According to MLA style, you must have a Works Cited page at the end of your research paper. All entries in the Works Cited page must correspond to the works cited in your main text. As always, Purdue OWL is here to help!

MLA Sample Paper(3).pdf

Hacker does it again. Check out the Works Cited pages on this great sample paper. Use the "keywords" in the citations (the first words in the citation, usually the author's last name, but sometimes the title of the article) to find places the author cited those sources in the text. Hint: The keywords are the same in the parenthetical citations as they are on the Works Cited page.

This video covers how to set up the Works Cited page as well as how to format citations for specific types of sources (webpages, articles from a database, and books) in MLA format.

Citation Generators

Citation generators are tools in which you type the information regarding the citation (instead of pulling directly from a database or catalog) - they usually have a form to help guide you in what information is needed - and then they format it into the style you need.

BibME

Creates citations and bibliographic references for MLA, APA, Turabian, and Chicago styles that you can copy and paste into your paper.
The Look-up feature allows you to look up your reference (e.g. by URL, title, ISBN, etc) and automatically convert it into a citation and bibliographic reference.
Allows you to create a free account and save your references for future use.

Citation Machine

Creates citations and bibliographic references for MLA, APA, Turabian, and Chicago styles that you can copy and paste into your paper.
Has an ISBN look-up option for APA and MLA styles.

EasyBib

Creates citations and bibliographic references for MLA, APA, Turabian, and Chicago styles that you can copy and paste into your paper.
Look-up feature allows you to look up your reference (e.g. by URL, title, ISBN, etc) and automatically convert it into a citation and bibliographic reference.

KniteCite

Creates citations and bibliographic references for MLA, APA, Turabian, and Chicago styles that you can copy and paste into your paper.
Multiple formats are available.

Copy and Paste Citations from Library Databases

This video shows you how to copy & paste citations from OneSearch, EBSCO databases, JSTOR, Google Scholar, Gale Virtual Reference Library, ProQuest databases, and CQ Researcher. Many (though not all) library databases have this feature, so check for it even if the database you're using is not in this video. IMPORTANT: make sure the citation you're copying & pasting is correct! Sometimes the formatting is wrong, or the generated citation is using an old version of the citation style you need.

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