The Works Cited Page You’ve done the research ; now it’s time to present your sources! You’ve done the research ; now it’s time to present your sources!

Know these quirks about the works cited page: The works cited page will be the last page of the essay. Include MLA-style page numbering—your last name and the page number at the top right. The list of entries is alphabetized. The entire page is double spaced [with no extra spacing between the entries]. For each entry, all lines after the first are indented. This is called Hanging Indentation. Punctuation and capitalization require your careful attention.

Many professors carefully scrutinize the works cited page, looking for errors. Ah, ha! You missed the period after the date accessed! Minus five — no, ten — points! Ah, ha! You missed the period after the date accessed! Minus five — no, ten — points!

So you have to scrutinize your own work just as carefully! Ah, ha! I missed the period after the date accessed! I ’d better fix that if I don’t want to lose ten points! Ah, ha! I missed the period after the date accessed! I ’d better fix that if I don’t want to lose ten points!

An entry for a book will have this information: The name(s) of the author(s) The Title of the Book [in italics] The city of publication The publisher The year of publication The publication medium Author’s last name, first name.Title of Book. City of Publication:Publisher, Publication. Year of Print.

Here is an example of a book by one author: Houlihan, Patrick F. The Animal World of the Pharaohs. New York: Thames and Hudson Inc., Print. Houlihan, Patrick F. The Animal World of the Pharaohs. New York: Thames and Hudson Inc., Print.

An entry for a book with two or three authors looks like this: Oakes, Lorna, and Lucia Gahlin. Ancient Egypt: An Illustrated Reference to the Myths, Religions, Pyramids and Temples of the Land of the Pharaohs. New York: Anness Publishing Inc., Print. Oakes, Lorna, and Lucia Gahlin. Ancient Egypt: An Illustrated Reference to the Myths, Religions, Pyramids and Temples of the Land of the Pharaohs. New York: Anness Publishing Inc., Print. An entry for a book with more than three authors looks like this: Freed, Rita, et al. Pharaohs of the Sun: Akhenaten, Nefertiti, Tutankhamen. Boston: Bulfinch Press, Print. Freed, Rita, et al. Pharaohs of the Sun: Akhenaten, Nefertiti, Tutankhamen. Boston: Bulfinch Press, Print.

An entry for an online newspaper article will have this information: The name(s) of the author(s) “The Title of the Article” [in quotation marks] The Title of the Newspaper [in italics] The original date of publication The publication medium The date accessed

Here is an example of an article by one author: Kennedy, Randy. “King Tut’s Chariot Arrives in Times Square.” New York Times 2 Aug Web. 2 Oct Kennedy, Randy. “King Tut’s Chariot Arrives in Times Square.” New York Times 2 Aug Web. 2 Oct

Here is an example of an article without an author: “King Tutankhamen Overview.” New York Times 27 May Web. 2 Oct “King Tutankhamen Overview.” New York Times 27 May Web. 2 Oct

An entry for a database article will have this information: The name(s) of the author(s) “The Title of the Article” [in quotation marks] The Title of the Original Source [in italics] Date of publication Volume/Issue/Pagination [if you have it] Database name The publication medium The date accessed

Here is an example of an article by two authors: Forbes, Melissa, and Emily Docker. “Life for Women During Old Kingdom Egypt.” Egyptology Today Oct. 2007: Newsbank. Web. 2 Oct Forbes, Melissa, and Emily Docker. “Life for Women During Old Kingdom Egypt.” Egyptology Today Oct. 2007: Newsbank. Web. 2 Oct

Note how to handle sources with volume and/or issue numbers: Lockhard, Dawn. “You Can Take It with You: Mummification of Household Pets.” Journal of Egyptology 28.5 (2009): Lexis-Nexis Academic. Web. 2 Oct Lockhard, Dawn. “You Can Take It with You: Mummification of Household Pets.” Journal of Egyptology 28.5 (2009): Lexis-Nexis Academic. Web. 2 Oct VolumeVolume IssueIssue YearYear

For your database sources, go to this address for works cited page information: doc_mla_electronic.cfm doc_mla_electronic.cfm doc_mla_electronic.cfm For your database sources, go to this address for works cited page information: doc_mla_electronic.cfm doc_mla_electronic.cfm doc_mla_electronic.cfm Find your database and then click for examples of correctly formatted entries. Format your entry using the model.

Once you have correct entries, be sure of the following: The page is titled Works Cited. Do not underline or use quotation marks around the title of the works cited page. Each entry is alphabetized by the first item of the entry—typically the author’s last name or the first major word of the title. The page is double spaced with no extra spacing between entries. Each entry is correctly indented. Punctuation and capitalization are correct within each entry.

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