Dickens, Charles, a Christmas Carol. New York: Dover Thrift Editions, 1992. (Book)

Works Cited A Works Cited list must appear at the end of each Formal Essay, with an entry for each source quoted used in your essay. Each work needs its own entry, with author, title and publishing information listed in order. A long essay may require a separate Works Cited page, but a short essay may simply list Works Cited after the last paragraph. A good list will look like this:

Works Cited Dickens, Charles, A Christmas Carol. New York: Dover Thrift Editions, 1992. (book) Johnson, Mark, “Santa Baby.” www.xmasfun.com/Stories/Rudolph/Rudolph.asp (webpage article) Milton, John, “On His Blindness,” in The Norton Anthology of British Literature: Second Edition, ed. Sarah Lawall. New York: W. W. Norton and Company, 2002. (poem in textbook) Nietzsche, Friedrich, Thus Spake Zarathustra, tr. Thomas Common. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1922. (translated work) Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer. New York, NY: Sony Wonder Video, ©1964, 2000 (film) Van Zant, Ronnie, “I Ain’t The One,” Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd. ©1973 ASCAP: MCA Records/Duchess Music (song on album/CD)

Notice that the list follows these rules:  The words Works Cited are centered above the list of entries.  The entries are aligned left.  The entries are double spaced, then indented if an entry runs long.  The entries are alphabetized by author (list last name, then first name). “Anonymous” sources are not allowed except in rare cases, like Beowulf or The Bible, with no known or attributed author. In those cases, start with the work’s title.  After author comes title of the work from which you got the information or quote. o If piece stands alone (book, play, long poem, film, webpage, CD), underline or italicize. o If piece is part of a larger work (short story or poem, chapter, song, article), put title “In Quotation Marks,” followed by larger work’s title underlined or italicized.

 After title comes publication information. This depends on the type of source: o book – Publishing City: Publishing Company, Publishing Year. o webpage – entire URL (web address can be copied/pasted from address bar). o other kinds of sources (films, CDs, etc.) will be discussed as needed.

If unsure, visit http:// owl .english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html or ask me.