Works Cited Format

WORKS CITED FORMAT

A. Nonfiction Book

Author. Title of Book. City of Publication: Name of Publisher, Year of Publication.

Examples: Crisfield, Deborah and Mark Smith. Winning Soccer for Girls. Detroit: Facts on File, 2003. Kent, Zachary. The Civil War. New York: Enslow Publishers, 2004.

B. Reference Book (Encyclopedia, Almanac, etc.)

Author of Article (if given). “Title of Article.” Title of Reference Book. Ed. Editor’s Name (if given). Volume No. (if given). City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.

Examples: Allen, William Hand. “Electric Light.” World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. 6. Chicago: World Book, Inc., 2003. Hillstrom, Laurie. “Dave Matthews Band.” Contemporary Musicians. Ed. Sean Pollock. Vol. 18. Detroit: Gale, 1997.

C. CD-Rom (Encyclopedias or other Reference Works)

Author of Article (if given). “Title of Article.” Title of CD-ROM. CD-ROM. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.

Examples: Schaller, George B. “Gorilla.” World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia. CD ROM. Chicago: World Book, Inc., 2001. D. Internet Site (regular site, not fee-based database)

Author (if given). Web Page Title. Day Month Year of Latest Update (if given). Name of Organization (if given). Day Month Year that you found the information .

Examples: Cystic Fibrosis. 9 Dec. 2002. Yahoo!Health. 10 Sept. 2004 .

Shasserre, Jake. What is CF? 6 Sept. 2004. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. 10 Oct. 2005. .

E. Fee-based Database (eLibrary, World Book Online)

Author (if given). “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine or Newspaper Day Month Year of Article: Page Numbers (if given). Name of Database. Name of Service. Name and Location of Library. Date Information was Found .

Examples: “Busted Big Time.” Maclean’s 16 Dec. 2002: 15. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale Group. Baltimore County Public Lib., Perry Hall, MD. 20 Dec. 2003 .

“Sniper Insanity?” U. S. News and World Report 17 Nov. 2003: 35. SIRS Knowledge Source. SIRS Publishing. Perry Hall Middle School Lib., Baltimore, MD. 20 Dec. 2003 .