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Works Cited Guide

Book or Pamphlet

Author’s Last name, First name.  
Title of the book.  
Place of Publication:  
Publisher,  
Date.  
Erickson, Jon. Quakes, Eruptions, and Other Geologic Cataclysms. New York : Facts on File, 1994.

Magazine or Newspaper Article

Author’s Last Name, First Name.  
"Title of Article."  
Title of Magazine
Date of Magazine:  
Pages.  
Kimball, Thomas. "The War Zone Known as Croatia." Newsweek 27 May 1997: 25-28.

Reference Book- Encyclopedias

Author’s Last name, First name.  
"Title of Article."  
Title of book.  
Edition.  
Date.  
Franklin, Roland. "Dinosaur." World Book Encyclopedia. 1996 ed. 1996.

Internet Web Site

Author’s Last name, First name.  
Title of web page  
Name of organization affiliated with page  
Date of access  
<Website address>.  
Huber, Chris. The Vonnegut Web. 1 August 1991 http://duke.edu/~crh4/vonnegut.

Article From an Online Database

Cite the article first- Author, article title, publication information, page number(s) of the print.  
Name of database  
Name of service, if known.  
The library, town/city of library where accessed the information  
Date of access  
<address>.
Fox, Justin. "What in the World Happened to Economics?" Fortune 15 Mar. 1999:90-120. ABI/INFORM Global. Proquest Direct. Cambridge High School Lib., Cambridge, NY. 2 March 1999 http://www.umi.com/proquest/.

CD-ROM Encyclopedia article

Author’s Last name, First name.  
"Title of Article."  
Title of encyclopedia:  
Publication medium. (CD-ROM.)  
Edition, release, or version.  
Place of Publication:  
Publisher,  
Date.  
Smith, Lewis. "Internet." Encarta Encyclopedia. CD-ROM. 1998 ed. Detroit, MI. Microsoft Corporation, 1997.

Interview

Person interviewed-Last name, First name
Type of interview Personal or telephone  
Date.  
Nolan, Bob. Telephone. 22 Mar 1998.  

E-mail

Writer’s Last name, First name.  
"Title of Message/ Subject."  
Description of message- include recipient. E-mail to recipient’s name.  
Date of message.  
Johnson, Virginia. "MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers." E-Mail to Author (vjohnson@aol.com) 12 Oct 1997.

 

 

 
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