BOOKS FORMAT Author (last name, first name). Title and subtitle underlined. City of publication: Publisher, date of publication.

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1 WORKS CITED 1. For each source listed, begin the first line at the left margin and indent each line that follows. 2. Underline titles of books, periodicals and software. Titles of articles are enclosed in quotation marks. 3. Note the punctuation shown in the examples. 4. If information, such as author or place of publication, is not available, just leave it out. 5. List in alphabetical order all the sources that you have cited (usually by the author's last name or the first important word of the title). BOOKS FORMAT Author (last name, first name). Title and subtitle underlined. City of publication: Publisher, date of publication. One author Epperly, Elizabeth. The Fragrance of Sweet-Grass: L.M. Montgomery s Heroines and the Pursuit of Romance. Toronto: U of Toronto Press, Two or three authors Price, Walter E., Robert G. Strange, and John Smith. Exploring American Politics. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, Note: Name the authors (in the order they are given in the book), reverse the name of only the first author. Book by anonymous author. Four Seasons. Vancouver: Harbour Publishing, Book with an editor Langlois, Nicole, ed. Canadian Global Almanac Toronto: John Wily & Sons, Note: Editor s last name, first name, followed by the abbreviation ed Book by government agency. Canada. Revenue Canada. Income Tax Guide for Ottawa: Supply and Services Canada, Note: Name of country or province first. Government agency. Book by corporate author/organization/association

2 Canadian Tourist Association. Ontario Highlights. Winnipeg: CTA, Note: Name of corporate author (even if it is also the name of the publisher). SPECIAL BOOKS: Work in an anthology Author of the work (last name, first name). Title of the work. Title of the anthology underlined. Editor. City of publication: Publisher, date of publication. Page number on which the selection appears. Poe, Edgar Allan. The City in the Sea. The Norton Anthology of Poetry. Ed. Arthur M. Eastman. New York: W.W. Norton, Pamphlet (treat as a book) Author of pamphlet if available (last name, first name). Title of pamphlet underlined. City of publication: Publisher, date of publication. Second-Hand Smoke. Toronto: Canadian Lung Association, Encyclopedia/Dictionary Author of article (last name, first name). Title of the article. The title of the encyclopedia or dictionary underlined. The edition number and the date of the edition. Encyclopedia McGowan, Alan. Environmental Pollution. The World Book Encyclopedia ed PERIODICALS: Author of article if available (last name, first name). Title of article. Title of the newspaper/magazine underlined The date: Section page numbers. Newspaper article Stewart, Dave. Broderick Promises no Tuition. The Guardian 12 Feb. 2000: A5. Magazine Article Munday, Bonnie. "Fast Food Facts." Reader s Digest Mar. 2005:

3 CD-ROM Author of article if available (last name, first name). Title of article. Title of the CD-ROM underlined. CD-ROM. City of publication: Name of the company producing the CD, date of electronic publication. Profitt, John. Euthanasia Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. CD-ROM. Danbury: Grolier, MISCELLANEOUS Television "Title of feature." Title of program underlined. Name of television network. Place of production. Date. Wanda Wyatt. Compass. CBC-TV. Charlottetown. 4 Jan Film Title of the film underlined. Director (abbreviation Dir). Performers (abbreviation Perf). Production Company, year. Schindler's List. Dir. Steven Speilberg. Perf. Ralph Fiennes and Ben Kingsley. Universal, Interview Name of person interviewed. Type of interview (personal/telephone). Date of the interview. Binns, Pat. Telephone Interview. 14 Feb INTERNET 1. Include the same information as you would if you were citing a print source. 2. Include both the date of the electronic publication/posting or latest update and the date when you accessed the site. 3. Provide the entire internet address in angle brackets < > 4. Note that this is an evolving method of citation which will be revised. Professional or Personal Site Author's (creator's) last name, first name. "Web page article." Title of Web site underlined. Date of document/date of last web site revision. Date of access <Internet address>.

4 Jennings, Ben. "Gomez Happy With End Result of All-Star Weekend." NHL. 6 Feb < 13 Sep. Encyclopedia Online Author's name (if given). "Title of article." Name of encyclopedia underlined. Version #/edition date. Date of access <internet address>. Smith, Ralph. Capital Punishment. Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Encyclopedia Britannica Premium Service 14 Jun < Newspaper Online Author's name (if given). "Title of article." Name of newspaper underlined Date of publication. Date of access <internet address>. Weber, Terry. A day in the life of Canada s abuse shelters. The Globe and Mail. 14 Jun Jun < Magazine Online Author's name (if given). "Title of article." Name of magazine underlined Date of publication. Date of access <internet address> Hawaleshka, Danylo. The New Face of HIV. Maclean s 26 May Jun < = _106569> Electric Library Author's name (if given). "Title of article." Name of magazine/newspaper/book underlined Date. elibrary. Your school and address. Date of access. <Electric Library address>. Guy, Jim. Should we elect our senators? Cape Breton Post 11 May elibrary. Colonel Gray High School, Charlottetown, PE. 15 Jun < Infotrac (service through the Provincial Library)

5 Author's name (if given). "Title of article." Name of magazine Date of publication: pages. Infotrac. PEI Provincial Library. Date of access <internet address>. Doe, John. "Eating Disorders." Maclean's 23 Nov. 2001: Infotrac. PEI Provincial Library. 14 Jan < Sender of message <sender's address>. "Subject line of the message." Date of message. recipient <recipient's address>. Smith, John "School uniforms." 15 May Mary Brown Online Image/Sounds/Video clips (provided that permission has been given to download) Author/artist/company. "Description or title." Source. Date of document or download. <address> NASA. "Earth." NASA. 2 Jan < Zoological Society of San Diego. "Indian Rhino Calf Born at Park." e-zoo videos, San Diego Zoo. 17 Aug < MLA How do I document sources from the web in my works-cited list? The MLA guidelines on documenting online sources are explained in detail in the sixth edition of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (2003) and in the second edition of the MLA Style Manual and Guide tp Scholarly Publishing (1998). The following site contains a summary of the these guidelines.