Citations: Whose is it? In what ways do we respect the intellectual property rights of others? Ms. Lissette Alvarez Ferguson Senior High
Reasons for a Bibliography or Works Cited Page Lists of resources used List of additional resources on the topic Gives credit to the author to avoid plagiarism Demonstrates that sources are current Recognizes the intellectual property of others Requirements for research projects
Bibliographic information for a Author Title citation Books, articles from magazines or encyclopedias, websites Place of publication For websites use the URL address Date of publication Websites if no date is given, use the date the site was visited
Citing Books The bibliographic information needed for a book is located on the title page or reverse side of titles page (verso) Author Title Place of publication Publisher Copyright date
Books Aaseng, Nathan. Paris. New York: New York Discovery, 1999. Bliven, Bruce, Jr. The Story of D-Day: June 6, 1944. New York: Random House, 2001. Frank, Anne. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. Introduction by Eleanor Roosevelt. New York: Doubleday, 1967.
Citing Magazine Articles Author and title of the article Found on first page of the article Title of magazine and date of publication Found on front cover of the magazine Page numbers where the article can be found
Magazines Mehta, Pratap Bhanu. Exploding Myths. New Republic 6 June 1998:17-19. Weintaub, Arlene, and Laura Cohen. A Thousand-Year Plan for Nuclear Waste. Business Week 6 May 2002: 94-96.
Citing Encyclopedias Title of author Usually is found with the article Title of article Found at the beginning of the article Title of encyclopedia, place of publication, publisher, and date Found on title page of the encyclopedia
Encyclopedias Howe, Gordon. Hockey. World Book Millennium 2000. Chicago: World Book Inc., 2000. White, Richard E. Beetles. Academic American Encyclopedia. Danbury, CT: Grolier Inc., 1990.
Citing Website Author you may have to search to find an author. Title usually found in the title bar of the browser. Address will begin with http:// Date if a date cannot be found for the page, use the date you visited the site
Websites Brooks, David. The Culture of Martyrdom. Atlantic Online June 2002. 24 Sept. 2002 <http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2002/ 06/brooks.htm> Fresco Painting. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. 8 May 2002 <http://search.eb.com> Victorian Women Writers Project. Ed. Perry Willet. May 2000. Indiana U. 26 June 2002 <http://www.indiana.edu/~letrs/vwwp>
Making a Works Cited Page
Record source information on a Author Title of article note card. Title of book/magazine/website Website address Place of publication Publisher Date of publication Page numbers
Organizing Information for the Citation List Alphabetical order Author s last name, first name Quotation marks around the titles of magazine articles Underline titles of books and magazines Place of publication: publisher, date Websites gather as much information as you can Use periods to separate each item in the entry End each entry with a period
Sample Works Cited Page
Works Cited Brindle, Reginald Smith. The Search Outwards: The Orient, Jazz, Archaisms. The New Music. New York: Oxford UP, 1975. 133-45. Duke Ellignton s Washington. Public Broadcasting System. 3 June 2002 <http://www.pbs.org/ellingtonsdc> Schuller, Gunther. Early Jazz: Its Roots and Musical Development. New York, Oxford UP, 1968.