A list of works cited appears at the end of your paper and gives full publishing information for each of the sources you have cited in the paper.
See below for examples of commonly cited types of sources such as archival materials, audiovisual media (online videos), books, dissertations, scholarly journal articles, magazines & newspapers articles, and web pages, media & other electronic resources.
Name the author in a “last name, first name middle name” format.
Provide titles in quotation and italics. If untitled, provide a description of the item without quotations or italics.
Provide the date the document is created in a “Day month year” format. Add a question mark if the date is uncertain. Use “Date unknown” if the date is not known.
Use the title of the archival collection as the Title of container.
Use the Collection’s call number or reference number, Box number, Folder number, etc. of the document in the collection. Add the name of the repository (i.e. library or archive) and its location.
Add DOI or URL if the document is available online.
YouTube videos
Films and television series are generally produced by many different contributors performing different roles. If you are focusing on a particular contribution of an individual, begin the entry with that person's name:
If you are writing about a film or television series without focusing on the particular contributions of individuals, start with the title. You can include information about key participants in the position of other contributors:
Album without Medium
Album with Medium
Song without Mode of Listening
Song Listened Through an App
Original Work of Art
Artwork from a Book
Artwork from an Online Source
Books by one author
Books by two authors
Books by three or more authors
For e-books, include a persistent link to the work. DOIs are preferred over URLs when available.
An edited book is made up of chapters written by different authors. If you are citing only a single chapter from an edited work, follow the citation format for a book chapter.
Edited book with a DOI
To emphasize the original author
To emphasize the translator(s)
Journal Article with a DOI
Journal Article without a DOI (use URL)
Newspaper articles will follow the basic form for periodicals, but the date will include the month and day (the date of publication), and the page number may include the section letter
Newspaper article from an online newspaper
Newspaper article from a print version
Newspaper article from an academic research database
Webpage on a News Website
Refer to above "newspaper" section.
Webpage on a Government Agency Website
Webpage on an Organization's Website
Webpage with an Individual Author
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