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INTRODUCTION TO WORKS CITED/WORKS CONSULTED. Miss Mackowski Library Media Specialist Norwalk High School. WHAT IS WORKS CITED/WORKS CONSULTED?. It is a list of all print and non-print sources used or consulted in writing. Each source listed is called a CITATION.
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INTRODUCTION TO WORKS CITED/WORKS CONSULTED Miss MackowskiLibrary Media SpecialistNorwalk High School
WHAT IS WORKS CITED/WORKS CONSULTED? • It is a list of all print and non-print sources used or consulted in writing. • Each source listed is called a CITATION.
WHY IS WORKS CITED/WORKS CONSULTED NECESSARY? • It is required because it gives proper credit to the authors of the information.
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE? Works Cited vs. Works Consulted
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WORKS CITED/WORKS CONSULTED? WORKS CITED: A list of sources that that you actually used in your work. WORKS CONSULTED: A list of sources that you actually used and also consulted in preparing your work.
WHO CREATED CITATION METHOD? • MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION - (MLA) • Developed a universal way for scholars to research and write.
MLA Update 2009 • 2009 changes in MLA: • No more Underlining (only use italics) • Publication Medium must be identified (e.g. Print, Web, etc.) • New Abbreviations (e.g. “N.p.” for “no publisher given”) • No more website addresses
WHERE DO I START? *Ask your teacher for specific requirements on style *Get a Works Cited/Works Consulted Guide or website- *Start your writing/research and cite your sources at the same time. WARNING: DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU ARE DONE WITH YOUR WRITING TO BEGIN CITING YOUR SOURCES!
HOW DO I USE THE GUIDE? -Turn to PRINT or NON-PRINT section of guide; -Find type of source (i.e. BOOK WITH ONE AUTHOR) and read the citation code below it; -Follow code and extract information from your source to match code. (Be sure to include all spaces, indents, and punctuations as shown in code because they include the rules from MLA). -Indent every line by 5 spaces after 1st line of citation. -Double-space citations as you write them down.
WHAT’S THE CODE? Book with a single author Author's last name, first name. Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher, year of publication. Medium.
WRITE DOWN CITATION Fritz, Jean. Brady. New York: Scholastic, 1960. Print.
INTERVIEW TIME! Situation: You conducted an interview with M. Nawford to learn about technology in the library on May 6, 2009. Interview Person’s last name, first name. Name of interview. Day month year of interview.
WRITE DOWN NEXT CITATION Fritz, Jean. Brady. New York: Scholastic, 1960. Print. Nawford, M. Library Technology Interview. 6 May 2009.
WEBSITE NEWS WEB PUBLICATION Author’s last name, first name. “Title of article.” Website. Publisher, Date of publication. Medium. Day Month Year the website was accessed.
WRITE DOWN NEXT CITATION Fritz, Jean. Brady. New York: Scholastic, 1960. Print. Nawford, M. Library Technology Interview. 6 May 2009. Mehta, Diane. “Best Affordable Fall Adventures.” CNN.com/travel. CNN, 21 Oct. 2009. Web. 22 Oct. 2009.
I’M DONE WITH MY CITATIONS – WHAT’S NEXT? • Re-organize all citations so that they are in alphabetical order. • If you do not have an author’s name, start with next part of citation. Exclude using words A, AN, THE.
WRITE DOWN NEXT CITATION Fritz, Jean. Brady. New York: Scholastic, 1960. Print. 1 Nawford, M. Library Technology Interview. 6 May 2009. 3 Mehta, Diane. “Best Affordable Fall Adventures.” CNN.com/travel. CNN, 21 Oct. 2009. Web. 22 Oct. 2009. 2
MY LIST IS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER – WHAT’S NEXT? • Last thing: setting up your document!
STEPS TO SET UP YOUR WORKS CITED/WORKS CONSULTED PAGE • Paginate after last page in essay/paper. • Type Works Cited or Works Consulted and center at top of paper. • Type all citations in alphabetical order. Make sure to indent the 2nd line, 3rd line, and all subsequent lines of each citation. • Double-space all entries.
YOU’RE DONE! Mackowski 4 Works Cited Fritz, Jean. Brady. New York: Scholastic, 1960. Print. Mehta, Diane. “Best Affordable Fall Adventures.” CNN.com/travel. CNN, 21 Oct. 2009. Web. 22 Oct. 2009. Nawford, M. Library Technology Interview. 6 May 2009.