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Creating a Works Cited page for a research paper can be a daunting task.

It requires meticulous
attention to detail, proper formatting, and accurate citation of sources. Many students find this
aspect of academic writing particularly challenging, as it involves not only identifying the sources
used but also organizing them according to specific citation styles such as APA, MLA, Chicago, or
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One of the biggest challenges in creating a Works Cited page is ensuring that each citation is
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publication dates or authors may be unclear or missing. This can require extra time and effort to
verify the credibility of the source and gather the necessary details for citation.

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organized can be overwhelming, especially for longer research papers or theses. Keeping track of
where each piece of information came from and how it should be cited can quickly become
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Even if you cite only one source in your entire document, you must have a Works Cited page. Jerz
says: 5 Oct 2011 at 6:03 pm The specific answer depends on your word processor, but “use double
spacing, and indent the first line” sounds pretty clear to me. Jerz says: 5 Jun 2011 at 9:07 pm I’m
glad you found the page helpful. But one thing that would be helpful to add would be how to set the
indention size. If the information is common knowledge, like the formula for finding the area of a
circle, you don’t need to cite it. If it had been cited by the name of its director, the citation would
need to begin with guggenheim's surname. MLA style is designed to work with hundreds of different
kinds of sources, and there is no one-citation-fits-all method. Jerz says: 16 Jul 2011 at 12:21 am
Azah, I’m glad you found this page helpful. The citation entries themselves should be aligned with
the left margin. It’s just not practical for me to try to include an example of every single thing it’s
possible to cite. How do you indent every other line in Work Cited List from MS Word 2007.
However, this page can help you make those decisions one at a time, lightening the load just a little.
See examples and generate accurate book citations. The solid handle makes it easy to carry around
for outdoor adventures such as Tent Camping, Road Trip, Backyard Camping, etc. My only question-
how far do you indent at the beginning of a paragraph. Only include the author's name in the first
reference. Reply anonymous says: 6 Jun 2011 at 9:29 pm I think what everyone is trying to ask is that
you show the format of a works cited page. I’m sure your syllabus, the assignment description, or a
textbook mentions what method you are expected to use. Reply Megan H says: 14 Sep 2011 at 10:22
am I’m writing two papers- one on MLA and one on APA. Once you’re sure that Works Cited is the
format you need, making sure that your Works Cited page is up to par can have a huge impact on
both on the professionalism of your work as well as your final grade. If the brochure does not say
where the quotes come from, how do you know the quotes are accurate. Reply Rachel Hernandez
says: 23 Oct 2011 at 2:50 pm Thank You:) This is a big help. Every subsequent entry that includes
the same author should begin with three hyphens (—), followed by a period. Double space all
citations, but do not skip spaces between entries. In place of the author's name in subsequent entries,
place three dashes, followed by a period. Include The Author Of The Essay, The Title Of The Essay,
Work Cited Essay Example, The Name Of The Collection If The Essay Belongs To One, The Editor
Of The Collection Or Other Contributors, The Publication Information, And The Page Number S. In
the professional world, you would start with the author who contributed the most; if you’re the one
actually drafting the paper, I’d say go ahead and order the names according to how you think they
deserve credit, and put “Brown, Smith and Jones 1” in the header. In the body of your paper and in
the works cited that comes after it. Begin your works cited page on a separate page at the end of
your research paper. My teacher said to press enter twice after the date, do now idk which one to use.
Reply Dennis G. Jerz says: 4 Oct 2011 at 12:20 am I spoke to a visiting Chinese scholar, who
recommended that Western scholars go ahead and insert the comma, so that readers will recognize
the name as properly alphabetized. Just as football referees dress a certain way, and Japanese chefs
cook a certain way, writers in certain disciplines follow a certain set of conventions. MLA style is
designed to work with hundreds of different kinds of sources, and there is no one-citation-fits-all
method. Take a look at the links below for more information. Wilson, Peggy Lynn. Pedagogical
Practices in the Teaching of English Language in Secondary Public Schools in Parker County. Reply
Tony! says: 10 Sep 2011 at 2:30 pm Can you help me. Other Citation Examples What if your source
doesn’t fit any of my examples. Mla style guide for middle schools -guidelines for making a
bibliography and. Reply Usame says: 26 Sep 2011 at 1:07 am super good, very helpful thank you
very much. Nor did my teaher give me the information to know how to. Reply Krystina says: 28 Jul
2011 at 9:23 am Thanks for this site, I wish I would have found it before today, I am taking my final
exam and have already handed in my papers, but it is helping for the studying part for the final and
some of the questions the instructor has asked us to know for the final exam. Great Work. I did book
mark your site for future classes. It tells me the specific name of the database I need to access in
order to find the article you found. WORKS CITED GENERATOR GENERATOR The generator
will produce a formatted MLA citation that can be copied and pasted directly into your document, or
saved to MyBib as part of your overall Works Cited page (which can be downloaded fully
later!).RefWorks is a Web-based bibliography manager that allows you to create a personal database
of research resources by importing references from text files or from online databases. Here are three
basic rules for the format of the entries: In This Space, List Down Smaller Ideas That Relates To The
Main Idea. Some are free to use, while others require a subscription or payment. Reply Dennis G.
Jerz says: 17 Sep 2011 at 7:51 am Your teacher will give you your grade, not me, so follow your
teacher’s guidelines. Your website is very useful, but I have a question. I am in my first year of
college and my teacher just gave us an essay to do in MLA format. My teacher said to press enter
twice after the date, do now idk which one to use. Thank you SO, SO much for the step by step
guidance with this formatting style. The Mla Works Cited Page Formats Examples from
cdn.scribbr.com If it had been cited by the name of its director, the citation would need to begin
with guggenheim's surname. It helps a lot. I also want to give a shout-out to Chad(?) I too am a non-
traditional student and i commend you on going back to school after so long of an abscence. The
syllabus lists most of the assignments and may provide helpful information about how to comply
with specific rules from a program or professor. Second, there is the in-text citation, which you
include in the body of your paper whenever referencing the source material. You may also use a
shortened version of the title of the book accompanied by the page number. Reply Autumn says: 23
Oct 2011 at 8:24 pm The work cited format confuses me. Finding Quality Texts Learning About
Plagiarism and Guidelines for Using Information Why is Information Literacy Important. You
should talk to your instructor about whether quotes are required. Wheeler School MLA Style MLA
Style Craig Kielburger Secondary School APA Citation APA Citation Miley Grandjean
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Cuellar Careaga Your Guide to Formatting papers and Documents: MLA, APA, and Citations Your
Guide to Formatting papers and Documents: MLA, APA, and Citations Fiverr Citing Your Sources
2010 Citing Your Sources 2010 Margaret D. Reply Melissa Hartmann says: 8 Nov 2011 at 4:47 pm I
am a student here in texas at a college called temple college I am taking an english class we are
doing essays I have never taken english not even in highshcool I was in special ed classes so I am not
doing good in my english class we were to do two essays two hundered words for both of them and
do it in mla format so if you can help me with showing me how to do that that would be awsome
thanks so much.
I looked all through my school books and could not find a discription of what was needed for MLA
format. Jerz says: 27 Sep 2011 at 2:06 pm Yes, in MLA style, we indent every paragraph. Source:
quotesgram.com Please see the following sample essay for an example block quote. Reply Dennis G.
Jerz says: 7 Jun 2011 at 3:40 pm You can find the details for how to form a specific entry on a
different page on my site: General information on how to write an academic paper research paper is
here: For details on how to write a thesis statement: For how to use quotations in the body: Reply
anna says: 6 Jun 2011 at 3:05 pm i wish you explained how to organize the works cited page. As a
college freshman, I once wrote a good paper with the terrible title “Hamlet and Macbeth: Similarities
and Differences.” Reply julian says: 23 Oct 2011 at 12:50 pm is there a web site that does it for u so i
dont have to waste my time trying to find the info i need. If you accessed the article through a
database, this is included as a second container. If any entry runs over more than a line, indent the
subsequent lines 0.5 inch from the left margin. Note that on the template, each item is followed with
specific punctuation. The answer to your question would depend on what software you are using.
Here we have two brief passages, taken from the same page of the same source, so we can handle
both with a single parenthetical citation. The citation entries themselves should be aligned with the
left margin. Whether we are talking about newspaper articles, magazine articles, or any other form of
print article, you can now cite them in the correct APA format with our citation generator. If College
English were a TV series, then “volume” would be which season, and “number” would be the
episode number. If you are citing a painting, or a composer, then obviously “author” has to be
interpreted a little loosely. Make sure the title you include corresponds with the in-text reference
where you addressed it your document. Reply scarecrow says: 10 Oct 2011 at 6:01 pm good job.
Before you finalize your paper, check to see that the citations and footnotes are clearly marked and
correspond correctly to your works cited page. If the book had two authors, only reverse the names
of the first author. I have word 2007. Reply Dennis G. Jerz says: 13 Sep 2011 at 6:37 pm If your
instructor has not stated a preference, left justify. Therefore, it is important to add all necessary
information in the works-cited-list entry. His only real guidelines are that it has to follow the MLA
guidelines and that we cannot use Wikipedia for our research because he says it isn’t reliable. With
many years of experience, she is responsible for content moderation for BestSolarLights. Reply
Ramos says: 9 Oct 2011 at 6:04 pm Thank you very much for the pointers. If you want to learn how
to think for yourself, then instead of ending your intellectual inquiry once you have found the right
Wikipedia page, at least click on the links listed as sources at the bottom of the article, and read
those articles for yourself. Reply Dennis G. Jerz says: 26 Oct 2011 at 9:07 am The question does not
simply involve counting the number of errors. Is there a particular order in which all our names
should be written at the top of the paper. Source: dudaenglish.weebly.com If any entry runs over
more than a line, indent the subsequent lines 0.5 inch from the left margin. Jerz says: 23 Oct 2011 at
1:33 pm Here is where I sigh and look at the camera, while the “sad trombone” sound effect plays.
How do you cite works cited page in alphabetical order. Reply Azah says: 15 Jul 2011 at 11:38 pm
Hi thanks so much for the help on the formatting.
MLA style uses two types of citations to include a source. If I am using quotations to cite a book in
a sentence, then write another original sentence, then use quotations again to cite the SAME page of
that book, do i need to use the parenthetical citation both times. Christopher Taylor is an Adjunct
Assistant Professor of English at Austin Community College in Texas. Reply Melissa Hartmann says:
8 Nov 2011 at 4:47 pm I am a student here in texas at a college called temple college I am taking an
english class we are doing essays I have never taken english not even in highshcool I was in special
ed classes so I am not doing good in my english class we were to do two essays two hundered words
for both of them and do it in mla format so if you can help me with showing me how to do that that
would be awsome thanks so much. Reply meagan says: 3 Sep 2011 at 8:55 pm Thanks this is very
helpful this is a life saver. Reply Jordan says: 9 Nov 2011 at 11:05 am When writing a paper in MLA
format in Word 2010, although the formatting in both Word and printer properties is for a one-inch
margin, when the paper prints it has more than one inch, so it’s not actually in MLA format. The
formatting for thesis and dissertation citations is largely the same. Most academic instructors include
a paper syllabus at the beginning of a course. Works by different numbers of authors with the same
first author If there are entries with different numbers of authors—some by a single author and
others by the same. We Have Chosen To Include The Date Of Access For The Online Sources Below.
There are several different online works cited generators available, with varying features and
capabilities. Christopher Taylor is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of English at Austin Community
College in Texas. How do you cite works cited page in alphabetical order. Opt for publisher element,
omitting in author element. Here is a model works cited, with correct spacing and formatting. With
many years of experience, she is responsible for content moderation for BestSolarLights. If you are
citing a painting, or a composer, then obviously “author” has to be interpreted a little loosely. All of
the information you’ve given is accurate which is rare to find on a random website. How do you
indent every other line in Work Cited List from MS Word 2007. Name of Site. Version number.
Name of institution affiliated (if available), date of creation. Medium. Date of access. Ignore articles
( the, a, and an ) for the purposes of alphabetization. In all kinds of scholarly texts, references are
mandatory. Reply Usame says: 26 Sep 2011 at 1:07 am super good, very helpful thank you very
much. WORKS CITED GENERATOR GENERATOR The generator will produce a formatted
MLA citation that can be copied and pasted directly into your document, or saved to MyBib as part
of your overall Works Cited page (which can be downloaded fully later!).RefWorks is a Web-based
bibliography manager that allows you to create a personal database of research resources by
importing references from text files or from online databases. Remember, only the main word of the
title is taken for alphabetical arrangement e. If the author is an organization (such as a government
agency or non-profit foundation), alphabetize according to the name of the organization. The format
of the entry depends on the source as well as the information that is available. Here is a model works
cited, with correct spacing and formatting. If any entry runs over more than a line, indent the
subsequent lines 0.5 inch from the left margin. To avoid plagiarism, whether you cite or rephrase, you
should always add a citation.
Reply Annie says: 12 Nov 2011 at 8:32 pm I just wanted to say THANK YOU. Mouse over the
example below to see how they work. Jerz says: 21 Oct 2011 at 9:42 am As long as the blah-blah
doesn’t mention any other sources, I would go with option 2. With out it my first college paper
would have been a complete mess. However, you should be sure to include the type of degree after
the dissertation works cited year as supplemental information. WORKS CITED GENERATOR
HOW TO It is also important at this level to learn why it's critical to cite sources, not just how to
cite them. Jerz says: 29 Jun 2011 at 8:35 am Yes, that’s right. Last, First M. Year Published. Name of
University, type of degree. Also used are Chicago (for publishing) and APA (for sciences). You
should include a citation that gives attribution to the respective author if you utilize ideas and
knowledge from a source such as a book, article, or web page. For one, it can save time and effort by
automatically formatting the list of sources according to the chosen citation style. When a source has
three or more authors, only the first author is listed, followed by “ et al. ” (Latin for “and others”).
WORKS CITED GENERATOR GENERATOR The generator will produce a formatted MLA
citation that can be copied and pasted directly into your document, or saved to MyBib as part of
your overall Works Cited page (which can be downloaded fully later!).RefWorks is a Web-based
bibliography manager that allows you to create a personal database of research resources by
importing references from text files or from online databases. Reply Jordan says: 9 Nov 2011 at
11:05 am When writing a paper in MLA format in Word 2010, although the formatting in both Word
and printer properties is for a one-inch margin, when the paper prints it has more than one inch, so
it’s not actually in MLA format. Margins Set 1 inch for all margins left, right, top, and bottom. Label
the page works cited (do not italicize the words works cited or put them in quotation marks) and
center the words works cited at the top of the page. We specifically designed it for ease of use and
speed. Select the entire citation and make sure the font is times new roman 12 points in black, no
bolding or underlining. We each submitted a list of possible topics and he chose from them what we
would be doing. The student found this article while searching the database Academic Search Elite.
Reply Chad says: 19 Aug 2011 at 12:01 pm Very nice article. We’ll work through one, and then I’ll
add some details. Your website was a big help in writing the first one and i was wondering if you
know where I should go for info for the APA one. Book works-cited entry Template: Surname, First
name. Reply Rachel Hernandez says: 23 Oct 2011 at 2:50 pm Thank You:) This is a big help. Jerz
says: 22 Aug 2011 at 6:10 pm Yes, even when you are paraphrasing rather than using the exact
words, in MLA style we still cite the source. Mla style guide for middle schools -guidelines for
making a bibliography and. In this case, these types require knowledge of specific rules if writers
want to cite them in academic works. I have no clue how to set it to where it doesn’t do that. His
only real guidelines are that it has to follow the MLA guidelines and that we cannot use Wikipedia
for our research because he says it isn’t reliable.
With out it my first college paper would have been a complete mess. Jerz says: 23 Oct 2011 at 9:05
pm Double-space evenly, uniformly, with no blank lines or uneven spacing anywhere in the
document. Reply K says: 9 Jun 2011 at 10:40 pm I just got a rough draft back from my professor
with a note that said my spacing was off. This helps the reader see where one entry ends and the
next begins. Reply Dennis G. Jerz says: 4 Oct 2011 at 12:20 am I spoke to a visiting Chinese scholar,
who recommended that Western scholars go ahead and insert the comma, so that readers will
recognize the name as properly alphabetized. Examples of works-cited-list entries The below table
shows templates and examples of different types of works-cited-list entries. Your website was a big
help in writing the first one and i was wondering if you know where I should go for info for the APA
one. The citation entries themselves should be aligned with the left margin. So which is the most
suitable online works cited generator. If any entry runs over more than a line, indent the subsequent
lines 0.5 inch from the left margin. For instance, there’s no one way to cite a movie, because you
may want to cite a movie in oder to talk about a particular actor’s performance, or the use of a
particular special effect, or to compare the dialogue in the film to the same passage from the movie
version. Title of Source. Container, contributors, version, volume and issue, publisher, date, location.
Reply Martin says: 9 Jun 2011 at 3:11 pm Great page. Christopher Taylor is an Adjunct Assistant
Professor of English at Austin Community College in Texas. I hadn't messed with anything so I
didn't know what she meant but now I'm pretty sure she meant the extra spacing after the
paragraphs. Double space all citations, but do not skip spaces between entries. Once you have filled
in all required fields, the full and in-text citations will be automatically generated below the generator
form. The Mla Works Cited Page Formats Examples from cdn.scribbr.com If it had been cited by the
name of its director, the citation would need to begin with guggenheim's surname. When a source
has no known author, use a shortened title of the work instead of an author name. In the body of
your paper and in the works cited that comes after it. All that info will be in the Works Cited list, so
we leave it out of the body of the paper. 4.3 Citing a Paraphrase Let’s imagine we want to reference
Wordsworth-Fuller’s general idea about citation as a way to establish credibility, but we don’t need
to include any of the technical details. Is there a particular order in which all our names should be
written at the top of the paper. In the body of your paper and in the works cited that comes after it.
The titles of self-contained sources (e.g. a book, a movie, a periodical, a website) are instead
italicized. The “hanging” format makes it easily to visually scroll down the list and see each source.
What a Body Can Do: Technique as Knowledge, Practice as Research. Source: slideplayer.com What
do you include in a work cited page. Works by two authors Two or more works having the same first
author but different second authors are arranged by the surname of the second author. Your best bet
would be to look up page or header in your word pocessor’s help function. Blessing! Reply John
says: 28 Oct 2011 at 8:32 am Adding to my favorites:-) Reply jessica says: 27 Oct 2011 at 12:27 am
Does a long quote have to be indented on both sides or just the left side.

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