CGC1D Name:______
Writing a Works Cited/Consulted
Did you know that there are 3 types of sources you can use in your research?
SOURCES are ANY kind of information accessed and used for ideas and information. They are often categorized into 3 types:
1) Primary Source: a first-hand account of someone observing an item or event. Examples include diaries, original works of art or photography.
2) Secondary Source: Information obtained through others/ another person’s interpretation of the primary material. Examples include biographies, magazines, books and newspapers.
3) Tertiary Source: Information from reference works. Examples include dictionaries, encyclopaedias, and thesaurus.
FORMATS are the “kinds” of sources of information.
Below are listed some of the most likely categories of formats that you will likely encounter during your research”
PRINT MATERIALS
Format / Examples of sources of the formatBooks / Fiction, Non-fiction
Reference / Encyclopaedias, atlases, dictionaries, fact-finders
Periodicals / Newspapers, magazines, professional journals, newsletters
Illustrations / Maps, charts, paintings, graphs, photographs, pictures
NON- PRINT MATERIALS
Format / Examples of sources of the formatElectronic / Internet, CD-Roms, online databases
Video / Documentaries, educational videos, tv programs, movies
Audio / Music recordings, radio broadcasts
Inter-personal / Interviews, poetry/literature readings, class notes
Resource Note-taking sheets
Name: ______Class: ______
Date: ______
Topic:______
PRINT SOURCES: Fill in the bibliographic information:
Author(s) :______
Title: ______
Place of publication: ______
Publisher: ______
Date of Publication: ______
Correct Format:
Last name, First Name. Title. Place of publication : Publisher, date of publication.
Use the space below to jot down any information you read that you think you might use in your project.
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Resource Note-taking sheets
Name: ______Class: ______
Date: ______
Topic:______
Electronic SOURCES: (websites): Fill in the bibliographic information:
Author(s):______
Title of article:______
Name of web site: ______
date of posting/last update :______
name of the organization affliated with the site (if possible):______
date that you accessed the site: ______
web address: ______
Correct format:
Author(s). Name of Web site. Date of posting/last update. Name of organization affliated with the site. Date that you accessed the site. <electronic/web address>.
Use the space below to jot down any information you read that you think you might use in your project.
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Rules for Works Cited
1. The works Cited/Consulted is always a separate page
2. Title is “Works Cited” not underlined
3. Entries are listed in alphabetical order, do not separate them into categories (i.e. internet, books etc.)
4. Do not number your entries
5. Formatting is very specific.
Start at the margin with your entry, and then tab in every consecutive line:
Caragata, Warren. “The Person’s Case.” Maclean’s. 22 May 1995:50.
Electric Library Canada. Sir Robert Borden H.S. Library, Ottawa. 20 May 2007 <www.elibrary.ca>.
Single space each entry, but double space between entries:
Abbott, Elizabeth, ed. Chronicle of Canada. Montreal: Chronicle Publications, 1990.
Caragata, Warren. “The Person’s Case.” Maclean’s. 22 May 1995:50.
Electric Library Canada. Sir Robert Borden H.S. Library, Ottawa. 20 May 2007 <www.elibrary.ca>.
Leahy, S. How to be a Really Smart Person. Ottawa: SRB press, 2007.
Follow the format outlined in the SRB style guide (pink pages) as to how to write the actual entry.
Each type of resource has a different formatting (i.e. Book, website, article), and it is very important that you get every detail right.
Sample entries for Print Sources:
Book with one author:
Moss, John. A Reader’s Guide to the Canadian Novel. Toronto: Lester Publishing Limited, 1990.
Book with two or three authors:
Lunn, Janet, and Christopher Moore. The Story of Canada. Toronto: Lester Publishing Limited, 1992.
Book with editor as author.
Abbott, Elizabeth, ed. Chronicle of Canada. Montreal: Chronicle Publications, 1990.
Article in a newspaper:
O’Neil, Peter. “Canada Softens Lumber Tactics.” Ottawa Citizen 19 Sept. 2001.
Maps or charts:
Ottawa. Map. Ottawa: Rightway Maps, 1999.
Sample entries from Electronic sources:
Personal or professional Web site:
Savill, Richard. The Jazz Age Page. 1999. 7 Nov. 2000
<www.btinternet.com/~derklind/Biograph.html>
Personal or professional Web site that does not provide a date of posting/update:
Salwen, Peter. Peter Salwen’s Mark Twain Page. 10 Nov. 2002
<http://salwen.com/pstwain.html>.
Professional Web site with no author but with associated institution and date of posting/update provided:
The Harvard University Choir Home Page. 22 Jan. 2003. The Memorial Church, Harvard University. 24 Jan. 2003 <www.uchoir.harvard.edu/index.html>.
An article in a Web site:
Carlson, Emily. “Gender Differences May Figure in Sleeping Disorder.” University Communications: News@UW-Madison. 27 Nov. 2001. University of Wisconsin- Madison. 4 Oct. 2002 <www.news.wisc.edu/view.html?get=6841>.