Type of Source

SAMPLE WORKS CITED ENTRIES and PARENTHETICAL (IN-TEXT) CITATION EXAMPLES

TYPE OF SOURCE / INFORMATION NEEDED / EXAMPLE
Book with one author / Author Last Name, First Name. Title.
City of Publication: Publisher, Year of
Publication. Medium. / Stafford, William. The Way It Is. St. Paul, Minnesota:
Gray Wolf Press, 1998. Print.
In-Text Citation: (Stafford 57).
Book or article with more than one author / Author Last Name, First Name and First
Name Last Name. Title. City of
Publication: Publisher, year. Medium. / Muller, Gilbert H. and Harvey S. Wiener. The Short
Prose Reader. Boston: McGraw Hill, 2000. Print.
In-Text Citation: (Muller and Weiner 38).
Book with no author / Title of Book. City: Publisher, Year.
Medium. / Encyclopedia of Indians. New York: Somerset, 1993.
Print.
In-Text Citation: (Encyclopedia of Indians 25).
Article in a reference book / Author or Editor if there is one. “Article
Title.” Title of Book. Edition or
Volume. City: Publisher, Year. Page
Numbers. Medium. / “Ideology.” The American Heritage Dictionary. 3rd
Edition. New York: Bantam Books, 1997. P. 137.
Print.
In-Text Citation: (“Ideology” 19).
Article in a Print Magazine / Author Last Name, First Name. “Title of
Article.” Title of Magazine. Issue. Date.
Page numbers. Medium. / Green, Andy. “Van Halen Launch Latest
Reunion With Club Show.” Rolling Stone. Issue
1149 February 2, 2012. P. 15. Print.
In-Text Citation: (Green 15).
Article in a Print Newspaper / Author Last Name, First Name. “Title of
Article.” Title of Newspaper. Date.
Section and Page number. Medium. / Shpigel, Ben. “Brady Leads Way to AFC
Title.” Akron Beacon Journal. Monday,
January 23, 2012. C1, C3. Print.
In-Text Citation: (Shpigel C1).
Internet source: Include only the information available. Many web sites do not have authors, for example. If that’s the case, begin with the title. / Author Last Name, First Name. “Title.”
Web Site. Last Update, Copyright, or
anyother date provided, sponsoring
organization or publisher if listed
with copyright. Medium. Date you
accessed the information. / “Our Presidents: John Adams.” The White
House. Web. 23 January, 2012.
In-Text Citation: (“Our Presidents: John Adams”)
Sorrentino, Johanna. “The Homework Debate.”
education.com. 2006-2012. Education.com.
Web. 23 January, 2014.
In-Text Citation: (Sorrentino).
Anthology (a collection of stories, plays, poems, etc. i.e. our textbook) / Author Last Name, First Name. “Story,
Poem, Essay, or Play Title.” Title of
Book. City of Publication: Publisher,
Year of Publication. Page Range.
Medium. / Kennedy, John F. “A New Generation of Americans.”
Glencoe Literature: Course 4. Columbus, OH:
McGraw Hill, 2009. 380-382. Print.
In-Text Citation: (Kennedy 381).
Database Article: Periodical (magazine or journal) articles that were in print originally, then were put into a digital storehouse. / Author Last Name, First Name. “Article.”
Magazine/Journal Title. Date of
Original Publication: Page numbers.
Title of Database. Medium. Date of
Access. / Winter, Jessica. “Great Performances.” Time. 18,
February, 2013: 17-29. Academic Search Premier.
Web. 3 February 2014.
In-Text Citation: (Winter 20-22).
Online Video / Author OR Username. “Title of Video.”
Title of Site. Name of institution or
Publisher, Day Month Year of
Publication. Medium. Day Month Year
Of access. / Albertsonsthelibrary. “Clara Spiegle Collection at
Boise State University.” YouTube. YouTube.
16 Dec. 2009. Web. 23 January 2014.
In-Text Citation: (Albertsonthelibrary).