Citation Tips
Each bibliography should have the word “Works Cited” in the centre of the page in bold. Also, each work should be arranged alphabetically and should not be numbered. When it comes to alphabetical order, use the first letter of the last name of the author. If there are more than one work by the same author, use the first letter of the title (also, if there are more than one work by the same author, do not include the author’s name for the second citation; instead use this: “–.”). Remember that every second line in a citation should be indented.
Printed Books:
Single Author:
Taleb, Nassim Nicholas. The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. New York: Random House, 2007. Print.
Multiple Authors:
Jones, Ellis, Ross Haenfler, and Brett Johnson. Better World Handbook: Small Changes that Make a Big Difference. Gabriola Island, BC: New Society, 2007. Print.
(note that while the first name had the last name followed by the first, each subsequent name had the first followed by the second. Also, note that smaller cities should have the city followed by the province or state)
Multiple Books by the Same Author:
Gawande, Atul. Better: A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance. New York: Picador, 2007. Print.
–. Complications: A Surgeon’s Notes on an Imperfect Science. New York: Picador, 2002. Print.
Edition Other than First:
Kouzes, James M., and Barry Z. Posner. The Leadership Challenge. 4th ed. New York: Wiley, 2007. Print.
Multivolume Work:
Knuth, Donald E. The Art of Computer Programming. 3 vols. Reading, MA: Addison-Welsey, 1998. Print.
Works in an Edited Collection:
Joyce, James. “The Dead.” The Best Short Stories of the Modern Age. Ed. Douglas Angus. New York: Random House, 1993. 104-44. Print.
Sen, Amartya. “Education and Standards of Living.” Philosophy of Education: An Anthology. Ed. Randall Curren. Malden: Blackwell, 2007. 95-101. Print.
Shakespeare, William. “Hamlet.” The Necessary Shakespeare. Ed. David Bevington. 3rd ed. New York: Pearson, 2009. 546-604. Print.
(note that since Hamlet is a play—which, like novels, are in italics—the title is also in italics in the citation. Also, note that you include the page numbers if it is a work in a collection)
Journal Article:
Valentine, Sean, and Carry Fleischman. “Ethics Programs, Perceived Corporate Social Responsibility, and Job Satisfaction.” Journal of Business Ethics 77 (2008): 159- 72. Print.
Electronic Sources:
(according to MLA a web citation should include the author’s name if possible, the title of the site in italics, the name of the organizational sponsor, a posting or update date, the medium of publication [i.e. “Web”] and a retrieval date)
Society for Technical Communication. 2008. Soc. for Technical Communication. Web. 18 Mar. 2008.
(note the way that the date is recorded)
Online Book:
Sowell, Thomas. Basic Economics: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy. 3rd ed. New York: Basic, 2008. Google Book Search. Web. 12 Jan. 2008.
Work from a Web Site with Author:
DuVander, Adam. “Cookies Make the Web Go ’Round.” Webmonkey. 29 June 2006. Web. 20 Dec. 2007.
Article from a Database:
Gaston, Noel, and Tomoka Kishi. “Part-time Workers Doing Full-Time Work in Japan.” Journal of Japanese and International Economies 21 (2007): 435-54. Business Source Premier. Web. 25 Nov. 2007.
Article in an Online Periodical:
Gruener, Wolfgang. “Intel Fires Up New Atom Processors.” TG Daily. DD&M Inc., 1 Apr. 2008. Web. 29 Apr. 2008.