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Internet Research

Works Cited

Samples of Works Cited
Basic Forms for Electronic Sources
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	When a bibliography is typed it is double spaced through out. It is usually labeled Works Cited or Works Consulted Leave a 1.5 inch margin and center the heading at the top of the page. Double space then type your first entry. It is arranged alphabetically. See the sample below.
more then one author	Abrams,M.H. et. al., eds. The Norton Anthology of *English Literature* 2 vols. New York: W.W. Norton,1974.
one author	Bowen,Catherine Drinker. Miracle at Philadelphia. New York: Book of the Month,1986.
two authors	Finck,Lila and John P. Hayes. Jawaharah Nehru. New York: Chelsea House, 1984
recording	Ward, Jenna. Ms. Ward sings The Blues. With Leadbelly,Cisco Houston,Sonny Terry,and Bess Hawes. Intro by Pete Seeger. Folkway Records, FA 2843,1962.
video,tv or film	"An interview with Mr. McMahon". 60 Minutes CBS 11 November 1999. n.b. Other information,such as producer or director or principal actors may be added if appropriate. For instance, if you were using a video of Othello,it would be appropriate to list Shakespeare as the author and the actor who is portraying Othello as well as the director.
Internet source(author given)	Kirk, Elizabeth E.Evaluating information found on the Internet. 2 October 1997. Site Milton S Einsenhower Library, Johns Hopkins University. 18 July1998. http://milton.mse.jhu.edu:8001/research/education/net.html
Periodical article	"Mario's Moves." Time 23 February 1987: 26.
Microfiche	McInnes, Doug. "Welfare Plan Penalizes Workers." Dayton (Ohio)Daily News, 23 June 1984, (Located in Newsbank) [microform],Welfare and Social Problems, 1984, 4: frames E2-4.
Periodical article (author given)	Moody, John "A Swelling Tide of Trouble." Time 23 February1987: 60-61.
Govn't publication	President's Commission on Mental Retardation. Mental *Retardation: Past and Present.* Washington,DC: GPO, 1977.
Corporate Internet site	Polisci.com 1998. 11 December 1998. http://www.polisci.com/
Pamphlet	Prosterman, Roy L. The Decline in Hunger-related Deaths. San Francicso,CA: The Hunger Project,1984.
Corporate author	The Rockefeller Panel Reports. Prospects for America. New York: Doubleday, 1961.
Encyclopedia	Smith, L.P. "Weather Lore." Encyclopedia Britannica,1975. nb. : if the article is not signed, then enter it under the title of the piece.
Book review	Stoltz, Craig. "First Novel" Rev of Available Light by Ellen Currie.Saturday Review. June 1986 : 70.
Single work in an anthology	Synge, John Millington. "On an Anniversary." The New *Oxford Book* of Irish Verse. Ed. with trans. by Thomas Kinsella. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1986.
One source quoted in another	Treadgold, Donald P. Twentieth Century Russia Quoted by George Vogt in Nicholas II. New York: Chelsea House, 1987.
One volume of a multi-volume work	Webster, Daniel. On Securing Trade with China. Vol 11 of *The Annals of America.* New York:Encyclopedia Britannica, 1968.
Newspaper article	"Winston-Salem NC at a glance." USA Today 23 February 1987, Sec.B:6. n.b. If the article has an author, then cite the author first.