The document provides guidance on creating Works Cited pages and source cards for research papers. It includes examples of different source formats such as books, websites, encyclopedias, videos and magazines. Formatting guidelines are provided for creating a Works Cited list and in-text citations that correspond to the sources. Students are instructed to include necessary information for each source type and arrange the Works Cited in alphabetical order with a hanging indent for the second line of each entry.

1. Works Cited and Source Cards
Research Paper

2. Source Card
Source Number
• Follow the Bibliography format for the type of
source you are using. Don’t forget your
hanging indent!
Source Number
• Follow the Bibliography format for the type of
source you are using. Don’t forget your
hanging indent!

3. Example
Source 2
• “American President: John F. Kennedy”.
millercenter.org. University of Virginia.
2013. Web. 26, November 2013.
Source 2
• “American President: John F. Kennedy”.
millercenter.org. University of Virginia.
2013. Web. 26, November 2013.

4. Book
• Information needed
–First and last name of the author
–Title of the book
–Place of Publication- State only
–Publisher
–Year of Publication- Copy write date
(year only)
–Medium (Print)

5. Book Format
• One Author
• Author’s last name, Author’s first name. Title. Place: Publisher,
Copyright date. Print.
• Dodson, Francine. My Favorite President. Pennsylvania: Stump
Publishing, 2013. Print.
• Two Authors
Goldman, Henry and Elizabeth Howard. Ancient Civilizations.
Pennsylvania: Gold House, 1989. Print.
• More Authors
• Author’s last name, Author’s first name. et al. Title. Place: Publisher,
Copyright year. Print.
• Matthews, Michael, et al. The American Republic.
South Carolina: Bob Jones University Press, 2000. Print.

6. Encyclopedia
• Information needed
–First and last name of author (if available at
the end of the entry)
–Entry title (what you are looking up)
–Title of encyclopedia
–Copyright Date
–Print or web
* If using an internet encyclopedia use
internet format.

7. Encyclopedia Format
• Format
• Author’s last name, Author’s first name. “Article title”. Title
of Encyclopedia. Copyright date, Print.
• Example
• Hernandez, Thomas. “John F. Kennedy”. The World Book.
2008, Print.
• Online
• “John F. Kennedy”. encyclopedia.com. HighBeam Research,
Inc., 2014. Web. 7, March 2014.

8. Internet Site
• Information needed
–Title of looked up
–Web address up to the .com/.net/.org
–Date the Website was created or last
updated
–Publisher or sponsor if available
–Access Date (first time you access the
site)

9. Internet Format
• Format
• “Entry Title”. Website address. . Publisher or
Sponsor, Date Created or Updated. Access
date.
• Example
• “John F. Kennedy Childhood”.
millercenter.org. Rector and Visitors of the
University of Virginia, 2013. Web. 21,
November 2013.

10. DVD/Video
• Information Needed:
–Title of movie
–Director (abbreviated as Dir.)
–Producer/Publisher
–Year of release
–Medium

11. DVD/Video Format
• Format
• Title of Disk. Director (abbreviated as Dir.).
Publisher, year of release. Medium.
• Example
• The Hunger Games. Dir. Gary Ross. Nina
Jacobson and Jon Kilik, 2012. DVD.

12. Magazine
• Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of
Periodical. Day Month Year: pages. Medium
of publication.
• Poniewozik, James. "TV Makes a Too-Close
Call." Time Magazine. November 20, 2000:
70-71. Print.
• Buchman, Dana. "A Special Education." Good
Housekeeping. March 7, 1999: 143-48.
Print.

13. Works Cited
Dodson, Francine. My Favorite President. Pennsylvania: Stump
Publishing, 2013. Print.
Hernandez, Thomas. “John F. Kennedy”. The World Book. 2008,
Print.
“John F. Kennedy”. cia.gov. Web. 8, March 2014.
“John F. Kennedy”. encyclopedia.com. HighBeam Research, Inc., 2014. Web.
7, March 2014.
“John F. Kennedy Childhood”. millercenter.org. Rector and Visitors of the
University of Virginia, 2013. Web. 21, November 2013.

14. Checklist for Works Cited
Separate Page
Title Centered (Do NOT bold or enlarge)
All Entries in Alphabetical Order
Use a hanging indent for second line of entry
Double space entries and between entries
Check your punctuation marks: follow the
format specifically!

15. Create your citations from your
Works Cited
Dodson, Francine. My Favorite President. Pennsylvania: Stump Publishing, 2013. Print.
(Dodson 7).
Hernandez, Thomas. “John F. Kennedy”. The World Book. 2008, Print.
(Hernandez 8).
“John F. Kennedy”. cia.gov. Web. 8, March 2014.
(“John F. Kennedy”).
“John F. Kennedy”. encyclopedia.com. HighBeam Research, Inc., 2014. Web.
7, March 2014.
(encyclopeida.com)
“John F. Kennedy Childhood”. millercenter.org. Rector and Visitors of the
University of Virginia, 2013. Web. 21, November 2013.
(“John F. Kennedy Childhood”).

16. Citation Review
(Stoker 7).
(“Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”).
(“John F. Kennedy”).
(“Barak Obama Healthcare Plan”).
(“John F. Kennedy Family”).
• Note: If your entry titles on your works cited page
repeat for a website, then you can use the website
address as the citation.
• For example: (millercenter.org).