The 8th edition provides a "universal set of guidelines" for citing sources across all format types.
These guidelines state that, if present, these major elements should be included in the citation:
*Note: Container is the larger whole of what you are citing. For example, the larger whole of a chapter is a book, the larger whole of an article can be a journal, magazine, newspaper, encyclopedia, or other type of publication
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Below are some examples for formatting a works cited page.
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Book, |
Garcia Marquez, Gabriel. Love in the Time of Cholera. Vintage, 1988. |
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Book, |
Casell, Kay Ann and Uma Hiremath. Reference and Information Services in the 21st Century: An Introduction. Neal-Schuman, 2004. NOTE: Authors should be listed in the order they are listed on the title page. |
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Book, |
Robbins, Chandler S., et al. Birds of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. Golden, 1966. |
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Book, |
Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Robert Fagles, Viking, 1996. NOTE: Some other common descriptions: Adapted by, Directed by, Edited by, Illustrated by, Introduction by, Narrated by, Performance by. |
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A work (e.g., essay, short story) in an anthology or compilation. |
Kimball, Jean. "Growing Up Together: Joyce and Psychoanalysis, 1900-1922." Joyce through the Ages: A Nonlinear View, edited by Michael Patrick Gillespie, UP of Florida, 1999, pp. 25-45. |
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Book, |
Blamires, Harry. The New Bloomsday Book: A Guide through Ulysses. 3rd ed., Routledge, 1996. |
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Article in an Online Database |
Hannah, Daniel K. "The Private Life, the Public Stage: Henry James in Recent Fiction." Journal of Modern Literature, vol.30, no. 3, 2007, pp. 70-94. JSTOR, www.jstor.org.ezproxy.lib.uwf.edu/stable/30053134. NOTE: When including the URL, omit the https:// and https:// |
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Article in Print Journal |
Hannah, Daniel K. "The Private Life, the Public Stage: Henry James in Recent Fiction." Journal of Modern Literature, vol.30, no.3, 2007, pp. 70-94. |
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Article (Web Page) on a Web Site |
Farkas, Meredith. "Tips for Being a Great Blogger (and a Good Person)." Information Wants to Be Free, 19 July 2011, meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2011/07/19/tips-for-being-a-great- blogger-and-good-person/. NOTE: When including the URL, omit the https:// and https:// |
| Website (Whole site) |
Farkas, Meredith. Information Wants to Be Free. Jun. 2015, meredith.wolfwater.com. |
This guide was adapted from one originally created by Britt McGowan, Reference & Instruction Librarian at the University of West Florida: https://libguides.uwf.edu/c.php?g=215200&p=3321453