The Works Cited Page

The MLA Format

The Works Cited Page is a list of references used in your paper.

¬1. It is a brand new page after the essay.

¬2. It is the last page of your essay.

¬3. See IVCC Style Book page 37 for the layout and page 32 for the Format for Reference List .

¬4. Know the entry on page 35 that begins Thurber,

Information copied from IVCC Library Website

¬www.ivcc.edu/library

¬http://www.ivcc.edu/library/Citations/citing_gale_resources.htm

Citing Gale Resources
the following example uses MLA style.

¬ If the work originally appeared in a periodical:

¬ Author. “Title of article.” Periodical title
     Volume. Issue (Date): page numbers.
     Reprinted in Title of Gale Resource. Ed. Name.
     Vol. Number. Detroit: Gale, year. Page
     numbers.

Example:

¬Burt, John. “Notes on Some Recent Poetry.”
     Southern Review 37.4 (Autumn 2001): 836-50.
     Reprinted in Contemporary Literary Criticism.
     Ed. Tom Burns and Jeffrey W. Hunter. Vol.
     185. Detroit: Gale, 2004. 79-80.

If the work originally appeared in a book:

¬Author. “Chapter title.” Book title. Ed. Name.
     City: Publisher, year. Page numbers.
     Reprinted in Title of Gale Resource. Ed. Name.
     Vol. Number. Detroit: Gale, year. Page
     numbers.

Example:

¬Roth, Phyllis A. “Dracula.” Bram Stoker. Boston:
     Twayne Publishers, 1982. 87-126. Reprinted in
     Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. Ed. Janet
     Witalec. Vol. 144. Detroit: Gale, 2004. 272-
     283.

¬There are a several entries in the Gale Series that were specially written. These are generally the material that appears under the headings "Introduction", "Biographical Information", "Criticism Reception" etc. The following format may be used:

¬ "Title of Entry". Book Title. Ed. Name. Vol.
Number. Detroit: Gale, year. Page numbers.

¬ Example:

¬ "Roman Polanski." Contemporary Literary Criticism.
Ed. Janet Witalec. Vol. 178. Detroit: Gale,
2004. 50.

¬A few essays are specially commissioned by Gale. The following format is suggested:

¬Author. Essay on "Title of Work". Title of Book.
Ed. Name. Vol. Number. Detroit: Gale, Year.
page.

Example:

¬

¬Piedmont-Marton, Elisabeth. Essay on "The Secret
     Sharer". Short Stories for Students. Ed.
     Kathleen Wilson. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 1997.
     203.

Go to Mr. Rambo’s website

¬www.ivcc.edu/rambo

¬http://www.ivcc.edu/rambo/eng1001/citingonlinesources.htm

¬http://www.ivcc.edu/rambo/eng1001/sample_works_cited.htm

¬http://www.ivcc.edu/rambo/eng1001/quotes.htm

Copied from Mr. Rambo’s Website

¬
http://www.ivcc.edu/rambo/Writing_links.htmWorks Cited

¬ Bramson, Kate. "Study Finds Disparities across State in Enforcing Drunk Driving Laws." George Street Journal 1 April 2002. 4 July 2004 <http://www.brown.edu/Administration/George_Street_Journal/ vol26/26GSJ08e.html>.

¬"Detecting, Testing, and Arresting Impaired Drivers: Technology Overview--Electronic Remote Monitoring." The National Commission Against Drunk Driving. 10 July 2004 <http://www.ncadd.com/techcenter/ sanctioning/overview/overerm.html>.

¬ Dowling, Claudia Glenn. "Twist of Fate." People Weekly 26 March 2001: 62-64. FirstSearch. Jacobs Library, Oglesby, IL. 8 July 2004 <http://new firstsearch.oclc.org>.

¬ "Pregnant Woman Arrested for Drinking." American Civil Liberties Union Freedom Network. 15 August 1996. 11 July 2004 <http://www.aclu.org/news/wo81596c.html>.

¬ Ritzel, Dale O., Donna Bernert, and Jennifer Kampmeier. "Drinking and Driving Attitudes and Behaviors among Current Junior and Senior Students in Illinois High Schools." Chronicle of the American Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association 49.3/4 (Summer/Fall 2001): 10-11, 14. FirstSearch. Jacobs Library, Oglesby, IL. 13 July 2004 <http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org>.

¬ Dembrow, Dana Lee. "Tough on Drunk Drivers." washingtonpost.com 19 March 1999. 24 March 1999 <http://search.washingtonpost.com/wp- src/Wplate/1999-03/19/1771-031999-indx.html>.

¬ "Pregnant Woman Arrested for Drinking." American Civil Liberties Union Freedom Network. 15 August 1996. 24 March 1999 <http://www.aclu.org/news/wo81596c.html>.

¬ Note the format:

¬ author's name (if given). "Title of Web Page." Name of Sponsoring Web Site. Date page was posted or last updated (if given). Date the researcher accessed the page <complete URL in angle brackets>.

Good Sources

¬Your textbooks

¬Stanford’s

¬Lester’s

¬Lynch and Radek’s