Expanded Works Cited Examples
Print Sources
Books
One Author
Author's last name, author's first name and middle name or initial. Title of book. Place of publication. Medium of Publication.
Example: Mittenthal, Eric. How to Be a Professional Student. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2003. Print.
Two Authors
Author's last name, author's first name middle name or initial, and author's first name last name. Title of book. Place of
publication: Publisher, date of publication. Medium of Publication.
Example: Sennett, Richard, and Jonathan Cobb. The Hidden Injuries of Class. New York: Vintage Books, 1972. Print.
Three or More Authors
Include all three authors or list 1st author and add et al. Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher, date of publication.
Medium of Publication.
Examples:
Schwartz, David, Steve Ryan, and Fred Wostbrock. The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows. New York: Facts on File,
1995.
Print.
Schwartz, David, et al. The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows. New York: Facts on File, 1995. Print.
No Author
Editor's last name, editor's first name, followed by ed. Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher, date of publication.
Medium of Publication.
Example: Van Doren, Mark, ed. The World's Best Poems. New York: World, 1943. Print.
Encyclopedia
Author of Article. (If given) "Article Title." Title of encyclopedia. City of Publication: Publisher, Year. Medium of
Publication.
Example: Kibby, Michael W. "Dyslexia." World Book Encyclopedia. Chicago: 2004 ed. Print.
Multi-volume Set
Author's/Editor's last name, first name and middle name or initial. "ArticleTitle." Title of Set. Volume number. City of
publication: Publisher, Year. Medium of Publication.
Example: Jaffe, Jerome H., ed. “Inhalants.” Encyclopedia of Drugs and Alcohol. Vol. 4. New York: Macmillan, 1995.
Print.
Magazine and Newspaper Articles
Last Name, First Name. "Article title." Name of magazine or newspaper DD Mo. YYYY: Pages. Medium of Publication.
Examples:
Stone, David M. "Secrets of Exploravision Winners." Science Teacher News 15 Oct.
1998: 120-122. Print.
“The New Bonanza for Credit Card Users.” Fortune 5 April 1993: 54-55. Print.
"I’m Leaving My Money to the AVHS Library." The Amadon 15 Sept. 1998: A1. Print.
Non-Print Sources
Images
Include the artist's name, the year the work was created, medium of composition, and the institution (e.g., a gallery or museum)
that houses it, followed by the city where it is located.
Example: Goya, Francisco. The Family of Charles IV. 1800. Oil on canvus. Museo del Prado, Madrid.
Television and Radio Program
"Title of episode." Name of program. Station name. Call letters, Place. DD Mo. YYYY. Medium of Publication.
Example: "The Blessing Way." The X-Files. Fox. WXIA, Atlanta. 19 Jul. 1998. Television.
Film and Video
Title of film/video. Director's name. followed by Dir. Name of performers. Publisher/Producer, date. Medium of Publication.
Example: The Usual Suspects. Dir. Bryan Singer. Perf. Kevin Spacey. Polygram, 1995. Film.
Other Non-Print Sources
Personal Interview
Last name of person interviewed, first name. Personal/Telephone Interview. DD Mo. YYYY.
Example:
Suslick, Adele. Personal interview. 16 Jan. 2001.
Kroc, Ray. Telephone interview. 20 May 1974.
Speech
Last name of person giving speech, first name. Address/Title of speech. Name of Conference/Event. Place of speech. Date –
DD Mo. YYYY. Medium of Publication.
Example: Allen, Steve. Address. CLA Conference. San Diego. 3 Nov. 1990. Address.
Electronic Sources
A Page on a Web Site
Last name, First name. "Specific web page title." Title of Website. Organization. Date published or last updated. Medium of
Publication which in this case is = Web. Date accessed.
Example with an Author:
Schuster, Alan. "Spa and Hot Tub Chemical Questions." Ask Alan. Aqua-Clear Industries. 18 Aug.1998. Web. 10
Oct. 1998. <http://www.aqua-clear.com >.
Example when no organization name is specified:
Harris, Robert. "Evaluating Internet Research Sources." VirtualSalt. N.p. 17 Nov. 1997. Web. 17 Oct. 2000.
<http://www.virtualsalt.com >.
Entire Website
Name of Site. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sometimes found in copyright statements). Date of
Posting/Revision. Medium of Publication which in this case is = Web. Date you accessed the site DD Mo. YYYY. <URL>.
Example:
The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue
University. 26 Aug. 2005. Web. 23 April 2006. <http://owl.english.purdue.edu/>.
Online Database
To cite a work from a periodical in an online database, begin the entry by citing the article the way you would for a
print periodical. If pagination is not available, use n. pag. Conclude the entry with title of the database, medium of
publication (Web), and date of access (day, month, year).
Author. “Article Title.” Magazine/ Journal Title (Italicize). Volume.Issue. (Article Year): Page numbers. Database Title
(Italicize). Medium of Publication: Web. Date of access.
Example: Messer, Mack. "WEILL: American Theatre Songs." American Record Guide. 62.6 (1999): 236-245. GALE Student Resource Center –
Silver. Web. 7 Jan. 2010.
Online Magazine and Newspaper Articles
Author. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine or newspaper Date (DD Mo. YYYY), edition, section: page (if given). Web. Date
of Access. <URL>.
Examples:
Horwitz, Jane. “The Family Filmgoer: Pirates of the Caribbean: at World’s End.” Washingtonpost.com. 25 May
2007, WE33. Web. 25 May 2007 <http://www.washingtonpost.com>.
Grossman, Lev. “Learning to Love Your Inner Pirate.” Time Magazine. Web. 24 May 2007. Web. 25 May 2007
<http://www.time.com/time/magazine>.