Works Cited Tips
All citations have the following components:
Author (last name, first name). Title of work. Place of publication: Publisher, Date of
publication.
Please note the formatting and the punctuation. All citations are single spaced and
formatted with a hanging indent. (See below.)
Easybib.com is a useful tool. However, you must proofread! I have found incorrectly
formatted citations on all online citation tools. There are also incomplete citations in
Easybib. You must fill in the missing elements, if possible. (It usually is.)
Easybib.com defaults to citing a website. If you are citing a book or a photograph,
you must choose the correct tab! Photograph citation is found in the tab marked “All
59 Options.” Be sure to click on the “Website” tab at the bottom of the template and
fill in all the information about the photo and website. Remember: Google Images
is not a source. You must follow the link to the original website and cite that
URL.
When looking up a book on Easybib.com with a common title, such as “Biology,”
search using the author’s last name or the ISBN (found on the back cover or the
copyright page).
*Do not use a resource that is more than 5 – 8 years old. Science knowledge
outdates quickly.
When you use a TMS database, such as Gale Virtual Library or Ebscohost, there is a
citation already made for you (usually at the end of the article). Copy and paste it
into your works cited page!
-----------------------------------------------------Instructions for setting up a “Works Cited” page:
Your name (right align)
Your science period (Skip 2 lines)
Works Cited (center align, skip 2 lines)
Left align. Then, go to “Format” up on the top of Word. Drop down the menu
options and select, “paragraph.” In the center under the word, “Special,”
drop down the menu options and choose, “Hanging Indent.” Everything you
copy and paste from here on, will have a hanging indent like this.
Sample Works Cited (Grade 6 – Weather Webquest)
Your name
Science/ period ___
Works Cited
Book
Fradin, Judith Bloom., and Dennis B. Fradin. Hurricanes. Washington, D.C.: National
Geographic, 2007. Print.
Website
" "Tropical Cyclones Preparedness Guide." NOAA National Hurricane Center. N.p., Apr.
2013. Web. 28 Oct. 2013.
<http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/hurricane/resources/TropicalCyclones11.pdf>.
Images
Hurricane Katrina. N.d. Photograph. NOAA - Hurricane Katrina. Web. 28 Oct. 2013.
<http://www.katrina.noaa.gov/images/katrina-08-28-2005.jpg>.
Remember, if the words google images appears in the url, the citation will be marked
wrong!
When choosing images, name the image. Also, be selective about what type of website
you choose. Avoid stores and blogs. Try to use images from authoritative, science related
sites.