Revised 9/09
IMAGES FROM A WEBSITE:
 In most cases, get images from sites you have also used for information and
have a website citation already made.
 All images used in projects should include the URL of the source listed below
the picture.
 Always read terms of use on a website before using an image.
 Do not list Google Images or another search engine as the source of an image.
Go to the image’s source website and use that URL.
WORKS CITED (example)
Bradley, Ian. “Charles Dickens.” The Makers of English History. Ed. Norman Stone.
New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1987. 200-205. Print.
“Environment.” World Book Encyclopedia. 1989 ed. Print.
It’s a Wonderful Life. Dir. Frank Capra. 1946. Republic, 1998. VHS.
Lyon, Jessica. “When Meteors Strike.” Fairfield County Business Journal 55:10
(2007): 12. MasterFILE Select. Web. 11 October 2007.
Simon, Paul. “Me and Julio Down by the School Yard.” Concert in the Park. Warner
Bros., 1991. CD.
Smith, Harold. “Criminal Investigation.” Encyclopedia Americana Online.
Grolier Online, 2002. Web. 6 February 2002.
Smith, Randolph. “King, Martin Luther, Jr.” Historic World Leaders. Ed. Anne
Commire. 2nd ed. Vol. 4. Detroit: Gale Research Inc., 1994. Print.
“Tadpoles.” Frogland. All about Frogs, 16 May 2002. Web. 22 June 2003.
<http://allaboutfrogs.org/frogland.shtml>.
THINGS TO REMEMBER:
 If an author name is not available for a book, use the editor followed by , ed.
 If an author name is not available for a multivolume set or encyclopedia,
start your entry with the article title.
 Write n.p. if no publisher name is available for a citation that asks for a
publisher.
 Write n.d. if no publishing date is given.
 Citations must be alphabetized by the first word of the source.
 Second lines & following lines must be indented.
 Punctuation is part of the citation.
Numbers must be alphabetized as if they were written out.
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Falconer Central School Style Sheet
Be careful: Follow all forms of punctuation given in each example.
BOOKS: May be by 1, 2, or 3 authors or by an editor.
Format:
Author Last Name, First Name. Title. Where published: Publisher,
Date published. Print.
Example:
Woolf, Leonard. Beginning Again. London: MacMillan Publishing
Company, 1991. Print.
Jakobson, Roman, and Linda R. Waugh. The Sound Shape of
Language. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1979. Print.
Parenthetical citation sample (Woolf 185) (Jakobson and Waugh 304)
ENCYCLOPEDIA: (for well known encyclopedias, otherwise cite as a multivolume work)
Encyclopedia Definition: A work that contains information arranged alphabetically.
Format:
Author (if given). “Title of article.” Title of Book. Edition date. Print.
Example:
“Environment.” World Book Encyclopedia. 1989 ed. Print.
Parenthetical citation sample: (“Environment”)
ANTHOLOGY or COLLECTION:
Format:
Author Last Name, First Name. “Title of work.” Title of Book. Editor.
Where published: Publisher, year published. Pages. Print.
Example:
Bradley, Ian. “Charles Dickens.” The Makers of English History.
Ed. Norman Stone. New York: Macmillan Publishing
Company, 1987. 200-205. Print.
Parenthetical citation sample: (Bradley 203)
MAGAZINES:
Format:
Author (if given). “Article Title.” Magazine Title Date of
publication: Page numbers. Print.
Example:
Walsh, John. “U.S. - Japan Study Aim is Education Reform.”
Science 5 June 1987: 30-38. Print.
Parenthetical citation sample: (Walsh 33)
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NEWSPAPERS:
Format:
Author (if given). “Article Title.” Newspaper Title Date of publication:
Section Page numbers. Print.
MULTIVOLUME WORK: (When using only one volume of a multi-volume
set – for other types of multivolume citations see MLA Handbook.)
Multivolume Definition: A work with a common theme published in two or more volumes under a single title.
Format:
Author (if given). “Title of Article.” Title of book. Editor. Edition (if
given). Vol. #. Where published: Publisher, Date published. Print.
Example:
Lee, Jessica. “Bush Plans ‘to Build on’ Budget.” USA Today 10 Jan 1989:
A4. Print.
Parenthetical citation sample: (Lee A4)
Example:
Smith, Randolph. “King, Martin Luther, Jr.” Historic World
Leaders. Ed. Anne Commire. 2nd ed. Vol. 4. Detroit: Gale
Research Inc., 1994. Print.
ON-LINE DATABASE: (ex: ProQuest, Ebsco Host, Gale Group, Infotrac, etc.)
Remember - many databases have a “How to cite this article” link so you can cut and paste!
Format - Journal Article:
Author. “Article Title.” Name of Magazine Volume.Issue (Date of
publication): Page numbers (if available). Title of Database. Web.
Date of access.
Example:
Lyon, Jessica. “When Meteors Strike.” Fairfield County Business Journal
55:10 (2007): 12. MasterFILE Select. Web. 11 October 2007.
Parenthetical citation sample: (Lyon)
WORLD WIDE WEB:
Format:
Name of author (if given). “Title of webpage” (if different from website).
Title of website. Name of organization or publisher, Date of
publication. Web. Date of access. <URL>.
Parenthetical citation sample; (Smith 362)
PAMPHLETS:
Treat a pamphlet as you would a book.
FILM:
Format:
In theater:
Title. Director. Distributor, Year of release. Film.
Recorded:
Title. Director. Original release date. Distributor, Format release date.
Format – DVD, VHS, or the name of the digital format.
Example:
It’s a Wonderful Life. Dir. Frank Capra. RKO, 1946.
It’s a Wonderful Life. Dir. Frank Capra. 1946. Republic, 1998. VHS.
Examples:
Robertson, Richard E. Genetics. University of Michigan, June 1998. Web.
2 May 2000. <http:msewww.engin.umich.edu/mse/robertson.html>.
“Tadpoles.” Frogland. All about Frogs, 16 May 2002. Web. 22 June 2003.
<http://allaboutfrogs.org/frogland.shtml>.
Parenthetical citation sample: (Robertson) (Tadpoles)
ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE, ONLINE:
Format:
Author (if given). “Title of article.” Title of Encyclopedia. Publisher,
Copyright date (if known). Web. Access date.
Example:
Smith, Harold. “Criminal Investigation.” Encyclopedia Americana Online.
Grolier Online, 2002. Web. 6 February 2002.
Parenthetical citation sample: (Smith)
Parenthetical citation sample: (It’s a Wonderful Life)
SONGS / SOUND RECORDINGS: (for lyrics from a website, cite as a website)
To cite a musical piece that is identified by number or key check MLA Handbook.
Format:
Author. “Title of Song.” Name of album. Performing Artist (if not author).
Recording Co., Date manufactured. Format – CD, MP3, etc.
Example:
Simon, Paul. “Me and Julio Down by the School Yard.” Concert in
the Park. Warner Bros., 1991. CD.
Parenthetical citation sample: (Simon) (Weber)
DIGITAL FILES:
Cite according to the type of item you are using – image from a website, sound recording,
movie, etc. Put the name of the digital format (PDF, JPEG file, Microsoft Word file, MP3) at
the end of the citation or write Digital file if the medium cannot be determined.