A Cheat Sheet for WORKS CITED and IN-TEXT CITATIONS
—So easy, even a caveman could do it!
A BOOK BY ONE AUTHOR:
Author name (last name, first name). Book Title (in italics). City of Publication: Publishing Co, Year. Print.
EX: Brown, Joseph. The Book of Cheese. Philadelphia: Random House, 1987. Print.
In-text citation (Author last name pg #).
NO COMMA BETWEEN NAME AND PAGE
EX: (Brown 143).
A BOOK BY TWO AUTHORS:
1st Author name (last name, first name) and 2nd author name (First name Last name). Book Title (in italics). City of
Publication: Publishing Co, Year. Print
EX: Greene, Jack, and Lori Smith. The Idiot’s Guide to Cheese Making. Philadelphia: Random House, 1987. Print.
In-text citation (Author last name pg #).
NO COMMA BETWEEN NAME AND PAGE
EX: (Greene and Smith 155).
ARTICLE IN A BOOK OF MANY ARTICLES WITH AUTHORS LISTED FOR EACH ARTICLE.
Author name (last name, first name). “Article Title.” (in quotation marks). Book Title (in italics). Editor name with letters
Ed. in front. City of Publication: Publishing Co, Year. Article page numbers. Print.
EX: Violet, Derek. “Why Cheese Matters.” Cheesy Enough For You? A Complete Cheese Guide. Ed. Jane Smyth. Philadelphia: Random
House, 1987. 332-781. Print.
In-text citation (Author last name pg #).
NO COMMA BETWEEN NAME AND PAGE
EX: (Violet 332).
ARTICLE IN A BOOK OF MANY ARTICLES WITHOUT AUTHORS LISTED FOR EACH ARTICLE.
“Article Title.” (in quotation marks). Book Title (in italics). Editor name with letters Ed. in front. City of
Publication: Publishing Co, Year. Article page numbers. Print.
EX: “Who Cut the Cheese?” The Complete Encyclopedia of Cheese. Ed. Cecily Moore. Philadelphia: Random House, 1987. 332-781.
Print.
In-text citation (“Article Title” pg #).
NO COMMA BETWEEN NAME AND PAGE
EX: (“Who Cut the Cheese?”332).
ONLINE DATABASE- LIKE GALE- WITH AUTHOR PROVIDED:
Author’s name (last name, first name).“Article Title.” (in quotation marks). Original article publication date
(day/month/ year). Collection company (in italics). Date printed/ used. Web.
EX: Smith, Brian Joseph. “The Joy of Cheese.” 2002. Gale Group- Student Success Center. 12 March 2010. Web.
In-text citation (Author’s last name).
EX: (Smith).
ONLINE DATABASE- LIKE GALE- WITHOUT AUTHOR PROVIDED:
“Article Title.” (in quotation marks). Original article publication date (day/month/ year). Collection company
(in italics). Date printed/ used (day/month/ year). Web.
EX: “The Joy of Cheese Making.” 2002. Gale Group- Student Success Center. 12 March 2010. Web.
In-text citation (“Article Title”).
EX: (“The Joy of Cheese Making”).
WEBSITE WITH AUTHOR:
Author name (last name, first name). “Article Title or Heading.” (in quotation marks). Original article publication
date (day/month/ year). Name of the Website (in italics). Date printed/ used. Web.
EX: Smith, Brian Joseph. “The Joy of Wine and Cheese Pairing.” 2002. The World Wide Wine and Cheese Symposium. 12 March 2010.
Web.
In-text citation (Author’s Last Name).
EX: (Smith).
WEBSITE WITH NO AUTHOR:
“Website Title.” (in quotation marks). Original article publication date (day/month/ year). Name of the Website
(in italics). Date printed/ used. Web.
EX: “A Beginners Guide to the World of Cheese.” 2002. International Cheese Lover’s Online Magazine. 12 March 2010. Web.
In-text citation (“Website Title”).
EX: (“A Beginners Guide to the World of Cheese”).
A Cartoon:
Cartoonist’s name (Last name, first name). “Title of the cartoon” (in quotation marks). Label: Cartoon or Comic
strip. Publication information or the title of the Web site, the sponsor or publisher (in italics) Original
publication date. .The medium and your date of access.
EX: Keefe, Mike. “Content of Character.” Cartoon. Denverpost.com. Denver Post, 28 Aug. 2008. Web. 12 Dec. 2008.
In-text citation (Author’s last name).
EX: (Keefe).
Recorded Films or movies
DVD, Video or Film Title. (in italics) Director/Filmmaker OR Personal Producer OR Corporate/Institutional
Producer. Other individuals responsible for the work (e.g., writer) if relevant. Key Actors or other Key
Performers. Studio Name OR Production Company, original release date. Format, year (film, video, or
DVD and year it was re-released).
EX: Metropolis. Dir. Fritz Lang. Perfs. Gustav Fröhlich, Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel. Kino International Corporation , 1926. DVD, 2002.
In-text citation (DVD, Video or Film Title).
EX: (Metropolis).
Television and Radio
“Title of episode or segment.” (in quotes) Title of program. (in italics). Producer, Director, Performers, Writer
(if known. Inclusion and order depends on emphasis). Network. Local Affiliate and the city. Date of
Broadcast.
Ex: "Trash of the Titans." The Simpsons, Season 9. Dir. Jim Reardon, Mark Kirkland, et al. Voices: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy
Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer. CBS. KPIX, San Francisco. 10 September 2006.
For advertisements you may chose to include the time of the broadcast:
Ex: Levi Strauss Co. Levi Dockers Advertisement. Aired 10:35pm. CBS. KPIX, San Francisco. 5 August 1999.
In-text citation (“Title of Episode”).
EX: (“Trash of the Titans”).
Other Online Media
Author's Last Name, First Name OR Corporate/Institutional Author Name OR username. “Title of Document or
File.” (in quotes) Document date OR date of last revision. Medium (eg. Web comic, image, online video
clip) Title of larger web site in which clip is located. (in italics) Name of hosting library or agency (if
appropriate). Access Date. Web.
EX: Shimabukuro, Jake. "Ukulele weeps by Jake Shimabukuro." 04 April 2008. Online video clip. YouTube. Accessed on 22
April 2006. Web.
In-text citation (Author’s Last Name).
EX: (Shimabukuro).
Sound Recordings: music, spoken word, comedy
Artist’s Last Name, First Name OR Band Name. “Song Title.” (in quotes) Album Title. (in italics). Recoding
Company, year. Medium (C.D., Cassette, MP3)
EX: Nirvana. "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Nevermind. Geffen, 1991. MP3
In-text citation (Artist’s Last Name, First Name OR Band Name).
EX: (Nirvana)
A Cheat Sheet for WORKS CITED and IN-TEXT CITATIONS
—Helpful Hints and tricks
1. Citing sources within paper—When you create a parenthetical citation, you will always use the first word
that appears in the citation on your works cited page.
2. Anything you cite in your paper, must also have a corresponding works cited entry on the works cited page.
Therefore, if you have 6 different sources in your paper, you need to have 6 entries on your Works Cited
Page. No more, no less. Inaccurate works cited pages are considered plagiarism.
3. When in doubt cite a source. DIRECTLY QUOTED MATERIAL AND PARAPHRASED MATERIAL
MUST BE CITED. It is better to over-cite than miss a citation. Over-citing is not an issue- we just cross
them out. Under-citing is plagiarism (intentional or not).
4. The period goes after the in-text citation, outside of the parenthesis.
5. IF YOUR QUOTE OR PARAPHRASED MATERIAL STOPS MID- SENTENCE- YOU STILL PUT THE
IN-TEXT CITATION AT THE END OF THE SENTENCE. YOU NEVER CITE MID-SENTENCE.
EX: Orwell says “Cheese is life,” and many agree (Orwell 45). = CORRECT
EX: Orwell says “Cheese is life,” (Orwell 45) and many agree. = INCORRECT
6. If your in-text citation is an article title that is more than 5 word long, you must type it out the first time you
cite it, then you can abbreviate it to 3 words for each citation that you use later in the essay.
EX: (“Cheese and its many uses throughout the world”).
First use: (“Cheese and its many uses throughout the world”).
Second use and after: (“Cheese and its”).
7. Do not number your works cited entries, instead alphabetize them based on the first word of the entry.
8. All entries need reverse indentation. Go to paragraph settings, indentation, and under special, select
hanging.
Jackie Hersker
17 March 2011
British Literature
Works Cited
“A Beginners Guide to the World of Cheese.” 2002. International Cheese Lover’s Online
Magazine. 12 March 2010. Web.
Brown, Joseph. The Book of Cheese. Philadelphia: Random House, 1987. Print
Greene, Jack, and Lori Smith. The Idiot’s Guide to Cheese Making. Philadelphia: Random
House, 1987. Print.
“The Joy of Cheese Making.” 2002. Gale Group- Student Success Center. 12 March 2010.
Web.
Smith, Brian Joseph. “Pairing Cheese With Wine.” 2002. The World Wide Wine and Cheese
Symposium. 12 March 2010. Web.
---- “Cheese.” 2002. Gale Group- Student Success Center. 12 March 2010. Web.
Violet, Derek. “Why Cheese Matters.” Cheesy Enough For You? A Complete Cheese Guide.
Ed. Jane Smyth. Philadelphia: Random House, 1987. 332-781. Print
“Who Cut the Cheese?”
The Complete Encyclopedia of Cheese. Ed. Cecily Moore.
Philadelphia: Random House, 1987. 332-781. Print.