Working Bibliography/Works Cited
- Alphabetize
entries according to the author’s last name. If no author is given, use the first word in the title other
than “A,” “An,” or “The.”
- All
sources cited in the paper must be listed on the Works Cited page. Failure to do so constitutes plagiarism
and will result in failure for the paper.
- The
Works Cited should not include any sources not used in the paper.
- When
typing the Works Cited page, follow this format: (Microsoft Word)
- Hit
enter 3 times. In the right margin,
type your last name and the page number.
(To get the cursor into the right margin, hit control + R, and
then type your last name and page number)
- Hit
enter 3 more times. (To get the
cursor to go back to the left side of the page, hit control + L)
- Center
the title: Works Cited (to center a title, hit control + E,
and then type your title)
- Do
NOT put the title in quotation marks or underline it.
- Double-space
after the title and begin listing the sources in alphabetical order. (To set the computer to automatically
double-space at this point: Go to
“Format” on the tool bar. From
the pulldown menu, choose “Paragraph.”
In the pop-up box click in the box under “Line Spacing” and choose
“Double.” From this point on,
your paper will be double-spaced.)
- Type
the first line of each entry flush with the left margin, but indent five
spaces for successive lines within the entry.
- Return
to the left margin for the next entry.
- Double-space
each entry and double-space between each entry.
Coble 12
Works Cited
“College.” Compton’s Encyclopedia. 1977 ed.
Huffstutter, P.J. “College Entrance
Requirements on the Rise.” The
Tennessean. 31 May
2000. A1+.
Natale, Jo Anna. “High-tech and Social Isolation: On-line
School for Home Learners.”
Education
Digest. 61 (1995): 36+.
Pepin, Ronald E. College Entrance Standards. Lewiston:
Edwin Mellen Press, 1988.
Sea, Christopher, “From Home to
College: Admissions Officers Grapple with How to
Evaluate
Applicants Educated Outside School.” Chronicle
of Higher Education.
42 (1996): A 31.
Zirkel, Perry A. “Home Sweet School.” Phi Delta Kappan 76 (1994): 332-334.