Main elements that you need for a citation in your works cited list:

• Author
• Title of article
• Title of book or magazine or web site
• Where published (for books only)
• Who published (for books only)
• When published (or when page was last updated for a web site)
• When you accessed it (website only)
• Page numbers if using a direct quote (except for quote from a web site—there are rarely page numbers on web sites)
• Title of database if article was found using a library database (such as EBSCO).

ALWAYS record this information for the sources you use in your projects.

What will it look like? EXAMPLES: (Or click HERE for to see these in an actual works cited list)

Books

• Author last name, First name. Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher, year
  
             published.
  
  Graydon, Shari. In Your Face: The Culture of Beauty and You. Toronto: Annick
  
             Press, 2004.
• Two or more authors:
  
  Brett, Rachel, and Irma Specht. Young Soldiers: Why They Choose to Fight.
  
             Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2004.

• With an editor and no author:
  
  Nardo, Don, Ed. Living in Ancient Egypt. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press, 2004.

• Author of article. (If given) "Title." Title of book. Date of publication.
  
  Bilocerkowycz, Jaroslaw. “ Moscow” World Book Encyclopedia. 2003.
  
  “Women, roles of.” The Middle Ages: An Encyclopedia for Students. 1996.

• Author(s) of article last name, First name. "Article Title." Title of magazine. Date of
  
             publication:page numbers.
  
  Kowalski, Kathianne M. “When Acne Attacks.” Odyssey. May 2005: 20-23.

• Author of article. "Article Title." Name of the newspaper. Date of publication: page
  
            numbers.
  
  Ann, Tan Hwee. “ India Seeks Coal Imports to Ease Domestic Shortfall.”
  
            International Herald Tribune 22 Sept. 2005: B1.

• Professional or personal website
  
  Author. (If given)  "Title of article." (If given) Name of site. (If given) Date of
  
            publication or last  update. (if given) Sponsoring organization or publisher.
  
            (If given) Date accessed.
  
            <URL>
  “Renaissance Printing and Thinking.” Annenberg CPB Learner.org. Annenberg
  
            Media. 25 Sept. 2005.
  
            < http://www.learner.org/exhibits/renaissance/printing.html>.
  
• Online databases (modified for middle school)
  
  Author. (if given) “Title of article.” Title of magazine. Date of article. Name of
  
            database. Name of library providing subscription. Date accessed.
  
            <link to database>.
  
  Mathias, Dale. “Do Plants Have Feelings?” Monkeyshines on Health and Science.
  
             Dec. 1998. Ebscohost. International Sch of Kuala Lumpur Library. 25 Sept.
  
            2005. <www.ebscohost.com>.

• Last name of person interviewed, First name. Type of interview. Date.
  
  Boniface, Keith. Personal interview. 22 September 2005.