Works Cited and Works Consulted Format

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The Official AHS Guide to
Works Cited & Works
Consulted Format
(Based on 5th ed. MLA format; last updated March 2001)

A Works Cited page is a listing of sources that you have cited in the body of your work, using parenthetical references.
A Works Consulted page is a listing of sources you have cited in the body of your work AND consulted when preparing your project.

Formatting Tips While You Type

Center the title, Works Cited or Works Consulted, an inch from the top of the page.
Double-space between the title and the first entry.
Begin each entry flush with the left margin: if an entry runs more than one line, indent subsequent line(s) 5 spaces from the left margin.
Alphabetize your list according to the first key word of each formatted entry, excluding A, An, and The.
Double space the entire list, both between and within entries.

Part One: Traditional Sources
	Books (single author, multiple authors, multiple works by same author, author's work edited, multi-volume works, reference anthology or compilation, anonymous or unlisted author)
	*Single author:* Last, first name of author. Title. City of publication: Publisher, year of publication. Silver, Lee M. Remaking Eden: Cloning and Beyond in a Brave New World. New York: Avon, 1997.
	*Multiple authors:* Last, first name of first listed author, and first & last name of second listed author. Title. City of publication: Publisher, year of publication. Stewart, Mark Alan, and Cynthia C. Muchnick. The Best College Admission Essays. New York: Arco, 1997.
	*Multiple Works by Same Author:* (Be sure to alphabetize by title.) Last, first name of author. Title. City of publication: Publisher, year of publication. --- . Title. City of publication. Publisher: year of publication. Steinbeck, John. Grapes of Wrath. New York: Viking, 1939. ---. Of Mice and Men. New York: Viking, 1937.
	*Author's work edited:* Last, first name of author. Title. Ed. first & last name. City of publication: Publisher, year of publication. Fitzgerald, F. Scott. Letters to his Daughter. Ed. Andrew Turnbull. New York: Scribner, 1985.
	*Multi-volume Works:* Last, first name of author. "Article/listing title." Series Title. Editor's first & last name. City of publication: Publisher, year of Publication. Volume number: page numbers. Noyes, Alfred. "The Highwayman." Poetry for Students. Ed. Mary K. Ruby. Detroit: Gale, 1999. 4:65-74.
	*Reference Anthology or Compilation:* Last, first name of author. "Article/Chapter Title." Book Title. Editor's first & last name. City of publication: Publisher, year of publication. Page numbers of article or chapter. Block, Marylaine. "Advertising Demeans American Values." American Values. Ed. Jennifer A. Hurley. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2000. 157-162.
	*Anonymous or Unlisted Author:* Title. City of publication: Publisher, year of publication. How Schools Shortchange Girls. New York: Marlowe & Co., 1992.

	*Print Encyclopedias*
	Last, first name of author. "Article Title." Encyclopedia Title. Edition, if stated. Year of publication ed. Ember, Melvin. "Funeral Customs." Academic American Encyclopedia. 1997 ed.

	*Dictionaries*
	"Entry begins with the word you've consulted." Dictionary title. Edition, if stated. Year of publication. "Pizzicato." The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. 3rd ed. 1992.

	*Newspapers*
	Last, first name of author. "Article Title." Newspaper Title date of publication: section and page number. Scott, William. "Where to Start with Water Pollution." Ocean County Observer 5 May 1998: B1.

	*Magazines*
	Last, first name of author. "Article title." Magazine Title date of publication: page numbers. Day, Marianne. "Looking for Answers to AIDS." Newsweek 27 Aug. 1996: 23-24.

	*Interviews*
	Last, first name of interviewee. Form of interview. Date of interview. Gates, Bill. Telephone Interview. 5 September 1998. Tripp, Linda. Personal Interview. 28 August 1998.

	Movies & Videocassettes
	Movie Title. Dir. first & last name. Descriptive label of the Media. Production Studio, year of release. Return of the Jedi. Dir. George Lucas. Videocassette. Lucasfilm Ltd., 1983.

	Radio & Television Programs
	"Title of the episode or segment." Title of the program. Title of the series, if any. Name of the network. Call letters and city of the local station. Broadcast date. "Yes...but Is It Art?" Narr. Morley Safer. Sixty Minutes. CBS. WCBS, New York. 19 Sept. 1993.

	*Pamphlets*
	Pamphlet Title. City of publication: Publisher, Year. Best Museums in New York City New York: Trip Builder, 1997.

Part Two: Electronic Sources
	*Online Subscription Services*
	Last name, first name of author. "Article title." Original Source of Article. Publishing date of Original Source: page numbers. Name of the database within the subscription service e.g. SIRS Research, MasterFile Elite, Newspaper Source. Name of the subscription service. Name, city, and state of the subscriber. (Allentown High School Lib., Allentown, NJ.) Date of access and URL of service's homepage, enclosed in angle brackets. Frick, Robert. "Investing in Medical Miracles." Kiplinger's Personal Finance Feb. 1999: 80-87. SIRS Research. SIRS Knowledge Source. Allentown High School Lib., Allentown, NJ. 10 Sept. 2000 <http://www.sirs.com>.

	*Websites*
	Last, first name of author. "Article Title." Title of website. Ed. of site. Copyright date of site. Name of sponsoring institution or organization. Date of access and URL. "This Day in History: August 20." The History Channel Online. 1998. History Channel. 19 June 1998 <http:www.historychannel.com/thisday/today/980820.html>.

	Film or Film Clips
	Last, first name of director. Title of film. Year of release. Title of website. date of access and URL. Murnau, F.W., dir. Nosferatu. 1922. The Sync. 12 Mar. 2001 <http://www.thesync.com/ram/nosferatu.rom>.

	Sound Recording or Sound Clips
	Last, first name of speaker. "Title of recording." Date of recording. Title of Website. Name of sponsoring organization. Date of access and URL. Roosevelt, Franklin D. "Americanism." 1920. American Memory. Lib. of Congress. 12 Mar. 2001 <http://lcweb2.loc.gov/mbrs/nforum/90000024.ram>.

	*CD-ROMs*
	Last, first name of author [if given]. "Title of Article." Title of product. Edition or release number. Descriptive label CD-ROM. Place of publication: Publisher, year of publication. Wallechinsky, David. "Olympic Games." World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia. 2nd ed. CD-ROM. Chicago: World Book, 1999. "Edgar Allen Poe." DISCovering Authors. Vers. 2.0. CD-ROM. Detroit: Gale, 1996.

	Online Chat
	Last, first name of speaker. "Description of the event." Date of session. Forum for the communication. Date of access and network address. Grigar, Dene. Online defense of dissertation "Penelopeia: The Making of Penelope in Homer's Story and Beyond." 25 July 1995. LinguaMOO. 25 July 1995 <telnet://lingua.utdallas.edu:8888>.

	Cartoons
	Last, first name of cartoonist. "Title of cartoon." Descriptive label Cartoon. Title of website. Date of access and URL. Capp, Al. "Li'l Abner." Cartoon. United Media. 13 Mar. 2001 <http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/lilabner/index.html>.

	*Maps*
	"Title of map." Descriptive label Map. Title of Website. Sponsoring organization of website. Date of access and URL. "Trenton, New Jersey." Map. U.S. Gazetteer. US Census Bureau. 14 Feb. 2001 <http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer>.

	*Paintings, Sculptures or Photographs*
	Last, first name of artist. Title of work. Date that the art was created. Title of website. Date of access and URL. Delacriox, Eugene. Death of Ophelia. 1853. Shakespeare Illustrated. 13 Mar. 2001 <http://www.cc.emory.edu/ENGLISH/classes/Shakespeare_Illustrated/Delacriox.Ophelia.html>.

	*E-Mail*
	Note: Listing a personal e-mail address is usually considered an invasion of privacy. NOT commended! Last, first name of author. "Subject line of message." E-mail to [recipient's name]. Date of message. Nethead, Jane. "Feedback on your Research Paper." E-mail to James Fulton. 23 Jan. 1999.