Documenting Your Sources 
MLA - Works Cited Format When you are researching a topic it is very important to cite your sources. You must record the materials that you used to obtain your information. The format that we use to cite our sources is called MLA (Modern Language Association). Works Cited is a list of the sources you used for your research assignment.
Below is a list of how to cite various sources using the MLA format:
BOOK, ONE AUTHOR  Author surname, first name. “Title of resource.” Place of publication: Publisher, copyright date.
Example: Hanley, Jenna. Natural Science in Canada. Toronto: Quadrangle Press/McGraw-Hill Books,
1999.
BOOK, TWO OR THREE AUTHORS  Graham, Wesley, Jennifer Lock, and Leslie Dunn. History of Democracy. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday Canada Inc., 1994.
BOOK, MORE THAN THREE AUTHORS Edens, Walter, et al. Teaching Shakespeare. Princeton: Princeton UP, 1977.
MAGAZINE / PERIODICAL ARTICLE Jacobson, Steven. “The Tragic Lost Ships.” Newsweek 14 Apr 1996: 21-23.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE  Johnston, Dorothy H. “New Trends in Computer Education.” The Toronto Star,
2 Nov 2001, E12.
ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE (Book Format) “Bermuda Triangle.” The World Book Encyclopedia, 1999 ed. (If the Encyclopedia article is signed, begin the entry with the author’s last name and alphabetize by name.)
ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE (Electronic Format)  “Ontario.” The Canadian and World Encyclopedia. CD-ROM. McClelland & Stewart, 1998.
(If the Encyclopedia article is signed, begin the entry with the author’s last name and alphabetize by name.)
WORLD WIDE WEB STRUCTURE [Internet]  Author, I. “Title of document.” Date of publication or last revision. Title of complete
work/organization. Date of access. <URL{full Internet address}>.
Simard, Denise. “Nunavut.” 21 Jun 1998. Nunavut Today. 5 Aug 2003.
VIDEO RECORDING Elusive Giant: The Blue Whale. Videocassette. American Educational Services, 1997.
PERSONAL INTERVIEW  Scalzitti, B. Personal interview. 27 Jul 2003.
Wong, M. Telephone interview. 10 Oct 2002.
Assistance with Citing Sources:
There are websites, called Citation Creators which help you properly create citations.
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