For citations in the text, list the last name of the author and the page number in parentheses. For example: Second-language learners develop more quickly when learning the L2 before puberty (Connor 113). If you reference two different books by the same author in your text, then you'll need to distinguish between the two books by including a condensed version of the title. For example: (Connor, Language 182).
Create a bibliography or works cited page by listing all of your sources and referenced material in one section at the end of the paper or book. This list should include all the books and material you cited as sources in the paper, as well as those you didn't cite but used in your research.
Citing a book. Author. Title of Book (underlined). Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. For example: Brown, Dan. The Da Vinci Code. New York: Random House, 2003.
Citing an Encyclopedia. Author (if there is one). "Title of Entry". Name of Encyclopedia (underlined). Edition. Year of Publication. For example: "Decorative Arts and Furnishings". Encyclopedia Britannica. 15th ed. 2002.
For citing an essay or article in a book: Author. "Title of Essay or Article." Title of book (underlined). Ed. Editor's name. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Pages. For example: Kiikerri, Lotta. "Shakespeare's Great Works." Poets and Their Marks. Ed. Michael Geist. Cambridge: University Press, 260-280.
Citing a journal article: Author. "Title of the Article." Name of the Periodical Volume (underlined). Issue (Year): Pages. For example: Garcia, Mary-Ellen. "Influences of Gypsy Calo on Contemporary Spanish Slang." Hispania 88.4 (2005): 800-812.
For citing a newspaper article without an author and from a daily newspaper: "Title of the Article." Name of the Newspaper (underlined). Date: Pages. For example: "California Becomes the Second State to Legalize Same-Sex Marriages." The New York Times 15 May 2008: 1.
For citing an individual work on the Internet: Author. Title. Date on page (if given). Name of Associated Institution (if given; underlined). Date of access < web address>. For example: Downer, Jillian. In Her Shoes. 18 May 2008. The Shoe Dish. 24 May 2008 <http://theshoedish.com>.
For citing and article in an e-journal collection: Author. "Title of the article". Name of the Periodical Volume (underlined). Issue (Year): Pages. Name of Collection. Date of Access <URL of journal article>. For example: Wetta, Frank and Martin Novelli. "Now a Major Motion Picture: War Films and Hollywood's New Patriotism." The Journal of Military History 67.3 (2003): 861-882. Project Muse. 7 Aug. 2003 <muse.jhu.edu/journals journal_of_military_history/v067/67.3wetta.pdf>
For citing an article in a full text article index: Author. "Title of the article". Name of the Periodical Volume (underlined). Issue (Year): Pages. Name of the Database. Name of the Service. Name of the Library. Date of access <subscriptions service's homepage if known>. For example: Smith, Robert P. "Risk Management in Undergraduate Engineering Economics Education." Engineering Economist 44.2 (1999): p202-7. Business Source Complete EbSCOhost. Memorial U of Newfoundland, Queen Elizabeth II Lib.6 Nov. 2007. <http://www.ebscohost.com>
For citing a Dissertation or Thesis: Author. "Title of the Dissertation or Thesis". Diss. Name of University, Year. For example: Downer, Jillian C. "The Relationship Between Suicide and Friendship in The Hamlet by William Faulkner." Diss. New York University, 2007.