Basic Guidelines
Finish the sentence: Entries in a Works Cited page should be ____________ spaced.
What is 'double' spaced?
This piece of evidence can be identified by the punctuation marks of the same name ("...")
What is a 'Quotation'?
Barbara Ehrenreich.(2002). Nickel and Dimed. New York: Owl Books. (P14).
Book
Jenkins, Henry. (2006). Fans, bloggers, and gamers: exploring participatory cultures. New York: New York University Press.
Only an initial required for the author's given name.
This punctuation mark is used after every piece of information in a Works Cited reference.
What is a 'period'?
In-Essay References require this part of the author's name.
What is the 'family name'?
Houser, D., Osborne, C. (n.d). Developmentally Appropriate Practices: Right For All Kids. Retrieved 11-25-2025 from http://www.nauticom.net/www/cokids/dapei.html
Online Document/Webpage/Website
Culbert, L. & Sherlock, T. (November 13, 2017). B.C.'s Working Poor: Affordability Crisis Hits Low-income Earners Hardest. The Vancouver Sun. 43, 1-2.
Entries in a 'Works Cited' page should be organized in this method.
What is 'Alphabetically' or 'A-Z'
*Bonus Point if you said 'Zed!'
This symbol, originally derived from Latin, means 'And the others' or 'And the rest.'
What is 'et.al.'?
Molleda, J. Zach, L. (2006). Media Relations. IN. Botan, C. & Hazelton, V. (Eds.). Public Relations Theory. (P.279-311). New Jersey: Lawrence Elbaum Associates.
Book Chapter/Essay in collections
Carpenter, F.(1941). John Steinbeck: American Dreamer. Southwest Review, 26, 454-467. Retrieved 11-25-2025 from the database www.jstor.org/stable/43466599.
The URL of the database is not required, only the name.
JStor
Names of books, titles of periodicals, and names of databases should be this.
What is 'Italicized'?
True or False: Long Quotations are 40 words or more.
True
Kent, M.L. (2008). Critical Analysis of blogging in public relations. Public Relations Review. 31. 314-326.
Article from periodical
Berkove, G. F. (1979). Perceptions of Husband Support by Returning Women Students. The Family Coordinator. 28 (4), 451-457. Retrieved from JStor.
The title of the periodical should be italicized.
The Family Coordinator
This method of organization requires every line following the first line in a reference to be positioned closer to the center of the page.
What is a 'Hanging Indent'?
True or False: When writing an in-essay reference, all information always stays within the brackets. (...)
False
Only when the reference comes AFTER the evidence.
Taylor, M., Perry, D. C. (2005). Diffusion of traditional media tactics. Public Relations Review, 31, 209-217. Retrieved 11-25-2025 from JStor.
Article from a periodical from a database.
Harvard University. (2024). AI in the classroom: A blessing or a curse? Harvard Annual Review. 56, 257-262. Retrieved 11-25-2025 from Directory of Open Access Journals.
A comma (,) should follow the title of the periodical, not a period (.)