Books
Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. 1987, Penguin.
Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. Penguin, [1987.]
*Date in wrong place
Poniewozik James. "TV Makes a Too-Close Call." Time, 20 Nov. 2000, pp. 70-71.
Poniewozik[,] James. "TV Makes a Too-Close Call." Time, 20 Nov. 2000, pp. 70-71.
*A comma was missing between the author's first and last name.
“Athlete's Foot - Topic Overview.” WebMD, 25 Sept. 2014, www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/tc/athletes-foot-topic-overview.
“Athlete's Foot - Topic Overview.” [WebMD,] 25 Sept. 2014, www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/tc/athletes-foot-topic-overview.
*WebMD should be italics
Speed Racer. Directed by Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski, performances by Emile Hirsch, Nicholas Elia, Susan Sarandon, Ariel Winter, and John Goodman, Warner Brothers, 2008.
Speed Racer. Directed by Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski, performances by Emile Hirsch, Nicholas Elia, Susan Sarandon, Ariel Winter, and John Goodman, [Warner Brothers,] 2008.
*Warner Brothers should not be in italics.
John N, Duvall. "The (Super)Marketplace of Images: Television as Unmediated Mediation in DeLillo's White Noise." Arizona Quarterly, vol. 50, no. 3, 1994, pp. 127-53
[Duvall, John N.] "The (Super)Marketplace of Images: Television as Unmediated Mediation in DeLillo's White Noise." Arizona Quarterly, vol. 50, no. 3, 1994, pp. 127-53.
*Article. Author's name is not ordered correctly
Skerry, Philip J. "Psycho in the Shower: The History of Cinema’s Most Famous Scene" Continuum, 2009.
Skerry, Philip J. [Psycho in the Shower: The History of Cinema’s Most Famous Scene.] Continuum, 2009.
*Title of book should be in italics and a period is missing after the title
Buchman, Dana. "A Special Education." Good Housekeeping Mar. 2006, pp. 143-48.
Buchman, Dana. "A Special Education." [Good Housekeeping][,] Mar. 2006, pp. 143-48.
*Good Housekeeping should be italics and there is a missing comma after Good Housekeeping.
Lundman, Susan. “How to make vegetarian chili.” eHow, www.ehow.com/how_10727_make-vegetarian-chili.html. 6 July 2015.
Lundman, Susan. “How to [Make Vegetarian Chili.]” eHow, www.ehow.com/how_10727_make-vegetarian-chili.html. [Accessed] 6 July 2015.
*missing accessed and capitalization of title
Lucas, George director. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Twentieth Century Fox, 1977.
Lucas, George[,] director. [Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.] Twentieth Century Fox, 1977.
*there should be a comma after director and the movie title should be italics
Uploaded by Trinity College Hartford. “2009 Commencement.” YouTube, 27 May 2009, www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOrpjdwdi7Q.
“2009 Commencement.” YouTube, [uploaded by Trinity College Hartford,] 27 May 2009, www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOrpjdwdi7Q.
*Youtube video. Upload in the wrong place and Youtube should be italicized
Austen Jane. Emma. Edited by Parrish M. Stephen, w. w. Norton, 2000.
Austen[,] Jane. Emma. Edited by [Stephen M. Parrish,] [W. W.] Norton, 2000.
*W. W. should be capitalized, Stephen M. Parrish is ordered wrong, comma missing in between author's name
Bill, Brubaker. "new health center targets county's uninsured patients." Washington Post, 24 May 2007 p. LZ01.
[Brubaker,] Bill. "[New Health Center Targets County's Uninsured Patients]." Washington Post, 24 May 2007[,] p. LZ01.
*Author name ordered wrong, capitalization for article title incorrect, and missing comma after year published
Pogue, David. “Some E-Books Are More Equal Than Others.” Pogue’s Posts: the Latest in Technology from David Pogue, The New York Times, 24 july 2009, www.pogue.blogs.nytimes.com /2009/07/17/somee-books-are-more-equal-than-others/?_r=0
Pogue, David. “Some E-Books Are More Equal Than Others.” Pogue’s Posts: the Latest in Technology from David Pogue, [The New York Times], 24 [J]uly 2009, www.pogue.blogs.nytimes.com /2009/07/17/somee-books-are-more-equal-than-others/?_r=0[.]
*missing period, New York Times should not be italics, and July should be capitalized
Greg, Daniels and Michael Schur, creators. Parks and Recreation. 2015 Deedle-Dee Productions and Universal Media Studios,.
[Daniels,] Greg and Michael Schur, creators. Parks and Recreation. [Deedle-Dee Productions and Universal Media Studios,] [2015.]
* Deedle-Dee Productions and Universal Media Studios does not need to be in italics, the year should be at the end of the citation, author's name is in incorrect order
“Global Minnesota: Immigrants Past and Present.” Immigration History Research Center, U of Minnesota, 2015, cla.umn.edu.ihrc. Accessed May [25] 2016.
[“Global Minnesota: Immigrants Past and Present.”] [Immigration History Research Center,] U of Minnesota, 2015, cla.umn.edu.ihrc. Accessed [25 May 2016.]
*Website. The title should be in quotations marks, the Immigration History Research Center should be italics, and date is in wrong order
Gillespie, Paula, and Lerner, Neal. the allyn and bacon guide to peer tutoring Allyn and Bacon 2000.
Gillespie, Paula, and [Neal[ ]Lerner.] [The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring.] Allyn and Bacon, 2000.
* No comma needed between second author, second author does not need last name than first ordering, book title should be properly capitalized, and missing a period after book title
krugman, andrew. "Fear of Eating. "New York Times, late ed. 21 May 2007, A1.
[K]rugman, [A]ndrew. "Fear of Eating.["] [New York Times,] late ed.[,] 21 May 2007, [p]. A1.
*capitalization in author's name, quotation mark positioned incorrectly, missing comma after ed, and missing p. (for page number) before A1
Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Dino, Felluga. Purdue U, 28 November 2003, www.cla.purdue.edu/english/theory/. Accessed 10 May 2006.
[Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory.] Purdue U, 28 [Nov.] 2003, www.cla.purdue.edu/english/theory/. Accessed 10 May 2006.
*Author should be first, website (the container) should be in italics, November should be abbreviated, and author's name is in the wrong order.
McGonigal Jane. “Gaming and Productivity.” YouTube, uploaded by big think, 3 July 2012, www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkdzy9bWW3E
McGonigal[,] Jane. “Gaming and Productivity.” [YouTube,] uploaded by [B]ig [T]hink, 3 July 2012, www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkdzy9bWW3E[.]
*Youtube should be italics, Big Think should be capitalized, missing period at the end of citation
No Author. “Being Invisible Closer to Reality. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 11 August 2008, A3.
[]“Being Invisible Closer to Reality.["] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 11 [Aug.] 2008, [p.] A3.
*Book. Start citation with title of source if there is no author, there is a missing quotation mark, August should be abbreviated, and missing "p" to signal page number
Levi Antonia. The Americanization of Anime and Manga: Negotiating Popular Culture. "Cinema Anime: Critical Engagements with Japanese Animation," edited by T. Brown, Steven and Palgrave Macmillan, 2006, p. 43-63.
Levi[,] Antonia. ["The Americanization of Anime and Manga: Negotiating Popular Culture."] [Cinema Anime: Critical Engagements with Japanese Animation,] edited by [Steven T. Brown, Palgrave Macmillan,] 2006, [pp.] 43-63.
*Comma missing in between author's name, title of section should be in quotation marks, container title should be italics, editors names are ordered incorrectly, and there should be a double "pp" to signal multiple pages
Case, Sue-Ellen. Eve's Apple, or Women's Narrative Bytes. "Technocriticism and Hypernarrative," special issue of Modern Fiction Studies, vol 43, no. 3, 1997, p. 631-50. Project Muse doi:10.1353/mfs.1997.0056.
Case, Sue-Ellen. [“Eve's Apple, or Women's Narrative Bytes.”] [Technocriticism and Hypernarrative,] special issue of Modern Fiction Studies, vol[.] 43, no. 3, 1997, [pp.] 631-50. Project Muse[,] doi:10.1353/mfs.1997.0056.
*article title should be in quotation marks, journal should be in italics, missing period after vol., missing p in pp., missing comma after Muse,
McIlwain, John. “Housing in America: Integrating Housing, Health, and Resilience in a Changing Environment.” Urban Land Institute, Urban Land Institute, uli.org/report/housing-inamerica-housing-health-resilience. 28 Aug. 2014 Accessed Sept. 17 2015.
McIlwain, John. “Housing in America: Integrating Housing, Health, and Resilience in a Changing Environment.” Urban Land Institute, Urban Land Institute, [28 Aug. 2014][,] [uli.org/report/housing-inamerica-housing-health-resilience.] Accessed [17 Sept. 2015].
*Date in incorrect order, website should not be underlined, missing coma after date, and date in incorrect spot
8 Hot Dog Gadgets put to the Test. YouTube uploaded by Crazy Russian Hacker June 6 2016, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBlpjSEtELs.
[“8 Hot Dog Gadgets put to the Test.”] YouTube[,] uploaded by Crazy Russian Hacker[,] [6] June 2016, [www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBlpjSEtELs.]
*title of video shouldn't be italics, date in wrong order, cut http://, missing comma after uploader, and missing comma after Youtube
Vincent, Van Gogh. "The Potato Eaters." 1885. History of Art: A Survey of the Major Visual Arts from the Dawn of History to the Present Day, by H. W. Janson, Prentice-Hall/Harry N. Abrams, p. 508 ,1969
[Van Gogh, Vincent.] [The Potato Eaters.] 1885. [History of Art: A Survey of the Major Visual Arts from the Dawn of History to the Present Day,] by H. W. Janson, Prentice-Hall/Harry N. Abrams, [1969,] p. 508[.]
*Art or Book. Author name ordered incorrectly, title should be italics, book title should all be italics, year is in an incorrect position, and the citation should end with a period