THE SPECIFICS

Below you’ll find links to sample works cited entries and in text citations for a variety of commonly used sources from OCC’s library.

First determine what kind of source you’re taking information from — an anthology? online database? — then click on the link for a sample works cited entry and in-text citation.

Remember that these entries must be alphabetized on a “Works Cited” page.  See Formatting Essays for examples.

• Print
  • Book
  • Book with Two Authors
  • Anthology
    Collections of essays or fiction in one book, such as Sources of the Western Tradition, Norton Anthology, Opposing Viewpoints, Twentieth Century Literary Criticism, etc.
  • Material by editor in an anthology
  • Magazine
  • Newspaper
  • Encyclopedia
• Online
  • General Web site
  • Newspaper/Magazine Web site
  • Course Site
  • Email
  • Online Databases
    • EBSCOHost
    • EBSCOHost (Scholarly Journal)
    • SIRS
    • Lexis Nexis
    • Opposing View Points
    • New York Times (Proquest)
    • Literature Resource Center
    • JSTOR
    • Oxford English Dictionary
    • Oxford Reference Collection
    • Facts on File
    • CQ Researcher PDF
    • CQ Researcher Online
• Other
  • Interview
  • Lecture
  • Government Document
  • Television
  • Television online
  • Television Transcript
  • Radio Transcript