Citations

What information about a source is most likely to appear in a bibliography?

• Name of the author

• Quotation from the author

• Authors date of birth

• Authors home city

One purpose of including a bibliography (Works Cited) in your report is to:

• Convince the reader to agree with your conclusions.

• Prove that no outside sources were consulted.

• Credit those who helped shape your arguments.

• Add new details.

Based on MLA guidelines, every citation on a Works Cited page must ​ (a)  

• list information in the same order.
• fit on a single line.
• have the title written in Spanish.

A citation for an online article must include a ​ (a)  

• full URL.
• an issue number.
• a picture.

Identify the publisher in this citation: Kluth, Fred. Cars of 1998. Miami: The Auto Press, 1999.

• Kluth, Fred

• The Auto Press

• 1999

• Cars of 1998.

Which line(s) should be indented in this citation?

• First

• All

• Second and third

• None

What information determines the order of MLA citations within a works cited page?

• Publication date

• Alphabetically by authors last name

• The order doesn't matter

• The order in which you accessed them

Alphabetize the following citations:

• "Baldwin, James." World Book Kids, World Book, 2023, www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar832543. Accessed 14 Feb.

• "Brown, Rita Mae." World Book Kids, World Book, 2023,  www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar839004. Accessed 14 Feb. 2023.

• "Patron, Susan." World Book Kids, World Book, 2023,

  www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar844148. Accessed 14 Feb. 2023.

• "Abbott, Tony." World Book Kids, World Book, 2023, www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar845147. Accessed 14 Feb. 2023.

​ (a)   are a great place to do research because most provide citations for you!

• Databases
• websites
• Websites

Choose the 3 databases that are easily accessible in Clever.

• Gale

• World Book Online

• Google

• Research Rocket