Here is the basics.
In order to cite sources in your works-cited list, you will need the following information:
1. Author.
2. Title of the source.
3. Title of the container,
4. Other contributors,
5. Version,
6. Number,
7. Publisher,
8. Publication date,
9. Location.
The information is provided in the order given above. An element may be omitted if it is not relevant to
the work being documented. Each element is separated by the punctuation shown unless it is the final
element, which always ends with a period.
The title of complete works is in italics. Additional examples of texts that require italics are: albums,
collected works, web sites. A shorter piece that is part of a whole is put into quotation marks. The title
of a magazine is in italics, but the article title is in quotation marks. Additional examples of texts that
require quotation marks are: songs, poems, short stories, web article.
A container is a larger work that contains multiple, independent works. The title of the container is
usually italicized. Examples of containers include: an anthology that contains a collection of essays,
poems, songs, short stories, articles, or other smaller works; a periodical or magazine, which contain
articles or literary contributions; a website, which contains articles, posts, and other kinds of content.
