Works Cited Page: Basic Format - DOC

							                     Works Cited Page: Basic Format
According to MLA style, you must have a Works Cited page at the end of your research
paper.

Basic Rules
   The list includes only the sources you actually refer to in your research paper. It can
    include books, magazine articles, journal articles, interviews, media sources, and
    electronic sources.

   Begin the Works Cited on a new page

   Use 1” margins left and right

   Use Times New Roman 12 point

   Title this page Works Cited. This heading should be placed 1” from the top of the
    page, centered in the middle. It is not underlined or italicized.

   Alphabetize each entry by first letter

   Underline all titles of books, magazines, films, etc.

   Put quotation marks around the titles of poems, short stories, and articles

   Each entry must end with a period.

   The entire works cited list should be double spaced, both between entries and within
    them.

   Each citation should begin at the left margin. If a citation runs over one line, all
    additional lines are indented five spaces. This is called a hanging indentation.

   The works cited page always appears at the end of the paper. The page(s) should be
    numbered in sequence. If your paper is eight pages long, the Works Cited page is
    number nine. In the upper right corner of the page, type your last name and the page
    number: Gerber 9