Transcript Documentation And Citation Tip Sheet

Documentation And
Citation
In Text Documentation
Single author (Author’s last name page #)
1. If you introduce your author in body of the text, you need
to document only the page number.
2. If there is no page number, you need to document
only the author.
3. If you introduce your author in the body
the of the text and there is no page
number, you need not use parentheses.
of
Author of two sources
• Document author’s name and the first word or
two of the title of the source you are using.
(Twain, Huckleberry)
(Twain, Adventures)
Two or Three authors
• Supply all last names as listed on the title page
of their work for in-text documentation.
• (Kirszner and Mandell)
More than three,I say, three authors
• Use first author’s name and words et al which
are Latin for “and others.”
• (Jones et al)
Two Authors Same Name
• Add their first initials to differentiate them.
• (Adams J)
• (Adams P)
• If their first names begin with the same initial,
use the full first name.
• (Adams John)
• (Adams James)
Author, Author? Where’s the Author?
If there is no author listed, use the first few
words of the title.
(Beowulf)
(The Pearl)
Quotation Within a Quotation
If you are quoting a source quoted by your
outside source use “qtd in.”
(Twain qtd. In Adams)
Works Cited
Print Citations
Book or Long Poem
Author Last Name, First Name. Title of Text. City of publication:
Publisher, year of publication. Print.
Short Work
Author Last Name, First Name. “Title of Work.” Title of Work in
which the Short Work appears. City of publication:
Publisher, year of publication, page numbers of work.
Print.
Print Periodical Article
Author Last Name, First Name. “Article: Article Subtitle.” Journal
Title.Volume.issue(year): page numbers. Print.
Works Cited Video
Film
Title. Screenplay (author). Dir. (name). Perf.
(actors’ names). Date of release. Studio.
DVD
Title. Screenplay (author). Dir. (name). Perf.
(actors’ names). Date of release. Studio, date of
DVD release. DVD
Works Cited TV
Single Program
Title. Author/Director. Perf. (actors’ names). Network
(letters). Local Station (letters), City of Broadcast. Date
of Broadcast. Television
Series
“Episode Title.” Series Title. Network (letters). Local
Station (letters), City of Broadcast. Date of Broadcast.
Television
Online
Website
Author Last Name, First Name. “Title.” Source (title of website in
italics). Version or edition (of an online book). Publisher or sponsor
(usually found at the bottom of the page – if none, write N.p.) Date of
publication (If none, write n.d.), Web. Date of Access
Magazine or Newspaper Article Online
Author Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine or
Newspaper (In italics). Title of Website. Date of publication. Web. Date
of Access.
Scholarly Journal Online Database
Author Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal (In
italics). volume.issue (year): page numbers. Database Title (In italics).
Web. Date of Access.
Film/TV Direct Online
Film
Title. Screenplay (author). Dir. (name). Per.
(actors’ names). Date of release. Online source.
Web. Date of Access.
TV
“Episode.” Series. Network (letters). Local station
(letters). Date of Broadcast. Web. Date of Acces.
{if obscure, the URL may be needed}
That’s All Folks
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