Citation TipsAvoid common errors in citing your sources!

Books

• Author• Title (capitalize most words)• City of publication• Publisher • Year of publication

Use the library catalog to find this publication information

TitleAuthor

City, publisher, year

Make corrections suggested by Noodle Tools!

World Book Online

FactCite Student

Resource Center, Jr.

Biography in Context

CultureGrams

Determine what type of source you found in the database• Reference article• Magazine, journal or news

articleDO NOT INCLUDE A URL (http//)

Databases

DO NOT INCLUDE URL FOR DATABASES(Student Resource, FactCite, World Book, etc.)

WebsitesInclude in citation: Name of web site Publisher, if known Date created or last

updated, if known Specific web page & its

author, if known URL for specific page you

viewed (NOT the long webpath.follettsoftware URL)

Remember– the more of these elements you can identify, the more credible the web site!

Web Site

Web Page

Publisher

When all citations are completed and proofread, Print/Export to Word

Insert a Header

Print and Hand in Your Completed Works Cited