How to Cite Resources

Works Cited List

You MUST inform the reader what sources you use. This tells the reader if you have used relevant and up-to-date material, and it shows you know how to pick good resources.  For example, If your project is about the Internet and you use information from 2010, that is very old for Internet information. If your project is about Diabetes and the Insulin discovery by Dr. Banting, then a book from 2005 may not be too old.

EasyBib       www.easybib.com     This site makes a list of all the books, websites and information you use.  If you make your own account you can add new resources at any time. You can email and copy your Works Cited to WORD.

If you do not use EasyBib to record your resources, then use the following:

Minimum for this Heritage Fair   GOOD FOR GRADE 4, 5 and 6

 Book:  Title of Book, & Author (Last name, first name)

 Website:  URL (the www address you got info from) & title of article

Interview: Name of person you interviewed, date and place you interviewed him/her.

 Better for this Heritage Fair     GOOD FOR GRADE 6, 7 and  8

Book:  Title of Book, Author (Last name, first name). Year published.

Website:  URL (the www address you got info from) title of article, Author (Last name, first name initial) year published

Interview: Last name of person you interviewed, first name, date and place you interviewed them on.

Best for this Heritage Fair    Best for Grade 8

How to cite a book:

Author’s Last Name, First Initials. (publication year). Title, Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name.

Example:    Needleman, J. (2002). The American soul: Rediscovering the wisdom of the founders.  New York: Putnam.

How to cite an Internet source:

Author’s Last Name, First Initials (if Available). Article Title.  Website Title. Retrieved Month Date, Year,  Web address.

Example:    Satalkar, B. Water aerobics. Buzzle.com. Retrieved July 16, 2010, http://www.buzzle.com.

How to cite an interview:

Last name of person interviewed, Initial. Date of interview. Place interview took place.

Example:       Hawkins, S. Interviewed on January 24th, 2013. Barrie, Ontario.

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