How to Cite Other Things...
How to Cite Other Things...
...the list can go on and on, of course, considering all the different places information can come from. But here are some of the more common things that can come up.
Examples:
A book by 2 authors:
Grades 9-12
This is what goes in your Works Cited:
Parker, Laura M., and Carol Finley. Citing Things Together. Collaborative People Press, 2009.
* Note that the first author's name is inverted, but the second is not.
This is what your in-text cite should look like:
(Parker and Finley 167)
A book by 3 or more authors:
Grades 9-12
This is what goes in your Works Cited:
López, Javier, et al. Unrepresented Persons: the Struggle for Recognition. Crowded House Publications, 2009.
* Note that only the first author's name gets listed in your Works Cited. The rest are not (et al.).
This is what your in-text cite should look like:
(López et al. 39)
Chapter from a book with an editor:
Grades 9-12
This is what goes in your Works Cited:
Mercier, Louis-Sebastien. “Happy Taxpayers.” The Faber Book of Utopias, edited by John Carey, Faber and Faber, 1999, pp. 158-160.
This is what your in-text cite should look like:
(Mercier 158)
Article from a journal/magazine:
Grades 9-12
This is what goes in your Works Cited:
Alted Vigil, Alicia. “El Exilio que Desgarró España.” La Aventura de la Historia, Año 2, no. 15, Enero 2000, pp. 14-20.
This is what your in-text cite should look like:
(Alted 18)
A TikTok video:
Grades 9-12
This is what goes in your Works Cited:
Louise, Emma [@emmalouise]. "Are These Popular BookTok Books Worth It?" TikTok, Mar. 5, 2023, www.tiktok.com/ @emmalouisebooks/video/7206889286375951658. Accessed 17 Nov. 2023.
This is what your in-text cite should look like:
(Louise)
If you were to add documentation beneath a figure (image), it would look something like this:
Figure 1. Still From BookTok Review. (Buchta 00:23)
* Note that you use a timestamp (00:23) to let your reader know what moment of the video you used.
Personal interview:
Grades 9-12
This is what goes in your Works Cited:
Harris, Michael. Personal interview. 16 May 2018.
This is what your in-text cite should look like:
(Harris)