Works+Cited

=** ﻿ Works Cited Examples - MLA Style **= = Books: =

1. Name of the author(s). 2. Title of the work (italicized). 3. Edition used (e.g. 5th ed.).  4. Number of the volume used. (e.g., Vol. 3.). 5. City of publication: name of the publisher, and year of the publication. 6. Medium of the publication consulted (Print.)

** n **** A book with one author: **

Sachs, Jessica S. //Corpse: Nature, Forensics, and the Struggle to Pinpoint Time of Death.// Cambridge: Perseus Pub., 2001. Print. ** n **** A book with two authors: **

Ubelaker, Douglas, and Henry Scammell. //Bones: A Forensic Detective’s Casebook//. New York: Edward Burlingame Books-HarperCollins, 1992. 65-74. Print. ** n ** ** A book with one editor, but no author: **

Kinnamon, Keneth, ed. //New Essays on Native Son//. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990. 55-66. Print. ** n ** ** A book in a series, such as Inside Forensic Science **** : **

Adelman, Howard C. //Forensic Medicine//. New York: Chelsea House-Infobase, 2007. Print. Inside Forensic Science. 1. Name of the author of the article. 2. Title of the article (in quotes). 3. Title of book (italicized). 4. Name of the editor. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">5. Edition. (e.g., 2nd ed.) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">6. Volume. (e.g., Vol. 1.) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">7. City of publication: name of the publisher, and year of the publication. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">8. Medium of the publication consulted (Print.)
 * n ** ** Encyclopedia or Reference Book Article **

<span class="hangingindent" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">"Fire Debris." //World of Forensic Science//. Ed. K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner. Vol. 1. Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2006. Print.

= Online Database = =How to Cite a Print Material (A book or an article in a Journal, Magazine, or Newspaper) accessed in a Database= Create a citation with the facts for the print publication (e.g., book, journal, magazine, newspaper, etc.) and conclude the entry with the following items. Follow each item with a period. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1. Title of the database (italicized). <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2. Medium of publication consulted (Web). <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">3. Date of access (day, month, year).


 * n **** A journal article **** : **

<span class="hangingindent" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Schneider, Peter M. “Scientific Standards for Studies in Forensic Genetics.” //Forensic Science International.// 165.2-3. (2007): 238-43. //Science Direct.// Web. 1 May 2011.
 * n **** A magazine article **** : **

<span class="hangingindent" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Greene, Tim. “Forensic Tool Will Advance Data Recovery.” //Network World.// 10 May 2010: 21. //ProQuest.// Web. 1 May 2011.


 * n **** A newspaper article **** : **

<span class="hangingindent" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Liptak, Adam. "With New Member, Supreme Court Takes New Look at Crime Lab Ruling." //New York Times// 12 Jan. 2010: A11(L). //Gale Student Resources In Context//. Web. 1 May. 2011. = Website: = <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1. Name of author. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2. Title of page, italicized. (italicized if the work is independent, quotation marks if the work is part of a larger work, or a label like <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">Homepage, Introduction, Online posting, not italicized) 3. // Title of overall website, italicized //, if different from item 2. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">4. Version or edition used, if given. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">5. Publisher or sponsor of site. If not available, use N.p. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">6. Date of publication: day, month, and year. If not available, use n.d. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">7. Medium of publication (Web). <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">8. Date of access (day, month, year). Each item is followed by a period except the publisher or sponsor, which is followed by a comma.

<span class="hangingindent" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">"Bitemarks.” //ForensicDentistryOnline.// Forensic Dental Services, 2011. Web. 1 May 2011. <span class="hangingindent" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Fountain, Henry. “Plugging Holes in the Science of Forensics.” //The New York Times:// //Science.// The New York Times, 11 May 2009. Web. 1 May 2011. <span class="hangingindent" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">"Liu, Alan, ed. Home Page. //Voice of the Shuttle//. Dept. of English, U. of California, Santa Barbara, n.d. Web. 1 May 2011. <span class="hangingindent" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">"Maplewood, New Jersey.” Map. //Google Maps//. Google, 1 May 2011. Web. 1 May 2011.