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CCES
Upper School Additional
Links: Writers of research papers are to use the MLA style of bibliographic citation. Brief parenthetical citations in the body of the paper correspond to an alphabetical list of sources that appears at the end of the paper (References Cited ). At CCES, students are asked to include both a References Cited page and a Bibliography page in their papers. The References Cited page includes those sources that are actually cited in the body of the paper. The Bibliography refers to materials that the student may have consulted, but did not actually cite, in the process of writing the paper. The two different pages may be identical or the Bibliography may be lengthier than the References Cited. However, all sources referred to on the References Cited page must also appear in the Bibliography. The following provides examples of the most common entries. For additional information, consult A Writer’s Guide to Formal Papers, which students received in print format in English classes. Additional guidance may be found at the web site of the Modern Language Association at www.mla.org. Book
– One author Book
– Two or three authors Bradley,
Catherine, David Angeli, and Joseph Martin. Causes and Book
– More than three authors Two
or more books by the same author - - -. South Africa and Apartheid. New York: Norton, 2000. A compilation
or anthology that was edited by someone whose name appears on the
title page A
single work in an anthology: An
unsigned article in a reference book A
signed article in a reference book Anonymous
book The
Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Version. New York:
Oxford Personal
interview Signed
magazine article A
signed article in a newspaper Electronic Sources A citation
of an electronic source is designed to help the reader to identify
and locate the source. There is considerable variability in the
amount and type of information available in electronic sources.
While print culture has developed standard reference tools for locating
works, electronic media has so far failed to agree upon a universal
means of organizing works. The writer must give as much information
as possible about the source, but must often settle for citing whatever
information is available. The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research
Papers lists most of the possible components of an entry for an
Internet source, and the order in which the components are normally
arranged. When a piece of information is not available, simply skip
over it to the next item.
The
citation elements to be included for work from a subscription service
such as DISCUS (Digital Information for South Carolina Users) are
listed in the following order: Magazine
or newspaper article from InfoTrac (DISCUS) Literary
criticism from InfoTrac (DISCUS) Tables and Illustrations in Research Papers Tables
and illustrations should be placed as close as possible to the parts
of the text to which they relate. A table is usually labeled Table,
given an arabic numeral, and captioned. Type both label and caption
flush left on separate lines above the table, and capitalize both
as in a title. Provide the source of the table and accompanying
notes immediately below the table. Double-space throughout. In the References Cited, treat a map or chart like an anonymous book. Add the appropriate label (Map, Chart), then the city of publication, the publisher, and date.
The entire paper is to be double spaced; the only exception is a long quote (5 lines or more), in which case the quote is single spaced and indented 10 spaces. Page numbers start with the first page of the body of the paper, and continue sequentially through the References Cited and Bibliography pages. Margins at the top and bottom of the page, as well as at the left and right, should be one inch. Appendices An Appendix may be added to the end of a paper. It typically contains information that is relevant to the paper. Do not add unnecessary appendices! Each appendix should include only one set of data. Label each appendix with a letter, starting with A, B, C, and so on. Place the appendices in the order in which they are referenced in the paper. Paginate each appendix, starting with page 1.
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