Determine what type of source you are citing. If you are citing a book, list the last name of the author, then the first name. Add a period. Type the title of the book in italics, followed by a period. (If you are writing, not typing, indicate italics by underlining the title.) Cite the place of publication, followed by a colon, the name of the press, followed by a comma, and the year of publication, followed by a period.
Follow this procedure for each book, listing the entries in alphabetical order by the author's last name. Each entry should look like this example: Last name, first name. Title of The Book (italicized). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001.
Cite an article by listing the last name of the author, followed by the first name and a period. Place quotes around the title of the article, followed by a period. Underline the publication the article appears in, followed by the volume number, if available, and the date of publication placed in parentheses, followed by a colon. (Do not add punctuation between the volume number and the date.) After the colon, write the page number the article appears on, followed by a period.
Evaluate your article citation, ensuring it follows the order of this example: Last name, first name. "The Title of the Article." Magazine or Newspaper Name (15 Mar. 2001): 13-16. List your entries in alphabetical order.
Format your page by centering the title at the top of the page. The title is "Works Cited," according to the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Double-space all entries. However, if a citation is longer than one line, single space additional lines.
Begin each individual entry at the regular margin. If an entry runs longer than one line, indent each additional line.