VCSU Library Citation Guide

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Works Cited

Basic Format

Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication, Publisher, Publication Date.

Edited Book (with author)                                                                                            

Last Name, First Name. Title of Book, edited by First Name Last Name, City of Publication, Publisher, Publication Date.

Edited Book (no author)                                                                                            

Last Name, First Name, editor. Title of Book. City of Publication, Publisher, Publication Date.

Work Within an Anthology

Last name, First name. "Title of Essay." Title of Collection, edited by Editor's Name(s), Publisher, Year, Page range of entry.

Multi Volume Work                                                                                                      

Last Name, First Name. Title of Book, vol. #. City of Publication, Publisher, Publication Date.

Translated Book                                                                                                          

Last Name, First Name. Title of Book, translated by First Name Last Name, City of Publication, Publisher, Publication Date.

Dictionary, Encyclopedia, etc. 

"Entry title." Title of Book. Edition. Date of Publication. 

Basic Format                                                                                                               

Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Journal, Volume, Issue, Year, pages.

Bagchi, Alaknanda. "Conflicting Nationalisms: The Voice of the Subaltern in Mahasweta Devi's Bashai Tudu." Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature, vol. 15, no. 1, 1996, pp. 41-50.

Report by Government Agency or Other Organization

Name of Government, Name of Responsible Agency. Title of Publication. Publisher's Name, Date.

United States, Congress, House, Committee on the Judiciary. Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, December 1, 2015. Government Printing Office, 2015.

Film or Video

Title of Film. Directed by First Name Last Name, performances by First Name Last Name and First Name Last Name, Studio Name, Release Year.

TV Series

Last Name, First Name and First Name Last Name, creators. Title of Series. Production Studio(s), Release Year.

TV Series Episode (DVD)

"Title of Episode." Series Title, written by First Name Last Name and First Name Last Name, directed by First Name Last Name, Studio Name, Release Year.

TV Series Episode (Streaming)

"Title of Episode." Series Title, season #, episode #, Studio Name, Release Year. Streaming Platform, URL. 

YouTube Video

Last Name, First Name. “Title of Video.” YouTube, uploaded by User Name, Upload Date, URL. 

“Title of Video.” YouTube, uploaded by User Name, Upload Date, URL. 

Podcast Episode

“Title of Episode.” Podcast Name from Podcast Studio Name, Release Date, URL.

Song (CD)

Recording Artist. "Title of Song." Name of Album, Name of Studio, Year of Release.

Song (Streaming)

Recording Artist. "Title of Song." Name of Album, Name of Studio, Year of Release. Streaming Service, URL.

Artwork, Photo, or Other Image (Physical)

Last Name, First Name. Name of Artwork. Date of Creation, Location.

Artwork, Photo, or Other Image (Viewed Online)

Last Name, First Name. Name of Artwork. Date of Creation, Location, URL. 

Basic Format

Last Name, First Name. Title of Thesis/Dissertation. Date of Publication. University Name, Type of Source, URL. 

Tweet

@UserName. “Tweet in Entirety.” Twitter, Date of Posting, 0:00 a/p.m., URL.

Blog Post

Author or compiler name (if available). “Posting Title.” Name of Site, Version number (if available), Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), URL. Date of access.

Website (with author)

Last Name, First Name. “Posting Title.” Name of Site, Version number (if available), Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), URL. Date of access.

Website (organization as author)

Organization Name. “Posting Title.” Name of Site, Version number (if available), Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), URL. Date of access.

Website (organization same as site name)

“Posting Title.” Name of Site, Version number (if available), Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), URL. Date of access.

Magazine / Newspapers

Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical, Day Month Year, pages.

When citing indirect citations (if a source references or quotes another source) provide the source in which the original work was referenced in the bibliography. For the in-text citation:

Researchers Smith point out that “workers are objects of information collection without participating in the process of exchanging the information” (qtd. in Johnson 14).