Can any one show me how to cite a page the correct way for a research paper?
Sure. Which guidelines are you using? MLA? or APA?
And be sure to tell me what you need to cite --
a book
a poem
an article in a newspaper
or ???
MLA and for an internet cite.
You need to have each source of information cited in TWO places:
1. the Works Cited page which is placed after the last page of the text of your paper, and
2. in parentheses in the text of your paper, immediately after the quotation or paraphrase.
For example, this would go on the Works Cited page (with proper indentation for the second and following lines):
Du Bois, W.E.B. The Souls of Black Folk. Chicago, 1903. Project Bartleby. Ed. Steven van Leeuwen. Dec. 1995. Columbia U. 2 Dec. 2003
<www.cc.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/dubois/>.
... and this would go immediately after the quotation or paraphrase in the text:
(Du Bois)
The information in parentheses in the text needs to be as brief as possible. That's why there's a Works Cited page – for all the details of the listing.
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Here's a good place for information on citing in MLA format:
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Hold your cursor over the words CITING SOURCES in the left column and then click on whatever type of source you need help with. Many examples will show up. You will get two examples for each type of reference – one for the Works Cited page and one for the parenthetical (in-text) citation.
You can also see what a Works Cited page looks like – click on Sample Works Cited in the left column.
Ok Thank You so Much!!
You're very welcome!
Certainly! Citing sources correctly is an essential part of any research paper. Let me guide you on how to cite a web page correctly using the most common citation style, which is the Modern Language Association (MLA) style.
1. Start by gathering the necessary information:
- Author's name (last name, first name)
- Title of the page or article
- Title of the website
- Publisher or sponsor of the website
- Publication date or date of last update
- URL (web address)
2. Format the citation in MLA style, which generally follows this pattern:
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of the Page/Article." Title of the Website, Publisher or Sponsor of the Website, Publication Date or Date of Last Update, URL.
3. Here's an example of how a citation of a web page might look:
Smith, John. "The Importance of Climate Change Awareness." Climate Action Now, Environmental News Network, 10 May 2022, www.example.com/page.
4. Pay attention to the following details:
- The author's name is listed with the last name first and followed by a comma and then the first name.
- The title of the page or article is in quotation marks.
- The title of the website is italicized or underlined.
- The publisher or sponsor of the website comes after the website's title.
- The date of publication or the last update is included, often in day-month-year format.
- The URL of the page is provided at the end of the citation, without a period after it.
Remember, citation styles can vary depending on the guidelines provided by your instructor or the specific requirements of your research paper. It's always a good idea to consult the appropriate style guide or ask your instructor for specific instructions if you're unsure.