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These examples will help you create citations for most of the resources you may have used.  Remember, though, that if you're not sure how to convert your Source Sheet into a works cited page, you should ask for help.  These entries conform with the MLA format.  For more detailed guidance, visit the "MLA 2009 Formatting and Style Guide" at The OWL at Purdue.
 

internet site, no named author,
     and not part of a larger site

The Les Paul Gibson Guitar.  5 January 2000. Web. 5 December 2009.
 

internet site with a named author
     and not part of a larger site

Spetalnick, Terrie.  The 100 Greatest Rock Singles of All Time.  25 January 2000.  Web. 1 December 2009.
 

internet page no named author
     and part of a larger site

"Top blues releases of the decade."  Blues, Blues, Blues. 20 February 2001.  Web.  30 November 2009.
 

internet page with a named author
     and part of a larger site

Ankeny, Jason.  “Psychedelic Soul.”  AMG: All Music Guide.  AEC One Stop, Inc.  15 April 2003.  Web.  30 November 2009.
 

internet picture or image with a named
    creator, all required details available

Karple, Tunl. Swittering Placator. 1992. Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Artchive.  Web.  15 February 2010.
 

internet picture or image with some
     required details not available; [n.p.
   
 means no publisher is named, n.d.
     means no publication date or
     creation date is available
 

[gЯe^tr] / Sebastian G.  Toulouse rocks.  21 April 2006.  n.p.  flickr.  Web.  20 January 2010.

book with one or two named authors

Marsh, Dave and Jamal Ngorno.  The Heart of Rock and Soul.  New York: Plume Meridian Books, 2004.  Print.
 

book with no author or more than 2 authors

The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll. New York: Random House, 2006.  Print. 
 

article in a book

Furby, Rhonda.  “The Truth About Michael Jackson.” The People Magazine Collection. New York: Times Mirror Publications, 1994.  Print.
 

picture or image from  a book

Goya, Francisco. The Family of Charles IV. 1800. Museo del Prado, Madrid. Gardener's Art Through the Ages. 7th ed. By Horst de la Croix and Richard G. Tansey.  New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. 731. Print.
 

article from an online database

Tator, Charles.  “Hockey rock.”  Hockey News 10 Apr. 2000: 8.   EBSCOhost.  Web.  12 May 2001. 
 

encyclopedia article with a named author or contributor

Bryant, Alicia.  “Popular Music.” Academic American Encyclopedia.  1988, Vol. 11, pp. 201-202.  Print.
 

encyclopedia article with no identified author

 

“American Popular Music.” World Book.  1996, Vol. 1, pp. 56-63.  Print.
 

interview

Skene, Pat.  Guitarist.  Personal interview.  13 August 1995.  Interview.
 

non-print source

Remembrance Day. Vancouver: CNTW TV and Heritage Canada, 1990.  DVD.
 

TV or radio broadcast

“Strange Music.” Great Performances.  Arts & Entertainment. 12 February 1996.  Broadcast.
 

magazine article with a named author

Marsh, Dave.  “Sting Like a Bee.” Rolling Stone 5 May 1993: 16-19.  Print.
 

magazine article with no identified author

“The Best of 2001.”  Canadian Musician January 2002: 7-8.  Print.

   

Sample Works Cited Page, based on the examples given above:

 

Works Cited

“American Popular Music.” World Book.  1996, Vol. 1, pp. 56-63.  Print. 

Ankeny, Jason.  “Psychedelic Soul.”  AMG: All Music Guide.  AEC One Stop, Inc.  15 April 2003.  Web.  30 November 2009. 

“The Best of 2001.”  Canadian Musician January 2002: 7-8.  Print.

Bryant, Alicia.  “Popular Music.” Academic American Encyclopedia.  1988, Vol. 11, pp. 201-202.  Print. 

Furby, Rhonda.  “The Truth About Michael Jackson.” The People Magazine Collection. New York: Times Mirror Publications, 1994.  Print. 

Goya, Francisco. The Family of Charles IV. 1800. Museo del Prado, Madrid. Gardener's Art Through the Ages. 7th ed. By Horst de la Croix and Richard G. Tansey.  New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. 731. Print.

[gЯe^tr] / Sebastian G.  Toulouse rocks.  21 April 2006.  n.p.  flickr.  Web.  20 January 2010.

Karple, Tunl. Swittering Placator. 1992. Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Artchive.  Web.  15 February 2010.

The Les Paul Gibson Guitar.  5 January 2000. Web. 5 December 2009. 

Marsh, Dave and Jamal Ngorno.  The Heart of Rock and Soul.  New York: Plume Meridian Books, 2004.  Print. 

Marsh, Dave.  “Sting Like a Bee.” Rolling Stone 5 May 1993: 16-19.  Print. 

Remembrance Day. Vancouver: CNTW TV and Heritage Canada, 1990.  DVD. 

The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll. New York: Random House, 2006.  Print.   

Skene, Pat.  Guitarist.  Personal interview.  13 August 1995.  Interview. 

Spetalnick, Terrie.  The 100 Greatest Rock Singles of All Time.  25 January 2000.  Web. 1 December 2009. 

“Strange Music.” Great Performances.  Arts & Entertainment. 12 February 1996.  Broadcast. 

Tator, Charles.  “Hockey rock.”  Hockey News 10 Apr. 2000: 8.   EBSCOhost.  Web.  12 May 2001.

"Top blues releases of the decade."  Blues, Blues, Blues.  20 February 2001.  Web.  30 November 2009.