Titles of Works in the Research Paper

 Titles of Works in the Research Paper

3.6.1. Capitalization and Punctuation

Whenever you cite the title of a published work in your research paper, take the title from the title page, not from the cover or from a running head at the top of a page.

                                                                           MODERNISM & NEGRITUDE     x           

                                                                                             BERNARD BERENSON

         The Making of a Connoisseur   x           

                                                                                 X          Turner’s early sketchbooks

These titles should appear in a research paper as follows:

                                                                                        Modernism & Negritude

       Bernard Berenson: The Making of a Connoisseur

         Turner’s Early Sketchbooks

 Documentation/citation/Giving Reference/Reference: 5

Work cited list/Bibliography: A list of related books.

5.4 Format of the List of Works Cited

 1. The list of works cited appears at the end of the (research) paper

                2. Start on a new page.  

       3. Number all pages. Continuing the page number of the text.

       4. In the center of the page write, "works cited". 

       5. Flush each entry by 5 spaces on the left. This format called hanging indention.

       6. Double space all entries. 

.5 Arrangement of Entries/Organizing5

                                                                                            1. Chronological order (history)

              2. Alphabetical order (a, b, c,).by the author’s last name. 

    3. by date of publication.

    4. Groups (group A"2000-2005", group B"2005-2010",……..)

    5. Media. (Books, articles, recordings).

5.6 Citing Books and Other Nonperiodical Publications

Author’s name. Title of the book .publication information.

   A) Author’s name

      1. Second name comes first followed by comma. (Shakespeare, William)

               2. Remove any titles before the name (Mr., Dr., Prof.,……….)

     3. May use a famous/pen name.

     4. Always check information directly from the book/source.

                                                                          5. Put a full stop after the writer’s name.

   B) Title/ name of the book 

      1. Mintion full title of the book and sub-title (if any)

               2. Under line it.

      3. Take directly from the title page of the book.

      4. Don’t change capitalization.

     5. Put a full stop a after the title of the book. But do not under line it.

   C) Publication information 

    1. Author’s Full Name (Last Name First). 

    2. Full Title (Including Any Subtitle).

    3. Edition (If the Book Is a Second or Later Numbered Edition or a Revised Edition).

    4. Number of the Volume and the Total Number of Volumes (If the Book Is a Multivolume     Work).

    5. City Of Publications.

    6. Shortened Form Of The Publisher’s Name.

    7. Year of Publication.

*do not use abbreviation, and if several cities are listed, give only the first .see the picture page 151.

5.6.2 An anthology or a compilation 

To cite an anthology or compilation that was edited or compiled by someone whose name appear on the title page , begin your entry with the name of editor or compiler followed by a comma and abbreviation ed. Or comp.if the person named performed more than one function –serving, say, as editor and translator.  See picture 153                 

                         Trans.  = Translated by / Translation       

                         Rev.     = Revised by

                         Comp.  = Compiled by

                         Ed.       = Edited by / editor

5.6.4. A Book by Two or More Authors

* To cite a book by two or three authors, give their names in the same order as on the title page –not necessarily in alphabetical order .reverse only the name of the first author, add a comma, and give the other name or names in normal form.

* To cite a book by more than three authors, you may name only the first and add 

et al. (and others), or you may give all names in full in the order in which they appear on the title page. For more see page 155.

Ex: Quirk, Randolph, et al. A comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. London: Longman,1985.

5.6.6. A Book by a Corporate Author

A corporate author may be a commission, an association, a committee, or any other group whose individual members are not identified on the title page. Omit any initial article (A, an, the) in the name of the corporate author. Cite the book by the corporate author, even if the corporate is the publisher.

Ex: American Medical Association .The American Medical Association Encyclopedia of Medicine. Ed. Charles B  . Clayman .New York: Random,1989.

In this example we omit (the) from the beginning .see page 157.

5.6.14. A book published in a second or subsequent edition:

A book with no edition number or name on its title page is probably a first edition. When you use a later edition of a work, identify the edition in your entry by number (2 nd ed.,        3 nd ed., 4 nd ed.), by name (Rev. ed., for “Revised edition”; Abr.ed., for “A bridged edition”, or by year (2003 ed.)- Whichever the title page indicates. See Fig.22. Page 167

5.6.25. A book without stated publication information or pagination:

When a book does not indicate the publisher, the place or date of publication, or pagination, supply as much of the missing information as you can, using brackets to show that it did not come from the source.

                         n.p.                           No Place of Publication Given                                                                              n.p.                           No Publisher Given                                                                                                    n.d.                         No Date of Publication Given                                                                              n.pag.                       No Pagination Given

5.9. Citing electronic publications:

Citations of electronic sources and those of print sources should accomplish the same ends have analogous formats. Both types of citations identify a source and give sufficient information to allow a reader to locate it.                                                                                            Access Information:                                                                                                                                  - Date of access.                                                                                                                                     – URL. The most efficient way to find an online publication at present is through its network address, or URL (Uniform Resource Locator).

 See the 15 points in pages 214-215.

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