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Works Cited

“If there is no dull and
determined effort, there
will be no brilliant
achievement.”

                   
 -Hsun-tzu


There are many different citation styles available for students to use when completing research assignments.  The two which are used at Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School are MLA (Modern Language Association) and APA (American Psychological Association).  It is important for students to check their instructor's preference as to which style and format for citing sources they are to use.

 

Students must provide the following information when completing research papers.

  • A list of the sources used in order to complete the assignment.  This list is referred to as either Works Cited, Reference List or Bibliography.
  • Identification within the text of the research paper, citing what information was derived from these sources and where within the source this information was located.  These are referred to as parenthetical references (in-text or embedded citations) or footnotes or endnotes.  Students should check with their instructor which format they are to use.

 



Footnotes or Endnotes

  1. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers by Joseph Gibaldi, 6th edition, pgs. 298-313 located on the library shelf under REF 808.02 GIB.

  2. Students may also consult the following web site: http://www.aresearchguide.com/7footnot.html

Parenthetical References (in-text or embedded citations)
  1. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research papers by Joseph Gibaldi, 6th edition,
    pgs. 142-144 and pgs. 238-260.
  2. Students may also consult the following web sites:
    http://www.aresearchguide.com/9parenth.html (MLA style)

MLA and APA Citation Styles

  2. www.citationmachine.net
    Please Note: Citation Machine is not able to format bibliographic citations. 
    Therefore, students are required to use a word processor to indent and
    doublespace lines.