Works cited entry
Belau, Linda. “Trauma and the Material Signifier.” Postmodern Culture 11.2 (2001): n. pag. Web. 20 Feb. 2006.
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List, in order, separated by periods, the following:
the author’s name
the title of the article, in quotation marks
the title of the online journal, italicized
the volume number and issue number (if any), separated by a period
the year in parentheses, followed by a colon
the page numbers or the number of paragraphs, if any; otherwise, use “n. pag.” (for “no pagination”)
the medium (“Web”)
your date of access
Note on using a URL in a works cited entry
If your instructor requires a URL for Web sources, include the URL, enclosed in angle brackets, at the end of the entry.
Shiva, Vandana. “Bioethics: A Third World Issue.” NativeWeb. NativeWeb, n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2006. <http://www.nativeweb.org/pages/legal/shiva.html>.
When a URL in a works cited entry must be divided at the end of a line, break it after a slash. Do not insert a hyphen.
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