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Below are eight different sources that you are to use to build a practice bibliography. Be sure that you have read the information on using Microsoft Word to format a Works Cited (or Works Consulted) page. At the top of a new page, type (centered) Works Cited or Works Consulted. Use the MLA STYLE sheet that is provided by this course, and use the sample MLA bibliography page which is linked at the end of the MLA STYLE document to format each entry listed below into correct MLA format, and format the page, margins, etc., into a correct Works Cited page. When you are finished, add a formal MLA title page to the front of the document. Compare your title page and your Works Cited page with the sample WC page in the Sample Research Paper.
When this assignment is finished (and the title page and Works Cited page are put together as one document, mail them to your instructor as an E-Mail attachment. This assignment must be completed in MS Word, Google Docs, or Open Office.
Here is the source information for your practice Works Cited page:
1. An interview with John Dickensen, an expert on the old west. He is an instructor at Western Tech University. The interview was by phone and taken on March 2, 1994, at 10:30 AM.
2. A book titled The Push Westward , written by Adam L. Brigger. He wrote this while at Ball State University in 1989. The book was printed by Jansen Publishing Co. of Belview, Illinois, and was copyrighted in 1990.
3. Another book edited by Mike Krokesz of ASU. This book was titled Returning to the Old West and had a chapter in it written by Justin O'Connor titled: The Trials of Women During the Trek West. This book was printed in 1991 by Harding Books of Dallas, Texas. The chapter appeared on pages 89-105.
4. A magazine article found in US News and World Report titled: Globe in the 1840's. This was in the June 13th edition of 1992, and appeared on pages 24-26, and was continued on page 34. The article was unsigned.
5. Another magazine article found in the InfoTrac, from the Gale Group Databases. These are located at the USC Library in Los Angeles, California. The article was from CSA magazine, April 24, 1993, page 24-29, titled: Women of the West. The article was written by Mary Borlandson. The Internet address is http://www.infotrac.galegroup.com. The article was accessed on June 2, 2004.
6. A newspaper article appearing in Tucson Daily Star, November 12, 1993 titled: Westward without highways. This article appeared on page 18 of section C. The article was written by Jayne Carrigan.
7. A videocassette found in the MCC library. The title is The End of an Era, and it was produced by MCO Productions in 1989. The time listed on the cassette is 58 minutes, and the narrator is Mark Bullwhicky.
8. An article found on the Internet. The article name is Navajo People in Transition but the author is not listed. The article was found and printed from the web site on July 8, 1997. The information was taken from a magazine called Navajo Times and printed on the Internet. The date of the magazine was April 5, 1996 and the pages listed were 6-9. The web site address was http://www.mesacc.edu/navajo/index.htm. When the article printed, it had 3 pages and 14 paragraphs.