History 110 WebQuest Group Project: Citation Information
Citations: Source Page
For this paper, you need to have a page listing your sources at the end of the paper. Some
people call this a bibliography, but you can simply identify it as Sources. Every source used
in the paper MUST be listed at the end on this separate page.
Here are a few basic guidelines that you can follow. These are adapted for our purposes in this
class, but they follow the basic format you will find in most writing manuals. Special cases
will need to be handled on a case by case basis, so contact your Graduate Instructor or Dr.
McGuire for additional assistance.
Smith, Jane. Prohibition in America. New York: McGraw Hill Publishers, 1996.
James, Alison. "Why Prohibition Failed," McClure's Magazine, April 1933, 19-23.
Fine, Jack. "The Problems of Prohibition," New York Times, 12 January 1929, 22.
Jones, Jamie. "Prohibition in Southern Illinois," student project web site, last updated on 12
August 1997,
http://www.umich.org/~jones/prohibition.html
No Author. "Why We Need Prohibition Again," web site with no identifiable author or sponsor, no
date,
http://www.bizarro.com/~myopinion/albaby.html
Citations: Citing in the Text of Your Paper
Using the above sources as examples, here are two different, acceptable citation forms for this
paper.
Author-Date System
A recent contestant on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" lost a chance at $64,000 when neither
he nor the audience could correctly answer the question: "How long did prohibition last in the
United States?" What was prohibition and why is it important for U.S. history? Beginning in
1919, attempts to enforce prohibition were never very successful (Smith 1996, p. 18) and
ultimately led, according to some, to an increase in serious crime (Fine 1929, p. 22). Many
people believed that prohibition was the source of more problems than was drinking
(Jones 1997, web segment "Prohibition Meant Increased Crime"). But for some people revoking
the 18th amendment in 1933 was a serious mistake for this country and one that we need to
correct with a new prohibition law (No Author/No Date, web segment "Back to the Future with
Prohibition").
Footnote or Endnote System
A recent contestant on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" lost a chance at $64,000 when neither
he nor the audience could correctly answer the question: "How long did prohibition last in the
United States?" What was prohibition and why is it important for U.S. history? Beginning in
1919, attempts to enforce prohibition were never very successful (1) and ultimately led,
according to some, to an increase in serious crime (2). Many people believed that prohibition
was the source of more problems than was drinking (3). But for some people revoking the 18th
amendment in 1933 was a serious mistake for this country and one that we need to correct with a
new prohibition law (4).
1. Jane Smith, Prohibition in America. (New York: McGraw Hill Publishers, 1996), 18.
2. Jack Fine, "The Problems of Prohibition," New York Times, 12 January 1929, 22.
3. Jamie Jones, "Prohibition in Southern Illinois," last updated on 12 August 1997, web
segment "Prohibition Meant Increased Crime".
4. No Author. "Why We Need Prohibition Again," no date, web segment "Back to the Future with
Prohibition."
