The "title of container" applies only if the source you are citing is a part of a larger work. Examples of sources that have containers are articles or information from websites.
For example, if you are citing an article from The New York Times titled "The Hunt for an Alaskan Bumblebee" the title of the source is "The Hunt for an Alaskan Bumblebee," while The New York Times is the title of the container.
In the case of a website, you may find a webpage that has information specific to your research. You would cite the title of the page as the title of source, and the title of the whole website would be the title of container.
Whether a title is in quotes or italics depends on whether the title is part of a larger work.
A source that is contained within a larger work, such as an article from a magazine, appears in quotes and is followed by a period. "Containers," that is self-contained sources, such as a printed book, will be listed in italics and followed by a comma.
Title in "Quotes" | Title in Italics |
Article | Magazine |
Chapter of a book | Book |
Poem | Book of poetry |
Video | Website |
Song | Album |
Image of a work of art | Art museum website |
PDF of an online document | Website |
Essay published in a book
Baron, Naomi. “Digital Revolution and the Future of American Reading.” A Companion to American Literature, edited by Susan Belasco, Wiley-Blackwell, 2020, pp. 480-495. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=2436424&site=ehost-live&scope=site.
Online video
RegisteredNurseRN. “Heart Layers Anatomy Nursing: Pericardium, Epicardium, Endocardium.” YouTube, 27 May 2024, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APJzmA4kDxE.
Poem published in a book
Gorman, Amanda. "Life." Call Us What We Carry, Viking, 2021.
Article published on a website
Elezaj, Rilind. “Autonomous Cars: Safety Opportunity or Cybersecurity Threat?” MachineDesign, 16 July 2019, https://www.machinedesign.com/ mechanical-motion-systems/article/21837958/autonomous-carssafety-opportunity-or-cybersecurity-threat.
Article published in a scholarly journal
Repova, Kristina, et al. “Melatonin as a Potential Approach to Anxiety Treatment.” International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 23, no. 24, Dec. 2022, pp. 161-187. EBSCOhost, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232416187.
Information published on a website
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Psychologists.” Occupational Outlook Handbook, U.S. Department of Labor, 16 Feb. 2024, https://www.bls.gov/ooh/life-physical-and-social-science/psychologists.htm
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