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MLA Citation Guide

Table of Contents
Books
Encyclopedias
Newspapers
Magazines
Government Publications
Paintings, Sculptures, or Photographs
Videocassettes
Maps or Charts
Interviews
Essays in a Collection
Websites
Library Databases
Sample Bibcard
Sample Works Cited

 

EXAMPLES OF CITATIONS IN MLA STYLE

 

BOOKS

1.  ONE AUTHOR:

Author's last name, First name.  Name of the Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.

EXAMPLE:  Gordon, Linda. Great Arizona Orphan Abduction. Cambridge: Harvard, 1999.

2.  TWO AUTHORS:

First author's last name, First name, and Second author's first name and last name. Name of the Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.

EXAMPLE:  Van Tassel, Emily and Paul Finkelman. Impeachable  OffensesWashington: Congressional    

                           Quarterly, 1999.

3. FOUR OR MORE AUTHORS:

First author's last name, First name, et al. Name of the Book. Edition. City of Publication:  Publisher, Year of Publication.

EXAMPLE:  Schmo, Joseph, et al. Exploring Design. 2nd ed. Boston: Chelsea Publishers, 1987.

4. WITHOUT AN AUTHOR:

Name of the Book.  City of Publication:  Publisher, Year of Publication.

 EXAMPLE:    Chronicle of the Cinema.  New York: Dorling Kindersley. 1995.

5.  AN EDITOR:

Editor's last name, First name, Editor. Name of the Book. City of Publication: Publisher,

Year of Publication.

EXAMPLE:  Thompson, Clifford, ed. World Authors 1990-1995. New York: H. W. Wilson, 1998.

6.  DIFFERENT EDITIONS:

Author's last name, First name.  Name of the Book. edition. City of

Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.

EXAMPLE:   Magill, Frank N.  Contemporary Poets. 2nd ed. New York:  St. James Press, 1994.

7.  MULTI-VOLUMES USING ONLY ONE VOLUME:

Editor's last name, First name. Editor.  Name of the Book. Volume  number. City of

Publication: Publisher, Year Of  Publication.

EXAMPLE:  Magill, Frank N., edSurvey of American Literature. Vol.2, Englewood Cliffs: Salem

                            Press, 1999.

8.  WORK  IN AN ANTHOLOGY:

Author's last name, First name. "Title of the Article or Poem." Name of the Book. Author

or Editor’s First name, last name. City of  Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.

Pages.

EXAMPLE:   Gregor, Steve. "Federalist, Federalist."  The Growth of the  Republic. Ed. Robert Barnshaw.

                             Boston:  Houghton, 1997. 124-30.

9.  SCHOLARLY PROJECT:

Author’s last name, First name. Name of Book. Original Publication Year.  Name of 

the ProjectEditor's name (if available).  Date on the web page. Sponsoring

Organization. Date of Access <URL>.

EXAMPLE:   Keats, John.  Poetical Works. 1884.  Project Bartleby. Ed. Francis T. Palgrave.

      1999.March 2001. U of  Penn. 8 March 001.    

     <http://www.digital.library.upenn.edu/books/>.          

10.        CHAPTER IN A BOOK:

Author’s last name, first name.  “Chapter Title.” Book Title.  City of Publication:

Publisher, Year of Publication.  Page numbers.

Example:  Calvino, Italio“On Being Weird.”  Best of Calvino.  New York:  Knopf, 2003. 100-150.

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ENCYCLOPEDIAS

1.   UNSIGNED ARTICLE:

“Title of the Article.” Name of the book. Edition. Year.

EXAMPLE:   "Whales.” World Book Encyclopedia. 15th ed. 2000.

2.  ONLINE UNSIGNED:

“Title of Article.” Name of Database. Publisher. Date of Access, <URL>

EXAMPLE: “Jumping Mouse.”  Encyclopedia Americana Online.  Grolier Online 2001. 8 Feb. 1999,

                           <http://ea.grolier.com>.

3. SIGNED ARTICLE:

Author's last name, First name. "Title of the Article."  Name of the Book. Edition.Year.

EXAMPLE:   Powell, James M. "Normans." Academic American Encyclopedia . 1997.

4. ONLINE SIGNED:

Author’s last name, First name.  “Title of the Article”  Name of Database. Publisher.

Library. Date of Access.

EXAMPLE:   Pasquier, Roger F., “Owl.”  Encyclopedia Americana Online. Grolier Online, 2002.  EHS

                            Library.10 Nov. 2003.

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NEWSPAPERS

1.  NEWSPAPER:

Author's last name, First name. "Title of the article."  Name of the Newspaper Date (edition if applicable): section and page.

EXAMPLE:   Wartofsky, Alona. "The Last Word." Washington Post 19 Feb.2001: B1.

2.  ARTICLE FROM DATABASE:

Author.(if given) “ Title of the Article"  Name of Newspaper Date: Pages.   Name of the Database. Company Name. Library. Date of Access. <URL>.

EXAMPLE:   Galupo, Scott. “What’s our Nature?” Washington Times. 21 Nov. 2002: B 01. Proquest.  

                             Bigchalk. EHS. 25 Nov 2002. <http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb>.

3.  ONLINE:

Author's last name, First name. "Title of the article." Name of the Newspaper or Newswire Date. Date of Access <URL>.

EXAMPLE:  Reid, Timothy R. “Druids Return to Stonehenge.” Washington Post 22 June 1998.

                            28 June 1998 <http://www.washingtonpost.com/>.

4.  WITHOUT AND AUTHOR:

“Title of Article”.  Name of Newspaper Date(edition if applicable):  section and page.

EXAMPLE: Kentucky’s Oldest Veteran still serving at 102”. Washington Times.  11 Nov. 2003. A 7.

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MAGAZINES

1.  ARTICLE:

Author's last name, First name. "Title of the Article."  Name  of the Magazine Date:

Pages.

EXAMPLE:  Wescott, Gail. Garden of Angels.” Readers Digest. Nov. 2002:115.

2.  NO AUTHOR:

“Title of theArticle."  Name of the Magazine Date: Pages.

EXAMPLE:  “The Fabulous Decade.” Time 10 Jan. 1996: 12-14.

3.  ONLINE:

Author’s last name, First name. “Title of the Article.” Name of the magazine Date.  Date

of Access <URL>.

EXAMPLE:  Shivers, John. “Web Construction – A Spider’s Intimate View.” U.S. News Online 19 Mar.

                           1999.  < http://www.computersonline.org>.

4.  JOURNAL ONLINE:

Author's last name, First name. "Title of the article." Name of the Magazine

Volume.Issue(year). Date of access <URL>.

EXAMPLE:   Wilson, Robin Fretwell. "Children at Risk." Cornell Law Review. 86.2 (2001). 3 Mar 2001  

                            <http://www.lawschool.cornell.edu>.

5.  DATABASE ARTICLE:

Author's last name, First name. "Title of the Article."   Name  of the Magazine Date:

Pages.  Name of Database. Company Name. Library. Date of Access.  <URL>.

EXAMPLE:  Bouchard, Renee. "Acid Rain." U.S. News & World Report 11 Nov. 1999: 20. SIRS

                           Knowledge Source: Researcher. SIRS. EHS. 3 Mar 2001< http://sks2.sirs.com.>.

6.  REVIEW:

Reviewer's last name, First name. "Title of the Review."  (if given) Rev. of   Name of the

Work Being Reviewed, by Author of the Work Being Reviewed.  Name of the periodical

Date: Pages.

EXAMPLE:   Skow, Denise.  "IMC Procedures in the Digital Age." Rev. of  Computers and High School

                             Students, by Karin Partridge.  Library Journal 6 May 1998: 75-81.

SCHOLARLY JOURNAL:

Author's last name, First name. "Title of the Article."  Name of the Journal Volume. Issue

(Date): Pages.

EXAMPLE:  Finn, Ann. "Kate O'Brien: the Feminist James Joyce."  Irish Literature Review 42.7 (1995):  

                           5-10.

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GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

Author's last name, First name. or if not available, name of the government/country. Name of the agency. Publication Information

EXAMPLE:  United States. Dept. of Labor. Child Care: A Workforce Issue. Washington :GPO, 1988.

PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, OR PHOTOGRAPHS

Artist's last name, First name. Title of the Work. Name of  the person or institution that owns it, and the city.  Title of book. By Author. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Page(s).

EXAMPLE:   Da Vinci, Leonardo.  Mona Lisa. The Louvre, Paris. Renaissance Masters. By Bob Duca.

                             New York: McGraw-Hill, 1995. 225.

VIDEO CASSETTES

Title. Director. Performers. Year. Medium. Distributor, Year.

EXAMPLE:   It's a Wonderful Life. Dir. Frank Capra. Perf. James Stewart, Donna Reed, and

                            Lionel Barrymore. 1946. Videocassette. Turner, 1997.

MAPS OR CHARTS

Name of the Map or Chart. Description Label. City of Publication: Publisher, year.

EXAMPLE:   Philadelphia. Map. Chicago: Rand-McNally, 1999.

INTERVIEWS

Last name, First name of person being interviewed.  Personal interview. Date.

EXAMPLE:   Baldwin, Joseph A. Personal interview. 12 Sept. 1996.

 

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ESSAYS IN A COLLECTION

Author's Name.  "Title of essay."  Name of Book.   City: (if given) Publisher, Year.(if

given) Name of the DatabaseCompany Name.  Library.  Date of  Access<URL>.

EXAMPLE:   Singer, Peter. “All Animals Are Equal.” Animal Rights. Greenhaven Pr , 1996.  Opposing  

                            Viewpoints. Galenet. EHS. 25 Nov 2002. <http://galenet.galegroup.com/>.

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WEBSITES

PROFESSIONAL SITE:

Author of the site (if available) Last name, First name. Title of site. Date on the web page. Sponsoring Organization (if available).  Date of Access <URL>.

EXAMPLE:  Dawe, James. Jane Austen Page. 15 Sept. 1998. University of Toronto. 8 Nov. 1998

                           <http://www.utoronto.ca/~dawe/austen.html>.

PERSONAL SITE:

Name of the person. Home page. Date of Access <URL>.

EXAMPLE:  Schmo, Joe. Home page. 10 Dec. 2000 .<http://schmo.com>.

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SAMPLE BIBLIOGRAPHY CARD

 


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Works Cited

Bloom, Harold, ed. F. Scott Fitzgerald. Englewood Cliffs: Salem Press, 1989.

Chronicle of the Cinema.  New York: Dorling Kindersley, 1995.

Durant, Will.  The Age of Napolean.  New York:  Simon and Schuster, 1975.

---;                  Rosseau and Revolution.  New York: Simon and Schuster, 1967.

Garruba, Kathy. “Seniors and the Term Paper.” Time 17 Feb. 1997.

Proquest. Bigchalk. EHS Lib. 12 Mar. 1998.<http://proquest.umi.com>.

Gibaldi, Joseph.  MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6th ed. New York:    

MLA, 2003.

Landsburg, Steven E. “ Who Shall Inherit the Earth?”Slate 1 May 1997. 2 May 1997. 

     <http://www.slate.msn.com>.

Neubauer, Carol. “Displacement and Autobiographical Style in Maya Angelou.”

Black American Forum 17:2 (1983):123- 29. Twayne’s Author Series. The Gale

Group. EHS Lib. 20 Mar. 1998.

Scarpaci, Nancy. War and Peace. Ed. Deborah McFadden. New York: Albans Press, 1997.

 

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