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1 MLA Style Guide BOOKS A book with a Single Author Halberstam, David. The Best and the Brightest. New York: Random House, Print. A book with Two Authors Farber, David and Beth Bailey. The Columbia Guide to America in the 1960s. New York: Columbia University Press, Print. A book with Three or More Authors et al. = all others Ellis, David M. et al. A History of New York State. Ithica: Cornell University Press, Print. A book by the Same Author(s) as above The author is David Halberstam - -, the Fifties. New York: Villard Books, Print. A book with No Author Creative Cooking: Pasta. New York: Ottenheimer Publishers, Inc., Print. A book with One Editor ed. = editor Perry, George, ed. Paris in the Sixties. London: Pavilion Books Limited, Print. A book with Two Editors Weber, Ralph E. and Ralph A. Weber, eds. Dear Americans: Letters from the Desk of President Ronald Reagan. New York: Doubleday, Print. A book by a Corporate Author VGM Career Books. VGM s Careers Encyclopedia. New York: The McGraw Hill Companies, Print.

2 A Multi-volume Work Using all volumes: Seale, William. The President s House. 2 volumes. Washington: White House Historical Association, Print. Using one volume: Garoogian, David, ed. America s Top Rated Cities: A Statistical Handbook. Vol. 3. Millerton: Grey House Publishing, Inc., Print. Using a book s Forward, Introduction, or Preface Campbell, Bruce D. Forward. Pittsburgh: The Story of an American City. By Stefan Loranti. Pittsburgh: Esselmont Books, LLC., Print. Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr. Introduction. 20 th Century Day by Day. By Clifton Daniel, ed. New York: DK Publishing, Inc., Print. An article from a Reference Book (encyclopedia or dictionary) Twelve-note composition. Dictionary of Music and Musicians. 2 nd ed Print. Medicine. The World Book Encyclopedia ed. Print. karma. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. 4 th ed Print. An Anonymous Book (typically religion or philosophy based topics) Good News Bible: The Bible in Today s English Version. New York: American Bible Society, Print. An Anthology Steinbeck, John. The Moon is Down. The Book of Spies: An Anthology of Literary Espionage. Alan Furst, ed. New York: Random House, Inc., Print.

3 An Edition (typically classic works of literature) Ed = Edition Shakespeare, William. The Tragedy of King Lear. Ed. Russell Fraser. Markham: Penguin Books, Print. Homer. Ulysses. Ed. James Joyce. New York: The Modern Library, Print. Book in a Series 11 = book number Hum, Rob. Birds: Ground Birds. World of Animals 11. Danbury: Grolier, Print. Book Published before 1900 (typically missing publisher) Scharff, R.F. The History of European Fauna. London: n.p., Print. Government Publication United States. Department of Commerce/International Trade Administration. United States Industry and Trade Outlook. New York: McGraw-Hill, Print. United States. Department of the Army. Planning and Design of Outdoor Sports Facilities. Washington: United States Department of Defense, Print. MAGAZINES & JOURNALS A Scholarly Journal 62 = Volume # = page numbers containing the article Feinberg, Rosa Castro and Consuelo Conde Morencia. Bilingual Education: An Overview. Social Education 62 (1998): Print. Magazine article with Author(s) = page numbers containing the article Wahl, Grant. On Safari for 7-Footers. Sports Illustrated 28 June 2004: Print.

4 Anonymous magazine article Thanksgiving Memories. Sports Illustrated 29 Nov. 2004: 37. Print. Editorial in a magazine Forbes, Steve. Bush: Be Bold. Editorial. Forbes 29 Nov. 2004: 31. Print. Letter to the Editor in a magazine Horylev, Walter. Letter. Forbes 29 Nov. 2004: 26. Print. NEWSPAPER & PAMPHLET Newspaper article A1 = section/page + = article is on more than one nonconsecutive page Wong, Edward. ShiiteLeader Opposes Delay In Iraq s Vote. The New York Times 28 Nov. 2004, late ed.: A1+. Print. Pamphlet Facts For Citizens. Pittsburgh: League of Women Voters, Print. A Sound Recording MUSIC, VIDEO, & TELEVISION Springsteen, Bruce. Bruce Springsteen: Greatest Hits. New York, CD. Copland, Aaron. Appalachian Spring. New York Philharmonic. Cond. Leonard Bernstein. CBS Record, Audiocassette. Coverdale, David and John Sykes. Still of the Night. Whitesnake s Greatest Hits. Geffen Records, Inc CD. A Movie focusing on the Title Lawrence of Arabia. Dir. David Lean. Perf. Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Anthony Quayle, Omar Sharif. Columbia Pictures: DVD.

5 A Movie focusing on the performance of one or more Actors Anthony Quinn, perf. Lawrence of Arabia. Dir. David Lean. Columbia Pictures: DVD. A Movie focusing on the Director Lean, David, dir. Lawrence of Arabia. Perf. Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Anthony Quayle, Omar Sharif. Columbia Pictures: DVD. A Television Show Mozart. Narr. Jack Perkins. Biography Channel. A&E. 12 June Television. Surprise, Surprise. That 70s Show Fox. WPGH, Pittsburgh. 1 December Television. Performance Riverdance. Dir. Michael Flatley. Perf. Colin Dune. Radio City Music Hall, New York. 5 Jun Performance. An Interview AN INTERVIEW & LECTURE Dr. William J. Switala. Personal interview. 25 Nov A Lecture Switala, William. Class Lecture. GELED 520. Duquesne University, Pittsburgh. 20 Jan

6 Citing an Entire Web Site AN ONLINE OR ELECTRONIC SOURCE It is necessary to list your date of access because web postings are often updated, and information available on one date may no longer be available later. Be sure to include the complete address for the site. Remember to use n.p. if no publisher name is available and n.d. if not publishing date is given. Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Version number. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher). Medium of publication. Date of access. The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue U, Web. 23 April Johnson, Daniel. Critical Theory in Perspective. Purdue U, 2 Mar Web. 10 May A Page on a Web Site For an individual page on a Website, list the author or alias if known, followed by the information covered above for entire Websites. Remember to use n.p. if no publisher name is available and n.d. if not publishing date is given. "Marine Combat Training." ehow.com. ehow, n.d. Web. 24 Dec An Image (Including a Painting, Sculpture, or Photograph) Provide the artist's name, the work of art italicized, the date of creation, the institution and city where the work is housed. Follow this initial entry with the name of the Website in italics, the medium of publication, and the date of access. Goya, Francisco. The Family of Charles IV Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid. Museo National del Prado. Web. 22 May Klee, Paul. Twittering Machine Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Artchive. Web. 22 May 2006.

7 Article in an Online-only Scholarly Journal MLA requires a page range for articles that appear in Scholarly Journals. If the journal you are citing appears exclusively in an online format (i.e. there is no corresponding print publication) that does not make use of page numbers, use the abbreviation n. pag. to denote that there is no pagination for the publication. Dolby, Nadine. Research in Youth Culture and Policy: Current Conditions and Future Directions. Social Work and Society: The International Online-Only Journal 6.2 (2008): n. pag. Web. 20 May Article in an Online Scholarly Journal That Also Appears in Print Cite articles in online scholarly journals that also appear in print as you would a scholarly journal in print, including the page range of the article. Provide the medium of publication that you used (in this case, Web) and the date of access. Wheelis, Mark. "Investigating Disease Outbreaks Under a Protocol to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention." Emerging Infectious Diseases 6.6 (2000): Web. 8 Feb An Article from an Online Database (or Other Electronic Subscription Service) Cite articles from online databases (e.g. ProQuest, JSTOR, ScienceDirect) and other subscription services just as you would print sources. In addition to this information, provide the title of the database italicized, the medium of publication, and the date of access. Junge, Wolfgang, and Nathan Nelson. Nature's Rotary Electromotors. Science 29 Apr. 2005: Science Online. Web. 5 Mar Langhamer, Claire. Love and Courtship in Mid-Twentieth-Century England. Historical Journal 50.1 (2007): ProQuest. Web. 27 May (including Interviews) Give the author of the message, followed by the subject line in quotation marks. State to whom to message was sent, the date the message was sent, and the medium of publication. Kunka, Andrew. "Re: Modernist Literature." Message to the author. 15 Nov Neyhart, David. "Re: Online Tutoring." Message to Joe Barbato. 1 Dec

8 A Listserve, Discussion Group, or Blog Posting Cite Web postings as you would a standard Web entry. Provide the author of the work, the title of the posting in quotation marks, the Web site name in italics, the publisher, and the posting date. Follow with the medium of publication and the date of access. Include screen names as author names when author name is not known. If both names are known, place the author s name in brackets. Remember if the publisher of the site is unknown, use the abbreviation n.p. Editor, screen name, author, or compiler name (if available). Posting Title. Name of Site. Version number (if available). Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher). Medium of publication. Date of access. Salmar1515 [Sal Hernandez]. Re: Best Strategy: Fenced Pastures vs. Max Number of Rooms? BoardGameGeek. BoardGameGeek, 29 Sept Web. 5 Apr **Information in this guide is provided by The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue U, Web. 15 June Further helpful information, including additional examples, are available at this site.

MLA Formatting for a Works Cited Page.Courtesy of

MLA Formatting for a Works Cited Page.Courtesy of Begin your Works Cited page on a separate page at the end of your research paper. It should have the same margins and last name/ page number header as