Works Cited Examples (MLA)

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1 Works Cited Examples (MLA) Book by one author Author. (last name, first-period) Title. (italic -period) Place of publication: (colon) Publisher, (comma, Year. Armento, Beverly J. Ecos de Pasado. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, Print. Book by two Authors Author, (last name, first-comma) and Second Author. (normal order period) Title. (italic -period) Place of publication : (colon) Publisher, (comma) Year. Tillich, Paul, and Robert C. Moore. The Research Process. New York: Harvard University Press, Print. Book by more than three authors First Named Author. (last name, first-period) et al. Title. (italic period). Place of publication: (colon) Publisher, (comma) Year. Tillich, Paul, et al. Voting. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, Print. Book compiled by an Editor Book compiled by a Corporate author or group Editor, (last name, first comma) ed. Title. (italic -period) Place of publication: (colon): Publisher, (comma) Year. (period) Example: Anderson, John, ed. The World of Energy. New York: Knopf, Print. Corporate Name. (period) Title. (italic -period) Place of publication: (colon) Publisher, (comma) Year. Horizon Magazine. The Horizon Book of Ancient Greece. New York: American Heritage Publishing, Print. Print Reference Materials: Encyclopedias, Multivolume Works, Anthologies Encyclopedia Author named (Author s name appears at the end of the article) Author. (last name, first period) Article Title. (periodquotation marks) Title of Encyclopedia. (italic -period). Year White, Joseph. Ancient Egypt. World Book Encyclopedia Print. Encyclopedia no author Article Title. (period-quotation marks) Title of Encyclopedia. (italic period) Year. Spiders. Encyclopedia Americana Print. Multiple publishers: if the title page lists two or more different publishers, include all of them, in the order given, putting a semicolon after the name of each but the last one. Multiple locations: if the title page lists two or more different locations, use the first American City. Use the State when the city is not well known.

2 A work in an anthology Author. (last name, first period) Title of Piece. (period quotation marks) Trans., Ed. or Comp. (Translated by, Edited by or Compiled by in normal order period). Title of anthology. ( italic period) Place of publication: (colon) Publisher,(comma) Year. (period). Page numbers. ( period). Print. Allende, Isabel. Toad s Mouth. Trans. Margaret Sayers Peden. A Hammock beneath the Mangoes: Stories from Latin America. Ed. Thomas Colchie. New York: Plume, Print. A Multivolume work No author. When using two or more volumes, cite the total number of volumes. When using one volume, cite the volume # used. Editor, (last name, first comma) ed. Title. ( italic -period Vol. number period) Place of publication: (colon) Publisher, (comma) Year. If the title lists more than one publisher, include them all in the order given, putting a semicolon after the name of each but the last. Example for one volume: Magill, Frank., ed. Dictionary of World Biography: The 20 th Century, A-GI. Vol. 7. Chicago: Fitzroy: Dearborn Publishers; Pasadena: Salem Press, Print. OR more than one volume: Magill, Frank, ed. Dictionary of World Biography: The 20 th Century, A-GI. 9 vols. Chicago: Fitzroy: Dearborn Publishers; Pasadena: Salem Press, Print. A Multivolume work Author named When using two or more volumes, cite the total number of volumes. When using one volume, cite the volume # used. Author, (last name, first--period) Title of Piece. (period quotation marks) Title of work. (italic period) Ed. (name as appears on title page period) Place of publication: (colon) Publisher, (comma) Year. Williams, Sue. Marian Anderson. Dictionary of World Biography: the 20 th Century A-GI. Vol. 7. Ed. Frank N. Magill. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publisher; Pasadena: Salem Pres, Print. For a Magazine or Newspaper Abbreviate the names of all months except May June and July Do not give the volume and issue numbers even if they are listed If an edition is listed on the masthead, add a comma after the date and specify the edition (e.g. natl., ed., late ed.)

3 Weekly Magazine Author named See below for Monthly example Author. (last name, first period) Article Title. (period quotation marks) Periodical Title (underlined) Day Month. (month abbreviated period) Year: (colon) Pages. (period) Print. Swanson, Don. My Life in Africa. People 15 Sept. 2002: Print. Monthly Magazine Author Not named See above for Weekly example Newspaper Article Article Title. (period quotation marks) Periodical Title (italic) Month Year: (month abbreviated colon): Pages. The Odds of March. Life Dec. 2006: 38. Print. Author. (last name, first period) Article Title. (period quotation marks) Title (italic) Day Month Year, (month abbreviated comma) ed.: (colon) Page number +.(use + if article continues on another page period) Print. Walsh, Molly. Tightened Security Offers Peace of Mind. New York Times 7 Aug. 2004, late ed.: A3+. Print. Electronic and Miscellaneous sources Note: If you cannot find some information, cite as much as you can, but you should always question the reliability of a source if too much information is missing. The URL is optional but ALWAYS chech with your teacher. Entire Internet Site Author. if known (last name, first period) Title of Work. (quotation marks period) Title of Site. (italic period) Publisher or sponsor of site if known (period). Date site was last updated. (Day Month year period). Web (period). Date of access,web site address. (in angle brackets period) Example: Ross, Don. Game Theory. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Ed. Edward N. Zalta. Center for the Study of Language. Fall Web 5 Dec < Article from internet site Author s (or editor s) Last name, First name. Title of Article. Title of Website. (quotation marks period) Publisher or sponsor of site. if known (period). Day Month Year published or updated. Web. Day Month Year accessed. <URL> Barclay, Kathy. Supporting Young Researchers as they Write to

4 Learn Childhood Education. July Web. 05 Nov < Author. (last name, first period) Subject line from the E- mail message. (quotation marks period) Description of message that includes recipient. (e.g., to the author period) Date of sending. (Day Month Year period) Example: Baker, Virginia. Tips for finding sources. to Jane Doe. 5 Dec Video or Film Title. (italic period) Dir. First name last name. (Director s full name period)list of all major contributors such as narrator or actors. (period) Original Release Date. (Year) Distributing company, (comma) Year. (period) film. It s a Wonderful Life. Dir. Frank Capra. Perf. James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, and Thomas Mitchell. RKO, film. Sound Recording Author, Writer, or Composer. (Last name, first period) Other major contributors. (first name last name followed by commas with last name followed by a period) Manufacturer, (comma) Year issue. (period) (CD, IPOD period) Burnett, Francis Hodgson. The Secret Garden Read by Helena Bonham Carter. Audio CD. Penguin-High Bridge, CD. Interview Person. (last name, first period) Type of interview. (cite whether it was a personal interview, telephone interview, internet interview period) Date of interview. (period) Laura Erickson. Personal interview. 5 Dec 2009.

5 Sample: Hanging Indent format steps: Google Doc? Or Microsoft Word Doc? Check link on WR Library web page Research Skills Formatting made easy for directions. Entries are Works arranged Cited alphabetically Works Cited Autism Speaks. Autism Speaks, Inc Web. 1 Dec Autism Spectrum Disorders. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. National Institutes of Health, 6 Aug Web. 1 Dec < Benaron, Lisa D. Autism. Connecticut: Greenwood, Print. Entire Web Site Book Fergus, Kathleen. Autism. Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders. Ed. Brigham Narins. Vol nd ed. Detroit: Gale, pp 2 vols. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Gale. West Ranch High School. Web. 20 Mar < Article from Web Site Database Article Rodier, Patricai. Autism. The World Book Encyclopedia Print. General Encyclopedia Article Important: DO NOT list sources if they are not used OR cited within your paper. Sternberg, Barbara S. Autism. The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders. Eds. Ellen Library Catalog Steps for Works Cited: 1. Type book title in search box, click title button 2. Open details 3. Copy ISBN # 4. Use ISBN # with a MLA program; Easybib or Bibme to format 5. Save MLA citation to your Works Cited page. Thackery and Madeline Harris. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, Print. Specialized Encyclopedia Article Works Cited Page Checklist: Double space throughout. Entries are in alphabetical order by first word of the entry Do Not number entries If no author is listed, start entry with title ***Remembering to ignore: the, a, an at the start of a title when alphabetizing. First line of entry is aligned with the left margin All subsequent lines are indented ½ or 5 spaces or use hanging indent format Subsequent books by same author begin with 3 hyphens and a period to indicate a book by the same author One inch margins Typing guidelines: -2 spaces after periods (.) -1 space after commas (,) -1 space after colons (:)