Page Set-Up Criteria for the MLA Works Cited A B C D E F G H I J K L M N List entries alphabetically by author s last name, followed by the author s first name(s). If author s last name is not available, alphabetize by first letter of first word of title of work. Alphabetize titles beginning with A, An, or The by the first letter of the second word of the title. To cite two or more works by the same author, give the name in the first entry only. Thereafter, in place of the name, type 3 hyphens, followed by a period and the title. Italicize the title of each whole work (resource). Enclose within quotation marks a title of an article, chapter, section, (etc.) contained within a larger work. (e.g. Chapter One. Alice in Wonderland.) Give your list of resources the following centred title: Works Cited (Do not use boldface or underlining for this title) Word process the Works Cited on a clean (no other information) 8-1/2 X11 sheet of unlined paper. Be sure to record all required information accurately, in the correct order & format, with correct punctuation (commas, periods, colons, capitalization), and with correct use of italics and spacing. Information requirements differ for each resource type, so choose from the correct model (sample) citation below for each resource you are citing, e.g. 1a for Book with a Single Author. Spacing: Leave 2 spaces after a period or full colon. Leave 1 space after a comma. Do not centre-justify the text. For a citation longer than 1 line, create a hanging indent (approx. 5 spaces) for the 2nd, 3rd, etc. lines. To create a hanging indent in MS Word, highlight the citation, go to: Format Paragraph Indents and Spacing Indentation from drop-down menu choose: Hanging Single-space within citations. Double space between citations. Show access dates (date you found or used information) for all online resources. Do not number the citations, 1, 2, 3, etc. Do not use subheadings (Books, Magazines, Webpages) to classify resource types. URLs (Internet addresses) must be in the same font size, style, and colour as the rest of the citation. Remove hyperlinks. For in-text citation (embedded or parenthetical reference within the body of an essay or report) use as a guide the example shown in brackets next to each resource heading. Remember, both paraphrased and quoted material must be cited BOTH in the body of the paper and in the Works Cited (which appears after the last page of the essay or report). To the right of each citation in the Works Cited, type (in red font) the number of the model citation you followed (egs, 1a, 6b). MODEL CITATIONS FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF RESOURCES 1. BOOKS, ebooks, ANTHOLOGY ITEMS (E.G. ESSAY IN A BOOK), AND PDF DOCUMENTS: 1a. Book With One Author: in-text citation: (Author surname page) (Guile 17) Author s Surname, Author s First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication: Name of Publishing Company, year of publication. Print. Guile, Melanie. Cultures Across the World. Chicago: Raintree, 2004. Print. 1b. Book With Two Authors: in-text citation: (Author 1 surname and Author 2 surname page) (Coomber and Evans 18) First Author s Surname, First Author s First Name, and Name of Second Author in normal order. Title of Book. City of Publication: Name of Publishing Company, year of publication. Print. Coomber, Jan, and Rosemary Evans. Women Changing Canada. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1997. Print.
1c. Book With 3 Authors: in-text citation: (Author 1 surname, Author 2 surname, and Author 3 surname page) (Shelley, Yong, and Mok 249) First Author s Surname, First Author s First Name, Name of 2nd Author in normal order, and Name of 3rd Author in Normal Order. Title of book. City of Publication: Name of Publishing Company, year of publication. Print. Shelley, Rex, Teo Chuu Yong, and Russell Mok. Japan. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2004. Print. 1d. Book With 4 or More Authors: in-text citation: (Author 1 surname et al. page) (Findley et al. 36) First Author s Surname, First Author s First Name, et al. Title of book. City of Publication: Name of Publishing Company, year of publication. Print. Findley, Isobel M., et al. Introduction to Literature. Toronto: Thompson, 2004. Print. 1e. Book With an Editor only (No Author Indicated): in-text citation: (Editor surname page) (Anderson 57) Editor s Surname, Editor s First Name, ed. Title of Book. City: Name of Publishing Company, year of publication. Print. Anderson, Lorraine, ed. Sisters of the Earth. New York: Vintage Books, 1991. Print. 1f. Essay, Short Story, Poem IN a Book (Collection/Anthology) With Editor: in-text citation: (Author surname page)(ondaatje 506) Author s Surname, Author s First Name. Title of essay OR short story OR poem. Title of Book. Ed. Book Editor s name in normal order. City of publication: Name of Publishing Company, year of publication. page x-page y. Print. Ondaatje, Michael. The Cinnamon Peeler. 20th Century Poetry & Poetics. Ed. Gary Geddes. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1985. 505-507. Print. 1g. Book with an Institute, Association, Corporation, etc. as Author: 1st in-text citation: (Company Name page) (Canadian Pharmacists Association 23) 2nd, etc. in-text citation: (initials for Company Name page) (CPA 23) Name of Institute, Association, or Corporation. Title of Book. City of Publication: Name of Publishing Company, year of publication. Print. Canadian Pharmacists Association. Guide to Drugs in Canada. Toronto: Dorling, 2004. Print. 1i. Online Book from the Free Internet: Author s Surname, Author s First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication: Name of Publishing Company, year of publication. Online Publisher. Web. day Month year of access. Bronte, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. London: Smith Elder and Co., 1848. Google Books. Web. 30 September 2015. If your teacher requires it, supply a url for each free Internet book you cite. The url appears in triangular brackets after the access date. There is no punctuation between the access date and the url, but a closing period should appear after the closing triangular bracket: Bronte, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. London: Smith Elder and Co., 1848. Google Books. Web. 30 September 2015. <http://books.google.ca/books?id=lzqjaaaaqaaj&dq=jane+eyre&source=gbs_navlinks_s>. Note: When using Google Books (or any other online service) cite only those sources for which you have either full view or full text access, or partial access provided there is sufficient context (surrounding information) for you to understand, analyze, and judge fairly and objectively the text s relevance and usefulness. Do NOT use services for which you have to pay an online fee to gain full access to a book. Instead, use the ebooks available on the school s website. 1j. Online Book from a Database (Password protected ebook available on school website): in-text citation: (Author s Surname page number) Author s Surname, Author s First Name. Title of ebook. City of publication: Publishing Company, year of publication. Title of Database. Web. day Month year of access. in-text citation: (Olive 26) Olive, M. Foster. Child Abuse and Stress Disorders. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 2007. Infobase ebooks. Web. 2 March 2015.
1k. Online PDF document from the Free Internet (Individual Authors): in-text citation: (Author s Surname page number of pdf file) Author s Surname, Author s First Name. Title of PDF. City of Publication: Name of Publisher, year of publication. Web. PDF File. day Month year of access <url.pdf>. in-text citation: (Smith 2) Smith, Nicola. Healthy Eating for a Healthy Baby. Toronto: Best Start and Nutrition Resource Centre, 2002. Web. PDF File. 21 September 2015. <http://www.bcapop.ca/uploads/9/9/0/1/9901389/prenatal_ntrtn_bklt.pdf>. 1l. Online PDF document from the Free Internet (Association is Author - no individual authors): in-text citation: (Name of Organization page number of PDF file) Name of Organization/Author. Title of PDF. City of Publication: Name of Publisher, year of publication. Web. PDF File. day Month year of access. <url.pdf>. in-text citation: (World Health Organization 3) World Health Organization. Investing in Mental Health. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2003. Web. PDF File. 21 September 2015. <http://www.who.int/mental_health/en/investing_in_mnh_final.pdf>. 2. ENCYCLOPEDIA (REFERENCE) ARTICLES: 2a. Print Encyclopedia Article from a Widely Used General Encyclopedia*: Format for No Author Provided: Article Title. Encyclopedia Title. edition number &/or edition year. Print. example: Japan. The Compton s Encyclopedia and Fact Index. 2004 ed. Print. in-text citation: ( Article Title page) ( Japan 530) in-text citation: (Author Surname page) (Mohantry 686) Format for Author Provided: Author Surname, Author First Name. Article Title. Encyclopedia Title. edition number &/or year. Print. example: Mohanty, Jitendra M. Indian Philosophy. The New Encyclopedaedia Britannica: Macropaedia. 15th ed. 1987. Print. *Only a small amount of citation information is required for widely-used encyclopedias such as: Encyclopaedia Britannica; Compton s; etc. 2b. Specialized Print Encyclopedia Article with Author: in-text citation: (Author s Surname page) (Munro and Munro 553) Author s Surname, Author s First Name. Title of article. Title of Encyclopedia. Ed. Book Editor s name in normal order. edition number. Vol. number. City of publication: Name of Publishing Company, year of publication. page x - page y. Print. Munro, Brenda, and Gordon Munro. Family, Definition of. International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family. Ed. James J. Ponzetti, Jr. 2nd ed. Vol. 2. New York: Macmillan Reference USA-Gale, 2003. 36-40. Print. 2c. Online Encyclopedia Article from a Widely Used General Encyclopedia (Free Internet): in-text citation: ( Article Title Shortened number of paragraph in which idea was found) ( Grey par. 3) Format for No Author Provided: Article Title. Encyclopedia Title. Publisher, date of encyclopedia update. Web. day Month year of access. example: Grey Cup Scores 1945-1969. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica-Dominion, 2015. Web. 20 Sept. 2015. in-text citation: (Author s Surname number of paragraph in which idea was found) (Whitaker par. 7) Format for Author Provided: Author Surname, Author First Name. Article Title. Encyclopedia Title. Publisher, date of encyclopedia update. Web. day Month year of access. example: Whitaker, Reg. Trudeau, Pierre Elliot. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica-Dominion, 2015. Web. 20 Sept. 2015.
2d. Online Encyclopedia Article from a Specialized Encyclopedia (Free Internet): in-text citation: (Author s Surname number of paragraph in which idea was found) (Newton par. 2) (Miller par. 6) Author Surname, Author First Name. Article Title. Encyclopedia Title. City of Publication: Name of Publishing Company, year of publication in print. Web. day Month year of access. <complete url for article if your teacher requires it>. Newton, David E. Titanium. Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton. Farmington Hills: UXL Publishing, 1999. Web. 20 May 2015. <http://www.chemistryexplained.com/elements/t-z/titanium.html>. Miller, Fred. Aristotle s Political Theory. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Stanford University, 2011. Ed. Edward N. Zalta. Web. 20 May 2015. <http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/spr2011/entries/aristotle-politics/>. If your teacher does NOT require that you include a url for free Internet sources, add a closing period after the access date. 2e. Online Encyclopedia Article from a Widely Used General Encyclopedia (Subsciption Database): in-text citation: (Author s Surname number of paragraph in which idea was found) (Howarth par. 2) Author s Surname, Author s First Name. Article Title. Title of Encyclopedia. Title of Publishing Company, year of publication. Name of Database. Web. day Month year of access. Howarth, Thomas. Toronto. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., 2015. Britannica School High. Web. 9 Sept. 2015. 2f. Online Encyclopedia Article from a Specialized Encyclopedia (Subscription Database): in-text citation: (Author s Surname page number if available; otherwise, paragraph number) (Katz 480) Author s Surname, Author s First Name. Article Title. Encyclopedia Title. Editor s Name (if available). Vol. number. City of Publication: Name of Publishing Company, year of publication. first-last page of article. Title of Database. Web. day Month year of access. Katz, Solomon H. Cuisine, Evolution of. Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. Ed. Solomon H. Katz. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner s Sons, 2003. 479-482. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 22 Sept. 2015. 3. NEWSPAPER ARTICLES: 3a. Newspaper Article (Print): in-text citation: ( Shortened Article Title section and page) ( Canadians A24) Format for No Author: Article Title. Identify if the article is an editorial. Newspaper Title. day Month year: section page. Print. example: Canadians Abroad Deserve Better. Editorial. Toronto Star 17 June 2005: A24. Print. in-text citation: (Author Surname page) (Tuck B1) Format for Author Provided: Author Surname, Author First Name. Article Title. Newspaper Title. day Month year: section page. Print. example: Tuck, Simon. CRTC Turns Radio on Its Head with Landmark Satellite Ruling. Globe and Mail 17 June 2005: B1. Print. 3b. News Article (Online: Free Internet): in-text citation: ( Shortened Article Title number of paragraph in which idea was found) ( Testing par. 6) Format for No Author: Article Title. Identify if the article is an editorial. News Publication Title. Publisher, day Month year posting. Web. day Month year access. example: Testing Europe s Conscience. Editorial. New York Times. The New York Times Co., 15 Oct. 2015. Web. 15 Oct. 2015. in-text citation: (Author Surname number of paragraph in which idea was found) (Grady par. 2) (Barber par. 3) Format for Author Provided: Author Surname, Author First Name. Article Title. News Publication Title. Publisher, day Month year of posting. Web. day Month year of access. example: Grady, Denise.. Uganda Fights Stigma and Poverty to take on Breast Cancer. International New York Times. The New York Times Company, 15 Oct. 2015. Web. 15 Sept. 2015. example 2: Barber, John. The Rise of the ebook Lending Library (and the Death of ebook Pirating). The Globe and Mail. The Globe and Mail Inc., 18 Sept. 2015. Web. 22 Sept. 2015.
3c. News Article (Online: Subscription Database): in-text citation: (Author s Surname number of paragraph in which idea found) (Seguin par. 3) Author s Surname, Author s First Name. Title of Article. Title of News Publication day Month year of posting. Title of Database. Web. day Month year of access. Seguin, Rheal. Innu, Hydro-Quebec Reach Deal on $6.5-Billion Project. The Globe and Mail 25 Jan. 2011. Gale Canada in Context. Web. 22 Sept. 2015. 4. MAGAZINE ARTICLES: 4a. Magazine Article (Print): in-text citation: (Author Surname page) (LeClair 107) Format for Author Provided: Author Surname, Author First Name. Article Title. Magazine Title day Month year of publication: # 1st page-#last page. Print. LeClair, Elise R. Back to School--Greener than Ever Before. Canadian Living Sept. 2015: 106-108. Print. 4b. Magazine Article (Online: Free Internet): in-text citation: (Author Surname number of paragraph in which idea was found) (Coyne par. 2) (Heer par. 3) Format for Author Provided: Author Surname, Author First Name. Article Title. Magazine Publication Title. Publisher, day Month year of posting. Web. day Month year of access. example: Coyne, Andrew. Why Canada has Nothing to Fear but Itself. Macleans.ca. Rogers Media Inc., 21 Sept. 2015. Web. 22 Sept. 2015. example 2: Heer, Jeet. The Life Raft: Canada Reads is an Essential way for Publishers to Sell Books---but at what Cost to Literature? The Walrus. The Walrus Foundation, September 2015. Web. 22 Sept. 2015. 4c. Magazine or Journal Article (Online: Subscription Database): in-text citation: (Author s Surname number of paragraph in which idea found) (MacDonald par. 3) Author s Surname, Author s First Name. Title of Article. Title of Magazine volume.issue (year): page-page. Title of Database. Web. day Month year of access. Grant, John E. Impulse Control Disorders: Clinical Characteristics and Pharmacological Management. Psychiatric Times 24.10 (2007): 64-66. Health Source Consumer Edition. Web. 12 Sept. 2015. 5. MATERIAL WRITTEN EXCLUSIVELY FOR A SUBSCRIPTION DATABASE: 5a. Essay Written Exclusively for Canadian Points of View Reference Centre (Online: Subscription Database): in-text citation: (Author s Surname number of paragraph in which idea found) (Kaptanis and Eaton par. 3) Author s Surname, Author s First Name. Title of Essay (Overview, Point, Counterpoint, or Analysis). Title of Essay Set, year of publication. Canadian Points of View Reference Centre. Web. day Month year of access. Kaptainis, Arthur and Sarah e. Eaton. Population Growth: An Overview. Canadian Points of View: Population Growth, 2015. Canadian Points of View Reference Centre. Web. 22 Sept. 2015. 5b. Information Page Written Exclusively for Career Cruising (Online: Subscription Database): in-text citation: ( First words of subpage paragraph number) ( Circus Performer: Working par. 2) Title of Information Page. Career Cruising. Career Cruising, date of update. Web. day Month year of access. Circus Performer: Working Conditions. Career Cruising. Career Cruising, 2013. Web. 12 September 2015.
5c. Resource Written Exclusively for Global Issues in Context Online Collection (Online: Subscription Database): in-text citation: ( First words of subpage paragraph number) ( Circus Performer: Working par. 2) Resource Title. Global Issues in Context Online Collection. City: Publisher, year. Global Issues in Context. Web. day Month year of access. Human Trafficking. Global Issues in Context Online Collection. Detroit: Gale, 2014. Global Issues in Context. Web. 9 October 2015. 6. FREE INTERNET WEBPAGES/WEBSITES: 6a. Webpage within a Larger Website (Author Known): If your teacher requires it, supply a url for each free Internet webpage you cite. The url appears in triangular brackets after the access date. in-text citation: (Webpage Author s Surname number of paragraph in which idea found) (Alchin par. 3) Webpage Author s Surname, Author s First Name. Title of Webpage. Title of Website. Date of page (or site) creation or update. Name of Organization holding copyright for content. Web. day Month year of access. <complete url for webpage>. Alchin, Linda K. The Old Globe: Theatre History. William Shakespeare Info. 2015. William Shakespeare Info. Web. 12 Sept. 2015. <http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-globe-theatre.htm>. 6b. Webpage within a Larger Website (Individual Author UnKnown): If your teacher requires it, supply a url for each free Internet webpage you cite. The url appears in triangular brackets after the access date. in-text citation: ( First Word(s) of Webpage Title number of paragraph in which idea found) ( Safety par. 3) Title of Webpage. Title of Website. Date of page (or site) creation or update. Name of Name of Organization holding copyright for content. Web. day Month year of access. <complete url for webpage>. Safety Tips: Snowboarding. TeensHealth from Nemours. 2015. The Nemours Foundation. Web. 22 Sept. 2015. <http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/sports/safety_snowboarding.html>. 7. OTHER TYPES OF SOURCES: (CBC-TV News in Review videos/dvds/guides available in Thornlea Library) 7a. CBC-TV NEWS IN REVIEW VIDEO OR DVD SEGMENT: in-text citation: written description within sentence of paper Title of Video or DVD Segment. CBC-TV News in Review Month Year. CBC Learning, Year. DVD or Video. Cracking Down on Tasers. CBC-TV News in Review February 2008. CBC Learning, 2008. DVD. 7b. CBC-TV NEWS IN REVIEW PRINT VIDEO GUIDE OR PRINT DVD GUIDE SEGMENT: in-text citation: ( First word(s) of segment... page) ( Cracking... 22) Title of Video or DVD Segment. CBC-TV News in Review Month Year. Toronto: CBC Learning, year. Print. Cracking Down on Tasers. CBC-TV News in Review February 2008. Toronto: CBC Learning, 2008. Print. 7c. CBC-TV NEWS IN REVIEW ONLINE VIDEO GUIDE OR ONLINE DVD GUIDE SEGMENT: in-text citation: ( First word(s) of segment... page) ( Cracking... 22) Title of Segment. CBC-TV News in Review Month Year Resource Guide. CBC Learning, 2012. pages numbers pdf. Web. day month year of access. Cracking Down on Tasers. CBC-TV News in Review February 2008 Resource Guide. CBC Learning, 2012. 21-32 pdf. Web. 19 April 2015.
7d. A FILM OR DVD RECORDING: Written descriptions take the place of in-text citations in the case of an film or DVD. Title of Film or Show. Dir. Name of Director. Perf. Names of key actors. Year of initial release. Distributor, year of release. Medium. Parade s End. Dir. Susanna White. Perf. Benedict Cumberbatch and Rebecca Hall. 2012. HBO, 2013. DVD. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer s Stone. Dir. Chris Columbus. Perf. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Richard Harris, and Emma Watson. 2001. Warner Brothers, 2001. DVD. Ender s Game. Dir. Gavin Hood. Perf. Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, Hailee Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin, Viola Davis, and Ben Kingsley. Summit Entertainment, 2013. Film. 7e. A VISUAL IMAGE or PHOTOGRAPH from the INTERNET: Image Creator s Surname, Image Creator s First Name. Title of Image. [Image or Photograph]. Year. Web. Date of access. <url.jpg>. Lange, Dorothea. The Migrant Mother. [Photograph]. 1936. Web. 9 December 2015. <http://www.jamesaltucher.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/250px-lange-migrantmother02.jpg>. 7f. A VIDEO FROM THE FREE INTERNET (E.G. YouTube, TEDTALKS): Written descriptions take the place of in-text citations. Surname of Author, First Name of Author. Title of Video. [Video file]. Title of Website. Year. Sponsoring Organization. Date of access. <url>. TEDxFiDiWomen. Jackson Katz: Violence Against Women It s a Men s Issue. [Video file]. TED: Ideas Worth Spreading. 2012. TED Conferences, LLC. 25 October 2015. <http://www.ted.com/talks/jackson_katz_violence_against_women_it_s_a_men_s_issue.html>. YaleCourses. 20. The Classical Feminist Tradition. [Video file]. YouTube. 1 Sept. 2009. YouTube, LLC. 15 November 2015. <http://youtube.com/watch?v=wxzda3m21om> 7g. CLASS (LECTURE) NOTES OR HANDOUT No in-text citation: Refer to the notes (etc.) in a full sentence within your paper. Course code. Lecture Notes. Date. Description. HFA4M1. Lecture Notes. November 29, 2015. Notes I took during class on the topic of... Course code. Handout Title. Date. [Handout]. HFA4M1. What is Anthropology? November 2, 2015. [Handout]. 7h. Interview (Personal, Telephone, and Email): Written descriptions take the place of in-text citations in the case of an interview. Interviewee s Surname, Interviewee s First Name. Type of interview. Date of interview. Pei, Charles. Personal Interview. 22 Sept. 2015. Reed, Isabel, Telephone interview. 11 Nov. 2015. Author s surname, Author s First Name. Message Title. Message to name of recipient. Date of the message. Medium of delivery. Cahill, Daniel. What s Up With That? Message to Anthony Boyle. 22 September 2015. E-mail. Boyle, Anthony. Re: What s Up With That? Message to Daniel Cahill. 22 September 2015. E-mail. See Sample Works Cited below (on next page)...
Below is a sample Works Cited (MLA). The rules for formatting the Works Cited appear on the first page of this document. The Works Cited should always appear on a separate page, after the last page of your essay or report. No other information should appear on the Works Cited page. An exception is made here to save paper. Works Cited Canadian Pharmacists Association. Guide to Drugs in Canada. Toronto: Dorling, 2004. Print. Cracking Down on Tasers. CBC-TV News in Review February 2008 Resource Guide. CBC Learning, 2011. 21-32 pdf. Web. 19 Sept. 2015. Kaptainis, Arthur. Population Growth: An Overview. Canadian Points of View: Population Growth, 2015. Canadian Points of View Reference Centre. Web. 22 Sept. 2015. LeClair, Elise R. Back to School--Greener than Ever Before. Canadian Living Sept. 2013: 106-108. Print. Miller, Fred. Aristotle s Political Theory. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Stanford University, 2011. Ed. Edward N. Zalta. Web. 20 Sept. 2015. <http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/spr2011/entries/aristotle-politics/>. Safety Tips: Snowboarding. TeensHealth from Nemours. 2015. The Nemours Foundation. Web. 22 Sept. 2015. <http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/sports/safety_snowboarding.html>. 1g 7c 5a 4a 2d 6b