MLA Works Cited Format Simplified MLA requires a hanging indent and double-spacing for its citations. MLA (2009) requires use of italicization rather than underlining with, for example, book and journal titles. While it no longer requires urls for internet sources, if it will be difficult for your reader to find the material or if your instructor requires them, then you should use the url. End the entry with the url enclosed in angle brackets: <url>. Book MLA FORMAT EXAMPLE One Author Two or Three Authors More than Three Authors Editor E-book Article or Chapter in an Anthology Author Last, First. Title of Work. Location: Publisher, Year. Publication format. First Author Last, First, and Second Author First Last. Title of Work. Location: Publisher, Year. Publication format. Author Last, First, et al. Title of Work. Location: Publisher, Year. Publication format. Editor Last, First, ed. Title of Work. Location: Publisher, Year. Publication format. Last, First. Title of Work. Location: Publisher, Year. Electronic Publisher. Web. Date retrieved. Author Last, First. "Work Title." Anthology Title. Volume number. Ed. Editor First Last. Location: Publisher, Year. Pages. Publication format. Smith, Kevin C. Children s Literature of the Harlem Renaissance. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2004. Print. Branson, Joseph J., and Bill Larson. Educating Rita. New York: Norton, 2003. Print. McMillian, Stephan D., et al. Environmental Sciences. New York: Pearson & Longman, 2002. Print. Arthur, Kingsley, ed. Dismal State of American Education. New York: Knopf, 2004. Print. Streibel, Barbara J. The Manager s Guide to Effective Meetings. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003. Academic Complete ebrary. Web. 12 May 2008. Shinn, Merideth, and Bradley Cooper Weitzman. Homeless Families are Different. Homeless in America. Ed. Jerald Baumohl. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1996. 118-20. Print.
Newspaper MLA Format Example With Author Author Last, First. "Title of Article." Title of Newspaper Date: Pages. Publication format. Brown, Sue. A New Art. Washington Post 25 Jan. 1998: A4. Print. Letter to the Editor Author Last, First. Letter. Title of Newspaper. Date: Pages. Publication format. Newspaper Article from a Database Same as print, but add electronic retrieval information to the end: Author Last, First. "Title of Article." Title of Newspaper Date: Pages. Database. Web. Date of retrieval. Article from an Online Publication (NOT a subscription service) Same as print but pages may be missing: Author. Article Title. Online Publication Title. Sponsoring organization or publisher, Publication date or last revision. Web. Date of retrieval. Ozick, Kathy. Letter. Arizona Republic 31 Oct. 2000: A8. Print. Herdia, Christopher. Cities Drawing Line on Sprawl. Los Angeles Times 14 Dec. 2004: A3. National Newspapers. Web. 4 Aug. 2009. Dylan, Bill. I Need Help. Editorial. New York Times. New York Times, 16 May 2002. Web. 15 July 2009. Periodical Article MLA Format Example Magazine Journal: Continuous Page Numbers (Note: MLA 2009 now notes that both the issue and volume number should be used whenever possible) Article in an Online Database CQ Researcher (subscription database example) Author Last, First. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine Date: Pages. Publication format. Author Last, First. "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume.Issue Number (Year): Pages. Publication format. Same as print format, but add electronic retrieval information to the end of the entry: Author Last, First. "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume.Issue Number (Year): Pages. Database. Publication format. Date retrieved. Author Last, First. Article Title. Publication. Date: pages. Database. Web. Date retrieved. (Note: use n. pag when no page numbers are available) Garcia, Juan. Who s Reading Your Email? Fortune 3 Feb. 1994: 57-59. Print. Brown, Paul. New Architecture Today. Art Digest 25.3 (2002): 303-13. Print. Bellon-Hare, Lawence Mike, et al. Open Hands, Open Hearts: Working with Native Youth in the Schools. Intervention in School and Clinic 38.4 (2003): 225-35. Print. Vissing, Yvonne. The Yellow School Bus Project: Helping Homeless Students Get Ready for School. Phi Delta Kappan 85.4 (2003): 321-23. Academic Search Premier. Web. 8 Aug. 2005. Katel, Peter. Oil Jitters. CQ Researcher Online. 4 Jan. 2008: n. pag. CQ Researcher. Web. 15 June 2009.
Encyclopedia MLA Format Example General Encyclopedia (Note: Many instructors will NOT allow you to use a general encyclopedia as a source for an academic essay.) Specialized Encyclopedia (Note: a sample of an entry in an online reference database is also shown in the second example.) Print encyclopedia: Author Last, First. "Title of Entry." Title of Encyclopedia. Edition. Year. Publication format. Online encyclopedia: Author Last, First. Title of Entry. Title of Encyclopedia. Publisher, Year. Web. Retrieval date. Author Last, First. "Entry Title." Encyclopedia Title. Ed. Editor First Last. Edition # ed. Vol. volume #. Location: Publisher, Date. Publication Format. (Note: For print versions, omit page numbers if arranged alphabetically by article title.) Hernandez, Joseph. House Plants. The Encyclopedia Britannica. 15 th ed. 1999. Print. Hernandez, Joseph. House Plants. The Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, 1999. Web. 18 July 2009. Moser, Teri. Barbara Kingsolver. Popular Contemporary Authors. Ed. Michael D. Sharp. Vol. 7. New York: Marshal Cavendish, 2006. Print. Achievement Gap. The Encyclopedia of Education Online. Encyclopedia of Education, 2006. Web. 9 Aug. 2009. Web Site Article MLA Format Example With Author Entire Website Online Article (Note: If publisher or site sponsor is not available, use n.p. If no date of publication is available, use n.d.) Give as much information as possible: Author Last Name, First Name. Title of Section. Title of the Website. Sponsoring organization or publisher, Publication date or last revision. Web. Access date. Name of Page. Sponsoring organization or publisher if available. Web. Access date. (Note: the name of a homepage author is not italicized.) Author Last Name, First Name. Article Title. Title of the Website. Sponsoring organization or publisher, Publication Date or last revision. Web. Access Date. Jameson, Eliot. NCH FACT Sheets on Homelessness. National Coalition for the Homeless. National Coalition for the Homeless, 8 Jan. 2001. Web. 12 Aug. 2009. Language & Humanities. Chandler-Gilbert Community College. Web. 3 Aug. 2009. Mark Twain Page. Web. 12 Dec. 2009. Universe, Ruler O. Home page. Web. 1 July 2008. Pantoja, Veronica. Leaving Arizona. College News.com. College News, n.d. Web. 7 July 2009.
Other Source Types MLA Format Example Lecture or Address (unpublished paper/poster presentation) Film, Movie, or Video Interview (you conduct yourself) A Review Online Posting Online Poem (available in print) A Work of Visual Art A Performance Last Name, First Name. Lecture Title. Series if relevant or sponsoring organization. Location. Date. Lecture (or Address). Title of Film. Director. Performers. Original Year of Release. Distributor, Year. Medium. Title of Film. Director. Performers. Distributor, Year. Medium format. Last Name of Interviewee, First Name. Type of interview. Date of interview. Reviewer s Last Name, First Name. Article Title. Rev. of Title of Book by Author s First Name Last Name. Publication Title Date: page numbers. Publication format. Author Last Name, First Name. Title of Posting. Name of Forum or Website. Sponsor of Forum or Website (N.p. if none), Date of posting. Online posting. Date of access. <url>. (Note that due to nature of posting, you should include a url.) Poet Last Name, First Name. Poem Title. Publication Title. City of publication: Publisher, Date. Website. Publication format. Access date. Artist Last Name, First Name. Title. Date of composition (if unknown write N.d.). Medium of Composition. Location, City. (Note: If a private or anonymous collection, use the phrase Private collection rather than location/city. List information similar to film. Title. Playwright, Playwright Name. Dir. Director Name. Perf. Performer Name(s). Theater Name, City. Date of performance. Performance. Goddard, Terry. Phoenix Today. Honors Forum Lecture Series. Phoenix College. 17 Oct. 2001. Lecture. Cutthroat Island. Dir. Renny Harlin. Perf. Geena Davis, and Matthew Modine. 1995. Lionsgate, 2009. DVD. It s a Wonderful Life. Dir. Frank Capra. Perf. James Stewart and Donna Reed. RKO, 1946. Film. Cooper, John. E-mail interview. 20 Aug. 2000. Hogan, Linda. Personal interview. 18 Aug. 1999. Kauffman, Rachel. A New Look. Rev. of The Color Purple by Alice Walker. New Books Reviews 6 Mar. 2001: 239-40. Print. Ziegler, Jason. Arizona Homeless Information Source. Community Activism Forum. N. p., 12 Nov. 2004. Online posting. 8 Aug. 2005. <http://forums.homelessness /arizona/phoenix/issues/ msg1123494085458903.html?15>. Dickinson, Emily. I m Nobody. Who are you? The Complete Poems. Boston: Little, Brown, 1924. Bartleby.com. Web. 24 July 2009. Van Gogh, Vincent. The Starry Night. 1889. Oil on canvas. Museum of Modern Art, New York. Doubt. Playwright, John Patrick Shanley. Dir. Matthew Weiner. Perf. Angelica Howland, Lillie Richardson, and Sam Ferracane. Herberger Theater, Phoenix. 12 Sept. 2008. Performance.
Radio or Television Program (Note: provide each information element as available) Episode. Name of Program. Performer and Director name(s) as appropriate. Network. Call letters and city of local station. Broadcast date. Medium of reception. Supplementary information. Barbara Kingsolver. Arizona Show. Narr. Alice Cooper. Dir. Craig Haffner. PBS. KAET. 6 Apr. 1993. Television. Transcript. Death and Love. Weekend Edition Saturday. Narr. Joseph Sojourner. Natl. Public Radio. KJZZ, Phoenix. 25 Jan. 2002. Radio.
Orlov 7 Heading is centered. List is alphabetized by authors last names (or by title when a work has no author). s First line of each entry is at the left margin; extra lines are indented 1 2''. Double-spacing is used throughout. A work with four authors is listed by the first author s name and the abbreviation et al. (for and others ). Works Cited Adams, Scott. New York: Harper, 2002. American Management Association and epolicy Institute. 2005 Electronic Monitoring and Surveillance Survey.. Automatically Record Everything They Do Online! Spector Pro 5.0 FAQ s.. 17 Feb. 2006 Flynn, Nancy. Internet Policies.. Feb. 2006. Frauenheim, Ed. Stop Reading This Headline and Get Back to Work.. 11 July 2005. Gonsalves, Chris. Wasting Away on the Web. 2005. 16 Feb. 2006 Kesan, Jay P. Cyber-Working or Cyber-Shirking? A First Principles Examination of Electronic Privacy in the Workplace. 54 (2002): 289-332. Lane, Frederick S., III.. New York: Amer. Management Assn., 2003. Tam, Pui-Wing, et al. Snooping E-Mail by Software Is Now a Workplace Norm. Tynan, Daniel. Your Boss Is Watching. 17. 2006 Source: Diana Hacker (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin s, 2007).