MLA Works Cited Page Works Cited is a list of all sources that you used in your research paper. You should use a minimum of three sources. 1. Center the title, Works Cited. 2. Use a common font like Times New Roman, and use 12 point type. 3. All entries are arranged alphabetically by the author s last name. If no author is given, the first word of the title is used, except for A, An and The. 4. Each entry starts at the left margin. 5. Entries should not be numbered. 6. If the entry takes more than one line, the first line is not indented, but all other lines are indented five spaces. Double space all lines after the first. 7. Underline or italicize the names of books, magazines, and newspapers. Put the names of articles in quotes. 8. Note punctuation and follow exactly. Print Sources Book with one author: 1. Author. 2. Title of book. 3. Place of publication: 4. Publisher, copyright date. Miers, Earl Schenck. Abraham Lincoln in Peace and War. New York: American Heritage, 1964.
Book with two authors: 1. Authors (in the order they are given in the book). 2. Title of book. 3. Place of publication: 4. Publisher, copyright date. Schwartz, Stuart and Craig Conley. Buying Insurance. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 1999. Encyclopedia Article (signed): 1. Author 2. Title of Article 3. Title of Encyclopedia. 4. Year of Publication. Wallis, Wilson D. "Superstition." World Book Encyclopedia, 2003. Encyclopedia Article (unsigned): 1. "Title of Article." 2. Title of Encyclopedia. 3. Date of edition. Cheetah. The World Book Encyclopedia. 2002 ed. Article in a periodical: 1. Author. 2. "Title of Article." 3. Name of magazine or newspaper. 4. Date of publication: page number. Bradlee, Benjamin. He Had That Special Grace. Newsweek. Dec. 1995: 38.
Online Sources TIP: When using an encyclopedia from an online service, such as World Book Online or Britannica Online, go to the end of the article for the Works Cited information. Select MLA style. You may copy & paste this information. Standard Format for Reference Sources from Online Database: Author's Last Name, First Name Middle Name. "Article Title." Name of Encyclopedia. Edition. Year of Publication. Name of Database. Name of Service. Name of Library. Date You Read It. <URL of Service>. "Dolphins." Grolier's Multimedia Encyclopedia. 2004 ed. 2004....Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Scholastic Library...Publishing. Highland Park Senior High School Lib., St. Paul, MN.. 10 May.2004....<http://gme.grolier.com/>. Article from an Online Magazine Last Name, First Name Middle Name. "Title of Article." Name of Magazine. Date of Publication. Date You Read It. <URL>. Kluger, Jeffrey. "Epidemics: Where Now Mad Cows?" Time. 27 Jan. 1997. 24 Jan. 2004....<http://www.timeonline.com/archive/epidemics.htm>.
Website Basic components of an Internet citation: Last Name, First Name Middle Name. "Specific Page or Article Title." Title of Entire Web Site. Date Web Page Was Last Revised. Sponsoring Organization. Date You Read It <URL>. Example: Gray, Terry A. "Shakespeare in Education." Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet. 10 Nov. 1999. Palomar College. 11 Nov. 2003....<http://daphne.palomar.edu/ shakespeare/educational.html>. Skip any information that you cannot find anywhere on the Web page or in the Website, and carry on. For example, if your Internet reference has no author stated, leave out the author and begin your citation with the title. Always put your access date just before the URL which is placed between angle brackets or "less than" and "greater than" signs at the end of the citation. Generally, a minimum of three items are required for an Internet citation: Title, Access Date, and URL. Citation Makers: http://www.oslis.org/mlacitations/secondary/index.php http://www.easybib.com/
Works Cited Agee, Joel. "German Lessons: When Home Is Not Where the Homeland Is." Harper's Magazine Feb. 2001: 68-74. Auletta, Ken. World War 3.0: Microsoft and Its Enemies. New York: Random House, 2001. "Beginner Tip: Presenting Your Page with Style." Webmaster Tips Newsletter. July 2000. NetMechanic. 12 Feb. 2001 <http://www.netmechanic.com/ news/vol3/beginner_no7.htm>. Blanchard, Kenneth H., et al. High Five! The Magic of Working Together. New York: HarperCollins Publishers Inc., 2001. Crane, Nancy. Electronic Sources: MLA Style of Citation. 29 Oct. 1997. 24 Feb. 2001 <http://www.uvm.edu/~ncrane/estyles/mla.html>. Marshall, Leon. "Mandela in Retirement: Peacemaker without Rest." National Geographic.com. 9 Feb. 2001. 2 Sept. 2001 <http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/02/0209_mandela.html>. Mitchell, Joni. Both Sides Now. CD. Reprise Records, Time Warner Company. Distributed by Warner Music Canada Ltd., Scarborough, ON, 2000. Nielsen, Jerri and Maryanne Vollers. Ice Bound: A Doctor's Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole. New York: Hyperion, 2001. Romey, Kristin M. and Mark Rose. "Saga of the Persian Princess." Archaeology Jan./Feb. 2001: 24-25.