MLA Bibliography Format

MLA Bibliography Format Adapted from the Central Bucks School District "Writing Research Papers" Guidelines and the MLA Handbook, 7th Edition. Some pointers: 1. Alphabetize entries by author s last name, or title if no author s name is provided. 2. If you cannot find an author for the work, the title should appear first. 3. DOUBLE-SPACE the entire bibliography. 4. If an entry is more than one line, indent the following lines 5 spaces from the left margin. 5. DO NOT number your entries. Bibliography Format and Examples A Book with a Single Author Format: Last name, First name. Title. City of publication: Publisher, year. Medium of publication. Example: Durrett, Deanne. Unsung Heroes of World War II: The Story of the Navajo Code Talkers. New York: Facts on File, 1998. Print. A Book with Two Authors *Note: For two authors, give the full names of the authors in the same order as they appear on the title page. Use reverse form (Last name, First name) for author #1 and regular form for author #2. Format: Author #1 (Last name, First name),and Author #2 (First name Last name). Title. City: Publisher, year. Medium of publication. Example: Giddens, Sandra, and Owen Giddens. Choosing a Career as a Paramedic. New York: Rosen, 2001. Print. A Book with an Editor Format: Follow name with a comma and ed. Then continue entry as above. Example: Miller, Jonathan, ed. The Body in Question. New York: Random, 1982. Print.

A Book Online Format: Author s Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher's Name, Year of Publication. Name of WebSite or Online Database. Medium of Publication. Date of Access. <URL: either specific url or search engine>. Example: Aasang, Nathan. Business Builders in Sweets and Treats. Minneapolis: Oliver, 2005. Google Book Search. Web. 30 Sept. 2009. <http://books.google.com/books>. An Introduction, a Preface, a Foreword, or an Afterword Format: Author of specific section. Name of the Part being Cited. Title of Book. By (author of book itself in normal order). City: Publisher, Date. pages of section. Medium of publication. Example: Downs, Robert B. Afterword. The Jungle. By Upton Sinclair. New York: Signet, 1960. 343-350. Print. An Article/Essay/specific work in an Anthology or Reference Book Format: Author or specific work- last name first. "Title of Specific Work." Title of Anthology or Reference Book. Ed.name of editor. Volume # if applicable. City: Publisher, Date. Page numbers of article. Medium of Publication. Example: Holladay, Hillary. Ann Petry. Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. Ed. Linda Pavlovski. Vol. 112. Detroit: Gale 2002. 356-62. Print. An Article/Essay/specific work in an Anthology or Reference Book accessed through an Online Database Format: Author or specific work. "Title of Specific Work." Title of Anthology or Reference Book. Ed. name of editor. City: Publisher, Date. Name of Database. Medium of Publication. Date of access <URL of database homepage>. Example: Hume, Mick. Experimentation on Nonhuman Primates is Vital to Medicine. At Issue: Animal Experimentation. San Diego: Greenhaven, 2004. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Web. 1 Sept. 2009. <http://findgalegroup.com>.

An Article/Essay/specific work printed in an Anthology or Reference Book but originally published elsewhere Format: Author of specific work, last name first. "Title of original article." Title of Journal/Magazine where it was originally published Volume ( Publication Date of original Journal): pages. Rpt.. in (reprinted in) Title of Anthology or Reference Book. Ed. name of editor. Volume. City: Publisher, Date. Page numbers. Medium of Publication. Example: Holladay, Hillary. Narrative Space in Ann Petry s Country Place. Xavier Review 16 (1996): 21-35. Rpt. in Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. Ed. Linda Pavlovski. Vol. 112. Detroit: Gale, 2002. 356-62. Print. An Encyclopedia Article Format: Author, if known, last name first. "Title." Encyclopedia. Edition. Year. Medium of Publication. Example: Solomon, Irving, M.D. Infection. The Encyclopedia Britannica. 1982 ed. Print. An Encyclopedia Article accessed through an Online Database Format: Author, if known, last name first. "Title." Encyclopedia. Publication Information. Edition year. Name of Database. Medium of Publication. Date of access. <URL of database homepage>. Example: Global Warming. Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia. Helicon, 2005. elibrary. Web. 27 Aug. 2009. <http://elibrary.bigchalk.com>. An Article from a Magazine or Journal Format: Author s last name, first name. "Title of Article." Name of Magazine Date: page number(s). Medium of Publication. Example: Belgey, Sharon. A Healthy Dose of Laughter. Newsweek 4 Oct. 1982: 74-8. Print.

An Article from a Magazine or Journal accessed through an Online Database Format: Author s last name, first name. "Title of Article." Name of Magazine Date: page number(s). Name of Database.. Medium of Publication. Date of access. <URL of database homepage>. Example: Mone, Gregory. Tsunami in a Tank. Popular Science Oct. 2007: 30. Student Resource Center Bronze. Web. 27 Aug. 2009. <http://find.galegroup.com >. An Article from a Magazine or Journal accessed Online through the Internet (Original Print information Provided) Format: Author s last name, first name. "Title of Article." Name of Magazine Date of publication: page numbers. Medium of Publication. Date of access <specific URL of article>. Example: Alder, Jerry. Out of the Wilderness. Newsweek 18 Feb. 2008: n. pag. Web. 27 Aug. 2009. <http://www.newsweek.com/id/109613>. An Article from a Magazine or Journal accessed Online through the Internet (Original Print information is Not Provided) Format: Author s last name, first name. "Title of Article." Name of Website or Magazine. Publisher or Sponsor of Website. Date of publication or posting. Medium of Publication. Date of access. <specific URL of article>. Example: Karon, Tony. Iran s Geneva Offer on Nukes: Progress for Both Sides. Time. Time, Inc., 2 Oct. 2009. Web. 2 Oct. 2009. <http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1927537,00.html>. An Article from an online Magazine (E-Magazine) Format: Author s last name, first name. "Title of Article." Name of E- Magazine Date of publication or posting: page #s. Medium of Publication. Date of access. <specific URL of article>. Example: Koerner, Brendan I. "The Case for CFLs: Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs Are Safe, and They Look Great, Too." Slate 5 Feb. 2008: n. pag. Web. 10 Sept. 2009. <http://www.slate.com/id/2183606/>.

An Article from a Newspaper Format: Author s last name, first name. "Title of Article." Newspaper Title Date of publication: page number. Medium of publication. Example: Collins, Glenn. "Single Fathers." Philadelphia Inquirer 6 Sept. 2007: C17. Print. An Article from a Newspaper accessed Online through the Internet Format: Author s last name, first name. "Title of Article." Newspaper Title. Page #, Date of publication or posting. Medium. Date of access. <specific URL of article>. Example: Aspan, Maria. "How Sticky Is Membership on Facebook? Just Try Breaking Free." The New York Times. N.p., 11 Feb. 2008. Web. 10 Sept. 2009 <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/11/technology/11facebook.html>. An Article from a Newspaper accessed through an Online Database Format: Author s last name, first name. "Title of Article." Newspaper Title Date of publication: page number. Name of Database. Medium of publication. Date of access. <URL of database homepage>. Example: Detrick, Ben. "Skateboarding Rolls Out of the Suburbs." New York Times 11 Nov. 2007: B8. elibrary Curriculum Edition. Web. 10 Sept. 2009. <http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/curriculum>. An Article from a Professional Website Format: Author (if known) Last name, first name. Title of Article. Web Site Title. Publisher or Sponsor of the Web Site, Date of publication or last update. Medium of Publication. Date of access. <specific URL of article>. Example: Fortin, Judy. "Avoid School Strain: Unstuff that Backpack." CNN.com. Cable News Network, 10 Sept. 2007. Web. 2 Sept. 2009 <http://www.cnn.com/2007/ HEALTH/ conditions/09/10/hm.backpack.pain/index.html>.

A Pamphlet Format: Use same format as book Example: Irwin, Theodore. To Combat and Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect. New York: Public Affairs Committee, 1980. Print. A Lecture, Speech, Address, or Reading Format: Speaker s Name. "Title of Presentation." Meeting name and/or Sponsoring organization. Location. Date. Type of presentation-address, Lecture, Keynote Speech, Reading. Example: Rose, Bill. "Memory Techniques." Central Bucks School District Workshops. Doylestown, PA. 21 June 1993. Lecture. Example: Stuart, Douglas. "American Presidency: Character and Crisis." Aurora Forum, Stanford Continuing Studies. Kresge Auditorium, Stanford University. 10 Oct. 2003. Speech. A Film or Video Recording Format: Title. Important contributors and role. Film's release date. Company, recording's release date (if applicable). Medium of Publication. Example: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial. Dir. Stephen Spielberg. Screenwriter Melissa Mathison. 1982. Warner Brothers, 2005. DVD. A Film or Video accessed through an Online Database Format: Title of Video. Director. Distributor/company, Date of release. Name of Database. Medium of Publication. Date of access. <URL of database homepage>. Example: African American Lives: Beyond the Middle Passage. Dir. Leslie Asako Gladsjo. PBS, 2005. Discovery Education Streaming. Web. 31 Aug. 2009. <http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/>.

A Film or Video accessed Online through the Internet Format: Title of Video. Director. Distributor/company, Date. Web Site Title. Medium of Publication. Date of access. <specific URL of video>. Example: African American Lives 2: Chris Rock. Dir. Leslie Asako Gladsjo. PBS, 2008. African American Lives 2. Web. 31 Aug. 2009. <http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aalives/videos/index.html>. A made-for-the-web Original Movie or Home Video Format: Title of Film/Clip. Person or Group responsible for creating clip. Web Site. Publisher (for no publisher put N.p. ), Date of creation/posting. Medium of Publication. Date of access. <Specific Url of video>. Example: Gravitational Potential Energy in Space. Harvard-Westlake Physics Teachers. TeacherTube. N.p., 5 Oct. 2009. Web. 6 Oct. 2009. <http://www.teachertube.com/ viewvideo.php?video_id=132626&title= podcast_3_2 gravitational_potential_energy>. A Government Publication Format: Government Body. Name of Government Agency. Title of Publication. Publication City: Publisher, Date. Medium of Publication. Example: United States. Dept. of Agriculture. Rural America. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1986. Print. A Government Publication Accessed Online through the Internet Format: Government Body. Name of Government Agency. Title of Publication. Title of Website. Web Site Sponsor, Date of epublication or last update. Medium of Publication. Date of access. <Unique URL>. Example: Pennslvania. Dept. of Education. Governor's Commission of College and Career Success. Project 720. Pennsylvania Dept. of Education, 22 Dec. 2006. Web. 11 Feb. 2008. <http://www.project720.org/content/view/50/90/>.

A Government Publication Accessed through an Online Database Format: Government Body. Name of Government Agency. Title of Publication. Publication City: Publisher, date. Name of Database. Medium of Publication. Date of access. <URL of database homepage>. Example: United States. Congressional Testimony. Lifelong Education: Margaret Spellings. Washington: Federal Document Clearing House, 14 Apr. 2005. elibrary Curriculum Edition. Web. 11 Feb 2008. <http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/elibweb/curriculum/do/search>. A Personal Interview Format: Last Name, First Name of person interviewed. Type of interview (For example, Personal, Telephone, or E-mail interview). Date of interview. Examples: Pei, I. M. Personal interview. 22 July 1993. Williams, James. E-mail interview. 15 June 2006. A Television or Radio Broadcast Format: "Title of Episode." Title of Program. Name of TV/Radio Network. Call Letters, City of Local Station, Date of Broadcast. Medium of reception(radio, Television). Example: "AstroSpies." Nova. PBS. WHYY, Philadelphia, 12 Feb. 2008. Television. A Transcript of Television or Radio Broadcast accessed Online Format: "Title of Episode." Title of Program. Name of TV/Radio Network. Call Letters, City of Local Station, Date of Broadcast. Title of Website. Medium of Publication(Web). Transcript. Date of access. <Unique URL>. Example: "The Mummy Who Would Be King." Nova. PBS. WGBH, Boston, 3 Jan. 2006. Nova. Web. Transcript. 11 Feb. 2008. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/3301_mummy.html>. Example: Obama, Barack. Interview by Farai Chideya. News and Notes. National Public Radio. 13 July 2007. NPR. Web.

Transcript. 10 Feb. 2008. <http://www.npr.org/templates/>. A Television or Radio Broadcast accessed through an Online Database Format: "Title of Episode." Title of Program. Name of TV/Radio network. Date of Broadcast. Name of Database. Medium of Publication(Web). Transcript. Date of access <URL of database homepage>. Example: "U.S. Carbon Footprint Difficult to Reduce." Talk of the Nation. Natl. Public Radio. 2 May 2008. elibrary Curriculum Edition. Web. Transcript. 8 Oct. 2009. <http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/>. An E-Mail Communication Format: Writer s Name. Title from subject line. Message to whom. Date email received. E-mail. Example: Boyle, Samantha. Your Writing Process. Message to Laurie Halse Anderson. 21 June 2007. E-mail. A Blog Format: Author. Title of Individual Blog Post. Title of Blog. Publisher or Sponsor of Website. Date Posted. Medium of Publication(Web). Date accessed. <Specific URL>. Example: Pollman, Dick. "Rebuke to the Dark Age." Dick Polman's American Debate. Philadelphia Newspapers, LLC, 7 Oct. 2009. Web. 9 Oct. 2009. <http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/americandebate/ Rebuke_to_the_dark_age.html>. A Map Accessed Online Format: Title of Map. Map. Title of Website. Publisher/Sponsor of Website, Date of Publication. Medium of Publication (Web). Date of access. Example: Maplewood, New Jersey. Map. Google Maps. Google, 15 May 2008. Web. 15 May 2008. A Personal Photograph Format: Begin with a description of the photo. Do not use italics or quotation marks. Indicate who took the photo and the date it was taken. Example: Grandpa Al at Home. Personal photograph by Susan

Student. 28 May 2003. A Sound Recording Format: Artist s Name. Title of Song/Speech/Poem. Album/CD Title. Recording Year. Recording Label, copyright year. Medium (CD, LP). Example: Jones, Norah. "Don't Know Why." Come Away With Me. Rec. 2001. Blue Note, 2002. CD.