BAHS Modern Language Association Citation Examples BOOK SOURCES: REFERENCE BOOK Author. Title of Article. Title of Reference Book. Editor. Volume. City of Publication: Publisher, Copyright Date. Pages. Frey, Rebecca J. Anorexia Nervosa. Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health. Ed. Kristine Krapp and Jeffrey Wilson. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 2005. 117-121. (Frey 117) BOOK Author. Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Copyright Date. Epstein, Rachel. Eating Habits and Disorders. Philadelphia: Chelsea, 2000. (Epstein 145) BOOK FROM A SERIES WITH AN AUTHOR FOR EACH CHAPTER Author. Title of Article. Title of Book. Editor. Series. City of Publication: Publisher, Copyright Date. Pages. Example: Kaplan, Morton A. The Right to Privacy Should Be Limited. Civil Liberties: Opposing Viewpoints. Ed. Charles P. Cozic. Opposing Viewpoints. San Diego: Greenhaven, 1994. 103-120. (Kaplan 103) ANTHOLOGY OR COMPILATION (Collection of Works) Editor or Compiler. Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Copyright Date. Nelson, Cary, ed. Anthology of Modern American Poetry. New York: Oxford UP, 2000. (Nelson 202) BOOKS WITH NON-TYPICAL AUTHOR SITUATIONS: No Author If no author is given, begin the entry with the title of the book or article. Illustrated Story of World War II. Pleasantville, NY: Reader s Digest, 1978. (Illustrated 111) Revised 08/19/08 1
Two or Three Authors Only the name of the person listed first is given out of normal order (first author: last name, first name; all others: first name last name). List the authors in the order in which they appear on the title page. Clark, Karen, and Frank Ingram. Acoma (Clark and Ingram 223-224) Canteens and Other Pottery Designs. Washington: Steinman, 1989. Sample Bibliography card: Andrews, William, Donna Moore, and Alex LeRoy. Environmental Pollution. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice, 1972. (Andrews, Moore, and LeRoy 3-4) More Than Three Authors For more that three authors, give only the one listed first and follow that with et al. Dovberg, Walter, et al. Under the Gun.. New York: Schocken, 1993. (Dovberg et al. 23) Bible The New English Bible. New York: Oxford (Gen. 12.1) UP, 1972. GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION Name of the government (country or state). Department. Agency. Title of Publication. Author. City of Publication: Publisher, Copyright Date. United States. U.S. Dept. of Education. (U.S. Dept of Education 1) Office of Educational Research and Improvement. OERI Publication Guide. By Lance Ferderer. Washington: GPO, 1990. PERIODICALS: MAGAZINE OR NEWSPAPER ARTICLE Author. Title of Article. Title of Source Publication Date: Pages. Park, Alice. For Psychological Reasons. Time 7 June 2004: 76. (Park 76) Revised 08/19/08 2
ELECTRONIC SOURCES: INTERNET Author, Editor, or Compiler. Title of Article/Document. Title of Site/Database. Date of posting or latest update. Name of Sponsoring Institution/Organization. Access Date <Electronic Address or URL>. Long, Phillip W. Anorexia Nervosa. Internet Mental Health. Jan. 1997. St. Joseph Medical Center. 18 Aug. 1998 <http://www.britannica.com>. (Long) ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA (FREE ACCESS) Author. Title of Article. Title of Online Encyclopedia. Version. Publication Date. Vendor/Publisher. Access Date <Electronic Address or URL>. Anorexia Nervosa. Britannica.com. 2001. Britannica.com, (Anorexia) Inc. 9 July 2001 <http://www.britannica.com>. ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES: Databases Subscribed to by BAPS Secondary Media Centers SIRS DISCOVERER: Author. Title of Article. Title of Source Publication Date: Pages. Title of Database. Name of Subscription Service. Name of Subscriber, City and State of Subscriber. Access Date <Electronic Address or URL>. Rea, Kathleen. Warning: Dance and Anorexia Don t Mix Dance Spirit Aug. 2001: 94-95. SIRS Discoverer. SIRS. Broken Arrow Public Schools. Broken Arrow, OK 22 July 2003 <http://discoverer.sirs.com>. (Rea) OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS RESOURCE CENTER: Author. Title of Article. Title of Source Publication Date: Pages. Title of Database. Name of Subscription Service. Name of Subscriber, City and State of Subscriber. Access Date <Electronic Address or URL>. Kaplan, Ester. Dying for AIDS Drugs. The Nation 3 Nov. 2002: 5. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. Broken Arrow Public Schools, Broken Arrow, OK. 29 Oct. 2003 <http:// find.galegroup.com/ovrc >. (Kaplan) Book Article Revised 08/19/08 3
Book Article Author. Title of the Article. Series Title: Publication Name. Editor. Publisher, Date. Title of Database. Name of Subscription Service. Wachbroit, Robert. Why Not Clone Humans? Opposing Viewpoints: Cloning Debate. Ed. Lisa Yount. San Diego: Greenhaven, 2002. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. Broken Arrow Public Schools, Broken Arrow, OK. 29 Oct. 2003 (Wachbroit) <http:// find.galegroup.com/ovrc >. EBSCO: Mas Ultra - School Edition database is used for the following examples. Also use this format for these EBSCOhost or Student Research Center databases: Academic Search Elite, Middle Search Plus, Primary Search, Business Source Elite, MasterFILE Premier and TOPICsearch. Author. Title of Article. Title of Source Publication Date: Pages. Title of Database. Name of Subscription Service. Cazeneuve, Brian. Salad Days. Sports Illustrated 9 Oct. 2000: 64. Mas Ultra School Edition. EBSCO. Broken Arrow Public Schools, Broken Arrow, OK. 15 May 2001 <http://search.ebscohost.com>. (Cazeneuve 64) Reference Book Article Author. Title of Article. Title of Source. Publication Date. Pages. Title of Database. Name of Subscription Service. Understanding Food Label Claims. World Almanac & Book of Facts 2000. 2001. 726. Mas Ultra - School Edition. EBSCO. Broken Arrow Public Schools, Broken Arrow, OK. 15 May 2001 EBSCO <http://search.ebscohost.com>. (Understanding 726) Pamphlet or Brochure Author. Title of Article. Title of Source. Publication Date. Pages. Title of Database. Name of Subscription Service. Facts about Anorexia Nervosa. Facts about Anorexia Nervosa. 1993. 1. Mas Ultra - School Edition. EBSCO. Broken Arrow Public Schools, Broken Arrow, OK. 15 May 2001 <http://search.ebscohost.com>. (Facts 1) Revised 08/19/08 4
OTHER SOURCES: PERSONAL INTERVIEW Name of the person interviewed. Kind of interview. (Ex. Personal, telephone, E-mail) Date or dates. Brown, J.M. Personal interview. 10 July 2001. (Brown) TELEVISION OR RADIO PROGRAM Title of the episode or segment. Title of the Program. Writer. Director. Performers. Title of the Series. Name of the Network. Call Letters, City of the Local Station. Broadcast date. Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Silk Stocking. By Allan Cubitt. Perf. Rupert Everett and Helen McCrory. Masterpiece Theatre. PBS. OETA, Oklahoma City. 23 Oct. 2005. (Sherlock Holmes) FILM OR VIDEO RECORDING Title. Writer. Director. Producer. Performers. Original Release Date. Publication Medium. Distributor, Publication Date. It s a Wonderful Life. Dir. Frank Capra. Perf. James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, and Thomas Mitchell. 1946. DVD. Republic, 2001. (Wonderful Life) TULSA PUBLIC LIBRARY SOURCE Author, Article Title. Original Source. Date. Title of Database Name of Subscription Service. Name of Subscriber. City, State. Access Date <Electronic Address or URL>. Heung, Marina. Daughter-Text/Mother-Text. (Heung) Feminist Studies. Fall 1993. Contemporary Literary Criticism. Gale. Tulsa Library. Tulsa, OK. 16 Nov. 2004 <www.tulsalibrary.org>. Source for this handout: Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6th ed. New York: M L A, 2003. Revised 08/19/08 5