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MLA WORKS CITED FORMAT
Adapted from the Central Bucks School District "Writing Research Papers"
Guidelines and the MLA Handbook, 6th Edition.
Some pointers:
1. Don't forget to alphabetize entries by author name, or title if no
author.
2. If you cannot find an author for the work, the title should appear
first.
3. Double-space the entire works cited list, both within entries and
between entries..
4. Indent 5 spaces the second and third lines of an entry.
5. DO NOT number your entries.
6. Only works actually cited in your paper belong in a works cited
page. If you have used other works, but haven't cited them, ask your
teacher about including a "Works Consulted" page.
SAMPLE WORKS CITED / BIBLIOGRAPHY ENTRIES
1. A Book with a Single Author
Format: Last name, first name. Title. City: Publisher,
Date.
Example: Miller, Jonathan. The Body in Question. New York:
Random, 1982.
2. A Book with Two Authors
Format: Last name, first name (of author #1), and complete name in
normal order (of author #2).
Title. City: Publisher, Date.
Example: Miller, Jonathan, and Edward Jones. The Body in Question.
New York: Random,
1982.
3. A Book with an Editor
Format: Follow name with ed. Then continue entry as above.
Example: Miller, Jonathan, ed. The Body in Question. New York:
Random, 1982.
4. An Article in an Anthology
Format: Author, if known, last name first. "Title of Article."
Title of Anthology. Ed. name of
editor. City: Publisher, Date.
Page numbers (without "p.")
Example: Porter, Katherine. "Pale Horse, Pale Rider." Norton
Anthology of World
Masterpieces. Eds. Maynard Mack et. al. New York:
Norton, 1979. 1606-47.
5. A Critical Analysis (option 1)
Format: Author of excerpt, last name first. "Title of
essay." Title of Reference Book.
Ed. name of editor. City: Publisher, Date. Volume
number: page numbers.
Example: Holladay, Hillary. "Ann Petry."
Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism.
Ed. Linda Pavlovski. Detroit: Gale Group, Inc., 2002.
112: 356-362.
6. A Critical Analysis (option 2)
Format: Author of excerpt, last name first. "Title of
original article." Title of original
publication Vol (Year): pages. Rpt. in (reprinted in)
Title of Reference Book.
Ed. name of editor. Vol. City: Publisher, Date.
Page numbers.
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.
7. An Encyclopedia Article
Format: Author, if known, last name first. "Title."
Encyclopedia. Edition year. No page
numbers used.
Example: Solomon, Irving, M.D. "Infection." The Encyclopedia
Britannica. 1982 ed.+
8. An Article from a Magazine, Weekly or Monthly.
Format: Author, last name first. "Title." Name of Magazine
(no punctuation following)
Date with number first and no punctuation: page number. (Do not use
word 'page'; use a + for continued article).
Examples: Belgey, Sharon. “A Healthy Dose of Laughter.” Newsweek
4 Oct. 1982: 74-8.
Snyder, Mark. “Self-fulfilling Stereotypes.”
Psychology Today Sept. 1982: 20+.
9. An Article from a Newspaper
Format: Author, last name first. "Title." Newspaper (no
punctuation) date: page number.
Example: Collins, Glenn. "Single Fathers." Philadelphia Inquirer
6 Sept.1978: C17.
10. 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.
11. A Lecture
Format: Name. "Title." Location. Date.
Example: Rose, Bill. "Memory Techniques." Central Bucks School
District Workshops.
21 June 1983.
12. A Film
Format: Director. Title. Company, Date.
Example: Spielberg, Stephen, dir.; Mathison, Melissa, screenwriter.
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial.
Warner Brothers, 1982.
13. A Government Publication
Format: Agency. Title. City: GPO, date.
Example: U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Rural America.
Washington: Government Printing Office,
1986.
14. An Introduction, a Preface, a Foreword, or an Afterword
Format: Author. (author of the introduction, not the book itself)
Introduction. (or Preface, etc.;
no underline) Title (of book, underlined.) By (author of book
itself). City:
Publisher, Date. First and last pages of the
introduction, etc.
Example: Downs, Robert B. Afterword. The Jungle. By Upton
Sinclair. New York: Signet,
1960. 343-350.
15. An Interview
Format: Begin with the name of the person interviewed. If the
interview is part of a publication,
recording, or program, enclose the title of the interview in quotation
marks. If the interview was published independently, underline the
title. If the interview is untitled, use the label Interview, with
no underline or quotation marks. The interviewer's name may be added
if known. Conclude with the bibliographic information as shown in
the samples below.
Example: (published or recorded interview)
Gordimer, Nadine. Interview. New York Times 10 Oct. 1991, C25.
Example: (interview broadcast on television or radio)
Blackman, Harry. Interview with Ted Koppel and Nina Totenberg.
Nightline. ABC.
WABC, New York. 5 Apr. 1994.
Example: (interview conducted by the researcher)
Munnelly, Kevin. Personal Interview. 22 July 1993.
16. A Collection of Essays by Different Authors
Format: Last name, then first of the author of the particular essay.
The title of the essay in
quotation marks. The title of the book or reference source in which the
essay is included. The first name, then last name of the editor of
that book. The place of publication, the publisher, the year of
publication. The first and last page number of the essay.
Example: Parker, Brian. "Point of View in Arthur Miller's Death of a
Salesman." Arthur Miller:
A Collection of Critical Essays. Ed. Robert Corrigan. Englewood
Cliffs: Prentice
Hall, 1969. 230-241.
17. CD-ROM: No Printed Source or Analogue Available
Format: If no printed source is indicated for the material you are citing, your entry in the Works Cited list should consist of the following items:
1. Name of author (if given)
2. Title of the material accessed (in quotation marks)
3. Date of the material (if given)
4. Title of the CD-ROM
5. Publication medium (CD-ROM)
6. Publisher of the CD-ROM
7. Date of access
Example: PEPSICO Inc. “Company Profile.” 3 October 1995.
Compact Disclosure.
CD-ROM. Disclosure Inc. 10 March 1996.
18. Online Database: Encyclopedia Source
Format: For an electronic, online encyclopedia, list the following information:
1. Author of article (if available)
2. Title of article (in quotes)
3. Title of online encyclopedia or encyclopedia database
(underlined)
4. Year of electronic publication (if available)
5. Name of providing library (if applicable)
6. Date of access
7. URL address <<http:>>
Example: Bilstein, Roger E. "Amelia Earhart."
World Book Online Reference Center. 2004.
Central Bucks High School West Library. 18 September 2004.
World Wide Web Sites
The purpose of the electronic citation is to both identify the source
and give enough information to allow others to locate it. Since electronic
sources are not as "permanent" as their print counterparts, it is
important to provide a detailed way to locate the source again. Thus,
these citations tend to require more information. If any of the items on
these lists are not available for your site, omit that number and go to
the next item. If you encounter a
source that does not seem to fit any of these models, you should refer to
the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th Ed..
19. An Article from an Online Subscription Databases -
eLibrary, EBSCOhost, Opposing Viewpoints. etc.
Format:
1. Name of author (if given) - last name, first name.
2. Title of the article - "Title."
3. Title of the magazine/newspaper/book that article originally
came from - Title
4. Date of original publication of the magazine/newspaper - day
month year:
5. Page number(s) in magazine/newspaper- #. (if
available)
6. Title of the database underlined- Database.
7. Name and location of the institution where you accessed the
database- Central Bucks
West High School Library.
8. Date you accessed the information - day month year
9. If known, the URL of the service's main page - <http://address>.
Example: McGraw, Dan. "Inspired Students." U.S. News & World Report
18 January
1999: 68. eLibrary. Central Bucks West High
School Library. 7 June 2000
<http://www.elibrary.com/s/edumark>.
20. A Professional Web page
Format:
1. Name of author (if given) - last name, first name.
2. Title of the page or document - "in quotes."
3. Title of website, or larger work (if applicable) -
underlined.
4. Date of electronic publication or last update (if given).
5. Name of any institution or organization that sponsors the site.
6. Date you accessed the information - day month year
7. Web site address in angle brackets (not underlined!) - <http:// address>.
Example: "Removing Wood Flooring." The
Home Depot. 2005. Homer TLC, Inc.
23 February 2005. <http://www.homedepot.com>
21. A Personal Web Site
Format:
1. Name of author (if given) - last name, first name.
2. Title of the site or if no title write a description such as “Home
page” - Title. or
Home page.
3. If applicable, the name of any institution or organization
associated with the site -
Organization.
4. Date you accessed the information - day month year
5. Web site address- <http:// address>.
Ex's: Rowling, J.K. The Not Especially Fascinating Life So Far of
J.K. Rowling.
OkUkBooks.
12 June 2000 <http://www.okukbooks.com/harry/rowling.html>.
Mathes, Charles. Home page. 13 June 2000 <http://www.charlesmathes.com/index.htm>.
22. An Article in an Online Magazine
Format:
1. Name of author (if given) – Last name, first name.
2. Title of the article – “Title.”
3. Name of the magazine - Magazine’s Title
4. Date article published- day month year.
5. Date you accessed the information - day month year
6. Web site address- <http:// address>.
Example: Kantor, Jodi. “Springsteen’s 41 Shots.” Slate 13 June
2000. 14 June 2000
<http://Slate.msn.com/dispatches/00-06-13/dispatches.asp>.
23. An Article in an Online Newspaper or Newswire
Format:
1. Name of author (if given) – Last name, first name.
2. Title of the article – “Title.”
3. Name of the Newspaper or newswire - Newspaper’s Title
4. Date article published- day month year.
5. Date you accessed the information - day month year
6. Web site address- <http:// address>.
Example:
Mayer, Caroline E. “Asbestos Concerns Prompt Crayon Change.”
The Inquirer 13 June
2000. 14 June 2000
<http://web.philly.com/content/inquirer/2000/13/national/CRAYON13.htm>.
24. A Document within a Scholarly Project or Information Database that
is not a subscription service
Format:
1. Name of author (if given) – Last name, first name.
2. Title of the work - “Title.”
3. Name of the database or scholarly project – Database/project.
4. Date of access - day month year
5. Web site address- <http:// address>.
Example: “This Day in Automotive History: June 18.” The History
Channel Online.
18 June 2000 <http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/auto/0618.html>.
25. An e-Book or other online book
Format:
1. Author’s name - Last name, first name.
2. If no author is given, but an editor, compiler or translator’s name
is given, follow his/her
name with the appropriate abbreviation (ed., comp., trans.)
3. Title of the book – Title.
4. Name of the editor, compiler or translator (if relevant)
5. City of publication of original print version- City:
6. Name of publisher of original print version and year of publication-
Publisher, year.
7. If relevant, name of the scholarly project from which you accessed
this book- Scholarly Project.
8. Date you accessed the book- day month year
9. Web site address - <http://address>.
Example:
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. This Side of Paradise. New York:
Scribner, 1920. netLibrary.
24 February 2005 <http://www.netlibrary.com>
26. An Online Government Publication
Format:
1. Name of government (e.g.. United States, a state, a local
county)- Government.
2. Name of the agency – Agency.
3. Title of the publication – Title.
4. Place of publication (for federal documents- Washington, DC) –
Place:
5. Publisher (for most federal documents the publisher is the
Government Printing Office
(GPO) - Publisher,
6. Date of publication- day month year.
7. Date you accessed the information- day month year
8. Web site address- <http://address>.
Example:
United States. National Gambling Impact Study Commissions.
Lotteries. Washington:
GPO, 1999. 18 June 2000 <http://www.ngisc.gov/research/lotteries.html>.
27. A Work from an Online Subscription Service – America Online
Format:
1. Name of author if given- last name, first name.
2. Title of work- “Title.”
3. If relevant, name of the scholarly project or database-
Project/Database.
4. Electronic publication information, such as version number and date
5. Name of the subscription service- America Online.
6. Date you accessed the information- day month year.
7. If you retrieved the information by entering a keyword, then
complete the citation with
this- Keyword: word.
Example: “Table Tennis.” Compton’s Encyclopedia Online. Vers.
2.0. 1997. America Online.
4 July 1998. Keyword: Compton’s.
28. An E-Mail Communication
Format:
1. Name of the writer- Last name, first name.
2. Title of the correspondence taken from the subject line- “Re:
subject.”
3. Clarification of form and recipient – E-mail to whom.
4. Date of the message- day month year.
Example: Boyle, Anthony T. “Re: Utopia.” E-mail to Daniel J. Cahill.
21 June 1997.
29. A personal photograph
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.
Grandpa Al at Home. Personal photograph by Susan Student. 28 May 2003.
30. A sound recording
Jones, Norah. "Don't Know Why." Come Away With Me. Rec. 2001. Blue Note, 2002
