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MLA Works Cited:
Directions for Basic Entries

This information will give you directions for your Works Cited entries.

Print Resources Online Resources
   
Book 214 Subscription Databases DVD or Video
Encyclopedia Article and Virtual Ref. Books TV or Radio Program
Newspaper Article
Magazine Article Part of Web site  
Journal Article Other:
Pamphlet Newspaper Article on Web site Interviews
  Online eBook  
  Part of Online Book  
  Image From Web site  
  E-mail, personal  

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Frequently Asked Questions about Works Cited

APA Style


Print Resources

Book

What to include:

Author Last Name, First. Book Title. City: Publisher, Copyright date.

Sample citation: one author

Paterson, James. Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment. New York: Little, Brown and Co., 2005.

Sample citation: two authors

O'Neill, Nena, and George O'Neill. Finding Security in a Changing World. New York: Follett, 1993.

Sample citation: editor

Lopate, Phillips, ed. The Art of the Personal Essay. New York: Doubleday, 2006.


Sample citation: article in book with editor

Nord, Warren A. "Public Schools Should Teach Religious Studies." Education in America: Opposing Viewpoints. Ed. David L. Bender and Bruno Leone. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2000. 189-96.

 

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Encyclopedia Article   

 

Click on type of familiar encyclopedia
resource used: less familiar encyclopedia


Familiar Encyclopedia


What to include:

Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article Title." Title of Encyclopedia. Copyright date ed.

Sample citation:

"Vinetz, Joseph M. "Malaria." World Book Encyclopedia. 2005 ed.

 

Less Familiar Encyclopedia


What to include:

Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article Title." Title of Encyclopedia. Editor. Number of volumes. City: Publisher, Copyright date.

Sample citation:

"Newton, Isaac ." The Biographical Dictionary of Scientists. Ed. Roy Paker and Marilyn Ogilvie. 2 vols. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.

 

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Newspaper Article   

What to include:

Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article Title." Title of Newspaper, [City, if needed]. Publishing date, edition(if given, abbreviate ed), section letter or number: page(if more than one page, add plus (+)sign.

Sample citation:

Holmes, Erin. "Dueling Web Sites Debate Books." Daily Herald, [Chicago]. 5 Oct. 2006, Northwest Focus ed, sec. 1: 1+.


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Magazine Article

What to include:

Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article Title." Magazine Title Copyright date: pages.  

Sample citation:

Gibbs, Nancy, and Mike Allen. "A Time to Regroup." Time 7 Nov. 2005: 24-31.


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Professional Journal Article

What to include:

Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article Title." Journal Title Volume.Issue (Copyright year): pages.  

Sample citation:

Wood, Michael. "Broken Dates: Fiction and the Century." Kenyon Review 22.3 (2000): 50-64.


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Pamphlet

 

Click on type of pamphlet
resource used: pamphlet from Government Printing Office


Pamphlet

What to include:

United States. Agency name. Pamphlet Title. Washington: Government Printing Office (GPO), Date.

Sample citation:

change this sample . Social Security Administration. Your Social Security Number. Washington: GPO, 1993.


Pamphlet from Government Printing Office

 

What to include:

Author or publishing Organization. "Pamphlet Title." City of publication: Publisher, Date.

Sample citation:

United States. Social Security Administration. Your Social Security Number. Washington: GPO, 1993.

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Online Resources

Part of a Web Site

What to include:

Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article Title/Page Name." Name of Web Site. Editors. Date of publication on Web site or latest revision date. Name of Sponsoring Organization. Date of access <Web address>. 

Sample citation:

"Timeline: The Life and Death of Jesse James, 1820-1865." Jesse James. 2006. American Experience. PBS Online. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/james/timeline/index.html>.


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Professional Journal Article Online

What to include:

Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article Title." Magazine Title Copyright date: pages. Name of Web Site. Date of publication on Web site or latest revision date. Name of Sponsoring Organization. Date of access <Web address>. 

Sample citation:

Stern, Peter and John Travis. "Of Bytes and Brains." Science 314: 5796 (2006): 75. American Association for the Advancement of Science. <http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/ gca?sendit.x=80&sendit.y=7&gca=314%2F5796%2F75>. 


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Newspaper Article Online

What to include:

Author Last Name, First (if available). "Article Title." Title of NewspaperÊCopyright/Publishing date. Date of access <Web address>. 

Sample citation:

Mason, Jeff. "UN panel issues stark climate change warning."
ÊÊÊÊÊWashington Post 6 April 2007. 20 April 2007
ÊÊÊÊ <http://www.washingtonpost.com>.


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Online eBook


What to include:

Author Last Name, First. "Article Title." Book Title. City: Publisher, Copyright date. Name of Web Site. City: Publisher, Copyright date. Date of access <Web address>. 

Sample citation:

Hood, Roger D. "Abolition and Retention: A Regonal Analysis." The Death Penalty: A Worldwide Perspective. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. Google Books. <http://books.google.com>.


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Part of an Online eBook


What to include:

Author Last Name, First. "Article Title." Book Title. by Book Author. City: Publisher, Copyright date. Name of Web Site. City: Publisher, Copyright date. Date of access <Web address>. 

Sample citation:

Reiman, Jeffrey. "Why the Death Penalty Should be Abolished in America." The Death Penalty: For and Against. by Louis P. Pojman and Jeffery Rieman. New York: Rowman & Littlefield, 1998. Google Books. <http://books.google.com>.


Image from Web Site

What to include:

Photographer Last Name, First (if available). "Image Title." Image. Copyright date. "Title of Web Page." Title of Web Site. Name of Sponsoring Organization. Date of publication on Web site or latest revision date. Date of access <Web address>. 

Sample citation:

"Wildcat." Image. 18 Sept. 2002. "Hearing From God." Angus's Personal Website. Angus Cook. <http://www.angmail.fsnet.co.uk/bible01c.htm>.

Sample citation:

Escher, M.C. ÒMobius Parade of Ants.Ó Image. 29 Sept. 2006. ÒThe Mobius Strip.Ó Department of Mathematics. Bellevue Community College. <http://scidiv. bcc.ctc.edu/math/Mobius.html>.

 


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E-mail, Personal

What to include:

Last Name, First of the writer. "Title of message from subject line." E-mail. Date of interview.

Sample citation:

Kellner, Steve. "Information literacy." E-mail to the author. 25 Mar. 2007.

 

 

Media Resources

DVD or Videotape

What to include:

Title. Names, such as director (Dir.) writer (Screenplay by) Performers (Perf.). Original release date. Media type. Distributor, Year of media release.

Sample citation:

High Fidelity. Dir. Stephen Frears.  Perf. John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Jack Black, and Todd Louiso. 2000. Videocassette. Walt Disney Video, 2001.


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Television or Radio Program

What to include:

"Title of Segment." Names, such as director (Dir.) writer (By) Performers (Perf.) host (Host). Title of Show. Network, Local Station, City. Date of broadcast.

Sample citation:

"Yes...But is it Art?" Sixty Minutes. Narr. Morley Safer. CBS. WCBS, New York. 19 Sept. 1999.


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Sound Recording

What to include:

Last Name, First of person being emphasized, such as composer (Comp.) conductor (Cond.) or performer (Perf.). Title of Recording. Artists. Recording type (omit if CD). Manufacturer, Copyright date.

Sample citation:

Verdi, Guiseppe. "O Patria Mia." Aida Highlights. Cond. Erich Leinsdorf. Perf. Leontyne Price, Grace Bumbry, Placico Domingo, and Sherrill Milnes. London Symphony Orchestra. mp3. RCA, 1970.


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Personal or Telephone Interview of an Individual

What to include:

Last Name, First of person interviewed. Type of interview (Personal, Telephone, email). Date of interview.

Sample citation:

Schuler, David. Personal interview. 6 Oct. 2006.

 


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