NHS Guide to Citing Sources for Research Papers
Northfield High School
November 2009
This instruction sheet contains the most recent formats for documenting sources in research papers
according to The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th edition, 2009.
Documenting Print Sources in the Works Cited
Book: Single Author
Norman, Stormin. Life Without Tenth Grade English. Northfield: Hot Foot Press, 2004. Print.
Book: Two Authors
Eckhoff, Jeff and Joel Leer. Wouldn’t It Be Nice to Graduate. San Francisco:
Golden Gate Press, 2005. Print.
Book: More than Three Authors or Editors
Levinson, David, et al., eds. Encyclopedia of Human Emotions. 2 vols. New York:
Macmillan Reference USA, 1999. Print.
Book: Corporate Author
National Geographic Society. Atlas of the World. Washington: National Geographic
Society, 2002. Print.
Encyclopedia Article:
Sutherland, Zena. “Literature for Children.” World Book Encyclopedia. 2004. Print.
Specialized Encyclopedia or Reference Book:
“Jesse James.” The Annals of America. 20 vols. Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica, 1994. Print.
Magazine Article:
Levy, Stephen. “Sony’s New Day.” Newsweek 27 Jan. 2005: 50-53. Print.
Newspaper Article:
Krugman, Andrew. "Fear of Eating." New York Times 21 May 2007 late ed.: A1. Print.
Pamphlet:
Your Rights Under Minnesota Welfare Programs. Minneapolis, MN: Minnesota Dept.
of Social Services, 2007. Print.
Documenting Non-Print Sources in the Works Cited
Interview:
Lincoln, Abraham. Personal Interview. 15 Apr. 1865.
Video Tape/DVD:
Jackie Robinson. Dir. Nate B. Ball. Videocassette. A&E, 1991. DVD.
Documenting Website Databases in the Works Cited
Article from an Electronic Encyclopedia:
McKay, Nellie T. “Angelou, Maya.” World Book Online Reference Center. 2007. Web. 4 Nov. 2009.
Article from EBSCO Host:
Jones, Malcolm. “The Return of Harry Potter!” Newsweek. 10 Jul. 2000: 56. Academic
Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 4 Nov. 2009.
Article from the Student Edition of Infotrac:
Stodghill, Ron. “No Smoking Allowed in the Ivory Tower.” Time. 2 Dec. 2002: 8.
Infotrac Student Edition. Web. 4 Nov. 2009.
Article from Opposing Viewpoints:
Hayden, Thomas. “Trashing the Oceans.” U.S. News & World Report. 4 Nov. 2002: 5860. Opposing Viewpoints . Web. 4 Nov. 2009.
Document from an Online Database:
Branch, Anna Hempstead. “Under the Trees.” The Shoes That Danced and Other Poems.”
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1905. p180. Litfinder. Web. 4 Nov. 2009.
Documenting Other Electronic Sources in the Works Cited
E-mail Message:
Thompson, Marnie. “Memo on Graduation Rule.” E-mail to David Lynch.
14 Jan. 2008. E-mail.
Site on the World Wide Web:
General:
Author’s Last name, first name. “Title of work/page.” Site Name. Name of Sponsoring
Institution. Article Date. Web. Date of access.
With author:
Schuster, Alan. "Spa and Hot Tub Chemical Questions." Ask Alan. Aqua-Clear Industries. 18
Aug. 2008. Web. 10 Oct. 2008.
With no author and no page date:
"Newborn Feeding." Welcome to Gerber. Gerber Corporation. n.d. Web. 18 Oct. 2008.
With the Web site name the same as that of the organization (no organization name is specified):
Harris, Robert. "Evaluating Internet Research Sources." VirtualSalt. 15 June 2007. Web. 17 Oct.
2008.
Arcitle with no title:
Doax, Joseph. Online Posting. The Rock Hunter. 22 Feb. 2009. Web. 12 April 2009.