MLA Chart - Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board

MODERN LANGUAGES ASSOCIATION ( MLA ) STYLE
TYPE OF
ENTRY
REQUIRED
INFORMATION
WORKS CITED
ENTRY EXAMPLES
EMBEDDED
CITATIONS /
PARENTHETICAL
REFERENCES
Book by
one author
Author’s last name, author’s first name. Full title. Place of
Publication: Publishing Company, Year of Publication.
Lace, William. Elizabethan England. San Diego: Lucent Books, 1995.
(Lace 53)
Book with
2 authors
First author’s last name, first author’s first name and second author’s
name. Full title. Place of Publication: Publishing Company, Year
of Publication.
Kingwell, Mark and Christopher Moore. Canada: Our Century.
Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 1999.
(Kingwell and
Moore 105 )
Book with
no author
Full title. Place of Publication: Publishing Company, Year of
Publication.
World Atlas. Chicago: Rand McNally, 1974.
(World Atlas)
Book with
editor
Editor’s last name, editor’s first name,ed. Full title. Place of
Publication: Publishing Company, Year of Publication.
Harbage, Alfred, ed. William Shakespeare: The Complete Works.
Baltimore: Penguin Books, 1969.
(Harbage 252)
Translated
Book
Author’s last name, author’s first name. Full title. trans. translator’s
name. Place of Publication: Publishing Company, Year of
Publication.
de Saint Exupéry, Antoine. The Little Prince. trans. Katherine Woods.
New York: Harcourt, Bruce & World, Inc., 1971.
Anthology
Selection
( part of book )
Selection author’s last name, selection author’s first name. “Title of
Selection.” Full title. Editor (if given). Place of Publication:
Publishing Company, Year of Publication. Pages of Selection.
Moore, Hannah. “The Black Slave Trade: A Poem.” British Women
Poets of the Romantic Era. Ed. Paula R. Feldman. Baltimore:
Johns Hopkins UP, 1997. 472-82.
Shakespearean
Play
Author’s last name, author’s first name. Full title. Editor (if given).
Place of Publication: Publishing Company, Year of Publication.
Shakespeare, William. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Ed. Barbara
Mowat. New York: Washington Square, 1969.
Play in a
Collection
of Plays
Playwright’s last name, playwright’s first name. Title of Play. Full
title of Collection. Editor (if given). Place of Publication:
Publishing Company, Year of Publication. Pages of Selection.
Hansberry, Lorraine. A Raisin in the Sun. Black Theater: A TwentiethCentury Collection of the Work of its Best Playwrights. Ed.
Lindsay
Patterson. New York: Dodd, 1971. 221-76.
Encyclopedia
with author
Author’s last name, author’s first name. “Title of Article.” Full title.
Edition date. Year of Publication. (if both dates are same, list
once)
Jenkins, Brian Michael. “Terrorism.” The World Book Encyclopedia.
2001 ed.
Encyclopedia
with no author
“Title of Article.” Full title. Edition date. Year of Publication.
( if both dates are the same, list once )
“Religious Orders.” The Encyclopedia Americana International
Edition. 2002 ed.
(“Religious
Orders”)
Encyclopedia
( CD-ROM )
“Title of Article.” Full title. CD-ROM. Place of Publication: Publisher,
Year of Publication.
“Canada.” Encarta: The Complete Multimedia Encyclopedia.
CD-ROM. New York: Microsoft Corporation, 1999.
(“Canada”)
Encyclopedia
online
Author’s last name, author’s first name. “Title of Article.” Title of
Encyclopedia. Date of Electronic Publication or Update. Date of
Access <Internet Address>.
Smith, Joseph. “Pollution.” Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. 2004.
15 Nov. 2004 <http://go.grolier.com/gol>.
(de Saint Exupéry
26)
(Moore 475)
(JC 3 ii 80)
(Hansberry 222)
(Jenkins 178)
(Smith)
MODERN LANGUAGES ASSOCIATION ( MLA ) STYLE
TYPE OF
ENTRY
REQUIRED
INFORMATION
WORKS CITED
ENTRY EXAMPLES
EMBEDDED
CITATIONS /
PARENTHETICAL
REFERENCES
Dictionary
“Word.” Dictionary Title. Edition. Year of Publication.
“Angst.” Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. 10th ed. 1994.
(Merriam-Webster
45)
Dictionary
(Online)
“Word.” Internet Dictionary Name. Date of Electronic Publication or
Update. Sponsoring Organization. Date of Access.
<Internet Address>.
“Preventive.” Dictionary.com. 2004. Lexico Publishing Group,
LLC. 23 Oct. 2004. <http://dictionary.reference.com>.
(Dictionary.com)
Author’s last name, author’s first name. “Title of Article.” Full
title. Editor ( if given ). Edition date. Place of Publication:
Publisher, Year of Publication.
Holman, C. Hugh. “Tragedy.” A Handbook of Literature. Ed.
William FlintThrall and Addison Hibbard. Third Edition. New
York: The Odyssey Press, 1972.
Author’s last name, author’s first name. “Title of Article.” Name
of Magazine or Newspaper. Date of Publication: Page.
MacLeod, Meredith. “Most Canadians short on savings.” The
Hamilton Spectator. 22 Oct. 2004: A1.
Newspaper or
Magazine Article
( EBSCOhost )
Author’s last name, author’s first name. “Title of Article.” Title of
Periodical Issue Date: pages. Name of Database. Name of
Service. Name of Subscribing Library. Date of Access
<Internet Address>.
Lanken, Dane. “When the Earth Moves.” Canadian Geographic.
Mar/Apr 1996: 66-73. MasterFile Select. EBSCO. Hamilton Public
Library, Hamilton, ON. 9 Oct. 2001
<http://www.hpl.ca/internet/databases/ebsco.shtml>.
SIRS
Author’s last name, author’s first name. “Title of Article.” Title of
Periodical Issue Date: pages. Name of Database. Name of
Service. Name of Subscribing Library. Date of Access
<Internet Address>.
Fallows, James. “Open Secrets.” Atlantic Monthly. June 1994:
46+. SIRS Researcher. Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School
Lib., Hamilton, ON. 7 Jan. 1999 <http://sks.sirs.com>.
Author’s last name, author’s first name. “Title of Article.” Title of
Periodical Issue Date: pages. Name of Database. Name of Service.
Name of Subscribing Library. Date of Access <Internet Address>.
O’Connor, Elaine. “Students to grow vegetable gardens.” Vancouver
Province. 08-31-2004, final ed.: A9. eLibrary Canada. Proquest
Company. Hamilton Public Library, Hamilton, ON. 24 Oct. 2004
<http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/libweb/canada/do/search>.
Discovering
Authors
“Title of Article.” Name of Database. CD-ROM. Place of
Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.
“Orwell, George.” Discovering Authors. CD-ROM. Chicago:
Gale Research, 2001.
Master Plots
“Title of Article.” Name of Database. CD-ROM. Place of Publication:
Publisher, Year of Publication.
“Golding, William.” Master Plots. CD-ROM. Pasadena: Salem
Press, 1999.
(“Golding,
William”)
Journal
Article
Author’s last name, author’s first name. “Title of Article.” Title of
Journal/Periodical Volume Number (Publication Date): Inclusive
Pages.
Barlow, Andrew. “The Student Movement of the 1960's and the
Politics of Race.” Journal of Ethnic Studies 193 (1991): 1-22.
(Barlow 18)
Name of Interviewee. Type of Interview. Date of Interview.
Rowling, J. K. E-mail Interview. 14 May 2004.
Dictionary
Subject-Specific
Newspaper o r
Magazine Article
( Print )
Electric Library
Interview
( Personal )
(Holman 531)
(MacLeod A1)
(Lanken 68)
(Fallows 47)
(O’Connor)
(“Orwell, George”)
(Rowling)
MODERN LANGUAGES ASSOCIATION ( MLA ) STYLE
TYPE OF
ENTRY
REQUIRED
INFORMATION
WORKS CITED
ENTRY EXAMPLES
Interview
( Recorded )
Name of Interviewee. Interviewer. Program. Network. Station Call
letters, City( both if given ). Date of Interview
Wiesel, Elie. Interview with Ted Koppel. Nightline. ABC.
WABC, New York. 18 Apr. 2002.
Online
Government
Document
Name of Government. Name of Government Agency. “Article Title.”
Full Title. Date of Electronic Publication or Update. Date
Accessed <internet address>.
Canada. Human Resources and Development Canada.
“Bookkeepers (NOC 1231).” Job Futures. 2004. 24 Oct.
2004 <http://www.jobfutures.ca/noc/1231p1.shtml>.
Career
Cruising
“Article Title.” Title of the Site. Date of electronic publication or
update. Sponsoring Organization. Name of Library System.
Date Accessed <Internet Address>.
“Public Health Nurse.” Career Cruising. 2004 Anaca Technologies,
Inc. St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary School Lib.,
Hamilton, ON. 22 Sept. 2004 <www.careercruising.com>.
Pamphlet
Author’s last name, author’s first name. Full title. Place of
Publication: Publishing Company, Year of Publication.
Union Gas. Who should you call. Toronto: Union Gas, 08/2003.
Author’s last name, author’s first name. Type of Cartoon. Title of
Publication Date of Publication: Page.
Mackay, Graeme. Cartoon. The Hamilton Spectator 23 Oct.
2004:A25.
Advertisement
( Television )
Name of Product, Company or Institution. Advertisement. Name of
the Network. Call Letters and City of Local Station( if given ).
Broadcast Date.
Air Canada. Advertisement. CNN. 15 May 1998.
Advertisement
( Magazine )
Name of Product, Company or Institution. Advertisement. Full title of
Publication. Year of Publication: Pages.
La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries. Advertisement. Hamilton Magazine.
Fall: 2004: 68-69.
Advertisement
(Online )
Name of Product, Company or Institution. Advertisement. Date of
Electronic Publication or Update <Internet Address>.
Lee Mood Ring. Advertisement. 29 June 1998
<http://www.leejeans.com/features/moodring.html>.
Internet
( Secondary Page
or link )
Author’s last name, author’s first name. “Title of Article.” Title of
Internet Site. Editor (include only if given). Date of Electronic
Publication or Update. Name of institution or organization
sponsoring the site (include only if given). Date of Access
<Internet Address>.
Griffith, Alison B. “Mithraism.” The Ecole Initiative. 1995.
20 June 2000
<http://cedar.evansville.edu/~ecoleweb/articles/mithraism.html>.
Author’s last name, author’s first name. Title of Internet Site. Editor
(include only if given). Date of Electronic Publication or Update.
Name of institution or organization sponsoring the site (include
only if given). Date of Access <Internet Address>.
Gesterland, Richard. WorldBiz.com. 2000. 1 May 2001.
<http://www.worldbiz.com>
Edmunds.com. Ed. Karl Brauer and others. Home page. 28 Apr. 2000.
5 Nov. 2004 <http://www.edmunds.com>
Name of Writer. “Title of Message taken from Subject Line.”
Description of Message. Date of Message.
Jackson, Mary. “Re: Budget.” E-mail to Jack Burns. 15 Aug. 2004.
Cartoon or
Comic Strip
Internet
(Main or Home
Page )
E-mail
EMBEDDED
CITATIONS /
PARENTHETICAL
REFERENCES
(Weisel)
(Canada)
(“Public Health
Nurse”)
(Union Gas)
(Mackay A25)
(Air Canada)
(La-Z-Boy
Furniture
Galleries)
(Lee Mood Ring)
(Griffith)
(Gesterland)
(Edmunds.com)
MODERN LANGUAGES ASSOCIATION ( MLA ) STYLE
TYPE OF
ENTRY
Online
Images
REQUIRED
INFORMATION
WORKS CITED
ENTRY EXAMPLES
EMBEDDED
CITATIONS /
PARENTHETICAL
REFERENCES
“Description or Title of Image.” Date of Posting. Type of Image.
Retrieval Date <Internet Address>.
“Comet Halley.” 15 March 1986. Online photograph. 24 Oct. 2004
<ftp://ftp.seds.org/pub/images/comets/19860315.gif>.
“Episode Title.” Name of the Program. Name of the Network. Call
Letters and City of Local Station( if given ). Broadcast Date.
“Bali,Masterpiece of the Gods.” National Geographic. NBC. WPNT,
Buffalo. 5 Feb. 2002.
Film or
Video
Title of Film or Video. Director. Producer. Format. Distributor, Date
of Release.
After the Montreal Massacre. Dir. Gerry Rogers. Prod. Nicole Hubert.
Videocassette. National Film Board, 1990.
CBC News
in Review
“Title of Clip.” Title of Program. Producer. Format. Distributor, Date
of Release.
“Ice Storm.” CBC News in Review. Prod. Hans Pohl. Videocassette.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1998.
(“Ice Storm”)
Title of Film. Director. Producer. Format. Distributor,
Date of Release.
Saving Private Ryan. Dir. Steven Spielberg. Prod. Steven Spielberg.
DVD. Dream Works Home Entertainment, 1999.
(Saving Private
Ryan)
Artist’s last name, artist’s first name. “Title of Piece.” Title of
Recording. Format. Distributor, Date of Release.
Boccelli, Andrea. “La Danza.” Sentimento. CD. Decca Music Group
Ltd., 2002.
(Boccelli)
Title of Bible. Editor. Place of Publication: Publisher,
Publication Date.
The New Jerusalem Bible. Henry Wansbrough, gen. ed. New York:
Doubleday, 1985.
( New Jerusalem
Bible, Ezek. 1.510)
Television
Program
DVD
Audio Recording
Tape or CD
Bible
NOTE : 1)
2)
January 2005.
(“Comet Halley”)
(“Bali”)
(After the
Montreal
Massacre)
The above are examples of the most common sources used. There may be some variations to some examples above depending on the source, and depending on whether
MLA has made changes. Please check MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, sixth edition.
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