Type of
Citation
Book (one
author)
St. André Bessette Catholic School Library MLA
Works Cited Examples
Correct Citation
Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of
Publication. Print as medium of publication.
Thomas, Isabel. Biomass Power. New York: The Rosen Publishing Group, 2008. Print.
Book (two
authors)
Book
(Three or more
authors)
Encyclopedia
(*if article is
unsigned,
give title first)
Newspaper
Article
Magazine
Article
Journal Article
from an Online
Database
Online
Periodical (ex.
Newspaper,
magazine)
The Bible
First author name is written last name first; subsequent author names are written first name,
last name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Print as
medium of publication.
Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner. The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring. Boston:
Allyn, 2000. Print.
List only the first author followed by the phrase et al. in place of the other authors' names.
Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Print as medium of
publication.
Wysocki, Anne Frances, et al. Writing New Media: Theory and Applications for Expanding
the Teaching of Composition. Logan, UT: Utah State UP, 2004. Print.
Author=s Last Name, First Name. Title of Article. Title of Encyclopedia. Year of
Publication. Print as medium of publication.
Ingersoll, Andrew P. Galileo. The World Book Encyclopedia. 2001. Print.
Author's Last Name, First Name. “Article Title.” Newspaper Name. Day Month Year,
edition (if available): section page. Print as medium of publication.
Sher, Jonathon. “Ramirez Sparks Outrage.” London Free Press 11 Mar. 2009: D1. Print.
Author's Last Name, First Name. “Article Title.” Magazine Day Month Year: pages. Print
as medium of publication.
Poniewozik, James. "TV Makes a Too-Close Call." Time 20 Nov. 2007: 70-71. Print.
Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name. “Article Title.” Name of Periodical
volume.issue (publication date): page range. Name of Database. Web as medium of
publication. Date of access.
Hudson, Thomas J. "Personalized Medicine: a Transformative Approach is Needed."
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal 180.9 (28 Apr . 2009): 911(3). Gale. Web.
11 May 2009.
Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name. “Article Title.” Name of Website. Website
Publisher, Date. Date of Access volume.issue (publication date): page range. Name of
Database. Web as medium of publication. Date of access.
Lubell, Sam. “Of the Sea and Air and Sky.” New York Times. New York Times, 26 Nov.
2008. Web. 1 Dec. 2008.
Title. Name of the specific edition, any editor(s) associated with it. Place of Publication:
Publisher, Year of Publication. Print as medium of publication.
The Catholic Youth Bible. Catholic Edition. Minnesota: Saint Mary’s Press, 2004. Print.
Name of Site. Date of Posting/Revision. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the
site (sometimes found in copyright statements). Web as medium of publication. Date of
access.
The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. 26 Aug. 2008. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and
Purdue University. Web. 23 April 2009.
Name. “Track Name.” Album Title, Recording Manufacturer, Date of publication, URL. (If
Song or Piece of information such as record label or name of album is unavailable from your source, do not
list that information.) note: citation might also be listed by composer or performers.
Music on an
Album
Shawn Mendes. “Ruin.” Illuminate, Island Records, 2016.
Website
The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2016.
Questions? See Mrs. Reid for assistance.