STYLE GUIDE FOR WORKS CITED
Based on MLA Handbook Writers of Research Papers. New York: Modern Language
Association, 2009 (7th edition).
General format instructions for a Works Cited page.
Type of Entry
Works Cited Form
Print Sources:
Book--One Author
Preston, Richard. The Hot Zone. New York: Random House, 1994.
Explanation of the parts:
Author. Title of Book. Edition (if given), City of Publication: Publisher,
Year.
Book--More than
One Author or
Editor
Bondanella, Peter, and Julia Conaway Bondanella, eds. Dictionary
of Italian Literature. Westport: Greenwood, 1979.
Anonymous Author
(Periodical
example)
"Portents for Future Learning." Time 21 Sept. 1981: 65.
Two or More Books
by the Same Author
Lanham, Richard A. Literacy and the Survival of Humanism. New
Haven: Yale UP, 1983.
---. Style: An Anti-Textbook. New Haven: Yale UP, 1974.
Work in an
Anthology or
Collection of Essays
Lazard, Naomi. "In Answer to Your Query." The Norton Book of
Light Verse. Ed. Russell Baker. New York: Norton, 1986. 52-53.
Explanation of the parts:
Author of Story. "Title of Story." Title of Book. Name of Editor. Edition
(if given).
City of Publication: Publisher, Year. Page numbers.
Encyclopedia –
Include author if
known as per other
examples
“Portsmouth, Treaty of." Columbia Encyclopedia. 1975 ed.
Explanation of the parts:
Author of Article (if given). "Article Title." Title of Book. City of
Publication:
Publisher, Year.
(It is not necessary to specify volume or page number.)
Review
Kirk, Ruth. "White on White on White." Rev. of The Ice: A Journey to
Antarctica by Stephen J. Pyne. New York Times Book Review 11
Jan. 1987: 11- 12.
Article Whose Title
Contains a
Quotation or a Title
Within a Quotation
Carpenter, Lynette. "The Daring Gift in Ellen Glasgow's 'Dare's
Gift."' Studies in Short Fiction 21 (1984): 95-102.
Article from Journal
(continuous paging)
Spear, Karen. "Building Cognitive Skills in Basic
Writers." Teaching English in the Two Year College 9 (1983): 9198.
Explanation of the parts:
Author. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine Volume number (if given)
Date: Page(s).
Article from Journal
(paginated by
issue)
Kanfer, Stefan. "Heard Any Good Books Lately?" Time 21 July 1986:
71.
Signed Article from
Newspaper
Kalette, Denise. "California Town Counts Down to Big Quake." USA
Today 21 July 1986, sec. A: 1.
Explanation of the parts:
Author. "Title of Article." Name of Newspaper Date, edition: Page(s).
Editorial
Elections in Rhodesia." Editorial. San Francisco Chronicle 5 Mar. 1980:
64.
Cartoon
Trudeau, Garry. "Doonesbury." Cartoon. Star-Ledger. [Newark, NJ] 27
May 1987: 25.
Pamphlet or
Brochure
United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Tomorrow's
Manpower Needs. Washington: GPO, 1973.
Non-Text Sources:
Interview
Young, Mary W. Personal interview. 22 Oct. 1981.
Explanation of the parts:
Person Interviewed. Type of Interview (personal, telephone, email,
etc.). Date.
Movie or
Documentary
The Empire Strikes Back. Dir. George Lucas. Twentieth Century Fox,
1980.
TV or Radio Program
“Latch-Key Kids." Hour Magazine. CBS. KIRO, Seattle. 15 Nov. 1983.
Piece of Art
da Vinci, Leonardo. Mona Lisa. Louvre, Paris.
Piece of Music
Beethoven, Ludwig van. Symphonie no. 7 in A, op. 92.
Berlioz, Hector. Symphonie fantastique, op. 14.
Electronic Sources:
World Wide Web
(Free Internet)
Smith, Charles. "History of Space Exploration." Space Walk Web Page.
21 Aug.2005. 10 Sept. 2005 <http://www.spacewalk.com>
Explanation of the parts:
Author. “Title of document”. Title of complete page. Day Month Year of
last revision. Date of access <URL to the first forward slash>
A Work from an
Online Service that
the school
subscribes to
such as Proquest,
EBSCO, Issues &
Fox, Justin. “What in the World Happened to Economics?” Fortune 15
Mar. 1999: 90-102. ABI/INFORM Global. Proquest Direct. Regional
Community Coll. Lib., Little Rock. 2 Mar. 1999 <http://
www.umi.com/proquest/>.
Explanation of the parts:
Author's Name. "Article Title." Periodical Title Date: Page(s). Name of
Controversies and
the like.
Database Name of Service. Library Name, City, Day Month Year of
access <URL to the first forward slash> .
The following websites contain information on citing electronic
sources:
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EasyBib

Citation Machine