Creating Works Cited Lists Using MLA Documentation A Works Cited list is an alphabetized list of every source you specifically mention in your work. The following information is from the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7th ed.). • Works Cited entries are alphabetized by the author’s last name or the interviewee’s last name. If there is no author, the entry is alphabetized by the first major word of the title. • Works Cited entries are double‐spaced within and between entries and are not numbered. • Works Cited entries use a hanging indent pattern (see sample below). • Dates are written in this order: day month year. Here is an example: 18 Jan. 2007. • All months other than May, June, and July are abbreviated (Jan., Feb., Mar., Apr., etc.). • Italicize titles of entire websites, books, magazines, newspapers, journals, and pamphlets. • Use “quotation marks” for short articles from websites, books, magazines, newspapers, journals. • Use Title Capitalization for All Titles. This means capitalizing all major words of a title other than words like a, an, the, of, with, and so on. Website Articles A Website Article with One to Three Clearly Named Authors Author(s) Name(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Website. Version or edition (if present). Publisher or sponsor (if not available, use N.p. for “No publisher”), Date of publication (if not available, use n.d. for “no date”). Web. Date you found article. McKay, Dawn N. “Clothes Make the Man (or Woman).” Career Planning Fundamentals. 2nd edition. N.p., 13 June 2007. Web. 10 Sept. 2007. Uren, Neal F., Thomas J. Greenburg, and Stephen P. Collins. “High Cholesterol Levels in Teens.” NetDoctor. N.p., 2 Jan. 2007. Web. 24 May 2007. A Website Article with Four or More Clearly Named Authors First listed Author’s Name., et al. “Title of Article.” Title of Website. Version or edition (if present). Publisher or sponsor (if not available, use N.p. for “No publisher”), Date of publication (if not available, use n.d. for “no date”). Web. Date you found article. Note: et al. means “and others” and is used when there are four or more authors. Bachman, David L., et al. “Alzheimer's Disease in a General Population.” Women’s Health Center. 2009 edition. International Health Practitioners. 19 Mar. 2007. Web. 28 July 2007. A Website Article with an Association, Business, Educational, or Government Author Organization’s Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Website. Version or edition (if present). Publisher or sponsor (if not available, use N.p. for “No publisher”), Date of publication (if not available, use n.d. for “no date”). Web. Date you found article. Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Physicians and Surgeons.” Occupational Outlook Handbook. 2008‐2009 edition. United States Department of Labor. 27 Feb. 2007. Web. 8 Mar. 2008. Creating Works Cited Lists Using MLA Documentation, page 2…..Courtesy of the Parkland Writing Lab
Database Articles (InfoTrac, Ebscohost, CQ Researcher, etc.) Note: Many of the databases listed below have “citation generators” that attempt to create proper MLA citations for you. However, most of these generators are incorrect, so you need to follow these guidelines when creating citations. A typical MLA citation includes the following: Author’s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. “Title of Article.” Name of Journal. Volume.Issue (date of publication): pages. Name of Database. Web. Date you found article. Example from CQ Researcher Prah, Pamela M. "Teen Spending." CQ Researcher 16.20 (2006): 457‐480. CQ Researcher Online. Web. 14 Mar. 2009. Example from Ebscohost (Academic Search Premier, Business Source Elite, Professional Development Collection, CINAHL, Health Source: Consumer Edition, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition) Licht, Barbara G., et al. "Clinical Characteristics and Mode of Inheritance of Familial Focal Seizures in Standard Poodles." Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 231.10 (Nov. 2007): 1520‐1528. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 Mar. 2009. Note: et al. means “and others” and is used when there are four or more authors. Example from InfoTrac Expanded Academic ASAP Nap, Richard C., Herman A.W. Hazewinkel, and Walter E. van den Brom. "45Ca Kinetics in Growing Miniature Poodles Challenged by Four Different Dietary Levels of Calcium." The Journal of Nutrition 123.11 (Nov. 1993): 1826‐1833. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 14 Mar. 2009. Example from WilsonSelectPlus or Article First Shelelle, Paul G., et al. “Are Nonspecific Practice Guidelines Harmful?” Journal of Health Services Research 34.46 (Mar. 2007): 31‐56. WilsonSelectPlus. Web. 17 Mar. 2007. Note: et al. means “and others” and is used when there are four or more authors. Example from Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Wardle, Lynn. "Restrictions on Gay and Lesbian Adoption Are Not Unconstitutional." Current Controversies: Issues in Adoption. Ed. William Dudley. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2004. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Web. 19 May 2008. Example from LexisNexis Cornelius, Coleman K. "Bozo the Crown." The Denver Post 9 Jan. 1999, late ed.: A6+. LexisNexis. Web. 3 Jan. 2000. Notes about documenting LexisNexis and other newspaper articles: 1. If the city of publication is not part of the newspaper’s title, include the city in [brackets] immediately after the title: The Pantagraph [Bloomington]. 2. Many newspaper articles begin on one page but continue on non‐continuous pages. Indicate this by putting a “+” sign after the starting page number. For example, A6+ means the article may have begun on page A6 but continued on page A9 and ended on page A11. Creating Works Cited Lists Using MLA Documentation, page 3…..Courtesy of the Parkland Writing Lab
Books A Book with One Author Author’s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. Title of Book. City of publication: Publisher, date of publication. Print. Dobson, Janice. The Problem with Bad Neighbors. Milwaukee: Grant Publications, 2004. Print. A Book with Two or Three Authors Doud, Brian J., Jill M. Wagner, and Jonathan L. Hostager. Reunions and Regrets. Ames: Iowa State University Publishing, 2007. Print. A Book with Four or More Authors Koenigs, Laurie J., et al. Rockabilly Days and Nights. Chicago: LaJon Publications, 2007. Print. Note: et al. means “and others” and is used when there are four or more authors. An Entire Anthology or Compilation (Collection of Articles by Different Authors) Lorenz, Paul E., ed. The History of Catholicism in America. Dubuque: Ghost and Sons, 2004. Print. Note: ed. means “editor.” A Specific Article from an Anthology or Compilation Article’s Author’s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. “Title of Article.” Title of Book. Editor(s) if listed. City of publication: Publisher, date of publication. Print. Briener, Mary Ellen. “The History of the March of Dimes.” Charitable Organizations in America. Ed. David S. Hends. San Francisco: Candlestick Publications, 2007. 15‐24. Print. Print Journals, Magazines, and Newspaper Articles An Article in a Scholarly Journal Author’s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. “Article Title.” Name of Journal. volume number.issue number (date of publication): pages. Print. Morrison, Jennifer B. “Wireless Technology and the New American Revolution.” Journal of Advanced Technological Practices. 53.7 (2007): 52‐89. Print. An Article in a Weekly or Monthly Magazine Author’s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. “Article Title.” Name of Magazine. Date: pages. Print. Wilson, Kathryn. “Global Warming and its Effects on Polar Bears.” U.S. World and News Report. 27 Feb. 2007: 15‐19. Print. An Article in a Daily Newspaper (for more information, review LexisNexis example on page 2). Author’s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. “Article Title.” Name of Newspaper [name of city of publication if it isn’t not part of the title] date of newspaper, edition [if newspaper appears in different editions]: pages. Print. Gilligan, Amy K. “Celebrating the American River.” Telegraph‐Herald [Dubuque] 15 Oct. 2007: D4+. Print. Creating Works Cited Lists Using MLA Documentation, page 4…..Courtesy of the Parkland Writing Lab
Brochures, Pamphlets, and Miscellaneous Printed Documents Author of Publication. Title of Publication. City of publication: Publisher, date of publication. Print. Parkland College. Fire Science Program. Champaign: Parkland College Marketing, July 2007. Print. Television Programs, Audio Recordings (CDs), and Films Broadcast Television Program “Name of Episode.” Name of Program. Name of network (if any). Call letters and city of the local station (if any), Date of Broadcast. Medium of reception. “Unorthodox.” Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. NBC. WAND‐TV, Decatur, 11 May 2008. Television. Audio Recording (Entire CD) Name of Group or Artist. CD Title. Label, Year. Medium of reception. Green Day. American Idiot. Reprise Records, 2004. CD. Audio Recording (Individual Song or Selection from a CD) Name of Group or Artist. “Name of Song.”CD Title. Label, Year. Medium of reception. McClintock, Harry. “Big Rock Candy Mountain.” O Brother, Where Art Thou. Mercury, 2000. CD. Film in Theater Title of Film. Name of Director. Names of Key Performers. Film Studio, Year of Release. Medium of reception. Moulin Rouge. Dir. Baz Luhrmann. Perf. Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo, and Jim Broadbent. 20th Century Fox, 2002. Film. Film on Videotape or DVD Title of Film. Name of Director. Names of Key Performers. Year of Original Film’s Release. Film Studio, Year of Release. Medium of Reception. School of Rock. Dir. Richard Linklater. Perf. Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White, and Sarah Silverman. 2003. Paramount, 2004. DVD. Personal/Telephone Interviews and Email Messages Personal or telephone interview Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. Personal (or Telephone) Interview. Date of interview. Satterlee, Jennifer S. Personal (or Telephone) Interview. 13 May 2007. Email message Last Name, First Name Middle Initial of E‐mail message’s author. “Subject Line.” Email to E‐Mail recipient’s name. Date of message. E‐mail. Bachtold, Beth E. “Reading Strategies in English 102.” Email to Angela Gulick. 5 Dec. 2007. E‐mail. Surveys Names of survey’s authors. “Title of Survey.” Survey Subjects. Date of Survey. Summers, Buffy, Willow Rosenberg, and Xander Harris. “Should Parkland College Hire Vampires?” Angela Gulick’s English 102 students. 16 Oct. 2009. Handout written by Angela Gulick, June 2009.