MLA Citation Style Resource Sheet: Most Commonly Used Citations as of April 2009 Book with one author: Last Name, First Name. Title of the Book. Publishing City: Publishing Company, Year of Publication. Source Type. Example: Jones, Robert. A Silly Title. New York: Brooklyn Press, 2008. Print . Book with two authors: List alphabetically by author’s last name. Last Name, First Name, and First & Last Name. Title of the Book. Publishing City: Publishing Company, Year of Publication. Source Type. Example: Jones, Robert and Martha Landau. A Silly Title Too. New York: Brooklyn Press, 2009. Print . Book with multiple authors: List alphabetically by author’s last name. Last Name, First Name, and et al. Title of the Book. Publishing City: Publishing Company, Year of Publication. Source Type. Example: Jones, Robert and et al. A Silly Title Three. New York: Brooklyn Press, 2009. Print . Journal Article (with One author): Last Name, First Name. “Article Title.” Journal Title. Volume/Issue Number: Page Numbers. Source Type. Example: Jones, Robert. “Some Weird Title.” An Obscure Journal Title. Vol. 12, Iss. 2 (2009): 100‐105. Print . Journal Article (with two authors): List alphabetically by author’s last name. Last Name, First Name. “Article Title.” Journal Title. Volume/Issue Number: Page Numbers. Source Type. Example: Jones, Robert and Martha Landau. “Some Weird Title Too.” An Obscure Journal Title. Vol. 13, Iss. 2 (2009): 100‐105. Print . Journal Article (Print Source with multiple authors): List alphabetically by author’s last name. Last Name, First Name and et al. “Article Title.” Journal Title. Volume/Issue Number: Page Numbers. Source Type. Example: Jones, Robert and et al. “Some Weird Title Three.” An Obscure Journal Title. Vol. 13, Iss. 2 (2009): 100‐105. Print Newspaper Article or Magazine Article with One author: Last Name, First Name. “Article Title.” News Paper/Magazine Title. Publication date: Section/Page Numbers. Source Type. Example: Jones, Robert. “My Weird Title.” My Local Newspaper. 21 March 1984: A5. Print . Newspaper Article or Magazine Article with two authors: List alphabetically by author’s last name. Last Name, First Name and First & Last Name. “Article Title.” News Paper/Magazine Title. Publication date: Section/Page Numbers. Source Type. Example: Jones, Robert and Martha Zingo. “My Weird Title Too.” My Local Newspaper. 21 September 2001: C15. Print . Newspaper Article or Magazine Article with many authors: List alphabetically by author’s last name. Last Name, First Name and et al. “Article Title.” News Paper/Magazine Title. Publication date: Section/Page Numbers. Source Type. Example: Jones, Robert and et al. “My Weird Title Tree.” My Local Newspaper. 5 May 1985: R7. Print Book Article or Chapter (apply multiple author rule as needed): Last Name, First Name. “Article Title/Chapter Title.” Book Title. Ed(itor). First & Last Name. Publication city: Publication Company, Date. Page Numbers. Source Type. Example: Adams, Jane. “One Stop Shop Citation.” A Book Of Citation Information. Ed. Jane Doe. New York: NYPL Press, 2008. 200‐250. Print . Encyclopedia Article from Well Known Sources (apply multiple author rule as needed): Last Name, First Name. ”Article Title.” Encyclopedia Title. Edition Type. Date. Source Type. Example: Smith, Mary. “Women’s Right to Vote.” Encyclopedia Britannica. American Review Ed. 2008. Print . Encyclopedia Article from lesser known Sources (apply multiple author rule as needed): Last Name, First Name. ”Article Title.” Encyclopedia Title. Editor First & Last Name. Number of Volumes. Publication city: Publication Company, Date. Source Type. Example: Smith, Mary. “Women’s Right to Vote.” Mary Jane’s Encyclopedia of Women’s Rights. Ed. Libby Labrador. New York: Move It Press, 1995. Print . Reference Books featuring reprinted ed Articles (apply multiple author rule as needed): Last Name, First Name. “Article Title.” Original Journal Title. Original Publication Date: RePrint ed in Source Obtained From. Editor First & Last Name. Volume Number. Publication city: Publication Company, date. Page Number. Source Type. Example: Fox, Gerald. “My Article’s Best Title.” My Best Publication. 21 April 2005: Rpt. in Contemporary Articles for Everyday Research. Ed. Mink Stole. Vol. 20. New York: Giddy‐Up Research, 2005. 70. Print . ERIC Document (apply multiple author rule as needed): Last Name, First Name. Title of the article. Publication City: Publication Company, Date. ERIC Document Service Type Document Number. Source Type. Date accessed. Example: Body, Marry. Coming to grips with research citation styles. New York: Best Pressed Press, 2001. ERIC Document Reproduction Service ED123456. Web. 15 April 2009. Website Citation (apply multiple author rule as needed): Last Name, First Name. “Article Title.” Website’s Official Title. Date published. Publication Company. Source Type. Date Accessed Example: Hatter, Maddie. “One Little Look.” WebMD.com. 2001. WebMD, LLC. Web. 21 April 2009. Database Article from Magazine or Newspaper or Journal (apply multiple author rule as needed): Last Name, First Name. “Article Title.” Newspaper/Magazine Title. Volume.Page number. Database Name. Number. Source Type. Date Accessed. Example: Pepper, Salt. “Condiments and You.” Foods and Heath Magazine Spring 1984: 241‐300. Gale Medical and Food Reference Online. Web. 7 December 2005. Online Only Publication (apply multiple author rule as needed): Last Name, First Name. “Article Title.” Newspaper/Magazine Title. Volume/Issue Number: Page Number. Source Type. Date Accessed. Example: Pepper, Salt. “Living with Condiments.” Foods and Heath Magazine Fall 1984: n,pag. Web. 7 December 2005. Example Layout for Work Cited: Works Cited Body, Marry. Coming to grips with research citation styles. New York: Best Pressed Press, 2001. ERIC Document Reproduction Service ED123456. Web. 15 April 2009. Hatter, Maddie. “One Little Look.” WebMD.com. 2001. WebMD, LLC. Web. 21 April 2009. Jones, Robert. A Silly Title. New York: Brooklyn Press, 2008. Print . Jones, Robert and et al. “Some Weird Title Three.” An Obscure Journal Title. Vol. 13, Iss. 2 (2009): 100‐105. Print Pepper, Salt. “Living with Condiments.” Foods and Heath Magazine Fall 1984: n,pag. Web. 7 December 2005. In text Citation: This is the most popular forms of in text citation, you will need to consult a manual for further adaptations. In general, if the author and work are cited in the sentence, only the page numbers need to be addressed. Example: In the article, “Mary Listens Widely,” Susan McCormick states […] (205‐207). If they are not, the citation needs to come at the end of the sentence: Sometimes when the going gets rough, “the rough get going” (Davis 204). If the author is unknown, use the title of the work instead: (“Keep it Real” 204‐208). Notes: Not all sources will have the name of an author. The following exceptions should be noted: 1) A Print ed article that does not have a named author, the article title will take the place of the named author. 2) A work by a corporate or editorial effort, the company name will take the place of the named author. All citations will are qualified with by source type at the end of the citeation. If the citation is for something accessed via web or database, you will need to place the date accessed directly after the Source Type. Valid source types are: Print Web (this includes databases accessed through a library) CD DVD TV Film. You no longer need to include URLS or links to online resources. It is still a recommended practice. Online only articles and websites now must include editorial information. If none is provided, please include: N.P.. for No Publisher Given. Example: Last Name, First Name. “Article Title.” Website’s Official Title. Date published. Publication Company. Source Type. Date Accessed Hatter, Maddie. “Citation Heaven.” WebMD.com. 2001. N.p.. Web. 21 April 2009. Online articles (not websites) that do not provide page numbers must include: n. pag. for No Pagination. Example: Last Name, First Name. “Article Title.” Newspaper/Magazine Title. Volume/Issue Number: Page Number. Source Type. Date Accessed. Pepper, Salt. “Living with Condiments.” Foods and Heath Magazine Fall 1984: n,pag. Web. 7 December 2005.