MLA Style to
Cite and Document Sources (Last
Revision 1/13/04 np)
MLA Citation Tips
Italics:
Underlining is acceptable if it is impossible
to use italics. (Be consistent.)
Dates:
Abbreviate all months except May, June and
July. MLA order is day/month/year.
(20 Oct.
2003)
Titles:
Capitalize the first letter of all important
words, but not articles (the, a, an) or
prepositions (of, in, etc.) unless they appear
as the first word.
Indentation:
Each citation line, after the first,
should be indented five spaces.
Name order:
For most names, place the last name first
and separate with commas, e.g. Jordan,
Michael.
Multiple Authors:
Examples:
·
2 Authors - Child, Julia, and
Martha Stewart.
·
3 Authors - Child, Julia, Martha
Stewart, and Jacques Pepin.
·
4 or more Authors - Child,
Julia, et al.
Article with no author:
Go to next item and
alphabetize by first word.
NOTE:
n.d. -
no date
n.p. -
no place; no publisher
n. pag. -
no page
eds. -
If there are two or more editors, write
eds. or Eds.
where indicated
The following examples have been
single-spaced to conserve paper; however, these entries should be double-spaced
on the Works Cited page of the research paper.
World Wide Web (IPL, etc.)
Author, name. “Title of
Article.” Title of Journal or Newsletter Vol. issue (date):
pp. or n. page.
Date of access <Electronic address, or URL, in angle
brackets>
Example:
Brown, Jeremy. “Learning
from our Errors.” New England Journal of Medicine
335.14 (3 Oct.
1996): n. pag. 14 Nov. 2003 <http://www.nejm.org>
GaleNet Online
Author. “Title.” Source.
(additional print publication data). Title of Database.
Publication Medium.
Computer Service. Date of Access.
Example:
BOOK
Gordon, Felicia. A
Preface to the Brontes: Longman, 1989. Literature Resource
Center.
Online. GaleNet.16 Oct. 1998.
ARTICLE
Gerin, Winfred. “Emily
Bronte,” in Reference Guide to English Literature. Ed. D.L.
Kirkpatrick. St. James
Press, 1991. Literature Resource Center.
Online.
GaleNet. 16 Oct. 1998.
EBSCO
Author, name. “Article
title.” Journal Title Vol. (date): pp. Title of Database. Online.
Name of
computer service. Date of access.
Example:
Clarke, Wendy. “Moving Cape
Hattera Lighthouse.” National Parks 72 (May 1998):
20+.
MASUltra. Online. EBSCOHost. 12 Sept. 1998.
SIRS
Author. "Article
title." Original source of article date of original source: page numbers.
Database.
Online. Service. Date of access.<Electronic address in angle brackets>
Example:
Lanken, Dane.
"When the Earth Moves." Canadian Geographic March-April 1996: 66-
73. SIRS Researcher. Online. SIRS Knowledge Source . 10
Feb. 2003.
<http://www.sirs.com>.
NewsBank
(Note: If the
original page numbers are not available, include an indication of the article's
length
(for example: 2 pp.) where you would normally place the page number(s).
Newspaper Articles
Author’s name (if
available). "Article Title." Newspaper Title Date, Edition (if
Available):
page. Title of Database. Online. Name of computer service.
Date of access.
Example:
Starks, Carolyn.
"Growing Suburbs May Lose Out on School Grants." Chicago Tribune
31 Jan. 2002, final ed.: 1. NewsBank School Library Collection. Online.
NewsBank, Inc. 2 Jan. 2003.
Magazine Articles
Author name (if available).
"Article Title." Magazine Title Date: page(s). Database.
Online. NewsBank, Inc. Date Accessed.
Example:
Barna, Ed. "Dairy
Industry Still Formidable in Vermont." Vermont Business Magazine
Jan. 1998: 1. Business Newsweek. Online. NewsBank, Inc. 17 Apr. 1998.
Wire Service Articles
Author name (if available).
"Title." Original Source Date. Provider (if available).
Database Name.
Online. NewsBank, Inc. Date Accessed.
Example:
Wilson, David L.
"Netscape Offers Instructions on How to Remove Rival's Web
Browser." San Jose Mercury News 17 Dec. 1997. Knight-Ridder/Tribune
Business
News. Business NewsBank.Online. NewsBank, Inc. 14 Apr. 1998.
Science Digests
Author name (if available).
Abstract of "Article Title." Original Source Date: page.
Provider name. Database Name.
Online. NewsBank, Inc. Date Accessed.
Example:
Smith, Roger C.
Abstract of "Ill-Fated Galleon." Archaeology Jan./Feb. 1998: 42-46.
Science & Technology Digest. Curriculum Resource by NewsBank.Online.
NewsBank,
Inc. 15 Apr. 1998.
PAPER COPIES
Book
Author (last name first).
Title of Book. City: Publisher, date.
Example of book with one
author:
Mandell, Steven.
Computers and Information Processing. New York: Random, 1987.
Example of book with
editor:
Berthoff, Ann E., ed.
Reclaiming the Imagination: Philosophical Perspectives for Writers
and Teachers of Writing.
Upper Montclair: Boynton, 1984.
Magazine
Author (last name first).
"Title of Article." Title of Magazine day month year: pages.
Example:
Bazell, Robert. "Science
and Society: Growth Industry." New Republic 15 Mar. 1993: 3-
14.
Newspaper
Author. "Title of Article."
Name of Newspaper date: page numbers.
Example:
Smith, Cathy S. "A
Smoke-Free Experience." New York Times 22 Mar. 1994: A1.
Information Plus
Author. "Title of Chapter."
IP: Book title. City of Publication: Publisher, date: page.
Example:
Begun, Abbey. "Women and
Their Health." IP: Women's Changing Roles. Detroit:
Gale, Group.
2000: 112-33.
Work Reprinted in an Anthology
Author. "Title of Article."
Name of Book Volume (year): pages. Rpt. in Name of Book.
Editor. Volume. City of Publication: Publisher, date. pages.
Example:
Roberts, Sheila. "A
Confined World: A Rereading of Pauline Smith." World Literature
Written in English 24 (1984): 232-38. Rpt. in Twentieth-Century Literary
Criticism. Ed. Dennis
Poupard. Vol. 25. Detroit: Gale, 1988. 399-402.
Article in a Collection or a Reference Book
Author. "Title of Article."
Title of Book. Editors. Volume. City of Publication: Publisher,
date. pages.
Example:
Hamner, Robert D. "Derek
Walcott." Dictionary of Literary Biography. Eds. Bernth
Lindfors and Reinhard Sander. Vol.
117. Detroit: Gale, 1992. 290-312.
Introductions, Prefaces, Forewords, or Afterwords
Author. Name of the part
being identified. Title of Book. Author. City of Publication:
Publisher, year. pages.
Example (Afterword):
Elliot, Emory. Afterword.
The Jungle. By Upton Sinclair. New York: Signet, 1990. 342-50.
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