Citing the Source - Works Cited Help MLA Style (MLA Handbook - Sixth Edition) Note: MLA requires that your works cited page be double-spaced and that entries be listed alphabetically. Examples are single spaced to save space. The first line is flush with the left margin, with additional lines indented five spaces. (You can set the format for this in Word under Format - Paragraph - Double Spacing - Indent - Hanging). Unless otherwise noted, list the last name of the author first and then the first name. Dates are listed in day, month, year format with all months except May, June, and July abbreviated. MLA recommends using underlining for titles, not italicizing. See notes at the end of this document for other specifics. For more information or specifics please consult the references listed below or ask at the library. Click here for an example of a Works Cited page.

Links to Other sites providing information on citing and citing in text: Landmarks Citation Machine , Oslis Citation Maker, and Citation Style for Research Papers and Citing References in Your Paper and Citing Sources Within Your Paper

Print Sources:

Book - One author (5.6.1)
Take the title from the title page, not the cover.
If more than one city is listed, use the first.
Author. Title of the Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year.
Coleman, Daniel. Emotional Intelligence. New York: Bantam, 1995.

Book - Two authors (5.6.4)
If there are more than three authors, name only the first and add et al. (and others) or you may list all names in full as they are listed on the title page.
Authors (Last Name, First Name, and First Name Last Name). Title of the Book. City of Publication:
       Publisher, Year.
Yolen, Jane, and Bruce Colville. Armageddon Summer. San Diego: Harcourt, Inc., 1998.

Book -No Author or No Author but an Editor or Editors (5.6.1)
Title of the Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year.
Editor name, ed. Title of the Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year.
Big Book of Magic. London: Hogwarts Publishing, 2005.
Fitzgerald, Terence, ed. Police in Society. New York: H.W. Wilson, 2006.

Article from a Scholarly Journal (5.7.1-.4)
Unlike newspaper and magazines, scholarly journals may appear only one to four times a year and contain articles containing original research.
These are intended for professionals and students.
Omit introductory articles in the title. If the journalÕs pages are listed continuously throughout a year therefore list the volume number after the title.
If you are not sure if the source is scholarly, include the volume #. Most databases will indcate if the journal is scholarly.
Author(if given, last name first). "Article Title." Journal Title Volume # [and issue # if listed] (Issue
       Date): Page(s).
Hanks, Patricia. "Understanding Camus." Modern Theatre 5.2 (Spring 2005): 79-110.

Magazine Article (5.7.6)
If no author is given, begin with the title of the article.
Do not put a period after the name of the magazine or journal. See note 3.
If the article is not on consecutive pages, write the first page number followed by a plus sign: 36+.
Do not list the volume and issue number, even if listed.
Author(if given). "Article Title." Magazine Title Issue Date: Page(s).
Dell, Kristina. "Welcome to Wi-Fi-Ville: Pop. 300 Towns and Growing." Time 15 Jan. 2007: 52.

Citing a Newspaper (5.7.5)
Take name from masthead; omit articles - not The Oregonian, but Oregonian.
If the city is not in the title or the newspaper is not a national issue, add the city and state in square brackets - [Portland, Oregon].
Specify the edition of the newspaper, if one is given in the masthead.
If the article is not on consecutive pages, write the first page number and a plus sign: B1+. See note 3 below.
Author(if given). "Article Title." Name of Newspaper [City, if necessary] Date, edition: Pages.
Woods, Audrey. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Sequels." Oregonian [Portland, Oregon] 10 Dec. 2006, sunrise
      ed.: B5.

Citing an Article in a Reference Book or Encyclopedia (5.6.8)
If the reference book is familiar, it is not necessary to include full publication information just give the edition and year.
If citing a multivolume work note the total number of volumes when citing two or more volumes.
References to specific volumes and page numbers belong in the text not on the Works Cited page.
If the entries are in alphabetical order it is not necessary to cite the volume from which they come or the page numbers.
Author of article (if given). "Article Title." Title of Reference. Editor Name. Edition number. Volume number(s). Place of
       Publication: Publisher, Year.
Farina, Louis C. "Panthers." World Book Encyclopedia. 2000 ed. 2000.
Fulbright, Patricia H. "Sense and Sensibility." Masterplots. Ed. Frank N. Magill. Rev. 2nd ed. 1996.
"Refrigeration." The New Illustrated Science and Invention Encyclopedia. Ed. Donald Clarke. West Port, CT:
      H.S. Stuttman, 1989.

Citing a Short Story, Essay, or Poem from an Anthology (5.6.7)
See also citing CLC, TCLC, NCLC
Author of work. "Title of Essay, Short Story, or Poem." Translator Name, if given. Title of Book. Editor name, if given. City of
      Publication: Publisher, Year. Page numbers of the essay, story or poem.
Allende, Isabel. "Toad's Mouth." Reading Poetry: An Anthology of Poems. Ed. Robert DiYanni. New York: Random House,
     1989. 41-47.
Meyers, Jeffrey. "The Writing of a Novel." Readings on A Farewell to Arms. Ed. Gary Wiener. San Diego: Greenhaven Press,
     2000. 38-47.

Citing an Introduction, a Preface, a Foreword, or an Afterword (5.6.9)
Author of piece. Part of book being cited. Title of Work. The author of work, full name if different, last name only if the same, proceeded with the word 'By.'
Editor or translator, if given. Publication information. Page numbers.
Sears, Barry. Afterword. The Jungle. By Upton Sinclair. New York: Signet, 2001. 343-47.

Citing a Previously Published Article in a Collection Ð CLC, TCLC, NCLC (5.6.7)
Cite the page numbers from the original work, if the original work is form a periodical use a colon, see the examples below.
Author. "Original Article/Work Title." Original Source Title with proper punctuation. Publication information, Year. Page #s.
         Rpt. in Name of Work. Editor. Volume #. Publication information, Year. Page #s.
Book: Lowell, Robert. "On the Gettysburg Address." Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address; Commemorative Papers. Ed. Alan
      Nevins. N.p. :University of Illinois Press, 1964 88-90. Rpt. in Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism. Ed. Janet Mullane. Vol. 18.
      Detroit: Gale, 1989. 265.
Periodical: Wells, Walter. "Didion's 'Los Angeles Notebook'." Explicator 52.3 (Spring 1994): 181-182. Rpt. in Contem-
       porary Literary Criticism. Ed. Jeffrey A. Hunter. Vol. 129. Detroit: Gale, 2000. 101-2.

Non-print Sources:

Citing a television or radio programs (5.8.1)
For the inclusion of other information: performers, narrator, director, etc. see examples in MLA book.
"Title of episode or segment." Title of program. Title of the series, if any (neither underlined nor in quotation marks. Name of
      the network. Call letters and city of the local station (if any). Broadcast date.
"Death and Society." Narr. Joanne Silberner. Weekend Edition Sunday. Natl. Public Radio. WUWM, Milwaukie. 25 Jan. 1998.
      "Frankenstein: The Making of a Monster." Narr. Donald Sutherland. Great Books. Writ. Eugenie Vink. Learning Channel. 8 Sept.
      2002. See note 2 below.

Citing an Electronic Resource (CD-ROM) (5.9.5)
Author, if given. "Title of article or work." Name of Product. Edition, release or version. Publication Medium. City of Publication:
      Publisher, Year.
"Albatross." The Oxford English Dictionary. CD-ROM. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1992.
"Bronte, Emily." Discovering Authors. CD-ROM. Vers. 1.0. Detroit: Gale, 1993.
Davis, Cecil. "Jane AustenÕs Pride and Prejudice." British Women Writers. N.p.: Cambridge at University Press, 1935. 45.
      Discovering Authors. CD-ROM. Vers. 1.0. Detroit: Gale, 1993. See notes 1 and 2 below.

Citing source from the Internet -
Professional or Personal Web Site (5.9.2)
CreatorÕs name, if given. Web Page Title. Update date. Sponsoring institution or organization. Date of access <URL>. See notes 4, 5 and 6 below. (Only list the sponsoring organization if it is not obvious from the title.
Allen, Shirley. Portuguese Language Page. 4 Apr. 2001. University of Chicago. 10 Jan. 2002
      <http://humanitites.uchicago.edu>.
Lancashire, Ian. Ian's Home Page. 28 Mar. 2002. 8 Sept. 2003 <http://www.comcast.net/lancian/jtml>.
"This Day in Technology History: August 20." History Channel.com. 2002. History Channel. 14 May 2002
      <http://historychannel.com/>.  Path: Technology History; This Day in Technology History.

Citing source from the Internet -
Reference Database (5.9.1)
Author, if given. "Article Title." Web Page Title. Update date. Version number. Sponsoring organization. Date of access . See
       notes 4 and 5 below.
"Fresno." Britannica On-Line. Vers. 97.1.1. Mar. 1997. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. 29 Mar. 1997 <http://www.eb.com:180>.

Citing source from the Internet -
Work from Subscription Service (5.9.7a)
Determine the original source type first - decide whether it is a book, or magazine, or scholarly journal and then cite accordingly.
Author(if given). "Original Article Title." Original Source Title Date: Page #s. Database used (if known). Name of the Service.
        Name of the subscribing library, with city. Date of Access <URL network address >. See notes 3, 4, and 5 below.
Devine, Gene. "Economic Trends." Business Week 21 July 2001: 22. Electric Library. La Salle H.S. Lib., Milwaukie, OR. 10
       Dec. 2001 <http://www.elibrary.com>.
Freeman, Mary Ann. "Faulkner as Poet." Poets and Writers 23.2 (Winter 2000): 16-59. Ultra MAS. EBSCOHost. La Salle H.S. Lib.,
       Milwaukie, OR. 10 Dec. 2001 <http://search.epnet.com>.
Healy, Sharon . "Jane Austen." Exploring Novels. Online ed. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Literature Search. Discovering Collection.
       La Salle H.S. Lib, Milwaukie, OR. 23 Dec. 2006 <http://search.epnet.com>.


Citing source from the Internet - Work from a Personal Subscription Service (5.9.7b)
If using a personal subscription cocitation wition with the word ÔKeywordÕ and a colon, and then the sequence of links.
The access date is followed by a period in this case. Information from the original source - following all punctuation.
Name of subscription service. Access date. Keyword:
"Table Tennis." Compton's Encyclopedia Online. Vers. 2.0. 1997. American Online. 29 Sept. 2003. Keyword: Compton's.

Citing source from the Internet - Graphic or Map
When you use an image from the internet, you must give credit. Click on the image to find the originating web site - do not use Google Images or AltaVista images. If the graphic has a name, use that, if not, give it a descriptive name, so it can be easily identified in your Works Cited. If the you are citing a map, use the word Map. Here are two examples.
"Name of Graphic." Graphic. Title of Web Page. Update date, if given. Sponsor, if needed. Access date <URL>.
"Apples." Graphic. Northwest Apples. Washington Growers Association. 29 Sept. 2005 <http://www.northwestapples.com>.
"Madrid." Map. Madrid, Spain. 18 Oct. 2005. 24 Nov. 2005 <http://www.travelmadrid.org>.

Cartoon or comic strip(5.8.9)
Artists name, reversed. "Title of the cartoon or comic strip, if there is one." The descriptive label Cartoon or Comic strip,
       neither  underlined or in italics. End with the required publication information depending on the source.
Chast. Roz. Cartoon. New Yorker 4 Feb. 2002: E3.
Trudeau. Garry. "Doonesbury." Comic strip. Star-Ledgar [Newark] 4 May 2002: 26.

Personal, telephone, e-mail interview (5.8.7)
Person interviewed, name reversed. Type of interview. Date.
Wyden, Ron. Telephone interview. 12 Dec. 2001.

Online Posting, Blog, or Wiki (5.8.7)
AuthorÕs name, if given. ÒTitle of Posting.Ó Type. Posting or update date. Name of the forum. Access Date. <URL>.
ÒStephen Colbert.Ó Wiki. 16 Feb 2007. Wikipedia. 17 Feb 2007 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Colbert>.

Note 1: When the publisher, the place or date of publication or pagination of the item you are listing is not readily available, you may use the following abbreviations: n.p. for no place of publication, n.p. for no publisher given, n.d. for no date of publication given, and n.pag. for no pagination given. (4.6.25) N.p.: n.p., n.d.

Note 2: MLA prefers that you not underline or italicize a title within a title. (3.6.4) Approaches to Shakespeare: Hamlet Revealed.

Note 3: Although there is a period at the end of a book title, there is no period at the end of the title for a periodical (journal, magazine, or newspaper).

Note 4: When citing a URL always use brackets so there is no confusion. There is no period after the access date.

Note 6: If the URL is extremely long and therefore invites transcription errors it is preferable to give the URL of the site's search page. If it is not obvious how to proceed from the search page, include the links used to find the resource and follow the URL with the word ÔPathÕ and a colon, and then the sequence of links.

References: Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2003. And MLA Style FAQ. 12 Dec. 2003. Modern Language Association of America. 26 Feb, 2007 <http://www.mla.org/pubications/style/style_faq/style_faq4>.