MLA 7 Reference Guide
MCC-Longview Library
Book, Single Author
Author
Last Name, First M. Book Title. City Published: Publisher, Year Published. Print.
Fischer, Claude S. Made in America: A Social History of American Culture. Chicago: The
University of Chicago Press, 2010. Print.
Book, Two or Three Authors
Authors
Last Name, First M., and First M Last. Book Title. City Published: Publisher, Year Published. Print.
De Graaf, John, David Wann, and Thomas H. Naylor. Affluenza: The All-Consuming
Epidemic. 2nd ed. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 2005. Print.
Book, Four or more Authors
Primary Author
Last Name, First M., et al. Book Title. City Published: Publisher, Year Published. Print.
Stewart, Jon, et al. America (the Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction. New
York: Warner Books, 2004. Print.
Chapter or Section from a Book or Anthology
Author of Section
Editor of book
Last Name, First M. “Section Title.” Title of Book or Anthology. Ed. First M. Last. City Published:
Publisher, Year Published. Page Range of Section. Print.
Burton, Jonathan. “Young People Should Have Credit Cards.” Debt: Opposing Viewpoints
Series. Ed. Christina Fisanick. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2010. 61-64. Print.
Website [for publisher, scroll down to find copyright holder]
Author [if available]
Day Month Year
Last Name, First M. “Article Title.” Website Name. Publisher, Date electronically published.
Day Month Year
Web. Date accessed.
Perry, Juliet. “Brains Before Brawn: How the T. rex Became King.” CNN.com.
Cable News Network, 15 Mar. 2016. Web. 16 Mar. 2016.
Source: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th ed., 2009.
Scholarly Journal (Database)
Author
Last Name, First M. “Article Title.” Journal Name Volume.Issue (Year): Page(s). Database Name. Web.
Day Month Year
Date accessed.
Jacobson, Lisa. “On the Frontiers of Public History: Kansas City, Here We Come.” The Public
Historian 27.4 (2005): 83-85. ProQuest Research Library. Web. 4 June 2015.
Online Video
Author [if available]
Day Month Year
Last Name, First M. “Title of Video.” Website Name. Sponsor, Date electronically published. Web.
Day Month Year
Date accessed.
Top Trending. “The Science Behind Marijuana.” YouTube. YouTube, 24 Feb. 2016. Web. 3 Mar. 2016.
Film
DVD, Film, etc.
Title. Director. Major Performers. Distributor, year of release. Medium.
Good Will Hunting. Dir. Gus Van Sant. Perf. Robin Williams, Matt Damon, and Ben Affleck. Miramax, 1997.
DVD.
Work of Art: Original
Artist
Oil on canvas, photograph, etc.
Last Name, First M. Title of Work. Year created. Medium. Museum or Gallery Name, City.
Caravaggio. Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness. 1604-1605. Oil on canvas. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of
Art, Kansas City.
Work of Art: Web
Artist
Last Name, First M. Title of Work. Year created. Museum or Gallery Name, City. Website Name.
Day Month Year
Web. Date accessed.
Van Gogh, Vincent. Almond Blossom. 1890. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Van Gogh Museum. Web. 3 Mar.
2016.
Interview
Person being interviewed
Day Month Year
Last Name, First M. Personal (or telephone) interview. Date of interview.
Fenton, Jennifer. Personal interview. 4 Mar. 2016.
Source: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th ed., 2009.