WORKS CITED: MLA Format
Glacier High School Library Media Center – 2013-2014
* A list of works cited is arranged in alphabetical order by the first word of each entry with the exception of a, an, and the.
*Each entry has a hanging indent.
*Entries are double spaced evenly throughout the list.
* If you are handwriting your citation, you may underline titles instead of using italics.
* When a source does not include a piece of information, use the following abbreviations (179).
n.p.
no place of publication given
n.p.
no publisher given
n.d.
no date given
n.pag. no pagination given
PRINT SOURCE EXAMPLES:
BOOK:
STRUCTURE:
Author or editor’s Last name, First name. Title. City/State of publication:
Publishing company, Copyright date. Medium (Print).
EXAMPLE:
Yount, Lisa C. History of Trains. New Haven, CT: Lucent Books, 2007. Print.
BOOK (TWO AUTHORS):
EXAMPLE:
Dolan, Edward, and Margaret M. Scariano. Illiteracy in America.
New York: Franklin Watts, 2005. Print.
BOOK – MORE THAN TWO AUTHORS:
EXAMPLE:
Silverstein, Alvin, et. al. Hepatitis. Detroit: Kingfisher, 2008. Print.
GENERAL ENCYCLOPEDIA (World Book, Americana, etc.): (The author’s name is listed at the end of each article.)
STRUCTURE:
Author of article – Last name, First name. “Title of the
article.” Name of encyclopedia. Edition (year). Medium (Print).
EXAMPLE:
Payne, Stanley G. “Spain.” World Book Encyclopedia. 2006 ed. Print.
MULTI-VOLUME WORK: (Specialized reference sets: science, health, animals, biography, etc.)
STRUCTURE:
Editor or author. “Title of Article.” Title of Book. Volume used. City/State of
publication: Publisher, Copyright date. Medium (Print).
EXAMPLE:
Kane, William M., Ed. “Aids.” Health Matters. Volume 1. Danbury, CT:
Grolier, 2002. Print.
CHAPTER IN AN ANTHOLOGY:
STRUCTURE:
Author of the chapter. “Title of article or chapter.” Name of Anthology. Name of the editor
or compiler with their role such as Editor, Compiler, etc. City of publication: Publisher,
Copyright date. Pages. Medium (Print).
EXAMPLE:
Hawthrone, Lou. “Pet Cloning Can Be Ethical.” Cloning. Ed. Louise I. Gerdes, Detroit:
Greenhaven Press, 2006. 87-93. Print.
MAGAZINE:
STRUCTURE:
Author. “Title of article.” Name of magazine Date of
Magazine – day month year: Pages. Medium (Print).
EXAMPLE:
Stern, Linda. “A Survival Guide.” Newsweek 15 May 2000: 74-76. Print.
NEWSPAPER:
STRUCTURE:
Author. “Title of article.” Name of newspaper Date – day month year: Pages.
Medium (Print).
EXAMPLE:
Merriam, Ginny. “Going Up, Up, Up.” Missoulian 20 May 2009: B1+. Print.
NON-PRINT SOURCE EXAMPLES:
When a source does not include a piece of information, use the following abbreviations (179).
n.p.
n.p.
n.d.
n.pag.
no place of publication given
no publisher given
no date given
no pagination given
INTERNET WEBSITE:
If you cannot find some of this information, cite what is available.
“You should include a URL as supplementary information only when the reader cannot locate the
source without it or when your instructor requires it” (182).
STRUCTURE:
Name of author or editor of site, if given. Title of the work – in italics if it is independent,
or in quotes if it is part of a larger work. Title of the overall website.
Name of publisher or sponsor (if not available use N.p.), Date of publication if
available or use n.d. Medium (Web). Date of Access.
EXAMPLE:
Quade, Alex. “Elite Team Rescues Troops behind Enemy Lines.” CNN.com. Cable News
Network, 19 March 2007. Web. 15 May 2013.
DIGITAL FILE FROM THE INTERNET (PDF, JPEG, MP3, ETC.):
STRUCTURE:
Producer, artists, or photographer, if given. “Description or title.” Date of file, if
given. Title of page. Medium (JPEG file, MP3 file, digital file, etc.).
EXAMPLE:
Wilkinson, Mary. “Sea Turtles.” 2006. The Wild Ones Animal Index. JPEG file.
YOU-TUBE VIDEO:
STRUCTURE:
Editor, author or compiler (if available). “Title.” Name of Site.
date of publication (If available. Or use n.d.). Medium (Web). Date of access.
EXAMPLE:
Boise State Foundation. “Boise State University Honors College.” You Tube. n.d. Web.
16 Dec. 2009.
FILM OR VIDEO RECORDING:
STRUCTURE:
Title. Director or other pertinent data such as writer, performers, and
producer. Distributor, Year of release. Medium.
EXAMPLE:
It’s a Wonderful Life. Dir. Frank Capra. Perf. James Stewart, Donna Reed and
Lionel Barrymore. Republic, 1946. Film.
SOUND RECORDING (Compact Disc, LP, or audiocassette):
STRUCTURE:
Artist / Group. Album or CD Title. Record Label, Production Date.
Medium.
EXAMPLE:
Holiday, Billie. The Essence of Billie Holiday. Columbia,1991. CD.
EBSCO:
EBSCO (magazine articles, journal articles, news articles, etc.) Citation information for articles on
Ebsco is usually listed at the bottom of each article, or by clicking a link, and can be copied exactly.
Source: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed. New York: Modern Language Association, 2009. Print.
Updated: May 23, 2013