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MLA STYLE GUIDE
PRINT SOURCES
Book With One Author (Not an anthology)
Author Last name, First name. Title of Book. City of publication: publisher, year. Print.
Franke, Damon. Modernist Heresies: British Literary History. Columbus: Random House, 2008. Print.
Book With Two or More Authors (List the authors in the order presented in the book)
1st author’s Last name, First name. 2nd author’s First name Last name. 3rd author’s First name
Last name. Title of Book. City of publication: publisher, year. Print.
MacLaury, Robert E., Galina Paramei, and Don Dedrick. Anthropology of Color. Amsterdam: John Benjmains, 2007.
Print.
Book With Three or More Authors
*If there are more than three authors, list only the first name provided and then “et al” (“and
others”) to show there are more authors.
1st author’s Last name, First name. et. al. Title of Book. City of publication: publisher, year. Print.
Plag, Ingo, et al. Introduction to English Linguistics. Berlin: Mouton, 2007. Print.
Book With an Editor (Not an anthology)
Editor Last name, First name. Ed. Title of Book. City of publication: publisher, year. Print.
Johnson, Matthew. Ed. Preventing Child Abuse. San Diego: Harlow, 2007. Print.
Textbook (if more than three editors are given, state the first editor’s name followed by et al)
Editor Last name, First name. Ed. “Title of Chapter.” Title of Textbook. City of publication:
publisher, year. Page numbers of chapter. Print.
Applebee, Arthur, et. al. Ed. “The Revolution.” America in the Early Years. Evanston: McDougal Littell, 2008. 43-59.
Print.
Book by a Corporate Author (a group is identified as author)
Corporate author/group. Title of Book. City of publication: publisher, year of publication. Print.
National Research Council. Beyond Six Billion: Forecasting the World’s Population. Washington: National
Academics, 2000. Print.
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Magazine Article
Author’s Last name, First name. “Title of article.” Magazine Title Day Month Year of publication:
page numbers of article. Print.
Weintraub, Arlene. “A Thousand-Year Plan for Nuclear Waste.” Business Week 6 May 2002: 94-96. Print.
Newspaper Article
Last Name, First name of author. “Title of article.” Title of Newspaper. Day Month Year of
publication: Section of newspaper article appears in. Print.
Dean, Maggie. “Healthcare Reform.” Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. 15 March 2008: C1+. Print.
Article in a Scholarly Journal
Author Last name, First name. “Title of article.” Title of Journal. Volume. Issue (Year): Page
Numbers. Print.
Koch, Jonathan. “Impact of Media.” CQ Researcher. 44. 11 (2008): 472-499. Print.
One Work in an Anthology (a collection of articles/chapters compiled by an editor)
Author of article’s Last name, First name. “Title of article or chapter.” Title of Book. Ed. Editor’s
First name Last name. City of publication: Publisher, year of publication. page numbers
of article/chapter. Print.
More, Hannah. “The Black Slave Trade: A Poem.” British Women Poets of the Romantic Era. Ed. Paula R. Feldman.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP, 1997. 472-82. Print.
Encyclopedia Article
“Title of chapter/entry.” Title of encyclopedia. Edition number. Year of publication. Print.
Allen, Anita L. “Privacy in Health Care.” Encyclopedia of Bioethics. Ed. Stephen G. Post. 3rd ed. Vol. 4. New York:
Macmillan-Thomson, 2004. Print.
An Introduction, Preface, Foreword, or Afterword in a Book
Author Last name, First name. Part being cited. Title of book. By author of book First name Last
name. City of publication: Publisher, Year of publication. Page numbers of part being
cited. Print.
Borges, Jorge Luis. Foreword. Selected Poems, 1923-1967. By Borges. Ed. Norman Thomas Di Giovanni. New York:
Delta-Dell, 1973. xv-xvi. Print.
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Pamphlet or Brochure (if it has no date, write “n.d.” in the copyright date location)
Organization responsible for pamphlet. Title of pamphlet in italics. City of publication:
publishing house, Day Month Year of publication. Print.
Modern Language Association. Language Study in the Age of Globalization. New York: MLA, n.d. Print.
Government Publication
Name of government. Name of government agency. Title of publication. City of publication:
Publisher, Year of publication. Print.
United States. Dept. of Labor. Child Care: A Workforce Issue. Washington: GPO, 1988. Print.
Interview (Kinds of interviews: Personal interview, Telephone interview, Email Interview)
Last name, First name of interviewee. Kind of Interview. Day Month Year of Interview.
Morrow, Sarah. Personal interview. 2 Mar. 2010.
Map or Chart
“Title of map or chart.” Map or Chart. Title of Book or source. By author of book’s First name
Last name. City of publication: Publisher, Year of publication. Page number of
map/chart. Print.
“Western Boundaries of Brazil, 1600, 1780, and the Present.” Map. Brazilian Narrative Traditions in a Comparative
Context. By Earl E. Fitz. New York: MLA, 2005. 43. Print.
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WEB SOURCES (Provide a sponsor if one is listed on the home page of the website)
Professional Website (No author)
Title of Website in Italics. Day Month Year of publication/copyright. Sponsor of website. Web.
Day Month Year of access.
Modern Language Association. MLA, 25 Sept. 2007. Web. 15 May 2008.
Article or Page on a Website (No Author)
“Title of article or page.” Title of Website. Sponsor of website. Day Month Year of publication.
Web. Day Month Year of access.
“Hourly News Summary.” National Public Radio. National Public Radio, 20 July 2007. Web. 20 July 2007.
Article or Page on a Website (With Author)
Author last name, First name. “Title of article or page.” Title of Website. Sponsor of website.
Day Month Year of publication. Web. Day Month Year of access.
Tyre, Peg. “Six Charged in Alleged N.J. Terror Plot.” WNBC. 8 May 2007. Web. 9 May 2007.
Government Website
Name of government. Name of government agency. Title of Website. Day Month Year of
copyright. Web. Day Month Year of access.
United States. Department of Labor. United States Department of Labor. 2010. Web. 30 Mar. 2010.
Database Article - Badgerlink (Not a Journal)
Author last name, First name. “Title of Article.” Name of Database (MasterFile, ERIC, etc.).
Volume. Issue (Day Month Year of publication): page #s. EBSCOhost. Badgerlink. Web.
Day Month Year of Access.
"SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY." Futurist 38.6 (2004): 8. Science Reference Center. EBSCO. Web. 30 Mar. 2010.
Database Article - Badgerlink (Journal)
Author last name, First name. “Title of Article.” Title of News Source (Magazine, Newspaper,
etc.). Journal #. Issue # (Date of publication): pages. Name of Database (MasterFile,
ERIC, etc.). EBSCOhost. Badgerlink. Web. Day Month Year of Access.
Turner, Charles W., Bradford W. Hesse, and Sonja Peterson-Lewis. "Naturalistic Studies of the Long-Term Effects of
Television Violence." Journal of Social Issues 42.3 (1986): 51-73. Educational Administration Abstracts.
EBSCO. Web. 30 Mar. 2010.
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Database Article - SIRS
Author last name, First name. “Title of Article.” Title of News Source (Magazine, Newspaper,
etc.). Day Month Year of publication: page numbers if provided. SIRS Knowledge Source.
Web. Day Month Year of Access.
Zahn, Margaret A., et. al. "Violence by Teenage Girls: Trends and Context." Girls Study Group: Understanding and
Responding to Girls' Delinquency. May 2008: 1-21. SIRS Government Reporter. Web. 30 March 2010.
Database Article – Facts on File
“Title of article.” Issues and Controversies on File: page #s. Issues and Controversies. Facts on
File, Day Month Year of publication. Web. Day Month Year of Access.
"In Vitro Fertilization." Issues & Controversies On File: n. pag. Issues & Controversies. Facts On File News Services,
10 Apr. 2009. Web. 23 Apr. 2010.
Database Article - ELibrary
Author last name, First name. “Title of Article.” Title of News Source (Magazine, Newspaper,
etc.). Day Month Year of publication. Electronic Library. Web. Day Month Year of Access.
Ashby, Sarah L; Rich, Michael. "Video Killed the Radio Star: The Effects of Music Videos on Adolescent Health."
Adolescent Medicine Clinics. 01 Jun. 2005: 371. eLibrary. Web. 30 Mar. 2010.
Database Article – ABC-Clio
“Title of article.” American History OR World History. ABC-Clio. Day Month Year of copyright.
Web. Day Month Year of access.
"Great Depression." American Government. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 30 Mar. 2010.
Online Magazine Article
Author last name, First name. “Title of article.” Title of Magazine. Day Month Year of
publication. Web. Day Month Year of access.
Steinmetz, Katy. “Ready for Your Biometric Social Security Card?” Time. 29 Mar. 2010. Web. 30 Mar. 2010.
Online Newspaper Article
Author last name, First name. “Title of article.” Title of Newspaper. Day Month Year of
publication. Web. Day Month Year of access.
Blakely, Daniel. “The Scientists Speak.” Editorial. New York Times. New York Times, 20 Nov. 2007. Web. 15 May
2008.
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Online Book
Author Last name, First name. Title of Book. City of publication: publisher. Year of publication.
Title of Website. Day Month Year of Website Copyright. Website sponsor. Web. Day
Month Year of Access.
Bierce, Ambrose. The Devil’s Dictionary. New York: Neale, 1911. n.p. The Ambrose Bierce Project. Web. 15 May
2008.
Online Encyclopedia Article or Reference Article
Author Last name, First name. “Title of Article or entry.” Title of Encyclopedia or Database. Day
Month Year of Copyright. Website sponsor. Web. Day Month Year of access.
“de Kooning, Willem.” Enclopaedia Britannica Online. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2008. Web. 15 May 2008.
Online Image (Mediums include Photograph, Chart, Map, Painting, Sculpture, etc.)
Artists’ Last name, First name. Title of work or image. Day Month Year of creation. Institution or
city where work of art is house (if applicable). Name of Website. Medium. Day Month
Year of access.
“Verb Tenses.” Chart. The OWL at Purdue. Purdue U Online Writing Lab, 2001. Web. 15 May 2008.
Email Message
Author Last name, First name. “Subject line of email.” First name Last name of person who
received email. Day Month Year Message was sent. Email.
Morrow, Sarah. “Citing in MLA Style.” Jeffrey Simons. 30 Mar. 2010. Email.
NOTE: Not all types of sources are included in this guide. Refer to the MLA Handbook for any
entries that are omitted from this guide.
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WORKS CITED PAGE FORMAT
1. Title the document Works Cited in bold, centered, at the top.
2. Double-space throughout the Works Cited.
3. Take out extra spaces between entries.
4. Use the Hanging Indent Format (Paragraph, Special, Hanging in Microsoft Word).
5. Do not number entries or create a bulleted list.
6. Alphabetize entries. The words A, An, and The do not count as words when
alphabetizing. Alphabetize by the next word in the entry.
Parenthetical Citations
Whatever appears inside a parenthetical citation should directly match whatever appears first
in the corresponding entry on the Works Cited page.
Print Sources
Print Source with Author
(Author last name Page #)
Print Source with no Author
(“Title of work” Page #)
Print Source with Corporate Author
(Corporate group title Page #)
Web Sources
Online source with author
(Author last name)
Online source with no author
(“Title of webpage or article”)
Online source with Corporate Author
(Corporate group title)
PDF documents (documents scanned and uploaded online)
(Author name or “Article Title” page #)