MLA Documentation
Working on the
Works Cited Page:
Print and Database
Sources
Working on the
Works Cited Page
Works Cited Page
• Purpose:
– To acknowledge outside sources and avoid
plagiarism
– to give the reader the information necessary to
relocate the source
• Contains all bibliographic information such
as author, title, source, dates, etc.
• The information you will need includes:
– Author, Title, Source, Date, Place/Publisher,
Medium (usually print or web) and sometimes
more.
Works Cited Rules
• Alphabetized by
author’s last name.
• If no author, the title is
used.
• Double-spaced using
“hanging indent.”
• Comes at the end of
your paper but is part
of the same document.
Other Tidbits
• Capitalization of Titles
– Use initial capitalization even if the source you
got it from does not! (Online sources are
notorious for not following MLA rules.)
• Quotation Marks for Titles
– Magazine articles, songs, TV episodes,
poems, stories, etc.
• Italics for Titles
– Books, CD’s, TV shows, movies,
journals, websites etc.
Creating Entries
• All books & textbooks which cover how to
cite sources do so by example
– The LSCC Library has kindly provided a
handout that gives samples based on our
databases and other resources
• Also examine the sections in our textbooks
that give samples of Works Cited entries.
• Use your handbook first!
Computer Help with Works Cited
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When finished typing the paper itself, press Enter
Go to the INSERT menu and insert a PAGE BREAK
Center the phrase “Works Cited”
Press ENTER, return to the Left Margin, and turn on
“Hanging Indent”
– Use the Format/Paragraph Menu
– Can also use the Ruler
Print Sources on
the Works Cited
Page
Citing A One Author Book
Author Last, First. Title. City: Publisher,
Date. Medium.
Freeman, Michael. Bloody Sundays: Inside the
Dazzling, Rough-and-Tumble World of the
NFL. New York: William Morrow, 2003. Print.
Citing A Two Author Book
Author Last, First and First Last. Title.
City: Publisher, Date. Medium.
Freeman, Michael and Dan Jones. Bloody
Sundays: Inside the Dazzling, Rough-andTumble World of the NFL. New York: William
Morrow, 2003. Print.
Citing A Three Author Book
Author Last, First, First Last, and First Last.
Title. City: Publisher, Date. Medium.
Freeman, Michael, James Smith and Dan Jones.
Bloody Sundays: Inside the Dazzling, Roughand- Tumble World of the NFL. New York:
William Morrow, 2003. Print.
Citing A Four or More Author Book
Author Last, First, et al. Title. City:
Publisher, Date. Medium.
Freeman, Michael, et al. Bloody Sundays: Inside
the Dazzling, Rough-and- Tumble World of the
NFL. New York: William Morrow, 2003. Print.
Use the same format for naming
authors and editors in books,
articles, and databases, whenever
the names are available.
From this point on, you will only
see Last, First to indicate the
author(s) or editor(s).
Citing A One Editor Book
Last, First, ed. Title. City: Publisher,
Date. Medium.
Freeman, Michael, ed. Bloody Sundays: Inside
the Dazzling, Rough-and-Tumble World of the
NFL. New York: William Morrow, 2003. Print.
Citing A Two Editor Book
Last, First and First Last, eds. Title. City:
Publisher, Date. Medium.
Freeman, Michael and Dan Jones, eds. Bloody
Sundays: Inside the Dazzling, Rough-andTumble World of the NFL. New York: William
Morrow, 2003. Print.
Citing A Three Editor Book
Last, First, First Last, and First Last, eds.
Title. City: Publisher, Date. Medium.
Freeman, Michael, James Smith and Dan Jones, eds.
Bloody Sundays: Inside the Dazzling, Roughand- Tumble World of the NFL. New York:
William Morrow, 2003. Print.
Citing A Four or More Editor Book
Last, First, et al., eds. Title. City:
Publisher, Date. Medium.
Freeman, Michael, et al., eds. Bloody Sundays:
Inside the Dazzling, Rough-and- Tumble World of
the NFL. New York: William Morrow, 2003. Print.
Periodical Sources
(Magazines and
Journals) on the
Works Cited
Page
Citing Magazine Articles with Author
Last, First. “Title of Article.” Periodical
Date: Page(s). Medium.
Freeman, Michael. “Bloody Sundays: Inside the
Dazzling, Rough- and-Tumble World of the
NFL.” Sports Illustrated 20 Dec. 2005: 224+.
Print.
Citing Magazine Articles with No Author
“Title of Article.” Periodical
Date: Page(s). Medium.
“Bloody Sundays: Inside the Dazzling, Roughand-Tumble World of the NFL.” Sports
Illustrated 20 Dec. 2005: 224+. Print.
Citing Magazine Article Dates
Weekly: 20 Dec. 2005:
Monthly: Dec. 2005:
Bimonthly: Nov- Dec. 2005:
“Bloody Sundays: Inside the Dazzling, Roughand-Tumble World of the NFL.” Sports
Illustrated 20 Dec. 2005: 224+. Print.
Citing Journal Articles
“Title of Article.” Periodical Volume.Issue
(Year): Page(s). Medium.
“Bloody Sundays: Inside the Dazzling, Roughand-Tumble World of the NFL.” Sports
Journal 22.3 (2005): 224+. Print.
Database Sources
on the Works
Cited
Page
Database Sources
• These can be found on the Library site
called Databases A – Z.
• These can also be e-Books.
• These sources are available to students
via a subscription paid by the college.
• It is no longer necessary to cite the URL
for paid database materials.
E-Book
Last, First. Title. City: Publisher,
Date. Database. Medium. Retrieved
Date.
Freeman, Michael. Bloody Sundays: Inside the
Dazzling, Rough-and-Tumble World of the
NFL. New York: William Morrow, 2003.
NetLibrary. Web. 21 May 2009
Magazine from a Database
Last, First. “Title of Article.” Periodical
Date: Page(s). Database. Medium.
Retrieved Date.
Freeman, Michael. “Bloody Sundays: Inside the
Dazzling, Rough- and-Tumble World of the
NFL.” Sports Illustrated 20 Dec. 2005: 224+.
Academic Search Complete. Web. 21 May
2009.
Journal Article from a Database
Last, First. “Title of Article.” Periodical
Volume. Issue (Year): Page(s). Database.
Medium. Retrieved Date.
Freeman, Michael. “Bloody Sundays: Inside the
Dazzling, Rough- and-Tumble World of the
NFL.” Sports Journal 22.3 (2005): 224+.
Academic Search Complete. Web. 21 May 2009.
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