Examples of MLA 7th ed. Works Cited
(Parenthetical documentation is listed underneath the citation example)
In Works Cited, list all sources in alphabetical order by the first words of each citation, i.e. the author‟s last name.
Sources without an author start with the title.
Titles of Books, Magazines or Journals, Web Sites and Online Databases are italicized.
“Titles of Articles” are “inside quotation marks.”
Use double spacing and the hanging indent.
You do not cite: common knowledge and your own original ideas
The sky is blue.
[No citation required. Commonly known fact.]
You must cite: all “direct quotes” and paraphrases of information or ideas that come from any of your sources.
Example of a paraphrase:
The sky is blue because the water vapor in the air reflects the blue wavelength of light. (“Light” 200)
Use parenthetical documentation after each paraphrase or quotation in your paper.
Match the parenthetical documentation to the first word of the source in your Works Cited
(Author’s last name -- or first word of title if no author -- and the page number) [no comma]
(“Light” 200) links to: “Light and Matter.” The DK Science Encyclopedia.1998.
(Parker 43) links to: Parker, Barry. Science 101: Physics. New York: Harper, 2007.
To create your citation and help with examples and explanations:
Noodletools: http://www.noodletools.com U/N: dubai P/W: leopards [then create a personal ID]
For help with examples and explanation:
Owl at Purdue web site: „MLA Formatting and Style Guide”
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
BOOKS
Last Name, First. Book Title. Edition if given. Place: Publisher, Year. Print.
Parker, Barry. Science 101: Physics. New York: Harper, 2007. Print.
(Parker 43)
[single author]
Research & Education Association. Problem Solvers: Physics. Piscataway: Research & Education Association,
2007. Print.
[corporate author]
(Research 126-27)
Romero, Anna, and Steven M. Kemp. Psychology Demystified. New York: McGraw, 2007. Print.
(Romero and Kemp 89-90)
[two authors]
Quirk, Randolf, et al. [For 4 authors, use the first author‟s name and then et al. ]
Dubai Explorer. 7th ed. Dubai: Explorer, 2005. Print.
(Dubai 393)
[4 or more authors]
[no author, title only]
Goebbels, Joseph. “The Propaganda Apparatus.” Living in Nazi Germany. Ed. Elaine Halleck. San Diego:
MAGAZINE
Author. “Article Title” Magazine Title Date: Pages. Print.
Elliott, Michael, and Michael Schuman. "Seeing Light through the Gloom." Time 1 Feb. 2010: 33-36. Print.
(Elliott and Schuman 34)
[normal article]
For Editorials, Letters to the Editor or Advertisements add: Editorial. Letter. Advertisement . after the “Title of the Article.” Use Noodletools.
JOURNAL
Author. “Title of Article.” Journal Title Vol.Issue (Year): Pages. Print.
Douglas, Kate. “The Great Pet Showdown.” New Scientist 204.2738 (2009): 32-37. Print.
(Douglas 33)
Electronic Resources: Online Databases & Internet Web Sites
URLS are required for IB subjects and Extended Essays
Abbreviations for no publisher = N.p. no date = N.d. no pages = N.pag.
ONLINE DATABASES
Start with the same method as print articles.
Add Database Name. Web. Date searched. <URL>.
Magazine Article in an Online Database
Kersee, Jackie Joyner. “Should Celebrity Athletes/Entertainers Be Role Models? Yes. They Are Whether They
Want to Be or Not. (TWO SIDES).” Ebony Dec. 2007: 165. Student Resource Center - Gold. Web. 24
Jan. 2010. <http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/daa>.
(Kersee)
Journal Article in an Online Database
Ananthaswamy, Anil. “Written in Blood (India‟s Caste System).” New Scientist 170.2291 (2001): 17. Student
Resource Center Gold. Web. 16 Jan. 2010. <http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/daa>.
(Ananthaswamy)
Article from a book with editors, no author
[If it has an author, start with the author‟s name]
“Atomic Theory.” UXL Encyclopedia of Science. Ed. Rob Nagel. 2nd ed. Detroit: U*X*L, 2007. Student Resource
Center Gold. Web. 5 Sept. 2008. <http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/daa>.
(“Atomic Theory.” UXL) [Add extra words when other titles in your Works Cited start the same]
WEBSITES
Last Name, First. “Article or Page Name.” Title of Web Site. Publisher or Sponsor, Date
Updated. [if known] Web. Date searched. <URL>.
“Atomic Structure and Bonding.” CHEMMystery. ThinkQuest Oracle Education Foundation, n.d. Web. 31 Jan.
2009. <http://library.thinkquest.org///>.
Clark, Jim. “A Simple View of Atomic Structure.” Chemguide. N.p., 2000. Web. 6 Sept. 2008.
<http://www.chemguide.co.uk//>.
“Their Eyes Were Watching God: Theme Analysis.” NovelGuide. N.p., 2010. Web. 20 Jan. 2010.
<http://www.novelguide.com/god/.html>.
VIDEO from a Web Site
Title of Video in italics; Title of Web Site in italics
Allies Fight in North Africa. History.Com. Web. 20 Jan. 2010.
<http://www.history.com/video.do?name=americanhistory&bcpid=1676043206&bclid=1716440957&bctid
=1641207596>.
ARTWORK from a Web Site or Online Database -- Painting, Photograph or Sculpture