MLA Works Cited Examples & Templates
Print Sources:
Full Book with one author:
Lastname, Firstname. Book Title. Publication City: Publishing Company, Year of
Publication.
Krakauer, Jon. Into Thin Air. New York: Anchor Books, 1998.
Full Book with two or more authors:
Lastname, Firstname and Firstname Lastname. Book Title. Publication City: Publishing
Company, Year of Publication.
Niering, William A., and Nancy C. Olmstead. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North
American Wildflowers. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993.
Full Book with ONLY an editor:
Lastname, Firstname, ed. Book Title. Publication City: Publishing Company, Year of
Publication.
Bloom, Harold, ed. Amy Tan. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, 2001.
Full Book with association or committee as corporate author:
Association Name. Book Title. Publication City: Publishing Company, Year of
Publication.
American Heart Association. The American Heart Association Cookbook. New York:
David McKay Company, Inc., 2001.
Article from a Book
Lastname, Firstname. “Article Title.” Book Title. Editor (if exists). Publication City,
State: Pub. Company, Year of Pub. Pages.
Hart, Douglas. “How the Executive Branch Works.” American Government Made Easy.
Ed. Bradley Gray. Bethesda, MD: Radical Press, 2007. 12-15.
Article from a Book in Multi-volume Set or Anthology:
Lastname, Firstname. “Article Title.” Reference Book Title. Editor (if exists). Volume
Num. Publication City, State: Pub. Company, Year of Pub. Pages.
Sieber, Joan E. “Ethics in Research.” Encyclopedia of Psychology. Ed. Alan E. Kazdin.
Vol. 3. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2000. 123-124.
Signed article in a reference book:
Lastname, Firstname. “Article Title.” Reference Book Title. Editor (if exists). Volume
Number. Publication City, State: Pub. Company, Year of Pub. Pages.
Zampini, Philip. "Sandra Day O'Connor." Dictionary of World Biography. Ed. Frank N.
Magill. Rev. ed. Vol. 7. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1999. 45-46.
Unsigned article in a reference book:
“Article Title.” Reference Book Title. Editors. Num. of volumes. Publication City, State:
Pub. Company, Pub. Year. Pages.
“The Age of Propellers." Inventions and Inventors. Ed. Jim Smith. 10 vol. Danbury,
Conn.: Grolier Educational, 2000. 23-25.
Encyclopedia, dictionary, or familiar reference book:
Lastname, Firstname. “Article Title.” Reference Book Title. Edition. Publication Year.
Lewis, Mark J. "Jet Propulsion." World Book Encyclopedia. 2002 ed. 2002.
"Higgledy-piggledy." Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. 10th ed. 1999.
No Author, anonymous book:
Brunswick: 100 Years of Memories. Brunswick: Brunswick History Commission, 1990.
Gale Literary Criticism Series (Works in an anthology):
Wilson, Edmund. "F. Scott Fitzgerald." The Shores of Liqht: A Literary Chronicle of the
of the Twenties and Thirties (1922): 27-35. Rpt. In Twentieth-Century Literary
Criticism. Ed. Dedria Bryfonski. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 1978. 233-235.
Newspaper:
Lastname, Firstname. “Article Title.” Newspaper Title Day Month Year: Pages.
Valdez, Jessica. "ACLU Seeks City Memorial Records." The Frederick News-Post 5 Jul.
2002: A 1.
Magazine or periodical article:
Lastname, Firstname. “Article Title.” Magazine Title Day Month Year: Pages.
Sloan, Allan. "The Jury's In: Greed Isn't Good." Newsweek 24 June 2002: 37-38.
Non-Print Sources:
Interviews:
IntervieweeLastname, IntervieweeFirstname. Interview with Firstname Lastname.
Show Title. Network/Station. Location. Day Month Year.
Weast, Jerry. Interview with Larry King. Larry King Live. CNN. New York. 14 June
2007.
Bulson, Sean. Personal interview. 9 Feb. 2008.
Television or radio program:
"The Cause: 1861" Civil War. Produced by Ken Burns. PBS. 22 September 2002.
Prairie Home Companion. Narr. Garrison Keillor. National Public Radio. WETA.
Washington. 20 Sept. 2002.
Movie, Film, or Video:
Film Title. Director. Performers: Firstname Lastname, Firstname Lastname, and
Firstname Lastname. Production Company, Copyright Year.
Schindler’s List. Dir. Steven Speilberg. Perf.: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, and Ralph
Fiennes. Universal Pictures, 1993.
ONLINE:
Infotrac/Student Resource Center-Gold:
Lastname, Firstname. “Article Title.” Original Newspaper or Magazine Title. Day
Month Year (of Publication): Original Pages. Database Title. Place You
Accessed the Database. City and State of Access. Day Month Year (of Access)
<First page of Database; Must start with http://>
Ezzell, Carol. "The Child Within: Stem Cells from Adults May Not Be So Useful After
AIL" Scientific American 28 June 2002: 20-22. Infotrac/Student Resource
Center-Gold. Gale Group Databases. Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
Library. Frederick,
MD. 5 July 2006 <http://www.galenet.galegroup.com>.
S.I.R.S.:
Lastname, Firstname. “Article Title.” Original Newspaper or Magazine Title. Day
Month Year (of Publication): Original Pages. Database Title. Place You
Accessed the Database. City and State of Access. Day Month Year (of Access)
<First page of Database; Must start with http://>
Flanigan, James. "Japan's Firms Offer More Hope Than Its Politicians." Los Angeles
Times 17 Feb. 2002: C1+.
SIRS Researcher. Bethesda-Chevy Chase High
School.
Bethesda, MD. 5 July 2006 <http://sks.sirs.com>.
ProQuest:
Lastname, Firstname. “Article Title.” Original Newspaper or Magazine Title. Day
Month Year (of Publication): Original Pages. Proquest Direct. Place You
Accessed the Database. City and State of Access. Day Month Year (of Access)
<First page of Database; Must start with http://>
Gibbs., Nancy. “The Age of Ritalin.” Time 30 November 1998, 152. Proquest Direct.
Bethesda Chevy Chase High School. Bethesda, MD. 14 Jan. 2000
<http://proquest.umi.com>
Web Site on the Internet:
Lastname, Firstname. “Web Page Title.” Full Web Site Title. Day Month Year (of page
revision). Affiliated Organization. Day Month Year (of your access) <Web page
address; Must start with http://>
Baczkowski, Brian. “THS Media Center.” Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Web
Site. 31 May Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. 10 August 2006
< http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/bcchs/>
“Airline Terror Plot 'Close to Execution.’” CNN.com. 2006. Cable News Network.
10 August 2006 <http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/10/us.security/index.html>
Newspaper Online
Bowie, Liz. "City Struggles to Fill 1,200 Teaching Jobs." Baltimore Sun on the Web. 5
July 2006. 12 July 2006 < http://www.sunspot.netlnews/local/>.