Works Cited Page – MLA
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The list of works cited should appear as the last page of your research paper. Begin the list on a new
page and put your last name and the page number at the upper right corner of the page, continuing the
page numbers of the text. Begin the list with the heading Works Cited, centered. The entire list should
be double-spaced and in alphabetical order by the last name of each author. If the author’s name is
unknown, alphabetize by the title, ignoring any initial A, An or The. This is an example of what the top
of your Works Cited page should look like:
There is a proper way to cite every kind of source. Some of the most common are listed below.
Remember, your entire list should be in alphabetical order. Don’t group each type of source by
category (like books, articles, etc.). Categories shown here are for your clarity.
BOOKS
Single author
Sagan, Carl. Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future
In Space. New York: Random House, 1994.
Note the order
of the second
author’s name
Two authors
Thompson, Hunter S., and Ralph Steadman. The Curse of
Lono. Toronto: Bantam Books, 1983.
Book with one
or two editors
Wexler, Michael, and John Hulme, eds. Voices of the Xiled: Or
a Generation Speaks for Itself. New York: Doubleday,
1994.
More than two
authors
Pollack, Thomas C., et al. Explorations. New York: Prentice
Hall, 1943.
Essay
Jaskoski, Helen. “To Tell a Good Story.” Leslie Marmon Silko: A
Collection of Critical Essays. Ed. Louise K. Barnet and James
L. Thorson. Albuquerque, NM: U of New Mexico P, 1999.
87-100.
ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLES
Signed (author given)
Bloome, David. “Language and Education.” Encyclopedia of Education.
Sciences. New York: Macmillan, 2003.
Unsigned (no author)
“Gilman, Charlotte Perkins (1860-1935).” Encyclopedia of American
Education. New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1996.
MAGAZINES & NEWSPAPERS
Magazine article signed
Silverman, Gillian. “It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Plagiarism Buster!”
Newsweek 15 July 2002:12.
Journal article signed
Anderson, Douglas. "Subterraneous Virginia: The Ethical Poetics of
Thomas Jefferson.” Eighteenth-Century Studies 33 (1999): 233-49.
Newspaper article
unsigned
“Computer Earnings Peak Out.” Wall Street Journal 25 Nov.
1983: 1:5.
INTERVIEWS
Interview in person
Johannson, Erin. Personal Interview. 2 Sept. 2003.
Interview in print
Ellison, Ralph. Interview. “Invisible Man.” With Alan
McPherson. Atlantic Dec. 1970: 45-60.
INTERNET & MULTIMEDIA
Sites (general MLA
format)
Author. “Title of Article.” Title of Web Site (homepage). Date of
Posting/Revision. Name of institution/organization sponsoring
site. Date last accessed <URL>.
Article on a Web Site
"Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format." Purdue
Online Writing Lab. 2003. Purdue University. 20 May 2004
<http://owl.english.purdue.eduhandouts/research/r_mla.html>.
Subscription service
periodical article
Roush, Wade. “Arguing Over Why Johnny Can’t Read.”
Science 31 Mar. 1995: 1896. MasterFile Premier. EBSCOhost.
Gavilan Coll. Lib., Gilroy, CA. 10 May 2000
<http://search.epnet.com/>.
Electronic Collections
Candelaria, Cordelia. “Problems and Promise in Anaya's Llano." The
American Book Review Sept.–Oct. 1983:18. Rpt. in Contemporary
Literary Criticism. Literature Resource Center. Gale Group. Gavilan
Coll. Lib., Gilroy. 30 Aug. 2003 < http://galenet.galegroup.com >.
WWW Magazine
Article
Boutwell, Jeffrey and Michael Klare. “A Scourge of Small
Arms.” Scientific American June 2000. 10 May 2000
<http://www.sciam.com/2000/0600issue/
0600boutwell.html>.
Video recording
Baraka. Dir. Ron Fricke. Videocassette. MPI Media Group, 1992.
netLibrary eBook
Mahwah, N.J. Lawrence. An Insider's Guide to Success in the Twoyear College. Hauppauge, N.Y: Barron's, 1999. netLibrary.
2001- 2003. 1 May 2003 <http://www.netlibrary.com/
ebook_info.asp?product_id=52267&piclist=
19799,25623,40217,40242,42321>.
If you have any questions, please ask the librarian or your instructor for help!
GGC 8/24/04