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MLA 7th Edition Guidelines and Examples
More examples in MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th ed. or The Little Brown Handbook, 12th
ed. (available in the Library). You can also visit The Writing Center for additional help (A-332, 972-273-3478).
Print Materials

Book – one or multiple Authors (see MLA Handbook, section 5.5.2. or section 5.5.4. – if anonymous,
start with title, see MLA Handbook, section 5.5.9.)
Author(s). Title of the Book. Edition. City of Publication: Publisher, year of publication. Medium of publication.
Kerski, Joseph, John P. Smith, and Simon Ross. The Environment. 3rd ed. New York: Oxford University
Press, 2005. Print.
 Book – one or multiple Editors (see Little Brown Handbook, section 46b)
Editor(s). Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.
Gilbert, Sandra M., and Susan Gubar, eds. The Female Imagination and the Modernist Aesthetic. New York:
Gordon, 1986. Print.
 Book – Author and Editor (see Little Brown Handbook, section 46b)
Author(s). Title of Book. Editor(s). City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.
Mumford, Lewis. The City in History. Ed. Donald L. Miller. New York: Pantheon, 1986. Print.
 Article in a Scholarly Journal (see MLA Handbook, section 5.4.2.)
Author(s). “Title of the Article.” Title of the Journal Volume#. Issue# (Year of Publication): page #s. Medium
of Publication.
Piper, Andrew. “Rethinking the Print Object: Goethe and the Book of Everything.” PMLA 121.1 (2006): 12438. Print.
 Article in a Newspaper (see MLA Handbook, section 5.4.5.)
Author(s). “Title of the Article.” Title of the Newspaper Date, Edition: Section: Page #. Medium of publication.
Dwyer, Jim. “Yeats Meets the Digital Age, Full of Passionate Intensity.” New York Times 20 July 2008, early
ed., Arts and Leisure sec.: 1+. Print.
 Article in a Magazine (see MLA Handbook, section 5.4.6.)
Author(s). “Title of the Article.” Title of the Magazine Date: Page #. Medium of publication.
Weintraub, Arlene, and Laura Cohen. “A Thousand-Year Plan for Nuclear Waste.” Business Week 6 May
2002: 94-96. Print.
 Work in an Anthology (see MLA Handbook, section 5.5.6.)
Author(s). “Title of the Article.” Translator. Title of the Anthology. Editor. City of Publication: Publisher, Year
of Publication. Page #s. Medium of Publication.
Allende, Isabel. “Toad’s Mouth.” Trans. Margaret Sayers Peden. A Hammock beneath the mangoes: Stories
from Latin America. Ed. Thomas Colchie. New York: Plume, 1992. 83-88. Print.
 Article or Work Reprinted (with the same title) in a Collection (see MLA Handbook, section 5.5.6.)
Complete data of original article/work. Rpt in. Title of Collection. Editor. Vol #. City of Publication: Publisher,
Year of Publication. Page #s. Medium of Publication.
Holladay, Hillary. “Narrative Space in Ann Petry’s Country Place.” Xavier Review 16.1 (1996): 21-35. Rpt. in
Twentieth-Century Literature Criticism. Ed. Linda Pavlovski and Scott Darga. Vol. 112. Detroit: Gale,
2002. 356-62. Print.
 Article in a Reference Book – General (see MLA Handbook, section 5.5.7.)
“Title of Article.” Title of Reference Book. Edition. Date of Publication. Medium of Publication.
“John Dalton.” Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2nd ed. 1998. Print.
 Article in a Reference Book – Specialized (see MLA Handbook, section 5.5.7.)
Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Reference Book. Editor. Edition. Volume #. City of Publication: Publisher,
Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.
* Entries in a works cited page should be double-spaced and in alphabetical order.
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MLA 7th Edition Guidelines and Examples
Hodeir, Andre and Gunther Schuller. “Duke Ellington.” Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Ed. Stanley Sadie.
2nd ed. Vol. 8. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. Print.
Electronic Materials
 Digital File: MP3, PDF, Microsoft Word, or eBook on eReader (see MLA Handbook, section 5.7.18.)
Author(s). Title of piece. Title of work. City: Manufacturer/Publisher, Year of Publication. Type of File.
Springsteen, Bruce. “This Life.” Working on a Dream. Columbia, 2009. MP3 file.
Rowley, Hazel. Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage. New York: Farrar, 2010. Kindle file.
 eBook from an Online Database (see MLA Handbook, section 5.6.4.)
Author(s). Title of the Book. Edition. City of Publication: Publisher, year of publication. Name of Online
Database. Medium of Publication. Day Month Year of Access.
Safier, Fred. Precalculus. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002. EBSCOhost eBook Collection. Web. 18 June 2014.
 Online Media (Online Video Clip, Blogs, Webcasts) (see MLA Handbook, section 5.6.2.)
Author(s)/Screen Name/Corporate Author. “Title of Posting.” Title of Website. Publisher of Web site, Day
Month Year Posted. Medium of Publication. Day Month Year of Access.
NBC News. “Cyber Attack on the Financial Industry.” NBC Learn Higher Ed. NBC News, 04 Apr. 2013. Web.
11 Apr. 2013.
 Web Publication (Web site) (see MLA Handbook, section 5.6.1.)
Author(s)/Editor(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Web site. Publisher of Web site, Publication date. Medium of
Publication. Date of Access. <URL is optional>.
Tyre, Peg. “Standardized Tests in College?” Newsweek. Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2007. Web. 15 May 2008.
 Scholarly Journal Article from an Online Database (see MLA Handbook, section 5.6.4.)
Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Journal. Volume #. Issue # (Year of Publication): Page #s. Name of Online
database. Medium of Publication. Date of Access.
Tolson, Nancy. “Making Books Available: The Role of Early Libraries, Librarians, and Booksellers in the
Promotion of African American Children’s Literature.” African American Review. 32.1 (1998): 9-16.
JSTOR. Web. 5 June 2008.
 Article in a Newspaper from an Online Database (see MLA Handbook, section 5.6.4.)
Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Newspaper Date of Publication, Edition: Page #s. Series #, Title of Series.
Name of Online Database. Medium of Publication. Date of Access.
Richardson, Lynda. “Minority Students Languish in Special Education System.” New York Times 6 Apr. 1994,
late ed.: A1+. Pt. 1 of a series, A Class Apart: Special Education in New York City. LexisNexis. Web.
15 Aug. 2007.
 Article in a Magazine from an Online Database (see MLA Handbook, section 5.6.4.)
Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine Date of Publication: Page #s. Name of Online Database.
Medium of Publication. Date of Access.
France, Anatole. “Pour la Paix, pour la Liberté.” New Age 5 Sept. 1907: 297-98. The Modernist Journals
Project. Web. 5 June 2008.
Other Materials
 Recorded Video, Film, Filmstrip, DVD (see MLA Handbook, section 5.7.3.)
Title of film. Name of the director. List of performers. Distributor, release year. Medium.
Ed Wood. Dir. Tim Burton. Perf. Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sara Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette.
Touchstone, 1994. DVD.
 Oral Presentation (Lecture, Speech, Address, Reading) (see Little Brown Handbook, section 46b)
Speaker(s). “Title”. Sponsoring Organization. Location. Date. Type of Presentation.
Bach, Gabriel. Class lecture on leadership. North Lake College. Irving, TX. 3 Mar. 2014. Lecture.
* Entries in a works cited page should be double-spaced and in alphabetical order.
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