MLA (7th edition) Sample Bibliography
** Citations should be double-spaced. Here they are not, due to space limitations.
Book with 1 author:
Author last name, First name. Italicized Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher, Date of publication.
Print.
Walker, Sally M. We Are The Weather Makers: The History of Climate Change. Somerville, MA:
Candlewick Press, 2009. Print.
**For books with multiple authors, please refer to Quickcite**
Electronic book
Author last name, First name. Italicized Title of Book. Publication place: Publisher, Publication date.
Italicized Title of database. Web. Date of access.
Powell, Kerry. Women and Victorian Theatre. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1997. NetLibrary.
Web. 29 Nov 2010.
Article from a library database
Author last name, First name. “Title of Article in Quotations.” Title of Periodical vol.issue (year):pages. Title
of Database. Web. Date of Access.
Garcia, David. “The Greening of Detroit.” America 202.20 (2010): 10-14. Masterfile Premier. Web. 2 Dec.
2010.
Newspaper article from a library database
Author’s last name, First name. “Title of Article in Quotations.” Title of Newspaper date of publication. Title
of Database. Web. Date of access.
Benson, Josh. “Shoddy Construction Found at Homes in New Jersey.” New York Times 1 Apr. 2005 :n. pag.
Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Nov. 2009.
(if pages are not available, use n. pag.)
Web Site
Author or Editor's Name (if known). "Title of the Page." Title of the Overall Web Site. Publisher or Sponsor of the
Site (if known), day, month and year of publication or last update (if known). Medium of publication. Day,
month and year of access.
“Calcium and Bone Health.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 3 Dec. 2008. Web. 1 Dec. 2009.
**For other types of webpages, refer to OWL from Purdue University**
Online video (i.e. YouTube)
“Title of Video.” Website. Date of publication or last update. Web. Date of access.
“How to Make an Origami Butterfly.” YouTube. 11 June 2009. Web. 1 Dec. 2010.
For more citation samples, please refer to Quickcite from University of Auckland, NZ.