Citation/Bibliography Worksheet
This is a guide for frequently used citations. For additional information, please refer to the On-line Writing Lab - 2009 MLA Format found on the
Research Tools link of the High School library website. NDA Library: http://www.ndatyngsboro.org/hslibrary
Book - The basic form for a book citation is:
Last name, First name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.
Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New York: Penguin, 1987. Print.
Author(s).
Title of Book.
City:
Publisher,
Year.
Medium of Publication.
Article in an encyclopedia or other reference book - For entries in encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference works, cite the piece as you
would any other work in a collection but do not include the publisher information for widely used reference books. If the reference book is organized
alphabetically, do not list the volume or the page number of the article or item.
"Relativity." The New Encyclopaedia Britannica. 15th ed. 1987. Print.
Auchincloss, Louis. "Edith Wharton." American Writers: A Collection of Literary Biographies. Ed. Leonard Unger. Vol. 4. New York: Charles
Scribner's Sons, 1974. 308-330. Print.
"Ideology." The American Heritage Dictionary. 3rd ed. 1997. Print.
Author(s).
“Article Title.”
Title of Encyclopedia/Ref. Book. Editor. Edition. Vol. City: Publisher, Year Pages. Med. of Publication
Periodical (Magazines & Newspapers) - Cite by listing the article's author, putting the title of the article in quotations marks, and italicizing the
periodical title. Follow with the date of publication. Remember to abbreviate the month. The basic format is as follows:
Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Day Month Year: Pages. Medium of publication.
Poniewozik, James. "TV Makes a Too-Close Call." Time 20 Nov. 2000: 70-71. Print.
Cite a newspaper article as you would a magazine article, but note the different pagination in a newspaper. If there is more than one edition available
for that date (as in an early and late edition of a newspaper), identify the edition following the date (e.g., 17 May 1987, late ed.).
Jeromack, Paul. “This Once, a David of the Art World does Goliath a Favor.” New York Times 13 July 2002, late ed.: B7+. Print.
Author(s).
“Title of Article.”
Title of Periodical
Day Month Year:
Pages.
Medium of Publication.
Online Databases - Cite articles from online databases and other subscription services just as you would print sources. If no page numbers are
available, use N. pag.
Cummings, William K. "Japan." Encyclopedia Americana. 2009. N. pag. Grolier Online. Web. 10 Nov. 2009.
Edition.
Pages.
Database
Title of
Medium of
Author(s).
“Article title.”
Date of access.
Title.
Encyclopedia.
Publication.
Magazine Online Database – To cite articles from a periodical in an online database begin the entry by following the recommendations for citing
works in print periodicals. If no page numbers are available, use n. pag. End the entry with the database title (italicized), medium of publication
(Web.) and date of access (day, month, and year).
Langhamer, Claire. “Love and Courtship in Mid-Twentieth-Century England.” Historical Journal 50.1 (2007): 173-96. ProQuest. Web. 27 May
2009.
Author(s).
“Article title.”
Original Source of
Article.
(date):
Pages.
Database Title.
Medium of
Publication.
Date of access.
Web site - Citing an Entire Web Site:
Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Version number. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or
publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access.
* Any version numbers available, including revisions, posting dates, volumes, or issue numbers.
* MLA no longer requires the use of URLs in MLA citations. Teachers may require the URL and it should appear in angle brackets after the date of
access.
Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Purdue U, 28 Nov. 2003. Web. 10 May 2006.
The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue U, 2008. Web. 23 April 2008.
Editor, author,
compiler
Name of Site.
Version
number
Name of institution
/organization,
Date of resource
creation.
Medium of
Publication.
Date of
access.
Adapted from JoAnn Klassen, Media Specialist, Cedaroak Park Elementary School, West Linn, Oregon; modified for by J. Reynolds 1/07.
Modified by K. Arsenault 4/10 - Used MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers 7th ed. and On-line Writing Lab - 2009 MLA Format.
Perdue U
<URL>.
Use the following abbreviations for information you cannot supply:
n.p.
n.p.
n.d.
n. pag.
No place of publication given
No publisher given
No date of publication
No pagination given