Works Cited Page – Common Examples
If you are unsure of how to write an entry for a particular source, take a look at the MLA Handbook 7th Edition available in
the library.
Note:
 Entries are double-spaced, with double-spacing between entries.
 The second line of each entry is indented by ½” (hanging indent).
 The page is alphabetized by the first letter of the entry, whether it is the title or the author.
Print Resources
Author. Title. Place published: Publisher, Publication date (most
BOOKS
recent). Print.
Watson, Tom. How to Think Like a Survivor. Chanhaussen, MN: Creative Publishing
International, 2006. Print.
Editor
Fagan, Brian M., ed. The Oxford Companion to Archaeology. New York: Oxford
University Press, 1996. Print.
Author. “Article Title.” Original source original date: page # (if given).
ARTICLES IN
BOOKS
Rpt. in Book Title. Author or Editor. Publication information.
Page numbers. Print.
Kidder, Rushworth M. “’Terrorism’—A Term Notoriously Difficult to Pin Down.” The
Whole reprint
Christian Science Monitor 18 April 1986: 12. Rpt. in Annual Editions: Violence and
Terrorism 91/92. 2nd ed. Guilford, CT: Dushkin, 1991. 9-10. Print.
Last, Jonathan V. “America’s Youth are Advancing Morally.” Rpt. of “Doesn’t Smell Like
Article from Pro/Con books
Teen Spirit” by Jonathan V. Last. Weekly Standard, Vol. 4, 15 Feb. 1999: 22-25.
Rpt. in American Values. Ed. Mary E. Williams. Opposing Viewpoints Series.
Detroit, MI: Greenhaven Press, 2005. 79-86. Print.
SUBJECT
ENCYCLOPEDIA/
REFERENCE BOOK
Author. “Article Title.” Encyclopedia Title. Editor name. Volume
number. Publication information. Print.
Matuz, Roger. “Warren G. Harding.” Complete American Presidents Sourcebook. Ed.
Lawrence W. Baker. Vol. 4. Detroit: UXL, 2001. 1015-1032. Print.
Online Resources
 Some instructors will require the URL within the citation; some will not. Be sure to check before you turn
in your Works Cited page to determine whether the URL needs to be included.
WEBSITES,
URL included
(break after a
slash)
Author or Artist (if given). “Title of Page.” Title of site. Sponsor of site,
Date of publication or last updated. Medium (usually Web). Date
of access (day, month, year). <URL>.
“Founding Fathers on Religion in Government.” ProCon.org. ProCon.org, 29 May 2009.
Web. 28 September 2009. <http://undergod.procon.org/
viewresource.asp?resourceID=000070>.
Author or Artist (if given). “Title of Page.” Title of site. Sponsor of site,
WEBSITES,
No URL
Date of publication or last updated. Medium (usually Web). Date
of access (day, month, year).
“Millard Fillmore.” American President. Miller Center of Public Affairs, 2009. Web. 14
December 2009.
ProCon.org
"Founding Fathers on Religion in Government." ProCon.org. ProCon.org, 29 May 2009.
Web. 28 Sept. 2009.
Illustration
Lange, Dorothea. The Migrant Mother. 1936. Prints and Photographs Div., Lib. Of
Congress. Dorothea Lange: Photographer of the People. Web. 9 May 2009.
OFA
DATABASES
Author. “Article Title.” Original source original date: page # (if given).
Name of Database. Web. Date of access.
Brown, Ashley. "Professional Athletes Should Not Be Viewed as Role Models." Opposing
Opposing
Viewpoints
Viewpoints: Sports and Athletes 2005: n. pag. Opposing Viewpoints Resource
Center. Web. 14 Dec. 2009.
CQ Researcher
Jost, Kenneth. "Bilingual Education vs. English Immersion." CQ Researcher 19.43 (2009):
1029-1052. CQ Researcher. Web. 14 Dec. 2009.
Proquest Historical
Newspapers
Shipler, David K. “THE GOLAN HEIGHTS ANNEXED BY ISRAEL IN AN ABRUPT MOVE.”
New York Times (1857-Current file) Dec 15, 1981: 2. Historical Newspapers.
Web. 14 December 2009.