MHS LIBRARY
WORKS CITED FORMAT - (MLA 7.0 STYLE)
1. BOOK WITH AUTHOR(s):
Last name, First name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of
Publication. Medium of Publication.
*Notes:
• If there are two or three authors, add them all, but only the first name should be last name first.
• If there are more than 3 authors only include the first name followed by et. al. (last name, first name,
et al.).
• In-text citation is (AUTHOR LAST NAME PAGE NUMBER). Example: (Fremon 50).
Example:
Fremon, David. The Trail of Tears. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1994. Print.
2. BOOK WITH EDITOR(S):
Editor Last name, First name, ed. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of
Publication. Medium of Publication.
*Notes:
• If there are two or three editors, add them all, but only the first name should be last name first.
• If there are more than three editors only include the first editor followed by et. al. (last name, first
name, et al.).
• In-text citation is (EDITOR LAST NAME PAGE NUMBER). Example: (Martin 50).
Example:
Martin, Phyllis M., and Patrick O’Meara, eds. Africa. Bloomington: University Press, 1986.
Print.
3. ARTICLE FROM AN ANTHOLOGY OR COLLECTION:
Article Author Last name, First name. "Title of Article." Title of Collection. Ed. Editor's
Name(s). Volume Number. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Page range of
entry. Medium of Publication.
*Note: In-text citation is (AUTHOR LAST NAME PAGE NUMBER). Example: (Fiero 248).
Example:
Fiero, John. “Critical Essay on Twilight.” Drama For Students. Eds. David Galens and Lynn
Spampinato. Vol. 24. Detroit: Gale, 1998. 247-49. Print.
4. ARTICLE FROM AN ENCYLOPEDIA:
Article Author Last Name, First name. “Title of Article.” Title of Encyclopedia. Year.
Medium of Publication.
*Note: In-text citation is (AUTHOR LAST NAME PAGE NUMBER). Example: (Gillmor 416).
Example:
Gillmor, Desmond. “Ireland.” The World Book Encyclopedia. 2008. Print.
5. MAGAZINE ARTICLE:
Author’s Last name, First name. “Title of Article.” Name of Magazine Complete Date: Page
numbers. Medium of Publication.
*Note: In-text citation is (AUTHOR LAST NAME PAGE NUMBER). Example: (Gregory 47).
Example:
Gregory, Sean. “The Problem With Football.” Time. 8 February 2010: 36-43. Print.
ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
1. ARTICLE FROM A DATABASE:
(Citation information and format will be often included with the article.)
Article Author Last name, First name. "Title of Article." Title of Periodical or Reference.
Ed. Editor's Name(s). Volume Number. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Page
Range of entry. Title of Database. Medium of Publication. Date Accessed.
*Notes:
• Omit any fields that are missing on the website such as author when no author name is listed.
• In-text citation is (AUTHOR LAST NAME PAGE NUMBER if available). Example: (Bracey).
Example:
Bracey, Gerald W. "The Quality of Public Education Has Not Declined." Opposing
Viewpoints: Education. Ed. Mary E. Williams. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2005.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. Web. 17 Mar. 2010.
2. ARTICLE FROM THE INTERNET (or World Wide Web)
Author last name, first name. “Title of Document.” Title of Overall Website. Date of
Electronic Publication. Medium of Publication. Date you accessed the site <URL>.
*Notes:
• Omit any fields that are missing on the website such as author when no author name is listed.
• When possible, provide the entire URL.
• In-text citation is (AUTHOR LAST NAME PAGE NUMBER if available). Example: (Bracey).
Example:
“Rosa Parks Biography.” The Biography Channel Website . 2009. Web. 17 March 2010
< http://www.biography.com/articles/Rosa-Parks-9433715>.
3. ARTICLE FROM AN ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Article Author Last Name, First name. “Title of Article.” Title of Encyclopedia. Title of the
Database, Copyright date. Medium of Publication. Date Accessed.
*Notes:
• In-text citation is (AUTHOR LAST NAME PAGE NUMBER if available). Example: (Gillmor).
Example:
Gillmor, Desmond A. "Ireland." World Book. World Book, 2010. Web. 17 March 2010.