Sierra Writing Center
Term Paper
Handbook
for MLA Format
This handbook includes updated formats from the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th
edition, 2009.
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Updated August 2014
Sierra College, Rocklin, California
CONTENTS
MLA-Style Research Paper
First Page Format
Pagination
1-8
1
1
Sample First Page
2
Parenthetical Citations—Overview 3
Quoting
3
Sample Page with Block Quotation
4
Parenthetical Citations (with Examples)
5-6
Works-Cited Format 7
Sample Works-Cited Page
8
MLA-Style Documentation Models for a Works-Cited Page
Books and Parts of Books
9-11
Academic Journals and Other Periodicals
Databases
14
Web Sites
15
Legal and Government Citations
Communication
17
Works of Art
18
Performing Arts
19-20
16
12-13
9-20
MLA-STYLE RESEARCH PAPER
Some important aspects of the Modern Language Association (MLA)
style paper are exemplified in the following sample pages of a student's
research paper.
First Page Format
The first page of an MLA-style paper must include a heading. The
heading begins in the upper-left corner, one inch from the top of the page. It
consists of your name, the instructor's name, the course, and the date.
Double-space all information. Double-space from the last line of the
heading to the title. Center the title. The title should not be boldfaced,
quoted, underlined, or italicized. The first letters of the main words should
be capitalized. The first line of the essay is double-spaced from the title and
indented one half inch (one pre-set tab).
Pagination
Your last name and page number should appear in a header in the
upper right-hand corner, one half inch from the top of all pages, with one
space between your name and the page number.
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Lerner 1
Margaret Lerner
Prof. Robert Krohn
English 2
10 May 2014
Second Language Acquisition and Creole Languages
"Everi human being, naim dem born free and dem de equal for dignity and di rights wey
we get " ("Dis Come" 18). This sentence from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
means, "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights," in one of the many
creole languages found around the world. Some might think of this as "broken English," but
linguists have found that creoles, like all human languages, are governed by their own
grammatical rules. Creoles are sometimes described as mixed languages. Mark Sebba explains,
"In linguistics, creole is a technical term meaning a language which comes into being through
contact between two or more languages" (50). Creoles form when speakers of different languages
live in close contact and must communicate in a common language. For example, Caribbean
creoles developed when speakers of different African languages had to communicate with each
other in English. English-based creoles take much of their vocabulary from English, "while
elements of the pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and oral traditions can be traced to Africa"
(Sebba 51).
Researchers notice similarities between creoles and second language learning. As Sebba
points out, "usually creoles come about through a situation of partial language learning" (51).
Whinnom calls them both forms of "linguistic hybridization" (91). Schuman extends the concept
of interlanguage, comparing it to the creation of a creole. He defines interlanguage not as
"mistakes or deviant forms, [but] . . . a separate . . . nevertheless genuine linguistic system"
(Schumann, "Implications" 145). Creole languages may help us to understand second language
acquisition as a process of creating and refining an individual's language system.
Parenthetical Citations—Overview
If you are not familiar with parenthetical citations, study the examples
that occur throughout this student essay. On page 1, the first parenthetical
citation reads ("Dis Come" 18). You will also find the following examples:
Sebba . . . (50), (Sebba 51), and (Schumann, "Implications" 145). These
are common examples of how parenthetical citations occur.
Whenever you include information in your paper from another source,
you must give credit to that source. This credit occurs within the text in the
form of a parenthetical citation and at the end of the paper on the workscited page. The in-text parenthetical citation and the works-cited page
correlate. Study the sample student paper, including the works-cited page,
for a clearer understanding of this method, and study the following pages on
parenthetical citations. If you have further questions, ask a Writing Center
staff member for clarification.
Quoting
When you copy exact words that you find in a text, you must use
quotation marks (" "). You must copy the word(s), sentence, or passage
precisely as it appears, and you must be sure to give credit to the author in
the form of a parenthetical citation and on your works-cited page.
For passages longer than four lines, use the block quotation method.
A block quotation is indented one inch (two tabs) from the left margin then
carried to the normal margin on the right. Double-space block quotations
like the rest of the paper. An example of this method appears on page 4 of
the sample student paper.
When you use a quotation of an indirect source—that is, your source
has quoted from another source—you must include the name of the original
speaker or writer of the quotation and cite the source where you found it.
The original speaker or writer of the words may be identified in the sentence
or in the parenthetical citation. Put the abbreviation qtd. in (meaning quoted
in) before your source's author (or title, if no author) in the parenthetical
citation.
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Lerner 4
psychological factor of motivation has the highest correlation with level of development of
negation.
Schumann uses these findings to argue that acculturation is the main factor in language
acquisition ("Acculturation" 27). On closer examination, however, the findings seem to show that
social factors are not as important as motivation. Stauble reasons:
Based on the results of this questionnaire a learner's motivational orientation is the
determining factor in this notion of parallel development between acculturation and
language development. Therefore it can be hypothesized that the amount and kind
of motivation the second language learner has plays a decisive role in the degree to
which he will acculturate toward the "model" language group and accounts for his
degree of linguistic development toward the "model" language. (50)
This assertion applies only to what psychologists call integrative motivation, the wish to become
part of the target language culture, not to instrumental motivation, the desire to achieve a goal
such as career advancement (Gardner and Lambert 17). Like Schumann, Stauble limits her
discussion to "natural" language acquisition, so she does not take into account that people
successfully learn English as a foreign language through instruction. We can surmise that such
learners have an instrumental motivation since they are not living in contact with the target
language culture.
Schumann asserts that acculturation is the cause of second language acquisition, seeing
SLA as just one aspect of acculturation ("Acculturation" 27). However, later research has not
supported this model. Schmidt reports that factors including "high integrative motivation to use
the second language for communication have led to a considerable increase in overall
communicative competence but have had little effect on improved grammatical competence"
(qtd. in Kaspar and Rose 19). He concludes that the degree of a learner's acculturation could not
Parenthetical Citations (with Examples)
A formal MLA-style research paper requires both in-text
parenthetical citations and a works-cited page at the end of the paper.
A parenthetical citation should appear at the end of a direct quotation,
paraphrase or summary to indicate which source you have used. The citation
should follow the end quotation marks for a short quotation but precede the
sentence punctuation. In a block quotation, however, the punctuation
precedes the citation.
Parenthetical citations must easily guide readers from the cited
material in your text to the correct source on your works-cited page, as well
as inform the reader of the location (page numbers) in the source from
which your quotation, paraphrase, or summary was taken.
1.
When the author or title is not named in your text, provide the
author’s last name and the page numbers with no punctuation
between them.
Example: “The period from 1958 to 1968 marked the most active
years in the United States for demonstrations and actions that
opened up opportunities for black Americans” (Jacobs 199).
2.
If a work has two or three authors, give all their last names. If there
are more than three authors, you may list all the authors’ last names or
use the first author’s last name followed by the Latin et al.
Example: “If you are a beginning writer, you may mistakenly
believe you are a poor writer because you cannot produce a final
copy on your first try” (Markline et al. 101).
3.
When the author or title is named in your text, you do not need to
repeat it in the parenthetical citation.
Example: According to Jacobs, the decade from 1958 to 1968 was
a time of many civil rights demonstrations (119).
4.
When your works-cited page contains two or more works by the same
author, you must list the name of the work (shortened title) in the
parenthetical citation.
Example: An aspiring novelist should be fluent in more than one
language (Gardner, On Becoming 123-26).
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5.
If you refer to information from an entire text, rather than just part of
it, you do not need to cite the page numbers.
Example: In On Becoming a Novelist, Gardner speaks of the
nature of those who write fiction.
6.
An anonymous work must be cited by a shortened title of the book or
article.
Example: One chapter reports that the serious writer is always
well-disciplined (“Writing Life” 16).
7.
To refer to material from two different sources, cite each source by
author and page number, and separate the two with a semicolon.
Example: Two works on writing fiction point out that characterdriven plots tend to be more literary, and sales tend to be less
than for genre fiction, which relies on plot and action (Gardner
333; Harris 324).
8.
Information from a personal interview is cited by using the source’s
last name in the parentheses. No parenthetical citation is necessary if
the source’s name is included in the text.
Example: Novelist Donald Samson said his first novel was
ignored by the critics.
9.
If the author of your resource material is a public or private
organization, cite the work by the organization’s name. If the name is
long, use it in the text so as to avoid a lengthy parenthetical citation.
Example: The National Audubon Society found significant
changes in its annual bird count that may reflect global warming.
10.
To cite a dictionary definition, quote and capitalize the word,
following it with a comma and the number of the definition.
Example: Perry's use of the word liberal refers to education in
the liberal arts ("Liberal," 1a).
11.
If you cite two anonymous works with the same title, add another
piece of information from the source to differentiate the two:
Examples: Dickinson was a recluse who did not accept change
("Emily," Dictionary).
Among Dickinson's most prevalent themes are death, loss, and
regeneration ("Emily," Modern).
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Works-Cited Format
The works-cited page is placed at the end of your essay and lists all
the resources you have referred to in your paper. Note the following
characteristics of the works-cited page:
1.
Your name and page number appear in the upper right corner.
2.
The title, Works Cited, is centered.
3.
Entries are double-spaced—that is, double-space lines within the
entries and between the entries. No extra space occurs between
entries.
4.
Entries are listed in alphabetical order by
 author's last name, or
 title, if the source does not have an author. Ignore the articles a,
an, and the when alphabetizing.
5.
When using more than one work by the same author, do not repeat the
author's name. Instead, use three hyphens followed by a period for
each entry after the first.
6.
You must adhere to the MLA format (punctuation and spacing) for
these entries. See the MLA-style works-cited models on the following
pages.
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Lerner 8
Works Cited
"Dis Come Vex Everibodi." Harper's Magazine March 2003: 18-20. ProQuest Research Library.
Web. 26 May 2013.
Gardner, Robert. C., and William E. Lambert. Attitudes and Motivation in Second-Language
Learning. Rowley: Newbury House, 1992. Print.
Kasper, Gabriele, and Kenneth R. Rose. "Theories of Second Language Pragmatic
Development." Spec. issue of Language Learning 52.4 (2002): 13-61. Print.
Mackey, Alison. "Input and Interaction." Sanz 207-233.
Sanz, Cristina, ed. Mind and Context in Adult Second Language Acquisition: Methods, Theory,
and Practice. Washington: Georgetown UP, 2005. JSTOR. Web. 9 Sept. 2014.
Schumann, John H. "The Acculturation Model for Second Language Acquisition." Second
Language Acquisition and Foreign Language Teaching. Ed. Rosario C. Gingras.
Arlington: Center for Applied Linguistics, 1999. 27-50. Print.
---. "The Implications of Interlanguage, Pidginization and Creolization for the Study of Adult
Second Language Acquisition." TESOL Quarterly 8.2 (1974): 145-52. Print.
Sebba, Mark. "How Do You Spell Patwa?" Critical Quarterly 38.4 (1996): 50-63. ProQuest
Research Library. Web. 26 May 2009.
Stauble, Ann-Marie. "The Process of Decreolization: A Model for Second Language
Development." Language Learning 28.1 (1978): 29-54. Print.
Vanpatten, Bill. "Processing Instruction." Sanz 267-281.
Whinnom, Keith. "Linguistic Hybridization and the 'Special Case' of Pidgins and Creoles." Ed.
Dell Hymes. Pidginization and Creolization of Language. London: Cambridge UP, 1971.
91-115. Print.
MLA-STYLE DOCUMENTATION MODELS FOR A
WORKS-CITED PAGE
The following are some models of how sources of evidence must appear on the works-cited page at the end
of the paper. For each entry, follow the punctuation style and spacing exactly. However, because many sources will
not fall precisely into the following categories, you may need to seek an instructor's assistance.
Books
Book:
Note: Look for information about the publisher on the front and back of the title page. If several cities are listed,
give only the first as the place of publication. For cities outside the U.S., add an abbreviation of the country. If no
place is given, use the abbreviation N.p. Shorten the publishing company's name, leaving out words like publishing
or books. Use the abbreviation UP for "university press." If no publisher is given, use the abbreviation n.p.
Author's Name
Last, First
Place of
Publication
Title
Copyright
Publisher Year Medium
Tan, Amy. The Bonesetter’s Daughter. New York: Putnam, 2001. Print.
Book with Two or Three Authors:
Note: When there are two or three authors, use the normal order (first name first) for all except the first author. Put a
comma followed by the word and before the last author.
First Author's Name
Last, First
Second Author's
First Name Last Name
, and
Third Author's
First Name Last Name
Title
Subtitle
Fisher, Roger, Elizabeth Kopelman, and Andrea Kupfer Schneider. Beyond Machiavelli: Tools
for Coping with Conflict. New York: Penguin, 1994. Print.
Subtitle (continued)
Place of
Publication
Publisher Copy- Medium
right
Year
Chapter in a Book or Work in an Anthology:
Note: Use this format to cite one piece of writing in a collection of works by different authors. The abbreviation Ed.
before the editors' names means "edited by," so it is never plural.
Author's Name
Last, First
Title of Chapter or
Short Work
Book Title
Subtitle
Baldwin, James. "Sonny’s Blues." Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and
Writing. Ed. X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia.11th ed. New York: Longman, 2010. 51-72.
Subtitle Ed.
(continued)
Editors'
First and Last Names
Edition
Print.
Medium
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Place of
Publication
Publisher Copyright Pages
Year
Book with Editor(s):
Note: When citing a book compiled by one or more editors, start with the name(s) of the editor(s) followed by the
abbreviation ed. or eds. Follow this model when citing material written by the editor(s) of the whole book, not the
author of a chapter or work within the book.
First Editor's Name
Last, First
, and
Other Editor's
First Name Last Name
ed. or
eds.
Title
Place of
Edition Publication
Lunsford, Andrea A., and John J. Ruszkiewicz, eds. The Presence of Others. 5th ed. Boston:
Bedford, 2008. Print.
Publisher
Copy- Medium
right
Year
Cross-References
Note: To cross-reference two or more works from the same text, cite the main text as an edited book (see sample
above) then, in separate entries, give the author and title of each chapter or short work followed by the editors of the
anthology or book and the page numbers of the entire article, work, or chapter.
Author's Name
Last, First
Title of Chapter or
Short Work
Editors of Book/Anthology
Pages of Chapter
or Short Work
Gilb, Dagoberto. "Work Union." Lunsford and Ruszkiewicz 650-51.
Introduction, Preface, Foreword, and Afterword:
Author(s) of Part
Part
Book Title
Book Author
Editor(s)
Graff, Gerald, and James Phelan. Preface. The Tempest. By William Shakespeare. Ed. Gerald
Graff and James Phelan. Boston: Bedford, 2000. v-ix. Print.
Editor(s) (continued)
Place of Publisher
Publication
Year
Pages Medium
of Part
Book on the Internet:
Author's Name
Last, First
Book Title
Place of
Publication
Publisher
Copyright
Year Database or Web Site Title
Brontë, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. London: Service and Paton, 1897. Gutenberg Project.
Web. 9 Sept. 2009.
Medium
Access Date
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E-book for an Electronic Reader like Kindle or Nook:
Note: N.p. means that no place of publication is given.
Author's Name
Last, First
Place of
Publication
Title
Publisher
Year
Medium
Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. N.p.: Harper E-books, 2010. Kindle file.
Sacred Texts:
Title
Place of
Publication Publisher
Year
Medium
Version
Holy Bible. Nashville: Nelson, 1982. Print. The New King James Vers.
Online Sacred Texts:
Title
Site
Title
Version
PubliPublisher cation Medior Sponsor Date
um
Access Date
Online Bible. New International Vers. Biblica. Biblica, 2011. Web. 6 Feb. 2013.
Article in a Reference Book:
Note: Use this format for common reference books. For specialized reference books, use the format above for a
chapter in a book. If no author is given, begin the entry with the article title.
Encyclopedia Example:
Author's Name
Last, First
Article Title
Reference Book Title
Edition
Number
and/or
Year
Medium
Hall, Calvin S. "Dreams." Encyclopedia Americana. 1985 ed. Print.
Dictionary Example: The entry begins with the word you looked up. Give the definition number.
Word
Definition
Number
CopyEdition right
Number Year Medium
Dictionary Title
"Home." Def. 4a. The American Heritage Dictionary. 2nd ed. 1985. Print.
Online Encyclopedia or Dictionary:
Article Title
Encyclopedia Title
Publisher or Sponsor
Year
"Sigmund Freud." Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2008.
Web. 9 Sept. 2009.
Medium Date of Access
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Academic Journals and Other Periodicals
Scholarly Journal Article:
Author's Name
Last, First
Article Title
Volume.
Issue
Journal Title
Marshall, Brigitte. "Reexamining the Role of Adult Educators." The CATESOL Journal 9.2
(1996): 127-132. Print.
Year
Pages
Medium
Online Scholarly Journal Article (Not from a database):
Author's Name
Last, First
Article Title
Muñoz-Valdivieso, Sofía. “Shakespearian Intertexts and European Identities in Contemporary
Black British Fiction.” Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education 19.4 (2012):
Article Title (continued)
Journal Title: Subtitle
Volume
& Issue
Year
459-69. Web. 6 Feb. 2013.
Page MediNumbers um
Access Date
Online-Only Scholarly Journal Article (Not from a database):
Note: The abbreviation n. pag. means that there are no page numbers.
Author's Name
Last, First
Article Title: Subtitle
Journal Title
Powell, Jason L. “Social Work and Elder Abuse: A Foucauldian Analysis.” Social Work and
Society: International Online Journal 1.1 (2012): n. pag. Web. 6 Feb. 2013.
Journal Title (continued)
Volume
& Issue
Year
Page MediNumbers um
Access Date
Newspaper Article:
Note: If the article is not printed on consecutive pages, put the first page of the article and a plus sign. Use MLAstyle capitalization.
Author's Name
Last, First
Article Title
Newspaper Title
Martin, Glen. "Along the Sacramento, Songbirds Flourish Again." San Francisco Chronicle
27 Nov. 2006, final ed.: A1+. Print.
Date
Edition
Page Medium
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Online Newspaper Article:
Author's Name
Last, First
Newspaper
Title
Article Title
Caiola, Sammy. “California Pharmacies Resist Push to Translate Drug Labels." Sacramento Bee
McClatchy, 1 Aug. 2014. Web. 7 Aug. 2014.
Publisher
Date
Medium
Access Date
*
Magazine Article:
Author's Name
Last, First
Magazine
Title
Article Title
Date
Page Medium
Smith, John K. "Food for Thought." Time 24 Aug. 2001: 46. Print.
Online Magazine Article:
Author's Name
Last, First
Magazine
Title
Publisher
Article Title
Lichtenstein, Jesse. “Do We Really Want to Live without the Post Office?" Esquire. Hearst
Communications, 22 Jan. 2013. Web. 6 Feb. 2013.
Publisher (continued)
Date
Medium
Access Date
*
Advertisement:
Product
Name
Advertisement
Magazine Title
Date
Page Medium
Ray-Ban. Advertisement. Rolling Stone 14 May 2009: 9. Print.
Online Advertisement:
Product
Name
or Company Advertisement
Web Site
(or Magazine Title)
Publication MediDate um
Access Date
*
Coke. Advertisement. Vintageadbrowser.com. 1920. Web. 5 Mar. 2013.
* For sources on the Web, you may add the Internet address after the date of access, if required. Don't start on a new
line, but if the address is too long, break it after a slash (/). Put the address inside angle brackets and end with a
period, like this: <http://www.vintageadbrowser.com/coke-ads-1920s>.
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Databases
Article from an Online Research Database:
Note: For an article found on a research database, you must cite its original publication information, followed by the
database, medium of publication (Web), and your date of access. (Use n.d. if there is no date and n. pag. if there are
no page numbers given.)
Author's Name
Last, First
Article Title: Subtitle
Franz, Barbara. "Immigrant Youth, Hip-Hop, and Feminist Pedagogy: Outlines of an Alternative
Integration Policy in Vienna, Austria.” International Studies Perspectives 13.3 (2012):
Subtitle (continued)
Periodical Title
Volume.
Issue
Year
270-288. Academic Search Premier. Web. 5 Mar. 2014.
Pages
Database
Medium
Access Date
Reprint of an Article in a Volume of Literary Criticism on a Database:
Author's Name
Last, First
Article Title
Original Periodical Title
Griffith, Philip Mahone. “Joseph Warton’s Criticism of Shakespeare.” Tulane Studies in English
14 (1965): 17-27. Rpt. in Literature Criticism from 1400 -1800. Ed. Thomas J.
Volume
Date
Pages
Rpt. in Title of Book Where Article Is Reprinted
Editors
Schoenberg and Lawrence J. Trudeau. Vol. 128. Detroit: Gale, 2007. 342-52.
Editors (continued)
Volume Place of
(containing Publicareprint)
tion
Publisher
Copyright
Year
Pages
Literature Resource Center. Web. 9 Sept. 2009.
Database
Medium
Access Date
Abstract of an Article in a Library Research Database:
Author(s)
Article Title
Hellier, E., M. Tucker, L. Newbold, J. Edworthy, J. Griffin, and N. Coulson. “The Effects of
Label Design Characteristics on Perceptions of Genetically Modified Food.” Abstract.
Article Title (continued)
Abstract
Journal of Risk Research May 2012: 533-45. Business Source Elite. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.
Periodical Title
Publication
Date
Pages
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Database
Medium
Access Date
Web Sites
Internet Site or Home Page:
Note: Use this format to cite a whole Web site. If no author is given, begin with the Web site title. Do not include the
URL unless required by the instructor or if the source cannot be accessed through a simple Internet search.
Site Title
Site Publisher or Sponsor
Publication Date
Medium
Cosumnes River Preserve. The Nature Conservancy of California, 13 Sept. 2000. Web.
7 Nov. 2000.
Access Date
*
Internet Document on a Web Site:
Author's Name
Last, First
Document Title
Site Title
Duncan, Emma. "Conflict Resolution Can Help Save Tigers." WWF Global Network.
World Wildlife Federation, 1 May 2002. Web. 28 May 2002.
Site Publisher or Sponsor
Publication Date Medium
Access Date
*
Document with No Author on a Web Site:
Document Title
Site Title
Sponsoring
Organization or
Publisher
Date
Medium
Access Date
*
"Natural History Museum." Sierra College. Sierra College, 2012. Web. 19 Feb. 2013.
Document on a Web Site with Internet Address (If required):
Document Title
Site Title
Sponsoring
Organization or
Publisher
Date
Medium
Access Date
Internet
Address
"Natural History Museum." Sierra College. Sierra College, 2012. Web. 19 Feb. 2013. <http://
www.sierracollege.edu/about-us/beyond-the-classroom/nat-hist-museum/index.php>.
Internet Address (continued) *
* For sources on the Web, you may add the Internet address after the date of access, if required. Don't start on a new
line, but if the address is too long, break it after a slash (/). Put the address inside angle brackets and end with a
period. See model citation above.
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Legal and Government Citations
Note: Do not underline, italicize, or quote an act, case, or historical document (like the Declaration of
Independence) title in the works-cited list. In the paper, however, italicize the act or case name but not the name of
an historical document.
Congressional Bill or Act (Law) Online:
Note: An act is passed legislation. A bill is a proposed law being considered by a legislative body. Follow the same
format, with appropriate modifications, for a bill. In a bill number, HR means House of Representatives, and S means
Senate. In a California state bill, AB means Assembly bill, and SB means Senate bill.
Act Name
Public Law Number
United States International Programming to Ukraine and Neighboring Regions. Pub. L. 113-96.
128 Stat. 1098. 3 Apr. 2014. Congress.gov. Web. 1 Sept. 2014.
Statute
Number
Page
Number
Date
Web Site
Medium
Access Date
*
Court Case Online:
Case Name
Volume US Page
Court Name
Year
Site Title
Penry v. Lenaugh. 492 US 302. Supreme Court of the US. 1989. Supreme Court Collection.
Legal Information Inst., Cornell U Law School, n.d. Web. 7 Aug. 2014.
Publisher/Sponsor
Pub- Medilication um
Date
Access Date
*
Government Document Online:
Government
Department
Agency
United States. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and
Families. “Improving Programs for Youth in Transition.” Child Welfare. Dept. of Health
Agency (cont).
Document Title
and Human Services, May 2009. Web. 7 Aug. 2014.
.
Publisher (continued)
Publication MediAccess Date
Date
Web site
Publisher
*
um
* For sources on the Web, you may add the Internet address after the date of access, if required. Don't start on a new
line, but if the address is too long, break it after a slash (/). Put the address inside angle brackets and end with a
period. See model citation at bottom of page 15.
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Communication
Lecture:
Speaker's Name
Last, First
Title or
Description
Location
Date
DeFoe, Daniel. Class Lecture. Sierra College, Rocklin. 10 Mar. 2014.
Personal Interview:
Interviewee's Name
Last, First
Personal or Telephone
Interview
Interview Date
Rodriguez, David. Personal interview. 10 Sept. 2013.
E-Mail Message (Including e-mail interview):
Author
Subject Line
Message Recipient
Date Sent
Stephens, John E. “Re: Chemistry Study Session.” Message to Mary Gonzalez. 14 Feb. 2014.
E-mail.
Medium
Blog or Online Posting:
Author's or
Screen Name
Posting Title
Chance3350. “Re: Microsoft Planning Slew of Yearly Cross-Platform Updates, Codenamed
‘Blue.’” Engadget. Engadget, 7 Feb. 2013. Web. 7 Feb. 2013.
Posting Title of Site Publisher or Publication Date MediTitle
Sponsor
um
(continued)
Access Date
*
Tweet:
Author's Name
Twitter User Name
Entire Tweet
Date and Time
Using Reader’s Time Zone
Obama, Barack (@BarackObama). “We don’t give up; we get up.” 13 Feb. 2013, 9:23 a.m.
Tweet.
Medium
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Works of Art
Work of Visual Art:
Artist's Name
Last, First
Artwork
Title
Composition
Date
Composition
Medium
Museum or Institution
City of
Museum or
Institution
Picasso, Pablo. Guernica. 1937. Oil on Canvas. Reina Sofia Museum, Madrid.
Work of Art in a Book:
Note: If a reproduction of a work of visual art in a book is used, omit the medium of composition, and add the
publication information for the book.
Artist's Name
Last, First
Artwork
Title
Composition
Date
Museum or Institution
City of
Museum or
Institution
Book Title
Picasso, Pablo. Guernica. 1937. Reina Sofia Museum, Madrid. Discovering the Humanities.
By Henry M. Sayre. 2nd ed. Boston: Pearson, 2013. 467. Print.
Author of Book
First and Last Names
Edition
Place of Publisher
Publication
Year
Page Medium
Work of Art on a Database:
Note: If a work of visual art is viewed in a database, omit the medium of composition and add the database
information and date of access.
Artist's Name
Last, First
Artwork
Title
Composition
Date
Museum or Institution
City of
Museum or
MediInstitution Database um
Access Date
Picasso, Pablo. Guernica. 1937. Reina Sofia Museum, Madrid. ARTstor. Web. 10 Sept. 2009.
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Performing Arts
Live Performance:
Title
Company or
Sponsoring Organization
Director
Performance Location
Jazz Night. Dir. Greg McLaughlin. Sierra College Music Dept. Dietrich Theatre, Rocklin.
12 May 2014. Performance.
Date
Medium
Sound Recording on a CD:
Performer
Song or Piece Title
Manufac- Year
turer Issued Medium
Album Title
Clarkson, Kelly. "Already Gone." All I Ever Wanted. RCA, 2009. CD.
Sound Recording Online:
Song or Piece
Title
Performer
Site
Publisher or
Sponsor Publication Date Medium
Album Title
Brubeck, Dave, perf. "Take Five." Dave Brubeck's Greatest Hits. Amazon, 9 Dec. 1997. Web.
8 Feb. 2013.
Access Date
*
Song Lyrics Online:
Note: The composition date may be included after the song title, if relevant.
Writer's Name
Composition Date
Song Title
Web Site Title
Key, Francis Scott. "The Star-Spangled Banner." 1814. National Museum of American History.
Smithsonian Institution, 2012. Web. 20 Feb. 2013.
Publisher or Sponsoring
Organization
Date
Medium
Access Date
*
* For sources on the Web, you may add the Internet address after the date of access, if required. Don't start on a new
line, but if the address is too long, break it after a slash (/). Put the address inside angle brackets and end with a
period. See model citation at bottom of page 15.
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Television or Radio Broadcast Online:
Episode Title
Program Title
Narrator
Director
Network
“Billy the Kid.” American Experience. Narr. John Maggio. Dir. Michael Murphy. PBS.
WGBH, Boston, 19 Feb. 2013. Web. 12 Feb. 2014.
Local Station Call
Letters & City
Broadcast Date
Medium
Access Date
*
DVD:
Director's
First and Last Names
Title
Performer(s), Writer(s), and/or Producer(s)
(Optional)
Original
Release
Date (If
relevant)
Dark Knight. Dir. Christopher Nolan. Perf. Christian Bale and Heath Ledger. 2008.
Warner Bros., 2009. DVD.
Distributor
Year
Medium
Video on YouTube:
Author’s Name or
Poster’s Username
Video Title
Web Site Title
Johnson, Phillip Scott. “500 Years of Female Portraits in Western Art.” YouTube.
YouTube, 22 Apr. 2012. Web. 14 Feb. 2013.
Website's
Publisher or
Sponsor
Date of Posting Medium Date of Access *
Video Game:
Developer
or Author
Publication Platform or
Game Title Distributor Date
Medium
Ubisoft Montreal. Far Cry 3. Ubisoft, 2012. Xbox 360.
* For sources on the Web, you may add the Internet address after the date of access, if required. Don't start on a new
line, but if the address is too long, break it after a slash (/). Put the address inside angle brackets and end with a
period. See model citation at bottom of page 15.
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For More Information
Contact the Writing Center
Rocklin Campus
LRC 424
(916) 660-8093
Nevada County Campus
N2 203
(530) 274-5265
Visit the Writing Center Web Page
Go to the Sierra College home page at www.sierracollege.edu and click
Student Services > Academic Support > Writing Center.
To Download This Term Paper Handbook
Go to the Sierra College home page at www.sierracollege.edu and click
Student Services > Academic Support > Writing Center > Materials.
New
in the Sierra Writing Center's revised
Term Paper Handbook for MLA Format:
 More examples
 Easy-to-read labels
 More models for electronic sources
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