Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of
Research Papers. 6 th
ed. New York: Modern
Language Association, 2003.
Please use this bookmark as a quick reference for preparing your list of Works Cited. Refer to the full
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers for indepth coverage of its complex style rules.
The Works Cited section of your paper must contain all the works you have referenced in your text.
Alphabetize the Works Cited list by author’s last name or by title if author is not given. Examples below:
Book:
Berg, Elizabeth. Senegal. New York : Marshall
Cavendish, 1999.
Book with no author:
The New Zealand Official Year Book. 12 ed.
Wellington: Government Printer, 1987.
Article in a magazine or journal:
Klesius, Michael. “The state of the Planet.” National
Geographic 202 (2002): 102-116.
Encyclopedia article:
“Brazil.” Encyclopedia Britannica: Macropaedia. 15 th
ed. 1999.
Two or three authors:
Chier, Ruth and Sheryl Smith. Danger: Tobacco.
New York: PowerKids Press, 1996.
Article from the library subscription databases:
Klesius, Michael. “The State of the Planet.” National
Geographic 202 (2002): 102-116. MasterFILE
Elite. EbscoHOST. NIOGA Library System,
NY. 12 April 2005 <http://www.nioga.org/nioga
/homedatabases.htm>.
Website:
United States Chess Federation. Home page. 15
February 2004. 28 March 2004 <http://www.
uschess.org>.
Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of
Research Papers. 6 th
ed. New York: Modern
Language Association, 2003.
Please use this bookmark as a quick reference for preparing your list of Works Cited. Refer to the full
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers for indepth coverage of its complex style rules.
The Works Cited section of your paper must contain all the works you have referenced in your text.
Alphabetize the Works Cited list by author’s last name or by title if author is not given. Examples below:
Book:
Berg, Elizabeth. Senegal. New York : Marshall
Cavendish, 1999.
Book with no author:
The New Zealand Official Year Book. 12 ed.
Wellington: Government Printer, 1987.
Article in a magazine or journal:
Klesius, Michael. “The state of the Planet.” National
Geographic 202 (2002): 102-116.
Encyclopedia article:
“Brazil.” Encyclopedia Britannica: Macropaedia. 15 th
ed. 1999.
Two or three authors:
Chier, Ruth and Sheryl Smith. Danger: Tobacco.
New York: PowerKids Press, 1996.
Article from the library subscription databases:
Klesius, Michael. “The State of the Planet.” National
Geographic 202 (2002): 102-116. MasterFILE
Elite. EbscoHOST. NIOGA Library System,
NY. 12 April 2005 <http://www.nioga.org/nioga
/homedatabases.htm>.
Website:
United States Chess Federation. Home page. 15
February 2004. 28 March 2004 <http://www.
uschess.org>.

Parenthetical Documentation
When writing your paper you may find you need to use another person’s or organization’s words, facts,
Parenthetical Documentation
When writing your paper you may find you need to use another person’s or organization’s words, facts, or or ideas. You must give that person or organization credit for the information or it is considered plagiarism. ideas. You must give that person or organization credit for the information or it is considered plagiarism.
Use parenthetical documentation to give credit for another’s words, facts or ideas that you include in your paper. The form to use is: author’s last name and page number (Klesius 104) or title and page number
Use parenthetical documentation to give credit for another’s words, facts or ideas that you include in your paper. The form to use is: author’s last name and page number (Klesius 104) or title and page number where no where no author is given. The reader is able to read your Works Cited list for the full item record.
EXAMPLES : author is given. The reader is able to read your Works
Cited list for the full item record.
EXAMPLES:
One author:
(Klesius 104) or Klesius found this to be true (104).
Two authors:
Teens are effected by Hollywood figures (Chier and
Smith 26).
Four or more authors:
Donohue et al. have an interesting theory about rhinos.
No author:
Cite title.
Two or more works by the same author:
(Berg, Senegal 35)
Article from the library subscription databases:
Cite as if it was the printed work.
Website:
Proven by numerous studies (United States Chess
Federation).
About MLA Style http://www.mla.org/style_faq http://www.library.okstate.edu/guides/style/mla.htm
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers at your NIOGA member library www.nioga.org, click on catalog
“This brochure is supported by Federal Library Services and
Technology Act funds, awarded to the New York State Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services via the
Nioga Library System.”
One author:
(Klesius 104) or Klesius found this to be true (104).
Two authors:
Teens are effected by Hollywood figures (Chier and
Smith 26).
Four or more authors:
Donohue et al. have an interesting theory about rhinos.
No author:
Cite title.
Two or more works by the same author:
(Berg, Senegal 35)
Article from the library subscription databases:
Cite as if it was the printed work.
Website:
Proven by numerous studies (United States Chess
Federation).
About MLA Style http://www.mla.org/style_faq http://www.library.okstate.edu/guides/style/mla.htm
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers at your NIOGA member library www.nioga.org, click on catalog
“This brochure is supported by Federal Library Services and
Technology Act funds, awarded to the New York State Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services via the Nioga
Library System.”