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Citing Sources
The following information is taken from the MLA website and the book MLA Style Manual which is available in our library's Reference Section (Call number REF/808/GIB). If you need other examples of bibliographic format or further clarification on the examples listed, check in this reference book. You may also want to try this great Interactive Guide. (Scroll down to the section, MLA Bibliographic Format.)
BOOKS
A book by one author
A book by two authors
A book by three authors
A book by a corporate author
An article in a print encyclopedia or other
reference book
A work in an anthology
ARTICLES IN PRINT PERIODICALS
A print magazine article
A print journal article
A print newspaper article
INTERNET SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES
SIRS Knowledge Source
A magazine or newspaper article from SIRS Researcher
EBSCO PUBLISHING
A magazine article from MasterFILE Elite
An article from EBSCO
Animals
An article from Health
Source Plus
An article from Funk & Wagnalls New World
Encyclopedia
THE GALE GROUP
An article from DISCovering
Science
An article from DISCovering
U.S. History
An article from DISCovering
Authors
NEWSBANK
An article from The Kansas City Star
An article from News Missouri
An article from St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
GROLIER ONLINE
An encyclopedia article from Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia Online
An encyclopedia article from Encyclopedia Americana Online
INTERNET WEB SITES
A professional
or personal website on the Internet
A scholarly project
or reference database on the Internet
An article in an
online periodical (magazine, newspaper, newswire, journal, etc.)
CD ROMS
An article from Encarta Encyclopedia
An article from World's Best Poetry
An article from McGraw-Hill
Multimedia Encyclopedia of Science & Technology
OTHER
A television or radio program
An interview
A pamphlet
Helpful Tips:
- Title your list of sources "Works Cited."
- The first line of a citation should be even with your left margin; all other lines
should be indented 5 spaces.
- If the publication date is not listed, use n.d. for no date;
if paging is not listed, use n.p. for no page.
- When citing from the Internet, the address (URL) can be copied and pasted
from the Location Field to your word processed document.
- The title of an Internet site can be found at the very top of the screen in
Netscape in the blue title bar.
- Date of access means the date you actually looked at the website.
BOOKS
A book by one author [back to top]
Format:
Author. Title of Book. Place of publication:
Publisher, Date of publication.
Example: |
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A book by two authors [back to top]
Format:
First Author. Second Author. Title of Book.
Place of publication: Publisher, Date of
publication.
Example: |
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A book by three or more authors [back to top]
Format:
First Author, et. al. Title of Book.
Place of publication: Publisher, Date of
publication.
Example: |
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A book by a corporate author [back to top]
Format:
Corporate or Government Author. Title of Book.
Edition. Place of publication: Publisher,
Date of publication.
Example: |
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An article in a print encyclopedia or other
[back to top]
reference book
Format:
Author [if no author, title of' article comes first].
"Title of Article." Title of
Encyclopedia. Edition (if stated).
Publication Date.
Examples: |
"Ginsburg, Ruth Bader." Who's Who
in America. 51st ed. 1997. |
(Give full publication information for less familiar reference books
or single editions)
Blanco, Richard L., ed. The American Revolution: An |
A work in an anthology [back to top]
Format:
Author. "Title of work." Year of Original Publication (Optional).
Title of Work. Editor or Compiler. Place of
Publication: Publisher,
Date of Publication. Page Numbers.
Examples: |
Franklin, Benjamin. "Emigration to America."
1792. The Faber |
ARTICLES IN PRINT PERIODICALS
A print magazine article [back to top]
Format:
Author [if no author, title of article comes first].
"Title of Article." Title of
Magazine Date: Pages.
Examples: |
Johnson, Betty and Allan Smith. "Going the
Distance." Runner's |
A print journal article [back to top]
Format: Author
[if no author, title of article comes first].
"Title of Article." Title of
Journal Volume (Year): Pages.
Examples: |
Ling, Michelle. "The Cult of Poetry in
China." Journal of Asian |
A print newspaper article [back to top]
Format:
Author [if no author, title of article comes first.
"Title of Article." Title of
Newspaper Date, Edition: Pages.
Examples: |
Jones, David and Chris Fields. "Airline Hit with
Antitrust Suit." |
INTERNET SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES
SIRS Knowledge Source
A magazine or newspaper article from SIRS
Researcher [back
to top]
Format:
Author [if no author, title of article comes first].
"Title of Article." Title of Printed Source.
Date: Pages (n.p. if none given).
Database. Subscription Service. Name and
City of the Subscriber.
Date of access <URL of subscription service's
main page>.
Examples: |
Kirby, Helen. "The Tragedy of
Columbine." New York Times. |
EBSCO PUBLISHING
A magazine article from MasterFILE Elite
[back to top]
Format:
Author [if no author, title of article comes first].
"Title of Article." Magazine.
Date: Pages. Database.
Subscription Service. Name and City of
Subscriber. Date of access
<URL of subscription service's main page>.
Examples: |
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An article from EBSCO
Animals [back to top]
Format:
Author [if no author, title of article comes first].
"Title of Article." Title of
Printed Source. Item Number. Database.
Subscription Service. Name and City of Subscriber.
Date of access
<URL of service's main page>.
Examples: |
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An article from Health Source
Plus [back to top]
Format:
Author [if no author, title of article comes first].
"Title of Article." Title of
Printed Source. Date: Pages. Database.
Subscription Service. Name and City of
Subscriber. Date of access
<URL of subscription service's main page>.
Examples: |
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An article from Funk & Wagnall's
Encyclopedia [back to top]
Format:
Author [if no author, title of article comes first]. "Title of
Article."
Title of Printed Source. Item
Number. Database. Subscription Service.
Name and City of Subscriber. Date of access <URL
of service's main page>.
Examples: |
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THE GALE GROUP
An article from DISCovering Science [back to top]
Format:
Author [if no author, title of article comes first].
"Title of Article." Title of
Printed Source (if available) Date. Database.
Subscription Service. Name and City of Subscriber.
Date of access
<URL of service's main page>.
Examples: |
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An article from DISCovering U.S. History
[back to top]
Format:
Author's Last Name, First Name [if no author, title
of article comes first]. "Title of
Article." Title of Printed Source (if available)
Date: Pages. Date of access <URL of service's main
page>.
Examples: |
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An article from
DISCovering Authors [back to top]
Format:
Author [if no author, title of article comes first]. "Title of
Article."
Title of Printed Source (if available)
Date. Database. Subscription Service.
Name and City of Subscriber. Date of Access
<URL of service's main page>.
Examples: |
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NEWSBANK
An article from Kansas City Star [back to top]
Format:
Author [if no author, title of article comes first].
"Title of Article." Title of
Printed Source. Date. Database.
Subscription Service. Name and City of Subscriber.
Date of access
<URL of service's main page>.
Examples: |
|
An article from News Missouri [back to top]
Format:
Author [if no author, title of article comes first].
"Title of Article." Title of
Printed Source. Date. Database.
Subscription Service. Name and City of Subscriber.
Date of access
<URL of service's main page>.
Examples: |
|
An article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
[back to top]
Format:
Author [if no author, title of article comes first].
"Title of Article." Title of
Printed Source. Date. Database.
Subscription Service. Name and City of Subscriber.
Date of access
<URL of service's main page>.
Examples: |
|
GROLIER ONLINE
An article from Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia Online [back to top]
Format:
Author [if no author, title of article comes first]. "Title of
Article."
Title of Printed Source. Date. Database.
Subscription Service.
Name and City of Subscriber. Date of Access
<URL of service's main page>.
Examples: |
|
An article from Encyclopedia Americana Online [back to top]
Format:
Author [if no author, title of article comes first].
"Title of Article." Title of
Printed Source. Date. Database. Subscription
Service. Excelsior Springs High School Library,
Excelsior Springs, MO.
. Date of Access <URL of service's main page>.
Examples: |
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INTERNET WEBSITES
A professional or personal website on the Internet[back to top]
Format:
Author or Creator (if given). Title of Website or
Homepage.
Sponsoring Organization. Date of access <URL>
Examples: |
Foster, Josh. Home page. 7 Oct. 1998 <
http://www.angelfire.com/ |
.
A scholarly project or
reference database on the Internet [back
to top]
Format:
"Article." Title of Project or Database.
Editor. Publication Date.
Sponsoring Organization. Date of access <URL>
Examples: |
"Fresco."
Britannica Online. Mar. 1997. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Project Bartleby. Ed. Steven van
Leeuwen. Dec. 1995. |
An article in an online
periodical (magazine, newspaper,
newswire, journal, etc.) [back to top]
Format: Author. "Title of Work." Periodical. Volume
or Issue.
Publication Date. Date of Access
<URL>.
Examples: |
"Marv Albert Rehired by NBC." The Associated Press
Zahner, Cathy Karlin. "What Are Your Kids Reading This Flannagan, Ray. "Reflections on Milton. Early Modern
|
CD-ROMS
An article from Encarta Encyclopedia
[back to top]
Format:
Author. "Title of Article." Title of CD-ROM.
Version or Edition.
Medium. City of Publication: Publisher, Date.
Examples: |
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An article from The World Best Poetry
on CD [back to top]
Format:
Author. "Title of Article." Title of CD-ROM.
Medium. Version or Edition.
City of Publication: Publisher, Date.
Examples: |
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An
article from McGraw-Hill Multimedia Encyclopedia of
Science & Technology [back to top]
Format:
Author. "Title of Article." Title of CD ROM.
Medium. Version or Edition.
City of Publication: Publisher, Date.
Examples: |
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OTHER SOURCES
A television or radio program [back to top]
Format:
"Title of episode." Title of Program. Network.
Call letters and City of Local Station. Broadcast
date.
Examples: |
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A personal interview [back to top]
Format:
Name of the Person Interviewed. Kind of
Interview (Personal, Telephone). Date of Interview.
Examples: |
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Format: Author.
Title of Pamphlet. Place of Publication:
Publisher, Date.
Examples: |
Teen Pregnancy. New York: Viking, n.d. |
