Models for an
MLA Style Works Cited Page
Writers of
research papers should always use personal insights, judgments, and
experiences as elements of their work, but documented external data (facts
or opinions attested to by an authority or other useful source) establish
the researcher's credibility, demonstrate scholarly exploration of the
topic, and increase the researcher's knowledge in the field. 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 of your sources will not fall
exactly into the following categories, you may need to seek an
instructor's assistance.
A Note about
Format: The works cited page should be double spaced, and the first
line of each entry should begin on the left margin, with all other lines
of each entry indented one half inch. This is called a "hanging indent" in
common word processing programs. The following samples should appear in
this format, but they may not be displayed correctly on older Internet
browsers.
Citing a
Book:
Author's last
name, first name. Title of Book. City of publication (If several
cities are listed, give only the first. For cities outside the U.S., add
an abbreviation of the country): Publisher (shorten the publisher's name),
year of publication.
Examples:
Jung, Carl G.
Flying Saucers: A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Sky. New York:
Harcourt, 1969.
Note:
When there is more
than one author, use the normal name order for all authors except the
first.
Frew, Robert,
Richard Guches, and Robert Mehaffy. Survival: A Sequential Program for
College Writing. 5th ed. Palo Alto: Peek, 1995.
Citing One
Chapter, Story or Essay in a Book:
Author's last
name, first name. "Title of Article." Title of Book. Editor's first
and last name. Edition. City of publication: Publisher, year of
publication. page numbers.
Example:
Faulkner, William.
"A Rose for Emily." Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and
Drama. Ed. X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. 8th ed. New York: Longman,
2002. 28-35.
Citing an Article in a
Familiar Reference Book:
Author's last
name, first name. "Title of Article." Title of Reference Book.
Edition or year of publication followed by the abbreviation
ed.
Examples:
Hall, Calvin S.
"Dreams." Encyclopedia Americana. 1985 ed.
Note: When no author is listed, begin the
entry with the title of the article, and use the title in the
parenthetical citation as well so that it will match the works cited
entry.
"Freud, Sigmund."
Encyclopedia Britannica. 1991 ed.
Citing an Article in a
Magazine:
Author's last
name, first name. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine date: page
numbers.
Examples:
Harary, K.
"Language of the Night." Omni Sept. 1993: 46-7+.
Note:
A plus (+) sign
after the page number(s) indicates that the article continues on
non-consecutive pages. When citing a weekly magazine,
include the day in the date.
Smith, John K.
"Food for Thought." Time 24 Aug. 2001: 46.
Citing an Article in a
Scholarly Journal:
Author's last
name, first name. "Title of Article." Title of Journal volume.issue
number (year): pages.
Example:
Marshall,
Brigitte. "Reexamining the Role of Adult Educators." The CATESOL
Journal 9.2 (1996): 127-132.
Note:
If page numbering
continues from one issue to the next throughout the year, omit the issue
number.
Citing an
Article in a Daily Newspaper:
Author's last
name, first name. "Title of Article." Title of Newspaper date:
section and page.
Example:
Doe, John C. "Hot
Fiction Blazes." Davis Enterprise 9 Aug. 1949: A5.
Citing a
Pamphlet:
Note:
Treat a pamphlet as
if it were a book. An organization or corporation may be listed as the
author. Use these abbreviations for unknown information: n.p. for
both "no place" and "no publisher," and n.d. for "no date."
Example:
Williams, Stephen
K. The Jungian-Senoi Institute of Berkeley. Berkeley: n.p.,
1979.
Citing an
Interview:
Last name, first
name (of the interviewee). Personal or telephone interview. Date of
interview.
Example:
Ramirez, Kevin.
Personal interview. 10 Sept. 1994.
Citing a
Lecture:
Speaker's last
name, first name. "Title" or Description. Sponsoring Organization.
Location. Date.
Example:
DeFoe, Daniel.
Class Lecture. Sierra College, Rocklin. 5 Nov. 2001.
Citing an
Article from an Online Service (e.g. EBSCOhost):
Note: The
Sierra College library subscribes to databases provided by online services
such as EBSCOhost, ProQuest, SIRS, NewsBank, InfoTrac, and the Gale Group.
If you use an article that you have found on one of these services, you
must cite its original publication information, the online service, and
the library where you accessed the service.
Author's last
name, first name. "Title of Article." Title of Periodical.
Publication information for the printed source (including date of
publication and pages or length,if given). Name of Database. Name
of Service. Name of library, City. Date of access <Internet address of
service>.
Example:
Kennedy, Randy. "A
Plethora of Pollen." New York Times 5 June 1999: B1. MasterFILE
Premier. EBSCOhost. Sierra Coll. Lib., Rocklin. 5 Jan. 2000
<http://www.ebnet.com/ehost>.
Citing an
Article in a Periodical on the Internet:
Author's last
name, first name. "Title of the Article." Title of the Periodical.
Publication information for the printed source (including date of
publication and pages or length, if given). Date of access <Internet
address of the article>.
Example:
Perlman, David.
"Warning on Impact of Global Warming." San Francisco Chronicle 29
Jan. 1999: A3. 30 Aug. 1999 <http://www.sfgate.com/
cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/01/29/ MN8847.DTL>.
Citing a Source
from an Internet Site:
Author's last
name, first name. "Title of Document." Title of Site. Copyright
date or last update. Name of the organization. Date of access <internet
address>.
Examples:
Note:
When citing an
entire Internet site, include as much of the above information as is
available.
Cosumnes River
Preserve. 13 Sept.
2000. The Nature Conservancy of California. 7 Nov. 2000
<http://www.cosumnes.org>.
Note:
If you are citing a
document that is part of an Internet site, include the author, if given,
and the title of the document in quotation marks.
Duncan, Emma.
"Conflict Resolution Can Help Save Tigers." WWF Global Network. 1
May 2002. World Wildlife Federation. 28 May 2002.
<http://www.panda.org/news/features/story.cfm?id=2892>.
Citing an
Article from a Periodical Database on CD-ROM:
Note: The New York Times on Disc
database in the Sierra College Library is on CD-ROM.
Author's last
name, first name. "Title of Article." Title of Periodical.
Publication information for the printed source (including date of
publication and pages or length, if given). Title of Database. The
word CD-ROM. Publishing Company's name, if relevant. Electronic
publication date.
Example:
Goode, Erica.
"Human Nature: Born or Made?" The New York Times 14 Mar. 2000: F1.
New York Times Ondisc. CD-ROM. ProQuest UMI, 1998.
Citing a
Non-Periodical CD-ROM:
Note: A number of encyclopedias and other reference
books are published on CD-ROM, including The American Indian Multimedia
Encyclopedia and The World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia,
available in the Sierra College Library.
Author's last name, first name. "Title of Article." Title
of CD-ROM. The word CD-ROM. Edition, release, or version, if
relevant. Place of Publication: Publisher, date of publication.
Example:
Parker, George R. "Forestry." The World Book Multimedia
Encyclopedia. CD-ROM. Chicago: World Book, 1996.
Citing a
Video:
Title of Video. Director. Performers, writers and
producers (optional). Original release date, if relevant.The word
Videocassette. Distributor, year.
Example:
The Trial. Dir. Orsen Wells. Perfs. Anthony Perkins
and Romy Schneider. 1963. Videocassette. Madacy Music Group, 1994.
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