MLA Format--Guidelines for Documenting Sources

BOOKS

Format

Author or Editor. Book Title. City of Publication: Publishing Company, Copyright Date.

Sample One author or editor:

Taylor, Mildred D. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. New York: The Dial Press, 1976.

Sample Two authors or editors:

Connor, Richard and Dawn Peterson. The Lives of Whales and Dolphins. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1994.

Sample Three authors or editors:

Moore, Raymond, Cecil G. Lalicker and John Smith, eds. Invertebrate Fossils. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 2000.

Sample More than three authors or editors:

Simpson, George, et al. Life: An Introduction to Biology. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 2001.

Sample No author given:

Great Book of the Animal Kingdom. New York: Arch Cape Press, 2002.

PERIODICALS (Magazines and Newspapers)

ONLINE

Format

Author. “Article Title.” Magazine Title Date of Magazine. Name of Database. Place you accessed the article. Date you found the article.

Internet Address

Sample SIRS:

Doe, Jane. “Teen Power.” Teen People May 1999. SIRS. Indian Woods Library. 18 June 2001.

http://www.discoverer.sirs.com

Sample EBSCO:

Wulf, Steve. “As If by Magic.” Newsweek 12 Feb. 1996. EBSCO. Indian Woods Library. 18 June 2001.

http://search.epnet.com

Sample INFOTRAC:

Winter, Rebecca. “Tinseltown in Their DNA.” People Weekly 25 Apr. 2005. INFOTRAC. Indian Woods Library. 22 July 2005.

http://infotrac.galegroup.com


PERIODICALS (Magazines and Newspapers)

PRINT

Format

Author. “Article Title.” Magazine Title Date of Magazine: Page Numbers of the Article.

Sample Article from a monthly magazine:

Bernstein, Jill. “Rebel Belle.” Premiere Aug. 1999: 78-79.

Sample Article from a weekly magazine:

Wahl, Grant. “Out of This World.” Sports Illustrated 19 July 1999: 38-43.

Sample Periodical article with no author given

(unsigned article):

“Bored to the Bone.” Newsweek 11 Nov. 1996: 38-42.

INTERNET WEBSITES

Format

Author (if given). “Title of Page.” Title of Website or Sponsor. Copyright or Posting Date. Date you found the website.

Internet Address

Sample

“John F. Kennedy in World War II.” John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. 22 July 2005. 30 Aug. 2006.

http://www.jfklibrary.org

REFERENCE MATERIALS/ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Format

Author of Article. “Article Title.” Book Title. Edition Information (if given). Copyright Date.

Sample Article with author given:

Cast, David. “Windsor Castle.” Academic American Encyclopedia. 3rd Edition. 1995.

Sample Article with NO author given:

“Sitting Bull.” World Book Encyclopedia. International Ed. 1994.

Sample Chapter from a book:

Thomas, Lewis. “A Long Line of Cells.” Inventing the Truth: The Art and Craft of Memoir. Ed. William Zinsser. Boston: Houghton, 1997. 25-48.

ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA

Sample

“Truman, Harry S.” Encyclopedia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition. Indian Woods Library. 30 July 2005.

http://school.eb.com

HELPFUL HINTS:

·  Abbreviate the names of all months, except May, June, and July.

·  Use hanging indents--indent every line (5 spaces), after the FIRST line.

·  Double space all text. Do not put extra lines BETWEEN entries.

·  On your Bibliography or Works Cited page, alphabetize all entries by author’s last name or the first word of the title, if no author is given. (Ignore A, An, The)

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