MLA WORKS CITED SOURCE LOG Name: ______
Virtual Library (for encyclopedia and other reference sources)
Author:
Title of article:
Title of encyclopedia: Year of publication:
Publisher: Medium: Web
Date you accessed this site:
Root address of encyclopedia web site:
Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Encyclopedia. Publication Date. Publisher. Web. Date You
Accessed the Site <Internet Address of Encyclopedia Home Page>.
Rowse, Allan. “Elizabeth I.” Encyclopedia Americana. 2008. Grolier Online. Scholastic Library Publishing, Inc. Web. 18
April 2008 <http://go.grolier.com>.
Virtual Library (for magazines, newspapers, professional journals)
Author:
Title of article:
Original source of article:
Date of original source (volume, issue, year): Pages:
Name of database:
Publisher of database:
Date you accessed this site: Medium: Web
Root address of database:
Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Original Source of Article Vol.Issue (Year): pages. Database.
Publisher of Database. Web. Date You Accessed the Site <Internet Address of Database Home Page>.
Weinberg, Naimah. “Risk Factors For Adolescent Substance Abuse.” Journal of Learning Disabilities 34.4 (2001): 343.
Academic OneFile. Gale. Web. 25 Jan. 2008 <http://find.galegroup.com>.
Web Page
Author(s):
Date of publication or last update:
Title of document:
Title of overall web site (if distinct from document title):
Publisher or sponsor of site (if available):
Date you accessed this site: Medium: Web
Internet Address: http://
Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Document.” Title of Web Site. Date of Publication or of Last Update. Publisher of
Site. Web. Date You Accessed the Site <Internet Address>.
Secara, M.P. “Food.” Life in Elizabethan England: A Compendium of Common Knowledge. Summer 2001. Dueling Modems.
Web. 18 April 2008 <http://www.renaissance.dm.net/compendium/19.html>.

Book

Author(s):
Title of book:
Place of publication:
Publisher:
Copyright date: Medium: Print
Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Copyright date. Print.
Russell, Craig. Incarceration Around the World. Philadelphia: Mason Crest Publications, 2007. Print.
Bercuson, David, and Barry Cooper. Derailed: The Betrayal of the National Dream. Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1999. Print.

Book (work from an anthology or collection)

Author(s) of article or essay:
Article, essay, or chapter title:
Title of book:
Book editor(s):
Place of publication:
Publisher:
Copyright date: Page numbers: Medium: Print
Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Work.” Title of Anthology. Ed. Editor’s Name(s). Place of Publication: Publisher,
Year of Publication. Page Numbers. Print.
Smith, Joe. “Trap Lines.” Elementary English 10. Ed. B. Gate. New York: Harcourt, 2001. 83-88. Print.
Work of Art (sculptures, paintings etc.)
Artist’s name:
Title of artwork:
Date of creation:
Medium of composition (oil on canvas, photograph):
Institution and city where work is located:
Artist’s Last Name, First Name. Title of Image or Work of Art. Date of Creation. Medium of Composition. Institution and City
where artwork is located.
Goya, Francisco. The Family of Charles IV. 1800. Oil on Canvas. Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid.
Online Image
Artist’s name or username:
Title of image:
Date of creation:
Institution and city where work is housed (if applicable):
Name of website: Medium: Web
Date of access:
Artist’s Last Name, First Name. Title of Image or Work of Art. Date of Creation. Institution and City. Name of Website. Web.
Day Month Year of Access.
Hessing, Valjean. Caddo Myth. 1976. Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha. Joslyn Art Museum. Web. 19 April 2009.
brandonchloe. Great Horned Owl Family. 22 May 2006. Webshots. Web. 5 Nov. 2009.
YouTube Video
Author’s name or poster’s username:
Title of image or video:
Media type:
Name of web site:
Name of web site publisher:
Date of posting:
Date retrieved: Medium: Web
Author’s Last Name, First Name or Poster’s Username. “Title of Image or Video.” Media Type. Name of Web Site. Name of
Web Site Publisher, Day Mo. Year of Posting. Medium. Day Mo. Year Retrieved.
Midge, Joseph. “Powwows.” Online Video Clip. YouTube. YouTube, 22 Jan. 2012. Web. 15 Jan. 2014.

Research and Inquiry Skills

Based on MLA Handbook For Writers of Research Papers (7th edition)

Last updated: January 2014