Documentation for Works Cited page or Bibliography
(Based on MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, sixth edition)
*See the handbook if you have a source not covered in this document.

Book | Encyclopedia or Dictionary | Multivolume Reference Work | Magazine | Newspaper | Pamphlet
Television or Radio | Film or Video Recording | Interview
Internet Site | Work from a Library Subscription Service

PRINT SOURCES

BOOK

Author’s last name, First. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year.

Example: One author

  Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Paper, fifth edition. New York: MLA, 1999.

       Two authors

 McCormick, Phyllis A. and Barbara Barrett. How to Help 8th Graders do Holocaust Research. New York: Harcourt, 2004.

        More than three authors

Taylor, Gregory, et al. Shakespeare in Boise. New York: Houghton, 2002.

       An anthology or a compilation (with Editor)

Carlson, Lori M., ed. Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States. New York: Holt, 1994.

     A work in an anthology

Cisneros, Sandra. “Good Hot Dogs.” Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States.
Ed. Lori M. Carlson.  New York: Holt, 1994.

ENCYCLOPEDIA OR DICTIONARY (Entries in alphabetical order)

Author’s last name, First. “Title of Article.” Title of Reference Book. Ed. Year.

     Signed Article

Nelson, Mark D. “Electronic Music.” The World Book Encyclopedia. 2004 ed.

     Unsigned Article

“Emory University.” The World Book Encyclopedia. 2004 ed.

MULTIVOLUME REFERENCE WORK (e. g. Authors and Artists for Young Adults)-Citing one volume only

Author’s name. “Title of article.” Title of whole work. Editor. Volume #. Place of publication: Publisher, year.

“Stephanie Tolan.”  Authors and Artists for Young Adults. Volume 45. Detroit: Gale, 2002.

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MAGAZINE

Author. “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine. date: page number.

 Smith, Gary.  “The Ride of Their Lives.”  Sports Illustrated 20 Sept. 2004: 74-85.

NEWSPAPER

Author. “Title of Article.” Title of Newspaper [City] date of publication: page, edition (if given).

Hoffman, Wayne. “Sportsmen May Face Higher Fees.”  The Idaho Statesman [Boise] 20 Sept. 2004:A1+.

A PAMPHLET

Treat a pamphlet as you would a book.

Washington, DC.  New York: Trip Builder, 2000.

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MISCELLANEOUS PRINT AND NONPRINT SOURCES

TELEVISION OR RADIO PROGRAM

“Title of Episode or segment.” Title of program. Title of series if any. Name of the network. Call letters, city of the local station. Broadcast date.

“Death and Society.”  Narr. Joanne Silberner.  Weekend Edition Sunday.  National  Public Radio. WUWM, Milwaukee. 25 January 1998.

FILM OR VIDEO RECORDING

Title. Director. Performers. (If desired.) Distributor, Year of release.

It’s a Wonderful Life. Dir. Frank Capra. Perf. James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, and Thomas Mitchell. RKO, 1946.

AN INTERVIEW (that you conducted)

Erickson, Marlys. Personal interview. 28 September 2004.

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ELECTRONIC SOURCES

AN ENTIRE INTERNET SITE

Title of site. Name of the editor of the site (if given.) Electronic publication information (version #, date of electronic publication, name of any sponsoring institution.  Date of access < URL>.

Jane Austen Information Page. Ed. Henry Churchyard. 6 Sept. 2000.  15 June 2002 <http://www.pemberly.com/janeinfo/janeinfo.html>.

A WORK FROM A LIBRARY SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE (Databases like SIRS, EBSCO)

Author . “Title of article.” Title of original source Date of publication: page. Title of database. Name of the database publisher. Sponsoring library Date of Access<URL>.

Antonen, Mel. “Yankees top Red Sox 11-1, pad lead.” USA Today 20 Sept. 2004: 4c. Middle Search Plus. EBSCO. Hillside JHS Library 28 Sept. 2004 <web29.epnet.com>.

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• Double space everything
• Use hanging indention

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