Citation Formats
Citation Formats
The citation formats and examples shown below are basic MLA formats.
Remember to indent five spaces on the second and any following lines of your citations. This creates a hanging indention. This web page does not allow us to indent.
If there is no author or other citation element, go to the next item in the citation.
Additional citation formats may be located through the links shown at the end of this page.
PRINT SOURCES
Book By One AuthorAuthor's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Place: Publisher, Date.
Jerome, John. The Writing Trade. New York: Viking, 1992.
Book By Two Or More AuthorsAuthor's Last Name, First Name, and Second Author's First Name Last Name. Title. Place: Publisher, Date.
Kerrigan, William, and Gordon Braden. The Idea of the Renaissance. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP, 1989.
Anthology or Compilation(The editor's name appears on the title page.)
Editor's Last Name, First Name, ed. Title of Book. Place: Publisher, Date.
McRae, Murdo William, ed. The Literature of Science. Athens, Georgia: U of Georgia Press, 1989.
Book By Corporate Author (commission, association, committee, etc.)Organization. Title. Place: Publisher, Date.
American Medical Association. The American Medical Association Encyclopedia of Medicine. New York: Random, 1989.
Reference Book ArticleIf the article is unsigned, give the title of the article first.
Article Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Book. Place: Publisher, Date.
Brakeley, Theresa C. "Mourning Songs." Funk and Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore , Mythology, and Legend. New York: Crowell, 1950.
When citing familiar reference books (basic encyclopedias, for example), omit the publication information, and indicate the edition and year of publication.
Noyles, Robert W. "Sun." The World Book Encyclopedia. 1994.
Magazine ArticleArticle Author's Last Name, First Name. "Article Title." Magazine Title Date: Page numbers.
Nimmons, David. "Sex and the Brain." Time 7 March 1994: 64-71.
Note: If the article does not have an author, start the entry with the title.
Newspaper ArticleArticle Author's Last Name, First Name. "Article Title." Newspaper Title Date: Page numbers.
Richards, Evelyn. "IBM Restructuring." Washington Post 30 November 3 1991: C1.
ONLINE OR ELECTRONIC SOURCES
Magazine Article in Full TextArticle Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine Date: Page numbers. Database name. Subscriber. Date Accessed. <URL>.
Adato, Allison. "The Worst Thing She Ever Saw." Life December 1996: 10+. MAS Ultra. Reed-Custer High School Lib., Braidwood, IL. 1 Feb. 1999. <http://search.epnet.com>.
Newspaper or Wire Service Article in Full TextArticle Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Newspaper Date: Page numbers. Database name. Subscriber. Date Accessed. <URL>.
Wood, Daniel B. "Largest Welfare-to-Work Program Called a Success." Christian Science Monitor, The (Boston, MA) 20 April 1993: 3. TCR Collection. Reed-Custer High School Lib., Braidwood, IL. 30 Sept. 1998.<http://infoweb.newsbank.com>.
Online Encyclopedia ArticleAuthor's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Encyclopedia. Database name. Subscriber. Date accessed. <URL>.
Schaller, George. "Tiger." Encyclopedia Americana. Grolier Online. Reed-Custer High School Lib., Braidwood, IL . 30 Sept. 1998. <http://go.grolier.com:80>.
CD-ROMAuthor's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." CD-ROM Title. Version. Publisher, Year of Publication. Date accessed.
Ito, Philip J. "Papaya." World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia. Version 3.1. CD-ROM. World Book, 1995. 11 Aug. 2000.
InternetAuthor's Last Name, First Name. Title of Site or Publication. Date accessed. <URL>.
Yule, James. The Cold War Revisited: A Splintered Germany. 5 November 1996. <http://usa.coldwar.server.gov/coldwar/countries/former.soviet.block/Germany/germany/html>.
MICROFICHE SOURCES
Newspaper Article (NewsBank. NewsBank Reference Service PLUS.)
Article Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Source Date. Database Name: Subject Area (year): Fiche number, Grids Letter Numbers.
Horton, Kristina. "Do-It-Yourself Illegal Drugs." Torrance (California) Daily Breeze 1 February 1987. NewsBank: Law and Legal Systems (1987): fiche 7, grids D6.
BASIC TYPING INSTRUCTION FOR A WORKS CITED PAGE
Heading - Centered at top.
Arrangement - Alphabetical by first name of word in citation.
Type size - 10 or 12
Type style - Plain text, no fancy fonts
Line spacing - Triple space after heading, Double space between citations, Single space within citation.
Spaces & Punctuation - One after comma, Two after period and colon. Follow samples shown. Period at end of each citation.
Margin & Indention - First line of citation begins at left margin, Indent all lines after the first line of citation.
Title of Source/Database - Type in Italics or underline (NOT both), Capitalize first letters of all main words.
Date - Write the date in this order --- day month year --- ex. - 12 Sept. 2001
SAMPLE WORKS CITED PAGE
Note - When you prepare yours, use a hanging indention. Indent all lines in the citation after the first line.
Works Cited
Henig, Robin Marantz. The Myth of Senility. Garden City, N.J.: Anchor Press, 1981.
Howington, Patrick. "Alzheimer's May Start as Early as Childhood." Courier-Journal, The (Louisville, KY) 21 February 1996: 1A. TCR Collection. Reed-Custer High School Lib., Braidwood, IL. 28 Sept. 2000. <http://infoweb.newsbank.com>.
Kerrigan, William, and Gordon Braden. Alzheimer's Disease. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP, 1994.
Stocks, Marci Goldman. The Elderly Place. 28 Sept. 2000.<http://bc1.com/welcome.html>.
White, Lon. "Alzheimer's Disease: the Evolution of a Diagnosis." Public Health Reports November/December 1997: 495. MAS Ultra. Reed-Custer High School Lib., Braidwood, IL. 28 Sept. 2000. <http://search.epnet.com>.
Whitehouse, Peter J. "Alzheimer's Disease." Encyclopedia Americana. Grolier Online. Reed-Custer High School Lib., Braidwood, IL. 7 Sept. 2001. <http://go.grolier.com:80>.
For more examples, see the book MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.
Internet citation sources available:Columbia Guide to Online Style
MLA Citation Examples by HCC Library
Writers'Workshop Bibliography Style Handbook (APA and MLA)