STYLE GUIDE FOR WORKS CITED

Based on MLA Handbook Writers of Research Papers. New York: Modern Language Association, 1999.


General format instructions for a Works Cited page.


Below is a guide to the most frequently used entries:


Type of Entry

Works Cited Form

Print Sources:

Book--One Author

Preston, Richard. The Hot Zone . New York: Random House, 1994.

Book--More than One Author or Editor

Bondanella, Peter, and Julia Conaway Bondanella, eds. Dictionary of Italian Literature. Westport: Greenwood, 1979.

Anonymous Author (Periodical example)

"Portents for Future Learning." Time 21 Sept. 1981: 65.

Two or More Books by the Same Author

Lanham, Richard A. Literacy and the Survival of Humanism. New Haven: Yale UP, 1983.

---. Style: An Anti-Textbook. New Haven: Yale UP, 1974.

Work in an Anthology or Collection of Essays

Lazard, Naomi. "In Answer to Your Query." The Norton Book of Light Verse. Ed. Russell Baker. New York: Norton, 1986. 52-53.

Encyclopedia –Include author if known as per other examples

“Portsmouth, Treaty of." Columbia Encyclopedia. 1975 ed.

(It is not necessary to specify volume or page number.)

Review

Kirk, Ruth. "White on White on White." Rev. of The Ice: A Journey to Antarctica, by Stephen J. Pyne. New York Times Book Review 11 Jan. 1987: 11- 12.

Article Whose Title Contains a Quotation or a Title Within a Quotation

Carpenter, Lynette. "The Daring Gift in Ellen Glasgow's 'Dare's Gift."' Studies in Short Fiction 21 (1984): 95-102.

Article from Journal (continuous paging)

Spear, Karen. "Building Cognitive Skills in Basic Writers." Teaching English in the Two Year College 9 (1983): 91-98.

Article from Journal (paginated by issue)

Kanfer, Stefan. "Heard Any Good Books Lately?" Time 21 July 1986: 71.

Signed Article from Newspaper

Kalette, Denise. "California Town Counts Down to Big Quake." USA Today 21 July 1986, sec. A: 1.

Editorial

Elections in Rhodesia." Editorial. San Francisco Chronicle 5 Mar. 1980: 64.

Cartoon

Trudeau, Garry. "Doonesbury." Cartoon. Star-Ledger. [Newark, NJ] 27 May 1987: 25.

Pamphlet or Brochure

United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Tomorrow's Manpower Needs. Washington: GPO, 1973.

Non-Text Sources:

Interview

Young, Mary W. Personal interview. 22 Oct. 1981.

Movie or Documentary

The Empire Strikes Back. Dir. George Lucas. Twentieth Century Fox, 1980.

TV or Radio Program

“Latch-Key Kids." Hour Magazine. CBS. KIRO, Seattle. 15 Nov. 1983.

Piece of Art

da Vinci, Leonardo. Mona Lisa. Louvre, Paris.

Piece of Music

Beethoven, Ludwig van. Symphonie no. 7 in A, op. 92.

Berlioz, Hector. Symphonie fantastique, op. 14.

Electronic Sources:

World Wide Web

(Free Internet)

Smith, Charles. "History of Space Exploration." Space Walk Web Page. 21 Aug.2005. 10 Sept. 2005 <http://www.spacewalk.com>

Explanation of the parts:

Author. “Title of document”. Title of complete page. Day Month Year of last revision. Date of access <URL to the first forward slash>

A Work from an Online Service that the school subscribes to

such as Proquest, EBSCO, Issues & Controversies and the like.

Fox, Justin. “What in the World Happened to Economics?” Fortune 15 Mar. 1999: 90-102. ABI/INFORM Global. Proquest Direct. Regional Community Coll. Lib., Little Rock. 2 Mar. 1999 <http:// www.umi.com/proquest/>.

Explanation of the parts:

Author's Name. "Article Title." Periodical Title Date: Page(s). Name of Database Name of Service. Library Name, City, Day Month Year of access.


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