The heading for your bibliography is: Works Cited at the top of the page, centered.
All works cited are interfiled in alphabetical order.
IF the title begins with A, An, or The, AND your entry begins with a title, begin alphabetizing
with the second word in the title.
Do not number or bullet your entries.
Double space between entries.
Watch for specific punctuation, indentation, and abbreviation and capitalization.
If your entry is longer than one line, the additional lines are to be
indented five (5) spaces.
Book with one author
Author's last name, First name and Initial. Title italicized. Publication location:
Publishing company, year.
Kent, Peter. A Slice Through a City. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press, 1996.
Book with two authors
Author's Last name, First name, Initial (If given) and First name Last name Initial (If given). Title italicized.
Publication location: Publishing company, year.
Ingpen, Robert, and Molly Perham. Gods and Goddesses. New York: Chelsea House, 1996.
Book with an editor
Editor's last name, First name and Initial, ed. Title italicized. Publication location:
Publishing company, year.
McRae, George, ed. Science Fiction Authors of the Past Century. Athens, GA:
U of Georgia Press, 1993.
Book With No Author
Title italicized. Publication location: Publishing company, year.
Great Mammals of the World. Houston, TX: Ginn Publishing Co., 1987.
Magazine / Journal article / Periodical
Author's last name, First name and Initial. "Title of the article."
Journal title italicized Volume number (year): Article page numbers.
Batten, Mary. "Life Spans." Science Digest 55 (1996): 51-80.
Encyclopedia
Author’s last name, First name and Initial. “Title of the article.” Encyclopedia Title. Edition.
Davis, Theresa. “Boston Red Sox.” World Book Encyclopedia. 2001 ed.
Newspaper article
Author's last name, First name and Initial. "Title of the article." Newspaper title italicized
day month year, edition: Article page numbers.
Taylor, Frederick. "Mayor Daley Promotes Roof Top Gardens." Chicago Tribune 15 Dec. 2005: 23.
Lecture / Speech / Class Notes
Speaker's last name, First name and Initial. "Title of the presentation (if known)."
Meeting/Organization. Location. Date.
Truding, M. "Class notes." Social Studies Classroom, Lake Forest, IL. 29 Sept. 2006.
Interview
Last name, First Name. Type of interview. Day Month Year.
Smith, John. Personal interview. 29 Sept. 2006.
Doe, Jane. Telephone interview. 29 Sept. 2006.
Film, DVD, or Video Recording
Title of work. Filming Studio, Year released. Medium viewed.
Clueless. Paramount, 1995. DVD.
Internet Source (Web site)
Author's last name, First name and Initial. "Title of the article." Website.
Date researcher visited site <URL>.
Lanken, Dane. "When the Earth Moves." Canadian Geographic. 15 Apr. 2003
<http://www.ebscohost.com/ehost/login.html>.
E-mail
Author's last name, First name and Initial (if given). "Title or description of the e-mail."
E-mail to recipient's First and Last name. Day Month Year.
Doe, John. "Monday Agenda." E-mail to J.P. Smith. 28 Sept. 2006.
CD /CD-Rom
Author or Composer’s last name, First name and Initial (if given). “Song.” CD Title.
Publication location: Publisher, Year. Medium.
Rossini, Gioacchino. Rossini’s Greatest Hits. New York: Sony Music
Entertainment Inc., 1995. CD.
Examples are based on the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th ed.
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