MLA
Citation
Guide
–
Works
Cited
Page



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Community
College
Library


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th
This
guide
provides
examples
and
the
basic
guidelines
for
citing
sources
following
the
MLA
Style
Manual
(7 
edition)
for
the
Works
Cited
page.
It
is
not
all‐inclusive.

For
many
more
examples,
please
refer
to
the
MLA
Handbook
for
Writers
of
Research
Papers
in
the
LBCC
Library,
call
number:
LB2369
.G53
2009
REF.



EXAMPLES
OF
PRINT
SOURCES



Books

Last,
First
M.
Title
of
Book.
City
Published:
Publisher,
Year
Published.
Print.

Book
(one
author)
 

McCall,
Nathan.
Makes
Me
Wanna
Holler:
A
Young
Black
Man
in
America.
New
York:
Vintage
Books,
1995.
Print.

Last,
First
M.,
First
M.
Last
and
First
M.
Last.
Title
of
Book.
City
Published:
Publisher,
Year
of
Published.
Print.

Book
(two
or
three
 

authors)
 Strong,
Bryan,
Christine
DeVault
and
Barbara
W.
Sayad.
Human
Sexuality:
Diversity
in
Contemporary
America.
Mountain
View:
Mayfield,












1999.
Print.

Author(s),
and
ed(s).
Title
of
Book.
Edition.
Place
of
Publication.
Publisher,
Year
of
Publication.
Print.



Edited
book
 th
Andersen,
Margaret
L.,
and
Patricia
H.
Collins,
eds.
Race,
Class,
and
Gender:
An
Anthology.
6 
ed.
Belmont,
CA:
Wadsworth
Publishing,
2007.












Print.


Author.
“Section
Title.”
Book/Anthology.
Ed.
Editor’s
First
M.
Last.
Edition.
City
Published:
Publisher,
Year
Published.
Page
Range.
Print.


Book
chapter
(with
 

editors)/Anthology
 Smith,
Gary.
“The
Chosen
One.”
Reading
Life:
A
Writer’s
Reader.
Eds.
Inge
Fink
and
Gabrielle
Gautreaux.
Boston:
Thompson
Wadsworth,












2004.
811‐27.
Print.

Author
(if
listed
at
end
of
article).
“Title
of
Article/Entry.”
Title
of
Encyclopedia
or
Dictionary.
Ed.
Editor’s
First
M.
Last.
Place
of
Publication:

Encyclopedia
or
 Publisher,
Year.
Print.


Dictionary
 

Thomas,
Julie
L.
“Barbie.”
The
Encyclopedia
of
Sex
and
Gender.
Ed.
Fedwa
Malti‐Douglas.
Detroit:
MacMillan
Reference,
2007.
Print.



Periodicals:
Magazine,
Newspaper
or
Journal
Articles

Author(s).
“Title
of
Article.”
Title
of
Journal
Volume.Issue
(Year):
Pages.
Print.

Journal
Article
 

(paginated
by
volume
 Allen
Joseph
P.,
Stuart
T.
Hauser,
Kathy
L.
Bell
and
Thomas
G.
O’Connor.
“Longitudinal
Assessment
of
Autonomy
and
Relatedness
in


or
issue)
 









Adolescent‐Family
Interactions
as
Predictors
of
Adolescent
Ego
Development
and
Self
Esteem.”
Child
Development
65.1
(2008):
179–











84.
Print.

Author.
“Title
of
Article.”
Title
of
Magazine
Day
Mo.
Year:
Pages.
Print.

Magazine
Article
 

Matthews,
Owen.
“Cleaning
Up
Dirty
Police
in
Russia.”
Newsweek
12
Apr.
2010:
7.
Print.

Author.
“Title
of
Article.”
Title
of
Magazine
Mo.
Year:
Pages.
Print.


Article
in
a
monthly
 

magazine
 Brownstein,
Ronald.
“Reconcilable
Differences:
Obama
and
McCain
Both
Say
They
Want
to
Usher
in
a
New,
Less
Divisive
Brand
of
Politics.












Which
of
Them
has
the
Better
Chance?
Is
Bipartisanship
Still
Possible?”
The
Atlantic
Sept.
2008:
55‐72.
Print.

Author.
“Title
of
Article.”
Title
of
Newspaper
Day
Mo.
Year:
Pages.
Print.



Newspaper
Article


Lathrop,
Steve.
“Caught
in
the
Middle:
Dispute
Between
Two
Landlords
Leaves
Tenants
Frustrated.”
Albany
Democrat
Herald
4
Apr.
2010:
1.












Print.



EXAMPLES
OF
ELECTRONIC
SOURCES



Online
Books

Book
from
the
 Author(s).
Title
of
Book.
City
Published:
Publisher,
Year
Published.
Website
Accessed.
Web.
Date
Accessed.

Internet
(e.g.,
Google
 

Books)
 Stevenson,
Robert
Louis.
Treasure
Island.
Boston:
Roberts
Brothers,
1884.
Google
Books.
Web.
1
Apr.
2010.


Author.
Title.
Edition
if
given.
Place
of
Publication:
Publisher,
Year
of
Publication.
Database
Name.
Web.
Date
Accessed.

E‐book
from



NetLibrary
or
other

Brady,
David.
Rich
Democracies,
Poor
People:
How
Politics
Explain
Poverty.
Oxford,
New
York:
Oxford
University
Press,
2009.
NetLibrary.


Database











Web.
22
Apr.
2010.


updated:
8/10/2010
L.B.
 

 Author
(if
listed
at
end
of
article).
“Title
of
Article/Entry.”
Title
of
Encyclopedia
or
Dictionary.
Ed.
Editor’s
Name.
Place
of
Publication:

Encyclopedia
or
 Publisher,
Year.
Database
Name.
Web.
Date
Accessed.


Dictionary—library
 

database
 Williams,
Fred
L.
“Traffic
Congestion.”
Social
Issues
in
America:
An
Encyclopedia.
Ed.
James
Ciment.
Armonk:
Sharpe
Reference,
2006.












Gale
Virtual
Reference
Library.
Web.
8
May
2009.



Online
Periodicals:
Magazine,
Newspaper
or
Journal
Articles

Author.
“Article
Title.”
Journal
Title
Volume.
Issue
(Year):
Pages.
Database
Name.
Web.
Date
Accessed.

Article
in
a
journal



from
a
library

Cherubini,
Jeffery
M.
“Intentional
Development:
A
Model
to
Guide
Lifelong
Physical
Activity.”
Physical
Educator
66.4
(2009):
197‐212.


database











Academic
Search
Premier.
Web.
9
Dec.
2009.

Article
in
a
daily
 Author.
“Title
of
Article.”
Title
of
Newspaper
Day
Mo.
Year.
Page
number.
Database
Name.
Web.
Date
Accessed.

newspaper
from
a
 

library
database
 Steeg,
Jill
L.
“UNLV
Athletes
Take
a
Major
in
Disappointment.”
USA
Today
20
Nov.
2008.
8C.
LexisNexis
Academic.
Web.
6
May
2010.


Author(s).
“Title
of
Work.”
Title
of
Website
(if
distinct
from
title
of
work).
Publisher
of
Site.
Day
Mo.
Year.
Web.
Date
Accessed.


Website
sponsored
 

by
a
Newspaper
 Archibold,
Randal
C.
“U.S’s
Toughest
Immigration
Law
is
Signed
in
Arizona.”
NewYorkTimes.com.
The
New
York
Times
Company.
24
Apr.












2010.
Web.
24
Apr.
2010.

Author(s).
“Title
of
Work.”
Title
of
Magazine.
Publisher
of
Site,
Day
Mo.
Year.
Web.
Date
Accessed.


Website
sponsored



by
a
Magazine

Samuelson,
Robert
J.
“Goldman
Sachs’s
Questionable
Profit
Motive.”
Newsweek.
Newsweek,
Inc.,
21
Apr.
2010.
Web.
26
Apr.
2010.

Author.
“Title
of
Article.”
CQ
Researcher
Volume.
Issue
(Year).
Database
Name.
Web.
Date
Accessed.




CQ
Researcher

Billitteri,
Thomas
J.
“Earthquake
Threat:
Is
the
U.S.
Ready
for
a
Seismic
Catastrophe?”
CQ
Researcher
20.14
(2010).
CQ
Researcher.
Web.
30












June
2010.



Web
pages
and
other
online
content

Author.
“
Article
Title.”
Source.
Publisher/Sponsor
of
the
Site
(if
given).
Publication
Date.
Web.
Date
Accessed.

Article
from
a



Website

Wakefield,
Jane.
“A
Look
Behind
the
Digital
Divide.”
BBC
News.
BBC.
17
Mar.
2010.
Web.
6
Apr.
2010.

Author
(or
organization
name).
“Title
of
Web
Page.”
Website.
Publisher,
Day
Month
Year.
Web.
Date
Accessed.

Web
site
 

The
Internet
Public
Library.
“About
Us.”
IPL.org.
Internet
Public
Library,
n.d.
Web.
30
Mar.
2010.

Author.
Painting.
Year
Created.
Medium
of
work.
Museum/collection,
City.
ArtStor.
Web.
Date
of
Access.

Visual
Art/



Photograph
(ArtStor)

Picasso,
Pablo.
Three
Musicians.
1921.
Oil
on
panel.
Museum
of
Mod.
Art,
New
York.
ArtStor.
Web.
1
May
2010.

Title.
Contributors/Director(s).
Name
of
Producer/Distributor,
Year
of
Release.
Title
of
Database
or
Website.
Web.
Date
of
Access.

Film
or
video
viewed



online

The
Great
Train
Robbery.
Dir.
Edward
Porter.
Thomas
Edison,
1903.
Internet
Archive.
Web.
1
May
2010.




EXAMPLES
OF
MULTIMEDIA
SOURCES



Media:
Sound
recordings,
Videos,
Films,
Radio/TV
programs

Title.
Contributors/Director(s).
Name
of
Producer/Distributor,
Year
of
Release.
Medium
viewed.

Film
or
video
 

Cultural
Anthropology:
Our
Diverse
World.
Dir.
Harry
T.
Hughes.
Public
Broadcasting
Service,
2008.
DVD.

Title.
Contributors/Director(s).
Name
of
Producer/Distributor,
Year
of
Release.
Title
of
Database
or
Website.
Web.
Date
of
Access.

Film
or
video
viewed
 

online
 The
St.
Louis
Bank
Robbery.
Dirs.
Charles
Guggenheim
&
John
Stix.
Charles
Guggenheim
&
Associates,
1956.
Internet
Archive.
Web.
1
May












2010.

“Episode
Title.”
Contributors.
Program
Title.
Network.
Station
Call
Letters,
City,
Broadcast
Date.
Medium.

Television
or
Radio



Broadcast

“Sympathy
for
the
Parents.”
Dir.
Debbie
Allen.
Grey’s
Anatomy.

ABC.
KATU,
Albany.
1
April
2010.
Television.

Contributors.
“Song.”
Album.
Artist
or
Band.
Manufacturer,
Year.
Medium
(MP3,
CD,
etc.)

Sound
Recording



(specific
song)

Harper,
Ben
and
Juan
D.
Nelson.
“Brown
Eyed
Blues.”
Ben
Harper.
Diamonds
on
the
Inside.
EMI
Virgin
Music,
2002.
CD.


Author/Host/Producer.
“Title
of
Podcast
Episode.”
Title
of
Program.
Publisher:
Date
Created.
Web.
Date
of
Access.

Audio
Podcast
 

National
Public
Radio.
“Facebook
Privacy
Policies
Under
Fire.”
All
Things
Considered.
National
Public
Radio:
23
May
2010.
Web.
4
Apr.
2010.




Art,
Interviews,
Lectures,
Speeches

Author.
Title
or
Description
of
Image.
Year
Created.
Medium
of
work.
Museum/collection,
City.

Image/Visual
Art/



Photograph

Bierstadt,
Albert.
Mount
Hood.
1921.
Oil
on
paper.
Portland
Art
Museum,
Portland.



updated:
8/10/2010
L.B.
 

 Person
Interviewed.
“Title
of
Interview.”
Interview
by
Interviewer.
Name
of
Program.
Network.
Station
Call
Letters,
City.
Date
of
Airing
of

Interview.
Radio
or
Television
(Medium
of
source).

Interview
from
a



radio
or
TV
program

Colbert,
Stephen.
“A
Fake
Newsman’s
Fake
Newsman:
Stephen
Colbert.”
Interview
by
Terri
Gross.
Fresh
Air.
Natl.
Public
Radio.
KOAC,












Corvallis.
19
Nov.
2008.
Radio.

Person
Interviewed.
Type
of
interview.
Date
of
Interview.

Personally
conducted



interview

Winfrey,
Oprah.
Telephone
interview.
23
Mar.
2009.

Author
or
Speaker.
“Name
of
Speech.”
Meeting/Organization.
Location.
Date.
Description
of
the
speech.

Lecture/Speech
 

Obama,
Barack
H.
“State
of
the
Union
Address.”
2010
State
of
the
Union.
Capitol
Building.
Washington,
D.C.
27
Jan.
2010.
Address.



Social
Media
and
other
communication

Twitter
handle.
Web
log
post.
Twitter.com.
Date
Posted.
Web.
Date
Accessed.
<web
address>.

Twitter
 

@whitehouse.
Web
log
post.
Twitter.com.
5
May
2010.
Web.
5
May
2010.
<http://twitter.com/whitehouse/status/13433979066
>.

Author
name.
“Posting
Title.”
Facebook.com.
Date
Posted.
Web.
Date
Accessed.
<web
address>.



Facebook
posting

Palin,
Sarah.
“Statement
on
the
Current
Healthcare
Debate.”
Facebook.com.
7
Aug.
2009.
Web.
1
Sept.
2009.














<http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=113851103434>.

Title
of
Video.
Date
of
Publication
of
Video.
YouTube.
Web.
Date
Accessed.


YouTube
video
 

JK
Wedding
Entrance
Dance.
19
July
2009.
YouTube.
Web.
25
June
2009.

Author.
“Title
of
Individual
Blog
Entry.”
Title
of
the
Blog.
Sponsoring
Organization/Publisher.
Date
Posted.
Web.
Date
Accessed.

Blog
 

Schmidt,
Eric.
“A
Different
Kind
of
Company
Name.”
The
Official
Google
Blog.
Google.
1
Apr.
2010.
Web.
2
Apr.
2010.


Sender.
“Subject
of
Message.”
Message
to
Recipient’s
Name.
Date
of
Message.
E‐mail.

Email
 

Brown,
Lindy.
“MLA
Handout.”
Message
to
Richenda
Hawkins.
1
Apr.
2010.
E‐mail.



How
to
layout
the
first
page
of
your
Works
Cited
page:






 Some
Tips:


 • The
Works
Cited
page
appears
at
the
end
of
the
paper
on
a


 completely
new
page.


 • All
references
are
double‐spaced.


 • Do
not
indent
the
first
line
in
each
citation,
but
indent
all
the


 following
lines
(aka
a
“hanging
indent”).


 • Months
are
abbreviated
except
for
May,
June
and
July.


 • In
the
title
and
subtitle,
capitalize
all
words
that
are
not
articles
or


 prepositions.


 • If
no
author
is
given,
start
with
the
title.
If
an
author
is
given,
start


 with
their
last
name,
first
name
and
middle
initial.
Additional


 authors
are
written
out
first
name
and
last
name.
Example
of
two


 authors:
Brown,
Rena
and
Linda
Jones.



 • Every
citation
must
end
in
the
medium
you
accessed
it:
Print,
Web,


 DVD,
CD‐ROM,
MP3,
PDF,
etc.
When
the
source
is
“Web,”
include


 the
date
you
accessed
it.


 • The
name
of
the
journal,
magazine,
newspaper,
database
and
book


 are
in
italics.


 • URL
is
not
necessary.
Include
it
only
“when
the
reader
probably


 cannot
locate
the
source
without
it
or
when
your
instructor


 requires
it”
(MLA
Handbook,
p.
182).



 • Abbreviations
to
know:
n.d.
=
no
date;
n.p.
=
no
publisher
or
no


 place
of
publication;
n.pag
=
no
pages.



 • Date
of
Access
format
=
Day
Mo.
Year
(1
Dec.
2009)


 



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