Works Cited



CREATING WORKS CITED ENTRIES

• Punctuation is to be used exactly as shown in the examples. Note the placement of periods, colons, commas, etc.

• Every item on the Works Cited page is to be double spaced. There should be no extra vertical spacing at all.

• Second and subsequent lines of a Works Cited entry should be tabbed once.

• Nothing on the page should be bolded or underlined. Italics is required in cases of the need for this type of punctuation, such as book titles, movie titles, etc.

• All entries should be in alphabetical order by author last name. If a name is not available, the title should be used first.

CREATING WORKS CITED ENTRIES

A BOOK BY ONE AUTHOR

Author last name, first name, middle initial (if given). Title of the book: Subtitle if given.

City of publication: Publishing House, year of publication. Medium of

publication.

EXAMPLES:

Fraser, Antonia. Marie Antoinette: The Journey. New York, NY: Anchor, 2002. Print.

Weber, Caroline. Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution. New

York, NY: Picador, 2006. Print.

A BOOK BY TWO AUTHORS

The first given name appears in last name, first name format; subsequent author names appear in first name last name format. Remaining elements are the same.

Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner. The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring. Boston: Allyn,

2000. Print.

If there are more than three authors, you may choose to list only the first author followed by the phrase et al. (Latin for "and others") in place of the subsequent authors' names, or you may list all the authors in the order in which their names appear on the title page. (Note that there is a period after “al” in “et al.” Also note that there is never a period after the “et” in “et al.”).

Wysocki, Anne Frances, et al. Writing New Media: Theory and Applications for Expanding the

Teaching of Composition. Logan, UT: Utah State UP, 2004. Print.

or

Wysocki, Anne Frances, Johndan Johnson-Eilola, Cynthia L. Selfe, and Geoffrey Sirc. Writing

New Media: Theory and Applications for Expanding the Teaching of Composition.

Logan, UT: Utah State UP, 2004. Print.

AN ARTICLE IN A REFERENCE BOOK

For entries in encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference works, cite the piece as you would any other work in a collection, but do not include the publisher information. Also, if the reference book is organized alphabetically, as most are, you do not need to list the volume or the page number of the article or item. If the author of the entry is available, place it first in your entry, but if it’s not listed, start with the entry name.

EXAMPLES:

Hooper-Hamersly, Rosamund. “Marie Antoinette.” Europe 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the

Early Modern World. 2004. Print.

"Ideology." The American Heritage Dictionary. 3rd ed. 1997. Print.

A WORK IN AN ANTHOLOGY, REFERENCE, OR COLLECTION

Works may include an essay in an edited collection or anthology, or a chapter of a book. The basic form is for this sort of citation is as follows:

Last name, First name. "Title of Essay." Title of Collection. Ed. Editor's Name(s). Place of

Publication: Publisher, Year. Page range of entry. Medium of Publication.

EXAMPLES

Harris, Muriel. "Talk to Me: Engaging Reluctant Writers." A Tutor's Guide: Helping Writers

One to One. Ed. Ben Rafoth. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2000. 24-34. Print.

Swanson, Gunnar. "Graphic Design Education as a Liberal Art: Design and Knowledge in the

University and The 'Real World.'" The Education of a Graphic Designer. Ed. Steven

Heller. New York: Allworth Press, 1998. 13-24. Print.

If you have questions about whether a reference book you want to use would fall under the “reference book” or “anthology” category, ask Mrs. Bryant. She is happy to help you.

A FILM AVAILABLE ON DVD OR VHS

Title. Director (abbreviated) first name last name. Performers (abbreviated) first name last

name, first name last name, etc. Distributor, year of release. Medium of

publication.

• Note that “year of release” indicates the year that the movie was released in theaters, not the year that the DVD/videocassette was produced. If there are two different theater and DVD/videocassette release years, both must be listed.

• If you are using a miniseries (like Band of Brothers or John Adams) you will need to begin your entry with the name of the episodes you will cite.

EXAMPLES:

Marie Antoinette. Dir. Sofia Coppola. Perf. Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, and Rip Torn.

Columbia Pictures Inc., 2006. DVD.

The Worst Witch. Dir. Robert Young. Perf. Fairuza Balk, Charlotte Rae, Dianna Rigg. 1986.

Central Independent Television plc, 1999. Videocassette.

FILMS STREAMED ON INTERNET SITES

Information regarding the site is to be placed after the information you would list as if the film were available on a tangible medium. You need to list the name of the company in italics, followed by the word “Web.” to indicate that the film was streamed electronically. Next is the date of viewing (in MLA format, of course) and then the website’s URL. The full URL is not needed.

In Search of Shakespeare. Dir. David Wallace. Perf. Gregory Doran, Desmond Barrett, Nancy

Carroll, Ray Fearon, and Julian Glover. PBS, 2003. Netflix. Web. 26 Dec. 2009.

.

SPECIAL FEATURES

For special features like audio commentary or featurettes, list all applicable information before the info you would list in an entry for the film itself.

EXAMPLES

“The Making of Marie Antoinette.” Dir. Eleanor Coppola. Marie Antoinette. Dir. Sofia

Coppola. Perf. Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, and Rip Torn. Columbia Pictures

Inc., 2006. DVD

Chevalier, Tracy, commentary. Girl With a Pearl Earring. Dir. Peter Webber. Perf. Colin Firth

and Scarlett Johansson. 2003. 20th Century Fox, 2004. DVD.

CITING ELECTRONIC SOURCES AND PERIODICALS

Important Note on the Use of URLs in MLA

MLA no longer requires the use of URLs in MLA citations. However, MRS. BRYANT STILL WANTS THEM. The URL appears in angle brackets after the date of access. Break URLs only after slashes.

Abbreviations Commonly Used with Electronic Sources

If publishing information is unavailable for entries that require publication information such as publisher (or sponsor) names and publishing dates, MLA requires the use of special abbreviations to indicate that this information is not available. Use n.p. to indicate that neither a publisher nor a sponsor name has been provided. Use n.d. when the Web page does not provide a publication date.

When an entry requires that you provide a page but no pages are provided in the source (as in the case of an online-only scholarly journal or a work that appears in an online-only anthology), use the abbreviation n. pag.

EXAMPLE

Aristotle. Poetics. Trans. S. H. Butcher. The Internet Classics Archive. Web Atomic and

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 13 Sept. 2007. Web. 4 Nov. 2008.

‹›.

Here are some common features you should try and find before citing electronic sources in MLA style. Not every Web page will provide all of the following information. However, collect as much of the following information as possible both for your citations and for your research notes:

• Author and/or editor names (if available)

• Article name in quotation marks (if applicable)

• Title of the Website, project, or book in italics. (Remember that some Print publications have Web publications with slightly different names. They may, for example, include the additional information or otherwise modified information, like domain names [e.g. .com or .net].)

• Any version numbers available, including revisions, posting dates, volumes, or issue numbers.

• Publisher information, including the publisher name and publishing date.

• Take note of any page numbers (if available).

• Date you accessed the material.

• URL

Citing an Entire Web Site

It is necessary to list your date of access because web postings are often updated, and information available on one date may no longer be available later. Be sure to include the complete address for the site.

Remember to use n.p. if no publisher name is available and n.d. if no publishing date is given.

Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Version number. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access. URL.

A Page on a Web Site

For an individual page on a Web site, list the author or alias if known, followed by the information covered above for entire Web sites. Remember to use n.p. if no publisher name is available and n.d. if no publishing date is given.

"How to Make Vegetarian Chili." . eHow, n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2009.

Article in a Magazine

Cite by listing the article's author, putting the title of the article in quotations marks, and italicizing the periodical title. Follow with the date of publication. Remember to abbreviate the month. The basic format is as follows:

Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages. Medium of publication.

EXAMPLES

Poniewozik, James. "TV Makes a Too-Close Call." Time 20 Nov. 2000: 70-71. Print.

Buchman, Dana. "A Special Education." Good Housekeeping Mar. 2006: 143-48. Print.

Article in a Newspaper

Cite a newspaper article as you would a magazine article, but note the different pagination in a newspaper. If there is more than one edition available for that date (as in an early and late edition of a newspaper), identify the edition following the date (e.g., 17 May 1987, late ed.).

Brubaker, Bill. "New Health Center Targets County's Uninsured Patients." Washington Post 24

May 2007: LZ01. Print.

Krugman, Andrew. "Fear of Eating." New York Times 21 May 2007 late ed.: A1. Print.

If the newspaper is a less well-known or local publication, include the city name and state in brackets after the title of the newspaper.

EXAMPLES

Behre, Robert. "Presidential Hopefuls Get Final Crack at Core of S.C. Democrats." Post and

Courier [Charleston, SC] 29 Apr. 2007: A11. Print.

Trembacki, Paul. "Brees Hopes to Win Heisman for Team." Purdue Exponent [West Lafayette,

IN] 5 Dec. 2000: 20. Print.

A Review

To cite a review, include the title of the review (if available), then the abbreviation "Rev. of" for Review of and provide the title of the work (in italics for books, plays, and films; in quotation marks for articles, poems, and short stories). Finally, provide performance and/or publication information.

Review Author. "Title of Review (if there is one)." Rev. of Performance Title, by

Author/Director/Artist. Title of Periodical day month year: page. Medium of publication.

Seitz, Matt Zoller. "Life in the Sprawling Suburbs, If You Can Really Call It Living." Rev. of Radiant City, dir. Gary Burns and Jim Brown. New York Times 30 May 2007 late ed.: E1. Print.

Weiller, K. H. Rev. of Sport, Rhetoric, and Gender: Historical Perspectives and Media

Representations, ed. Linda K. Fuller. Choice Apr. 2007: 1377. Print.

To cite an article that appears on a website, include all relevant information as if the article were in the print version. Then simply include the date of access and URL.

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