MLA Style - Works Cited



MLA Style – Works CitedMLA style is a set of guidelines established by the Modern Language Association. Examples below are based on the MLA Handbook, 8th edition. For more examples, see lcc.edu/library/help/citationHow to Format Your Works CitedPage Set Up - The works cited page should be a separate, double spaced page. Entries should have a hanging indent. Use easy to read fonts such as Times New Roman and Courier (12-pt.).Organizing Sources - Alphabetize sources by the last name of the first author. Alphabetize sources with no author by the first significant word in the title.Titles - Capitalize all words in titles except prepositions, conjunctions, and articles, unless it is the 1st word of the title or subtitle, e.g. Brown: A Dream Deferred. Italicize titles of longer works (books, magazines, journals) and put quotes around titles of shorter works (articles).Online Sources - Add database name, URL, or Digital Object Identifier (DOI), and access date (optional). Remove https:// from the front of the URL, e.g. lcc.edu/library/Authors - List up to 2 authors. For more than 2 authors, list the 1st author and et al. If the source has no author, start your citation with the title of the source.Missing Information - If there is no author, start your citation with the title of the source. If there is no publication date, do not include a date.BookLast Name, First Name.?Book Title. Publisher, Publication Date.?Database name, URL. Accessed Day Month Year.ExamplesCowan, Ruth, and Matthew H. Hersch. Social History of American Technology. Oxford UP, 2018.Murray, John, editor. American Nature Writing. Fulcrum Publishing, 2001.Thomas, Alan et al. Camden. Oxford UP, 1988. ACLS Humanities E-Book, hdl.2027/ heb.03356.0001.001. Accessed 17 Aug. 2017.Chapter in a book, encyclopedia article, or dictionary entryLast Name, First Name. "Article Title."?Book Title, edited by Editor's Name(s), Publisher, Year, pages.?Database name, URL. Accessed Day Month Year.ExamplesGoldberg, Vicki. “Death Takes a Holiday, Sort of.” Why We Watch: The Attractions of Violent Entertainment, Edited by Jeffrey Goldstein. Oxford UP, 1998. pp. 27-52.Nordenson, Nancy, and Teresa Odle. “Blood Sugar Tests.” Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, edited by Jacqueline Longe, Gale, 2015, pp. 751-753 Gale Virtual Reference Library, link. CX3623300280. Accessed 1 Jan. 2018.Journal articleLast Name, First Name. "Article Title."?Journal Title, vol. number, no. issue number, Publication Year, pages.?Database Name, URL. Accessed Day Month Year.ExamplesFrank, Thomas, and John Smith. “The Interpretation of Limits: Doctors and Novelists in the Fiction of Philip Roth.” Journal of Popular Culture, vol. 28, no. 4, 1995, pp. 67-80.Smeaton, George L. et al. "College Students' Binge Drinking at a Beach-Front Destination during Spring Break."?Journal of American College Health, vol. 46, no. 6, 1998, pp. 247-254.?ProQuest Central,?search-proquest-com/docview/213026. Accessed 5 June 2018.Newspaper and magazine articleLast Name, First Name. "Article title."?Newspaper/Magazine Title, Publication Day Month Year, pages.?Database/Website name, URL. Accessed Day Month Year.Examples"The Methane Mystery: Climate Change."?The Economist, 28 Apr. 2018, p. 72.?General OneFile,?link.apps/A5297876/ITOF?u=014f5dbb. Accessed 28 May 2018.Peterson, Scott. “Asia Hungry for Nuclear Power.” Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2004, p. 6. Proquest Central, search-proquest-com/405678459. Accessed 24 July 2018.Stockman, Farah. “How Colleges Are Trying to Tap Students’ Voting Power.” 3 Mar. 2018, New York Times, 2018/03/03/us/students-voter-turnout.html. Accessed 19 Apr. 2019.Page or document from a websiteLast Name, First Name. “Page Title.” Website Title, Publication Date, URL. Accessed Day Month Year.ExamplesHopson, Krista. “Mott Children’s Hospital Ranked Top Children’s Hospital in State.” University Record Online, 15 Jan. 2007, ur.umich.edu/0607/Jan15_07/10.shtml. Accessed 17 Dec. 2017.Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. “Producers and Directors.” Occupational Outlook Handbook, 12 Apr. 2019, ooh/entertainment-and-sports/producers-and-directors.htm. Accessed 11 May 2019.“Kirtland’s Warbler.” Endangered Species: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 9 Feb. 2019, midwest/Endangered/birds/Kirtland/. Accessed 12 Mar. 2019. ................
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