One Author (MLA 5.5.2) Banks, Robert B. Slicing Pizzas, Racing Turtles, and Further Adventures in Applied

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1 Generate Advanced MLA or APA citations by using NoodleTools, located in the Online Databases section of the Oakton HS Library web page Choose Advanced MLA or APA List Style. The librarians will gladly work with you if you have questions. MLA Works Cited Format & Examples MLA Style Guidelines Center the title (Works Cited) at the top of your page Set all margins to 1 Number the page at the top right with your last name (Smith 11) Double space the entire document, both between and within entries Alphabetize the list by author s last name OR the first word of the entry (ignore The, A, An) Use hanging indentation; after the first line, indent each subsequent line ½ (tab) If required by your teacher, web addresses are inside angled brackets (< >) with hyperlinks removed so that the URL/web address appears as regular text Dates are listed by day, abbreviated month, year with the exception of May, June, and July. PRINT CITATIONS: BOOKS Last name, First name. Title of Book. City: Publisher, Copyright year. Medium. Last name, First name refers to the author of the work. Shorten the publisher s name; omit words like Company, Co., Corp., Inc., House, Publishers, Press. University Press becomes UP (Oxford UP) Cite the publisher s name that appears on the title page Cite page numbers if you are not using the entire work One Author (MLA 5.5.2) Banks, Robert B. Slicing Pizzas, Racing Turtles, and Further Adventures in Applied Mathematics. Princeton: Princeton UP, 2002, Print. Two or Three Authors (MLA 5.5.4) Lorenz, Ralph and Jacqueline Mitton. Titan Unveiled: Saturn s Mysterious Moon Explored. Princeton: Princeton UP, Print. More than Three Authors (MLA 5.5.4) Doe, John, et al. Title of Work. City: Publisher, Copyright year. Pages used. Medium.

2 et al. ( and others ) Two or More Works by the Same Author (MLA 5.3.4) Shakespeare, William. Hamlet. New York: Washington Square, Print The Winter s Tale. New York: Washington Square, Print. Three hyphens (---) indicate the work was written by the previous author; in this case, Shakespeare. Editor (MLA 5.5.1) Bellenir, Karen, ed. Debt Information for Teens: Tips for a Successful Financial Life. Detroit: Omnigraphics, Print. A Specific Work in an Anthology (MLA 5.5.6) (For citing one chapter in a book in which each chapter has a different author) Washington, George. Farewell Address. A Patriot s Handbook: Songs, Poems, Stories, and Speeches Celebrating the Land We Love. Comp. Caroline Kennedy. New York: Hyperion, Print. REFERENCE BOOKS Multivolume Reference Work (Subject Encyclopedia) (MLA 5.5.7) Last name, First name. Article Title. Title of Encyclopedia. Editor. Vol. #. City: Publisher, Copyright year. Medium. If the article has no author, put the title first Climate. UXL Encyclopedia of Weather and Natural Disasters. Ed. Anaxos, Inc. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, Print. General Encyclopedia with a New Edition Each Year (MLA 5.5.7) Globalization. World Book Encyclopedia ed Print. JOURNALS AND PERIODICALS IN PRINT FORM Last name, First name. Article Title. Newspaper/Magazine Title Date of Publication: page numbers. Medium. Note: There is no punctuation after the newspaper or magazine title

3 Newspaper Article (MLA 5.4.5) Trejos, Nancy. Credit Card Restrictions Close to Enactment. Washington Post 20 May 2009: A1+. Print. If an article is not printed on consecutive pages (starts on page 6 and skips to page 10), write only the first page number and a plus sign (6+) Magazine Article (MLA 5.4.6) Bourne, Joel K., Jr. The End of Plenty. National Geographic June 2009: Print. Scholarly Journal (Peer-reviewed or Refereed Publications) (MLA 5.4.2) Last name, First Name. Article Title. Title of Journal. Volume.Issue (Year): page numbers. Medium. Dobrovits, Peter. Surfing the Net: The Myth and the Reality. Australian Library Journal (2007): Print. GRAPHIC NARRATIVES IN PRINT FORM Graphic Novel (MLA ) Last name, First name. Title. Vol. #. City: Publisher, Copyright year. Medium. Smith, Jeff. Bone. Vol. 6. New York: Scholastic, Print. WEB-BASED SOURCES: Author/Editor/Compiler. Title of Work. Title of Overall Website. Version or edition. Publisher or sponsor of site, Date of publication (day, month, year or n.d. if none given). Medium. Date of access. <URL (only if required by your teacher)>. Work Cited Only on the Web (MLA 5.6.2b) Roman Empire. World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, Web. 3 Mar < Spinks, Sarah. Inside the Teenage Brain: Adolescents and Sleep. Frontline. PBS, Web. 5 Mar <

4 Giant Panda. Amazing Animals of the World. Grolier Online, Web. 20 May < Work on the Web (or Database) Cited with Print Publication Data (MLA 5.6.2c) Abraham Lincoln. Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2 nd ed. Vol. 9. Detroit: Gale, Gale Vistual Reference Library. Web. 20 May < Melikian, Janet. Cleopatra s Daughter. School Library Journal (2010): 137. MasterFILE Premier. Web. 12. Feb < Podcast (MLA 5.6.2c) Title of podcast. Title of Program or Series. Name of Network (if any). Call letters and city of local station (if any). Broadcast date. Title of database or website. Medium. Date of access. <URL (only if required by your teacher)>. Suez Canal Revenue Falls. NPR Business Story of the Day. NPR. 28 Apr General OneFile. Web. 21 May Digital Files (MP3) of an Article from a Database with Print Publication Data (MLA ) Fitzgerald, Kevin T. Cloning Research Would Not Benefit Humans. San Diego: Greenhaven, Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Web. 26 May < PERIODICAL PUBLICATION IN AN ONLINE DATABASE Magazine/Newspaper (MLA 5.6.4) Last name, First name. Article Title. Title of Magazine or Newspaper Date of Publication: page numbers. Title of Database. Medium. Date of Access. <URL (only if required by your teacher)>. If there is no page number, write: n pg.

5 Bacon, Perry, Jr. Wage-ing Battle. Time 1 May 2006: 10. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Web. 20 May < Cauchon, Dennis. Deals Cut for Energy, Land Use. USA Today 30 July. 2008: n pag. MAS Ultra School Edition. Web. 15 May Scholarly Journal (Peer-reviewed or Refereed Publication) (MLA 5.6.3) Last name, First name. Article Title. Title of Journal Volume.Issue (Year): Page numbers. Medium. Date of Access. <URL (only if required by your teacher)>. Tolson, Nancy. Making Books Available: The Role of Early Libraries, Librarians, and Booksellers in the Promotion of African American Children s Literature. African American Review (1998): JSTOR. Web. 5 June IMAGES: Work of Visual Art (MLA 5.7.6) Last name, First name of artist, photographer or illustrator. Title of Work. Date. Medium of Composition. Name of institution that houses work/name of collection, Name of City where the institution or collection is located. Calder, Alexander. Critter with Mobile Top Painted Steel. Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C. Work of Art from Database (MLA 5.6.2d) Cezanne, Paul. Pommes et Oranges (Apples and Oranges), Musee De Orsay, Paris. Art Museum Image Gallery. Web. 3 Mar Reproduction of Visual Art from Book (MLA 5.7.6) Cezanne, Paul. Apples and Oranges Oil on Canvas. Musee Jeu De Paume, Paris. Itten, Johannes. The Art of Color. New York: John Wiley, Plate XII. Print.

6 Web based Images (MLA 5.6.2d) Last name, First name of artist, photographer, or illustrator. Title of Work. Date of creation. Name of institution that houses work/name of collection. Title of database or website. Medium of publication consulted (Web). Date of Access. <URL (only if required by your teacher)>. Parks, Gordon. Beach Fashions Life Photo Archives Hosted by Google. Web. 20 May FILMS OR VIDEO RECORDINGS: Film (MLA 5.7.3) Title of Film. Director. Distributer, Year of release. Medium Medium examples: DVD, Videocassette, Slide program, Film, Laser disc If referencing the performance of one significant performer the following comes before the title of the film: last name, first name, perf. Mifune, Toshiro, perf. Rashomon. Dir. Akira Kurosawa. Daiei, Film. Paul Blart: Mall Cop. Dir. Steve Carr. Sony, Film. DVD/Videocassette (MLA 5.7.3) Title of Film. Director. Original release date. Distributor. Year of release. Medium. Life is Beautiful. Dir. Robert Benigni Buena Vista, DVD. INTERVIEWS (MLA 5.7.7) Last name, First name of person being interviewed. Type of interview. Date of interview. In person Banbury, John. Personal Interview. 1 Jun On the telephone Banbury, John. Telephone Interview. 1 Jun Television Interview Wiesel, Elie. Interview. The Oprah Winfrey Show. ABC. WJLA. Washington, D.C. 24 May Television. SOUND RECORDINGS (MLA 5.7.2)

7 Last name, First name of performer. Title of Recording. Manufacturer, Year of Issue. Medium. Taylor, James. Covers. Hear Music, CD. Specific song or portion of a recording Harris, Emmylou. Shores of White Sand. All I Intended to Be. Nonesuch, MP3 file. Example of MLA Works Cited page follows:

8 Works Cited Abraham Lincoln. Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2 nd ed. Vol. 9. Detroit: Gale, Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 3 Mar Banks, Robert B. Slicing Pizzas, Racing Turtles, and Further Adventures in Applied Mathematics. Princeton: Princeton UP, 202. Print. Calder, Alexander. Critter with Mobile Top Painted Steel. Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C. Climate, UXL Encyclopedia of Weather and Natural Disasters. Ed. Anaxos, Inc. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, Print. Harris, Emmylou. Shores of White Sand. All I Intended to Be. Nonesuch, MP3 file. Roman Empire. World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, Web. 3 Mar <