MLA 7 Citation Style Guide

BASED ON THE MLA HANDBOOK FOR WRITERS OF RESEARCH PAPERS (7 TH EDITION) TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL RULES 5 BOOKS REFERENCE INTERVIEWS A book with no author [MLA 5.5.9]:... 6 A book with a corporate author [MLA 5.5.5]:... 6 A book with one author [MLA 5.5.2]:... 6 A book with two authors [MLA 5.5.4]:... 6 A book with one editor, but no author [MLA 5.5.14]:... 7 A book with two editors, but no author [MLA 5.5.14]:... 7 A book with more than two editors or authors [MLA 5.5.14]... 7 A book in a series [MLA 5.5.15]:... 7 An article, originally from another source, reprinted in a book in a series (title of article is the same in both sources) [MLA 5.5.6]:... 8 An article, originally from another source, reprinted in a book (title of article is the different in the new source) [MLA 5.5.6]:... 8 An excerpt of an article, originally from another source, reprinted in a book [MLA 5.5.6]:... 9 An Introduction, Preface, Foreword, or Afterword (et. al. means "and others" in Latin) [MLA 5.5.8]:. 9 Graphic adaptation of a work with one author[mla 5.5.12]... 9 A novel or a full- length play from a book that is a collection of several novels or plays [MLA 5.5.6]: 10 A poem, short story, essay, or a chapter from a collection of works by one author [MLA 5.5.6]:... 10 A poem, short story, essay, or chapter from a book that is a collection of several authors' works [MLA 5.5.9]:... 10 An encyclopedia article with no author [MLA 5.5.7]:... 11 An encyclopedia article with an author [MLA 5.5.7]:... 11 Dictionary [MLA 5.5.7]:... 11 A personal interview [MLA 5.7.7]:... 12 A telephone interview [MLA 5.7.7]:... 12 1

A televised interview [MLA 5.7.7]:... 12 Print transcript of an interview [MLA 5.7.7]:... 12 SPECIFIC PRINT RESOURCES An article from American Writers (or British Writers, or European Writers) [MLA 5.7.14]:... 13 A review excerpt from A Library of Literary Criticism: Modern American Literature [Review MLA 5.4.7, Excerpt - MLA 5.7.6, Multivolume work MLA 5.5.14.]:... 13 An article from Current Biography [MLA 5.5.7]:... 14 An article from The McGraw- Hill Encyclopedia of World Biography [MLA 5.5.7]:... 14 A book in the Twayne authors criticism series [MLA 5.5.15]:... 14 A table from Statistical Abstracts, a government publication [MLA 4.5 / MLA 5.5.20]:... 14 For articles REPRINTED in a book... 15 A journal article reprinted in the Opposing Viewpoints series [MLA 5.5.6]:... 15 An excerpt from a newspaper article reprinted in the Current Controversies series [MLA 5.5.6]:... 15 SPECIFIC PRINT RESOURCES (GALE) An article from Gale's Contemporary Authors, or a background piece in CLC, TCLC, NCLC, etc., not from another source [MLA 5.5.6]:... 16 A literary criticism REPRINTED in a collection of criticisms [MLA 5.5.6]:... 16 An article from Literature and Its Times [MLA 5.5.6]:... 16 An essay written specifically for the PRINT Short Stories for Students that never appeared anywhere else (or Novels for Students, Drama for Students, Poetry for Students, Nonfiction Classics for Students, Literary Themes for Students, etc.):... 17 An article, originally from another source, reprinted in PRINT Short Stories for Students (or Novels for Students, Drama for Students, Poetry for Students, Literary Themes for Students, etc.) [MLA 5.5.6]:... 17 JOURNAL, MAGAZINE, AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES An article from a print magazine, with an author [MLA 5.4.6]:... 18 An article from a print magazine, with no author listed [MLA 5.4.6]:... 18 A signed article from a print newspaper [MLA 5.4.5]:... 18 An unsigned editorial article from a print source [MLA 5.4.10]:... 19 A signed editorial article from a print source [MLA 5.4.10]:... 19 A signed letter to the editor from a print source [MLA 5.4.11]:... 19 A signed review from a print source [MLA 5.4.7]:... 19 FREE INTERNET SOURCES Page on a Website [MLA 5.6.2]:... 20 2

The Entire Website [MLA 5.6.2]:... 20 Websites maintained by universities, the government, or professional organizations [MLA 5.6.2]:.. 21 Organization [MLA 5.6.2]:... 21 Government [MLA 5.6.2]:... 21 Web page with an editor listed [MLA 5.6.2]:... 21 Home Page for a Course [MLA 5.6.2]:... 21 Article from an online encyclopedia (Smithsonian) [MLA 5.6.2]:... 22 Article from a free online magazine, newspaper, or journal [MLA 5.6.2]:... 22 Book, available free on the Internet [MLA 5.6.2]:... 22 Poem found on the Internet [MLA 5.6.2]:... 23 Personal web page [MLA 5.6.2]:... 23 Posting to a discussion list/forum [MLA 5.7.13]:... 23 E- mail [MLA 5.7.13]:... 23 SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES Journal article found through Bloom s Literary Reference Online, a subscription database available at SHS Library [MLA 5.6.4]:... 25 Magazine or newspaper article found through Business and Company Resource Center, a subscription database available at SHS Library [MLA 5.6.4]:... 25 A Journal article found through Congressional Digest Debates Online (Pro and Con), a subscription database available at SHS Library [Online Database MLA 5.6.4]:... 25 Magazine or newspaper article found through Custom Newspapers, a subscription database available at SHS Library [MLA 5.6.4]:... 26 Article from Grolier Online, a subscription database available at SHS Library [MLA 5.6.4]:... 26 Article from Gale Virtual Reference Library, a subscription database available at SHS Library (use citation at the end of article) [MLA 5.6.4]:... 26 Article from Health and Wellness Resource Center, a subscription database available at SHS Library [MLA 5.6.4]:... 27 Article from Gale Literature Resource Center, a subscription database available at SHS Library [MLA 5.6.4]:... 27 Magazine or newspaper article found through New York Newspapers, a subscription database available at SHS Library [MLA 5.6.4]:... 27 Article from Gale Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center, a subscription database available at SHS Library [MLA 5.6.4]:... 27 Magazine or newspaper article found through ProQuest Platinum, a subscription resource available at SHS Library [MLA 5.6.4]:... 28 3

Magazine or newspaper article found through Student Resources in Context, a subscription resource available at SHS Library [MLA 5.6.4]:... 28 Article from Twayne's Authors Series, a subscription resource available in the Gale Virtual Reference Library Database [MLA 5.6.4]:... 28 ADDITIONAL COMMON SOURCES: IMAGES, MUSIC, AND MOVIES A Work of Visual Art in a Museum or Collection [MLA 5.7.6]... 29 Works of Visual Art on the Web, Originally in a Museum or Collection [MLA 5.6.2d]... 29 Reproduction of a Work of Visual Art [MLA 5.7.6]... 29 A Photograph or Digital Image that only exists on the Web... 29 A Personal Painting, Sculpture, or Photograph... 30 A Sound Recording [MLA 5.7.2]... 30 A Specific Song on a Sound Recording [MLA 5.7.2]... 30 A Film or Video recording [MLA 5.7.3]... 30 4

GENERAL RULES MLA 7 Citation Style Guide Margins [MLA 4.1]: Use 1 margins on all sides. Double space throughout. Text Formatting [MLA 4.2]: Use Times New Roman size 12 font on white 8 ½ x 11 paper. Heading and Title [MLA 4.3]: Do not use a title page. On the first page of your paper, flush left; type your name, your instructor s name, the course number, and the date on separate lines double-spaced. Center the title below (do not bold, underline, or italicize). Continue to double-space throughout the paper and Works Cited page. Page Numbers [MLA 4.4]: Include your last name and the page number in a header on the upper right corner of all pages ½ inch from the top. Some teachers prefer not to have a header on page 1, follow your teacher s preference. Begin the header on page 2 if requested. Works Cited List [MLA 5.3.2]: Center the title, Works Cited, 1 from the top of the page, and do not bold or italicize. Use a hanging indent on your Works Cited page for all entries (Indent five spaces or one-half inch after the first line of each entry). o Italicize titles of books, magazines, scholarly journals, and web sites. Enclose titles of articles, essays, poems, and short stories in quotation marks. o Single space after all punctuation unless your professor asks you to use two spaces. o When certain information, such as an author, is missing, skip it and go on to the next part. However, if there is no page number type n. pag. (no pagination), if there is no publisher type n.p. (no publisher), or if there is no date type n.d. (no date). o Publication Information [MLA 5.5.2 & 7.5]: Use a shortened form of the publisher s name e.g., use DK rather than DK Publishers. Omit A, An, The, Books, House, Press, Publishers. When the publisher has an imprint, e.g., Avon Books, published by HarperCollins, use both: Avon-Harper. o Arrangement of Entries [MLA 5.3.3]: Alphabetize your Works Cited entries by author s last name, or, if the author s name is not given, by the first word of the title. Numbers are alphabetized as spelled. o Page Numbers of Articles [MLA 5.4.2]: For pages that are not consecutive, such as newspapers, use a plus sign: 192+. If you only have the starting page number of an article s original print publication, give the number followed by a hyphen, a space, and a period: 192-. o Medium of Publication [MLA 5.2]: Always note the medium of publication: Print, Web, Video, Personal Interview, CD, Television, etc. o Page numbers in the hundreds and onward should be shortened, e.g., 294-96. 5

BOOKS A BOOK WITH NO AUTHOR [MLA 5.5.9]: [Note: alphabetize citations with no author by the first word of the title, ignoring The, An, or A. Do not cite anonymous as an author.] Title of Book. Edition ed. City of publication: Publisher, Year. Print. The World Almanac and Book of Facts. 2009 ed. Mahwah: World Almanac, 2009. Print. A BOOK WITH A CORPORATE AUTHOR [MLA 5.5.5]: Full Name of Corporation. Title of Book. City of publication: Publisher, Year. Print. Reader s Digest. Facts at Your Fingertips: the Ultimate Source for Instant Information. Pleasantville: Reader s Digest, 2003. Print. A BOOK WITH ONE AUTHOR [MLA 5.5.2]: Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. City of publication: Publisher, Year. Print. Nardo, Don. A Travel Guide to Ancient Rome. San Diego: Thompson-Gale, 2003. Print. A BOOK WITH TWO AUTHORS [MLA 5.5.4]: Last Name 1st Author, First Name 1st Author, and First Name 2 nd Author Last Name 2 nd Author. Title of Book. City of publication: Publisher, Year. Print. Brown, Meg L., and Kari B. McBride. Women s Roles in the Renaissance. Westport: Greenwood, 2005. Print. 6

A BOOK WITH ONE EDITOR, BUT NO AUTHOR [MLA 5.5.14]: Last Name, First Name, ed. Title of Book. City of publication: Publisher, Year. Print. Arnold, Eberhard, ed. The Early Christians in Their Own Words. Farmington: Plough, 1998. Print. A BOOK WITH TWO EDITORS, BUT NO AUTHOR [MLA 5.5.14]: Last Name 1 st editor, First Name 1 st editor and First Name 2 nd editor Last Name 2 nd editor, eds. Title of book. City of publication: Publisher, Year. Print. Garcia, Alma M. and Richard A. Garcia, eds. Race and Ethnicity. San Diego: Greenhaven, 2001. Print. A BOOK WITH MORE THAN TWO EDITORS OR AUTHORS [MLA 5.5.14] [et. al. means and others in Latin. Note: This example reflects the fact that the student is citing one of the editors' contributions to this work, NOT a poem or story by a specific author included in an anthology. The first name listed on the title page should be used as the name given in the citation.] Last Name, First Name, et al., eds. Title of book. City of publication: Publisher, Year. Print. Smith, Ray, et. al., eds. An Introduction to Art Techniques. New York: DK, 1995. Print. A BOOK IN A SERIES [MLA 5.5.15]: [Note: if the book has a series number, place it after the series title before the period.] Last Name, First Name, ed. Title of book. City of publication: Publisher, Year. Print. Title of series. Lakken, Stuart A. The John F. Kennedy Assassination. Detroit: Gale, 2009. Print. Crime Scene Investigations. 7

AN ARTICLE, ORIGINALLY FROM ANOTHER SOURCE, REPRINTED IN A BOOK IN A SERIES (TITLE OF ARTICLE IS THE SAME IN BOTH SOURCES) [MLA 5.5.6]: [e.g., Opposing Viewpoints, Modern Critical Views, Literary Companion series, etc.] [Note: Create a citation for the earlier publication followed by Rpt. in then the citation information for the new publication. End with the name of the series followed by the series number (if any) followed by a period.] A journal article reprinted in the book Modern Critical Views: Last Name, First Name. Title of Article. Title of original source, Vol#.Issue# (Year of original). Page#s. Rpt. in Title of book in series. Ed. First Name Last Name. City of publication: Publisher, Year. Pages. Print. Title of series followed by the series# if any. Gardiner, Elaine. "'Ripe Figs : Kate Chopin in Miniature." Modern Fiction Studies 28.3 (1982): 379-82. Rpt. in Kate Chopin. Ed. Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea House, 1987. 83-87. Print. Modern Critical Views. AN ARTICLE, ORIGINALLY FROM ANOTHER SOURCE, REPRINTED IN A BOOK (TITLE OF ARTICLE IS THE DIFFERENT IN THE NEW SOURCE) [MLA 5.5.6]: Last Name, First Name. New Title of Article. Title of New Source, Ed. Editor First Name Last Name. Vol#. City of publication: Publisher, Year. Pages. Rpt. of Title of Original Article. Title of Original Source. Vol#.Issue# (Year of original). Print. Title of series followed by the series# if any. Lisca, Peter. "Of Mice and Men." Novels for Students. Ed. Diane Telgen. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 1997. 259-62. Rpt. of "Motif and Pattern in Of Mice and Men." Modern Fiction Studies (Winter 1956-57): 228-34. 8

AN EXCERPT OF AN ARTICLE, ORIGINALLY FROM ANOTHER SOURCE, REPRINTED IN A BOOK [MLA 5.5.6]: Last Name, First Name. New Title of Article. Title of New Source. Ed. Editor First Name Last Name. Vol#. City of publication: Publisher, Year. Pages. Print. Excerpt from Title of Original Article. Title of Original Source. Vol#.Issue# (Year of original): Pages. Brownell, Frances V. "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Novels for Students. Ed. Diane Telgen. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 1997. 19-20. Print. Excerpt from "The Role of Jim in Huckleberry Finn." Boston Studies in English 1 (1955): 74-83. AN INTRODUCTION, PREFACE, FOREWORD, OR AFTERWORD (ET. AL. MEANS "AND OTHERS" IN LATIN) [MLA 5.5.8]: [Note: To cite a Forward, Introduction, Preface, or Afterward, begin the citation with the author of the part you are citing. List the name of the part they wrote without italics.] Last Name, First Name. Part cited. Title of Book. By Author s First Name Author s Last Name. City of publication: Publisher, Year. Pages. Print. Haining, Peter. Foreword. The Phantom of the Opera. By Gaston Leroux. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1993. 7-24. Print. GRAPHIC ADAPTATION OF A WORK WITH ONE AUTHOR[MLA 5.5.12] Last Name of Adaptor, First Name of adaptor, adapt. Title of book. By First Name Original Author Last Name Original Author. Illus. First Name Illustrator Last Name Illustrator. City of publication: Publisher, Year. Print. Appignanesi, Richard, adapt. Hamlet. By William Shakespeare. Illus. Emma Vieceli. New York: Amulet, 2007. Print. 9

COLLECTIONS OR ANTHOLOGIES A NOVEL OR A FULL- LENGTH PLAY FROM A BOOK THAT IS A COLLECTION OF SEVERAL NOVELS OR PLAYS [MLA 5.5.6]: Last Name, First Name. Title of the novel/play. Title of the book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year. Pages. Print. Clarke, Arthur C. Childhood s End. Across the Sea of Stars: An Omnibus Containing the Complete Novels of Childhood s End and Earthlight and Eighteen Short Stories. Intro. Clifton Fadiman. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1959. 247-434. Print. A POEM, SHORT STORY, ESSAY, OR A CHAPTER FROM A COLLECTION OF WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR [MLA 5.5.6]: [Note: only use Ed., Trans. or Comp. if the editor, translator or compiler worked on the whole collection.] Last Name, First Name. Title of short story/essay/chapter. Title of the book. Comp. First Name Last Name. City of Publication: Publisher, Year. Pages. Print. Henry, O. Roads of Destiny. The Best Short Stories of O. Henry. Comp. Bennett Cerf and Van H. Cartmell. New York: Modern Library, 1994. 71-96. Print. A POEM, SHORT STORY, ESSAY, OR CHAPTER FROM A BOOK THAT IS A COLLECTION OF SEVERAL AUTHORS' WORKS [MLA 5.5.9]: Last Name, First Name. Title of short story/essay/chapter. Title of the book. Ed. First Name Editor Last Name Editor. City of Publication: Publisher, Year. Pages. Print. Pietri, Arturo Uslar. "The Drum Dance." The Eye of the Heart: Short Stories from Latin America. Ed. Barbara Howes. New York: Avon, 1990. 249-58. Print. 10

ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLES (PRINT) AN ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE WITH NO AUTHOR [MLA 5.5.7]: Title of Article. Title of Encyclopedia. Edition. Volume. City of Publication: Publisher, Year. Print. "Luftwaffe." Encyclopedia of the Holocaust. 3rd ed. Vol. 2. Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2002. Print. AN ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE WITH AN AUTHOR [MLA 5.5.7]: Last Name, First Name. Title of Article. Title of Encyclopedia. Edition. Volume. City of Publication: Publisher, Year. Print. Marti, Donald B. "Country Fairs." Encyclopedia of the United States in the Nineteenth Century. 1 st ed. Vol. 1. New York: Scribner s, 2001. Print. DICTIONARY [MLA 5.5.7]: Word. Def. Definition number (if more than one given). Title of Dictionary. Edition. Year. Print. Love Def.1b. The Oxford English Dictionary. 2 nd ed. 1989. Print. 11

INTERVIEWS A PERSONAL INTERVIEW [MLA 5.7.7]: MLA 7 Citation Style Guide Last Name interviewee, First Name interviewee. Personal interview. Day month. Year. Cosby, Bill. Personal Interview. 23 Mar. 2010. A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW [MLA 5.7.7]: Last Name Interviewee, First Name interviewee. Telephone Interview. Day month. Year. Obama, Barack. Telephone interview. 10 Apr. 2010. A TELEVISED INTERVIEW [MLA 5.7.7]: Last Name Interviewee, First Name Interviewee. Interviewer(s). Title of Interview Segment. Title of program containing interview. Name of TV Network. Call letters of Broadcasting Station, City of Local Station. Day Month Year. Television. Wiesel, Elie. Interview by Ted Koppel. Nightline. ABC. WABC, New York. 18 Apr. 2010. Television. PRINT TRANSCRIPT OF AN INTERVIEW [MLA 5.7.7]: Last Name Interviewee, First Name Interviewee. Interview. Title of Resource. By First Name Last Name. City of Publication: Publisher, Year. Pages. Print. Lansbury, Angela. Interview. Off-Camera: Conversations with the Makers of Prime-Time Television. By Richard Levinson and William Link. New York: Plume-NAL, 1986. 72-86. Print. 12

SPECIFIC PRINT RESOURCES AN ARTICLE FROM AMERICAN WRITERS (OR BRITISH WRITERS, OR EUROPEAN WRITERS) [MLA 5.7.14]: Last Name, First Name. Title of Article. Writer s Series Title. Ed. Editor s Name. Volume. City of publication: Publisher, Year. Pages. Print. Young, Philip. "Ernest Hemingway." American Writers. Ed. Leonard Unger. Vol. II. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1974. 247-69. Print. A REVIEW EXCERPT FROM A LIBRARY OF LITERARY CRITICISM: MODERN AMERICAN LITERATURE [REVIEW MLA 5.4.7, EXCERPT - MLA 5.7.6, MULTIVOLUME WORK MLA 5.5.14.]: Critic s Last Name, First Name. Rev. of Title of the Work Reviewed, by Author s First Name Author s Last Name. Title of original publication. Original date of publication. Page(s). Excerpt from Title of Article. A Library of Literary Criticism: Modern American Literature. Ed. Names of Editors. City of publication: Publisher, Year. Pages. Print. Hicks, Granville. Rev. of Giovanni s Room, by James Baldwin. New York Times Book Section. 14 Oct. 1956: 5. Excerpt from "Baldwin, James." A Library of Literary Criticism: Modern American Literature. Ed. Dorothy Nyren Curley, Maurice Kramer, and Elaine Fialka Kramer. Vol. 1. New York: Frederick Unger, 1969. 64. Print. 13

AN ARTICLE FROM CURRENT BIOGRAPHY [MLA 5.5.7]: Last Name Subject, First Name Subject. Current Biography Yearbook. Year ed. Ed. Editor s Name. City of publication: Publisher, Year. Pages. Print. "Dole, Elizabeth Hanford." Current Biography Yearbook. 1997 ed. Ed. Elizabeth A. Schick. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1997. 145-48. Print. AN ARTICLE FROM THE MCGRAW- HILL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD BIOGRAPHY [MLA 5.5.7]: Author s Last Name, First Name. Title of Article. The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Biography. Volume. City of publication: Publisher, Year. Pages. Print. Lockwood, Lewis. "Beethoven." The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Biography. Vol. 1. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1973. 457-62. Print. A BOOK IN THE TWAYNE AUTHORS CRITICISM SERIES [MLA 5.5.15]: Last Name, First Name. Title. City of publication: Twayne, Year. Pages. Print. Twayne's World Authors Ser. #. Stewart, Joan Hinde. Colette. Boston: Twayne, 1983. 87-102. Print. Twayne's World Authors Ser. 679. A TABLE FROM STATISTICAL ABSTRACTS, A GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION [MLA 4.5 / MLA 5.5.20]: United States. Census Bureau. Number and title of abstract: date of census. Statistical Abstract of the United States: Year. Edition. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, Publication date. Pages. Print. 14

United States. Census Bureau. No. 325. State Prisons Expenditures by State: 2002. Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2008-2009. 127th. ed. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 2010. 203. Print. FOR ARTICLES REPRINTED IN A BOOK (Opposing Viewpoints [not online], Current Controversies, At Issue, Contemporary Issues Companion, Turning Points in World History series, etc.), invert the author s name credited for the article, copy the rest of the citation exactly as it appears at the bottom of the first page of the article, and then write either Rpt. in (if title stayed the same) or Rpt. of (if title changed), and then cite the book you used, gathering information from the title page and verso: A JOURNAL ARTICLE REPRINTED IN THE OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS SERIES [MLA 5.5.6]: LaBudde, Nathan. "Antisubmarine Sonar Threatens Marine Mammals." Endangered Oceans. Ed. Louise I. Gerdes. San Diego: Greenhaven, 2004. N. pag. Print. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. of "U.S. Navy Plans Ocean Assault." Earth Island Journal 41 (Summer 1999): 18. AN EXCERPT FROM A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPRINTED IN THE CURRENT CONTROVERSIES SERIES [MLA 5.5.6]: Zimmerman, Robert. "AA Success Is Cause for Celebration." San Diego Union-Tribune 25 June 1996. Excerpt from Alcoholics Anonymous is Effective. Alcoholism. Ed. James D. Torr. San Diego: Greenhaven, 2000. 91-94. Print. Current Controversies. 15

SPECIFIC PRINT RESOURCES (GALE) AN ARTICLE FROM GALE'S CONTEMPORARY AUTHORS, OR A BACKGROUND PIECE IN CLC, TCLC, NCLC, ETC., NOT FROM ANOTHER SOURCE [MLA 5.5.6]: Title of Article. Title of Resource. Ed. Editor(s). Volume number. City of publication: Publisher, Date. Pages. Print. "Malamud, Bernard 1914-1986." Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series. Ed. Hal May and James G. Lesniak. Vol. 28. Detroit: Gale Research, 1990. 309-15. Print. A LITERARY CRITICISM REPRINTED IN A COLLECTION OF CRITICISMS [MLA 5.5.6]: (Gale's Contemporary Literary Criticism,Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, Nineteenth-Century Literary Criticism, Short Story Criticism, Black Literature Criticism, Poetry Criticism, etc.) : Last Name, First Name. Title of Article. Title of original publication Volume (Year): pages. Rpt. In Title of reprinted collection. Ed. Editor of collection. Volume. City of publication: Publisher, Year. Pages. Print. Roberts, Sheila. "A Confined World: A Rereading of Pauline Smith." World Literature Written in English 24 (1984): 232-38. Rpt. in Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. Ed. Dennis Poupard. Vol. 25. Detroit: Gale, 1988. 399-402. Print. AN ARTICLE FROM LITERATURE AND ITS TIMES [MLA 5.5.6]: Title of Article. Literature and Its Times: Profiles of 300 Notable Literary Works and the Historical Events That Influenced Them. Ed. Editor. Volume. City of publication: Publisher, Year. Pages. Print. 16

"Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison." Literature and Its Times: Profiles of 300 Notable Literary Works and the Historical Events that Influenced Them. Ed. Joyce Moss and George Wilson. Vol. 4. Detroit: Gale, 1997. 209-15. Print. AN ESSAY WRITTEN SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PRINT SHORT STORIES FOR STUDENTS THAT NEVER APPEARED ANYWHERE ELSE (OR NOVELS FOR STUDENTS, DRAMA FOR STUDENTS, POETRY FOR STUDENTS, NONFICTION CLASSICS FOR STUDENTS, LITERARY THEMES FOR STUDENTS, ETC.): Last Name, First Name. Title of Article Title of Resource. Ed. Editor. Volume. City of publication: Publisher, Year. Pages. Print. Piedmont-Marton, Elizabeth. Essay. Short Stories for Students. Ed. Kathleen Wilson. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 1997. 230-37. Print. AN ARTICLE, ORIGINALLY FROM ANOTHER SOURCE, REPRINTED IN PRINT SHORT STORIES FOR STUDENTS (OR NOVELS FOR STUDENTS, DRAMA FOR STUDENTS, POETRY FOR STUDENTS, LITERARY THEMES FOR STUDENTS, ETC.) [MLA 5.5.6]: Last Name, First Name. Title of Article. Title of original publication. Volume/Number, Date, Pages. Rpt. In Title of reprinted source. Ed. Editor. Volume. City of publication: Publisher, Year. Pages. Print. Junkins, Donald. "'The Rocking-Horse Winner': A Modern Myth." Studies in Short Fiction II.1 (1964), 87-89. Rpt. in Short Stories for Students. Ed. Kathleen Wilson. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 1997. 242-44. Print. 17

JOURNAL, MAGAZINE, AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES (PRINT; NOT FROM A COMPUTER) AN ARTICLE FROM A SCHOLARLY JOURNAL [MLA 5.4.2]: Last Name, First Name. Title of the article. Journal Name Vol#.Issue# (Year): page(s). Print. Kan, Haidong. Climate Change and Human Health in China. Environmental Health Perspectives 119.2 (2011): A60-A61. Print. AN ARTICLE FROM A PRINT MAGAZINE, WITH AN AUTHOR [MLA 5.4.6]: [Note: cite the month(s) and year a magazine is published if no day is given.] Last Name, First Name. Title of Article Title of Magazine Day Month Year: Pages. Print. Butters, Andrew Lee. "Iraq s Messy Democracy." Time 15 Mar. 2010: 26-29. Print. AN ARTICLE FROM A PRINT MAGAZINE, WITH NO AUTHOR LISTED [MLA 5.4.6]: [Note: cite the month(s) and year a magazine is published if no day is given.] Title of Article. Title of Magazine Day Month Year: Pages. Print. "Ice on the Move." Discover Apr. 2010: 8-9. Print. A SIGNED ARTICLE FROM A PRINT NEWSPAPER [MLA 5.4.5]: [Note: Omit The in the title of newspapers printed in English. If an article continues on another page, just give the page on which the article begins and add a plus sign. Last Name, First Name. Title of Article. Title of Newspaper Day month year, edition: page. Print. 18

Leonhardt, David. "Heath Care Overhaul Becomes the Law of the Land." New York Times 24 Mar. 2010, late ed.: A1+. Print. AN UNSIGNED EDITORIAL ARTICLE FROM A PRINT SOURCE [MLA 5.4.10]: [Note: Do not cite a news bureau or wire service as an author.] Title of Editorial. Editorial. Title of Newspaper Day month year: page. Print. "FCC on Broadband: Bold goals, Cautious Approach." Editorial. Poughkeepsie Journal 24 Apr. 2010: 6A. Print. A SIGNED EDITORIAL ARTICLE FROM A PRINT SOURCE [MLA 5.4.10]: Last Name, First Name. Title of Editorial. Editorial. Title of Newspaper. Day month year: page. Print. Dowd, Maureen. Hail the Conquering Professor. Editorial. New York Times. 24 Mar. 2010: A27. Print. A SIGNED LETTER TO THE EDITOR FROM A PRINT SOURCE [MLA 5.4.11]: Last Name, First Name. Title of editorial. Editorial. Title of Newspaper Day month year: page. Print. Skorton, David J. "Cornell s President, On Suicide Among the Young." Letter. New York Times 24 Mar. 2010: A26. Print. A SIGNED REVIEW FROM A PRINT SOURCE [MLA 5.4.7]: [Note: If the review does not have a title of its own, simply begin with Rev of after the author. Last Name, First Name. Title of review. Rev. of Title of work reviewed, by First Name Last Name. Title of source day month year: page(s). Print. Paul, Annie Murphy. "How to Be Brilliant." Rev. of The Genius in All of Us, by David Shenk. New York Times Book Review 21 Mar. 2010: 19. Print. 19

FREE INTERNET RESOURCES Note: If there is no publisher or sponsor of the site listed, use N.p. If there is no date of publication, use n.d. Omit any other information that is not available. The url is not required unless specified by your instructor. When citing resources other than text, a descriptor will be needed (e.g. Map, Chart, Photo, etc.) Place this after the material in quotes. PAGE ON A WEBSITE [MLA 5.6.2]: Last Name, First Name of the Author/Editor of the Site. Title of Article/part of larger work. Title of the website. Version number. Name of publisher or sponsoring institution of the site; if not available use N.p., Day Month Year of publication date/update. Web. Day Month Year of access. <URL>. Berry Chris, Allen Brizee, and Elizabeth Angeli. Sequence of Tenses. The Owl at Purdue. Purdue Online Writing Lab, Purdue Online Writing Lab, The Writing Lab and Owl at Purdue and Purdue U, 14 Oct. 2010. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. <http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/601/01/>. THE ENTIRE WEBSITE [MLA 5.6.2]: Last Name, First Name of the Author/Editor of the Site (if provided). Title of the website. Version number. Name of publisher or sponsoring institution of the site; if not available use N.p., Day Month Year of creation date/update. Web. Day Month Year of access. The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2010. Web. 1 Sept. 2011. 20

WEBSITES MAINTAINED BY UNIVERSITIES, THE GOVERNMENT, OR PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS [MLA 5.6.2]: Title of Website. Sponsoring institution, Day Month Year of publication/update. Web. Day Month Year of Access. Bioengineering. Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. ORGANIZATION [MLA 5.6.2]: Top-Rated Charities. American Institute of Philanthropy. 24 Mar. 2010. Web. 25 Apr. 2010. GOVERNMENT [MLA 5.6.2]: American Memory. Lib of Congress, Washington. Web. 25 Mar. 2010. WEB PAGE WITH AN EDITOR LISTED [MLA 5.6.2]: Last Name, First Name, ed. Title of Website. Sponsoring institution. Date created. Web. Date of Access. Ashliman, D.J., ed. Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts. U of Pittsburgh. 21 Feb. 2009. Web. 25 Mar. 2010. HOME PAGE FOR A COURSE [MLA 5.6.2]: Last Name Instructor, First Name. Title of Course. Course home page. Date range of course. Department, Institution. Web. Date of access. Preskill, John. Physics 219/CS219: Quantum Computation. Course home page. Sept. 2008-June 2009. Dept. of Physics, California Institute of Technology. Web. 25 Mar. 2010. 21

ARTICLE FROM AN ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA (SMITHSONIAN) [MLA 5.6.2]: [Note: Give the URL for an online encyclopedia article only if the source cannot be located without it or if it is specifically requested.] Title of Article. Title of Encyclopedia. Publisher. Date of publication. Web. Date accessed. "Thanksgiving in North America." Encyclopedia Smithsonian. Smithsonian Institute. 10 Jan. 2010. Web. 25 Mar. 2010. ARTICLE FROM A FREE ONLINE MAGAZINE, NEWSPAPER, OR JOURNAL [MLA 5.6.2]: [Note: Give the URL for an online newspaper article, if the source cannot be easily located without it or if it is specifically requested, after the access date in angle brackets followed by a period, e.g., <URL>.] Last Name, First Name. Title of Article. Title of source. Date published. Web. Date accessed. Sheridan, Mary Beth. "White House Seeks $2.8 Billion from Congress for Aid Package to Haiti." Washington Post. 24 Mar. 2010. Web. 25 Mar. 2010. BOOK, AVAILABLE FREE ON THE INTERNET [MLA 5.6.2]: [Note: If there is an editor of the book to be cited besides the author, place Ed. and the name directly after the title. If there is an editor for the website, place it right after the name of the site.] Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Original City of publication: original publisher, original pub. date. Website. Publisher/sponsor of site. Date posted online. Web. Day month year accessed. Carrol, Lewis. Alice s Adventures Underground. London: MacMillan, 1886. Project Gutenberg. 7 Aug. 2006. Web. 26 March 2010. 22

POEM FOUND ON THE INTERNET [MLA 5.6.2]: Last Name, First Name. Title of Poem. Title of Book. Editor of original. Original City of publication: original publisher, original publication date. Website. Publisher/sponsor of site. Date posted/updated. Web. Day Month Year accessed. Arnold, Matthew. "The Buried Life." Empedocles on Etna, and Other Poems. B. Fellowes, ed. London: Cambridge U. Press, 1852. Representative Poetry Online. Apr. 2002. University of Toronto. Web. 26 Mar 2010. PERSONAL WEB PAGE [MLA 5.6.2]: [Note: if the page has no title, use Home page, Introduction, or Online Posting as best fits the page being cited. Do NOT put these words in italics. If the personal site does have a title, do put this title in italics.] Last Name, First Name. Name of site. Date posted/updated if given. Web. Date accessed. Lancashire, Ian. Home page. 23 Jan 2005. Web. 26 Mar. 2010. POSTING TO A DISCUSSION LIST/FORUM [MLA 5.7.13]: Last Name, First Name. Title of posting. Online posting. Date posted. Name of List. Date accessed. Willis, Brian. "Re: The 'Comedy' of Lousy Acting." Online posting. 7 Dec. 2001. SHAKSPER: The Global Electronic Shakespeare Conference. 24 Apr. 2010. E- MAIL [MLA 5.7.13]: [Note: If you are the recipient of the cited e-mail, use the phrase Message to the author not in italics in place of the recipient s name.] Last Name, First Name. Subject line of e-mail. Message to Recipient s Name. Date sent. E-mail. Downes, Dave. "Re: Renovations at Spackenkill High School Library." Message to Tanya Sasvary. 22 Nov. 2010. E-mail. 23

SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES These are resources available online that must be paid for, and are NOT freely accessible to just anyone who has an Internet connection. They contain full-text and abstracts of journals, magazines, newspapers, books, transcripts, etc. Typically, use is restricted to only certain computers at a specific location, or remote access via ID and password. (Pick up SHS databases remote ID s and passwords from Library staff). First, locate your article in the database, and look for any "Source" or "Citation" information included. Check to see if it is a MLA7 citation; if not, you will need to reformat the information: Author Last Name, Author First Name. "Entry Title." Book Title. City of publication: Publisher, Publication Year. Database Name. Database Company. Medium of publication consulted. Date Accessed. Sources at SHS Library (Databases page) that must follow this model include: ACLS Humanities EBooks Bloom s Literary Reference Online Business and Company Resource Center Congressional Digest s Pro and Con Online Custom Newspapers Ebsco s Online Resources Gale Virtual Reference Library Grolier Online Encyclopedias Health and Wellness Resource Center Issues and Controversies JSTOR Literature Resource Center New York Newspapers The New York Times Electronic Edition Opposing Viewpoints In Context Poughkeepsie Journal Digital Edition ProQuest Platinum Science Direct Freedom Collection SIRS Renaissance Student Resource In Context Twayne s Authors Series via Gale Virtual Reference Library Begin the citation by following the recommendations on these sheets for the original work in print. However, drop the medium of original publication (Print) and conclude the entry with the following: If the online version does not include page numbers enter n. pag. in place of the page numbers. Title of database (italicized). Medium of publication (Web.) Date of access (day, month, year). URL <in angle brackets> only if requested by your teacher. 24

Here is a general example for a journal article found on an online database. If there is no author to an article, start with the title and leave the rest as is. Last Name, First Name. Title of Article. Title of Publication. Volume#. Issue# (Year): Page(s). Database Name. Web. Date accessed. Article Citations: Journal MLA 5.4.2 Newspaper MLA 5.4.5, Magazine MLA 5.4.6, Government Document - MLA 5.5.20. JOURNAL ARTICLE FOUND THROUGH BLOOM S LITERARY REFERENCE ONLINE, A SUBSCRIPTION DATABASE AVAILABLE AT SHS LIBRARY [MLA 5.6.4]: Taylor, Karen L. "Around the World in Eighty Days." Facts On File Companion to the French Novel. New York: Facts On File, 2007. Bloom's Literary Reference Online. Web. 1 Sept. 2011. MAGAZINE OR NEWSPAPER ARTICLE FOUND THROUGH BUSINESS AND COMPANY RESOURCE CENTER, A SUBSCRIPTION DATABASE AVAILABLE AT SHS LIBRARY [MLA 5.6.4]: Schultz, Ellen E. "U.S. to Repay Veterans in Debt Case. The Wall Street Journal 29 Jan. 2010, Eastern ed.: A3. Business and Company Resource Center. Web. 1 Sept. 2011. A JOURNAL ARTICLE FOUND THROUGH CONGRESSIONAL DIGEST DEBATES ONLINE (PRO AND CON), A SUBSCRIPTION DATABASE AVAILABLE AT SHS LIBRARY [ONLINE DATABASE MLA 5.6.4]: Journal Article: The Science of Climate Change: Global Warming Causes and Trends. International Debates 3.7 (2005): n. pag. Congressional Digest. Web. 1 Sept. 2011. 25

Press Statement: McCotter, Thaddeus G., Hon. Press Statement. Washington, DC. 28 Jan. 2011. Transcript. International Debates 9.3 (2011): n. pag. Congressional Digest. Web. 1 Sept. 2011. Excerpt from a Hearing: United States. Cong. House. Foreign Affairs Committee. Recent Developments in Egypt and Lebanon: Implications for Broader U.S. Policy in the Middle East. Hearing. 10 Feb. 2011. Address by James. B. Steinberg. International Debates 9.3 (2011): n. pag. Congressional Digest. Web. 1 Sept. 2011. MAGAZINE OR NEWSPAPER ARTICLE FOUND THROUGH CUSTOM NEWSPAPERS, A SUBSCRIPTION DATABASE AVAILABLE AT SHS LIBRARY [MLA 5.6.4]: "WikiLeaks Shows Cracks in India's Climate Stand." Times of India 2 Sept. 2011. Custom Newspapers. Web. 1 Sept. 2011. ARTICLE FROM GROLIER ONLINE, A SUBSCRIPTION DATABASE AVAILABLE AT SHS LIBRARY [MLA 5.6.4]: Twohig, Dorothy. "Washington, George." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. 2010. Grolier Online. Web. 1 Sept. 2011. ARTICLE FROM GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY, A SUBSCRIPTION DATABASE AVAILABLE AT SHS LIBRARY (USE CITATION AT THE END OF ARTICLE) [MLA 5.6.4]: "Weight and Physical Health." Weight in America: Obesity, Eating Disorders, and Other Health Risks. Ed. Barbara Wexler. Detroit: Gale, 2007. 23-50. Information Plus Reference Series. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 1 Sept. 2011. 26

ARTICLE FROM HEALTH AND WELLNESS RESOURCE CENTER, A SUBSCRIPTION DATABASE AVAILABLE AT SHS LIBRARY [MLA 5.6.4]: Schieszer, John. Anabolic Steroid Use May Harm Athletes' Kidneys, Study Finds. Renal & Urology News Feb. 2010: 32+. Health and Wellness Resource Center. Web. 1 Sept. 2011. ARTICLE FROM GALE LITERATURE RESOURCE CENTER, A SUBSCRIPTION DATABASE AVAILABLE AT SHS LIBRARY [MLA 5.6.4]: Owens, Mitchell. "The Function of Signature in 'A Good Is Hard to Find'." Studies in Short Fiction 33.1 (1996): 101+. Literature Resource Center. Web. 1 Sept. 2011. MAGAZINE OR NEWSPAPER ARTICLE FOUND THROUGH NEW YORK NEWSPAPERS, A SUBSCRIPTION DATABASE AVAILABLE AT SHS LIBRARY [MLA 5.6.4]: Berger, Joseph. "Greenspan Cites Economic 'Momentum'." New York Times 5 Apr. 2010: NA(L). New York State Newspapers. Web. 1 Sept. 2011. ARTICLE FROM GALE OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS RESOURCE CENTER, A SUBSCRIPTION DATABASE AVAILABLE AT SHS LIBRARY [MLA 5.6.4]: Plagenz, George R. "Censorship of the Entertainment Media May Be Necessary." Saints and Sinners Column (24 May 1996). Rpt. in Censorship. Ed. Byron L. Stay. San Diego: Greenhaven, 1997. Opposing Viewpoints. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 1 Sep. 2011. 27

MAGAZINE OR NEWSPAPER ARTICLE FOUND THROUGH PROQUEST PLATINUM, A SUBSCRIPTION RESOURCE AVAILABLE AT SHS LIBRARY [MLA 5.6.4]: [See the instructions page under the Cite this link at the bottom of each article for more examples.] Boyd Tonkin. "Pirate Raids on the Treasures of the Past." The Independent 26 Mar. 2010, ProQuest. Web. 1 Sept. 2011. MAGAZINE OR NEWSPAPER ARTICLE FOUND THROUGH STUDENT RESOURCES IN CONTEXT, A SUBSCRIPTION RESOURCE AVAILABLE AT SHS LIBRARY [MLA 5.6.4]: "Students' Inventions Get International Accolade." Africa News Service. 9 Dec. 2009. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 1 Sept. 2011. ARTICLE FROM TWAYNE'S AUTHORS SERIES, A SUBSCRIPTION RESOURCE AVAILABLE IN THE GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY DATABASE [MLA 5.6.4]: Spaeth, Janet. "Laura s Own Story." Laura Ingalls Wilder. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1987. 1-10. Twayne's United States Authors Series 517. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 1 Sept. 2011. 28

ADDITIONAL COMMON SOURCES: IMAGES, MUSIC, AND MOVIES A WORK OF VISUAL ART IN A MUSEUM OR COLLECTION [MLA 5.7.6] State the artist s name. Italicize the tile and then list the date it was created, if the date is unknown write N.d. State the medium (e.g., Painting, Lithograph on paper, Graphite on paper, Bronze, Oil on canvas, etc.). Name the institution that houses the work or if in a private collection state the name of it then provide the city of the institution/private collection. DaVinci, Leonardo. Mona Lisa. Oil on wood. 1503-1506. Musée du Louvre, Paris. WORKS OF VISUAL ART ON THE WEB, ORIGINALLY IN A MUSEUM OR COLLECTION [MLA 5.6.2D] Begin the entry with the same information used for the original piece of art with the exception of the medium. Follow it with the title of the database or Web site. The medium of publication (Web). The date of access. Da Vinci, Leonardo. Mona Lisa. 1503-1506. Musée du Louvre, Paris. Masterpieces of the Louvre. Web. 1 Sept. 2011. REPRODUCTION OF A WORK OF VISUAL ART [MLA 5.7.6] Begin the entry with the same information used for the original piece of art with the exception of the medium. State the complete publication information for the source in which the reproduction appears. Da Vinci, Leonardo. Mona Lisa. 1503-1506. Louvre, Paris. The Fictional Journals of Leonardo Da Vinci. Ed. Vincent Lescaroff. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2001. 183. Print. A PHOTOGRAPH OR DIGITAL IMAGE THAT ONLY EXISTS ON THE WEB State the name of the author of the work. The title of the work (If none give short description). The date of creation. The title of the website. The publisher of the website. The date it was posted. The medium of publication (Web). The access date. Amy. Edgar Allan Poe's Original Grave. 28 June 2011. Flikr. Yahoo!, 30 June 2011. Web. 17 Sept. 2011. 29

A PERSONAL PAINTING, SCULPTURE, OR PHOTOGRAPH State the title of the work. City in which image was created. The date of creation. Personal photograph by author. Type of image file if applicable. Spackenkill High School Library Book Club, Poughkeepsie. 23 May 2011. Personal photograph by author. JPEG file. A SOUND RECORDING [MLA 5.7.2] List the artist(s), the title of the recording, the manufacturer, and the year of issue (if not listed, write n.d.). State the medium (CD, LP, Audiocassette, mp3) Liszt, Franz. Symphonic Poems. Berliner Philharmoniker. Cond. Zubin Mehta. Sony, 1997. CD. A SPECIFIC SONG ON A SOUND RECORDING [MLA 5.7.2] List the title of the recording, the artist(s), the manufacturer, and the year of issue (if not listed, write n.d.). State the medium (CD, LP, Audiocassette, MP3) Holiday, Billie. Autumn in New York. Billie Holiday. Verve, 1952. MP3. A FILM OR VIDEO RECORDING [MLA 5.7.3] Begin with the title of the film, followed by the name of the director (Dir.), the distributor, the year of release, and the medium consulted (Film, DVD, Videocassette, AVI, MPG). You may include additional information, such as the names of the screenwriter (Screenplay by), performers (Perf.), and producer (Prod.) between the title and the distributor. Duck Soup. Dir. Leo Carey. Perf. Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, and Chico Marx. Universal, 1998. AVI. 30