Works Cited Sample Entries - MLA Format


    Print Resources
Specific Print Resources

Book with one author
Book with two authors 
Book with more than two authors 
Book with no author, one editor 
Book with no author, two or three editors
Book with no author, no editor
Encyclopedia articles 
Introduction, Preface, Foreword or Afterword
Magazine and newspaper articles 
Personal Interviews
Reviews
Translations
Works in collections or anthologies


Excerpt from Opposing Viewpoints
TCLC, CLC, NCLC, etc 
Critical Survey of Long Fiction 
Critical Survey of Poetry
Novels for Students 
British Women Fiction Writers
Classic (Horror, SciFi, Fantasy, Mystery) Writers
Dictionary of American Biography 
Current Biography
Career Information Center 
African American Voices of Triumph
Writers for Young Adults
British Writers
Supernatural Fiction Writers 
 
 
Non-Print Resources

Internet Resources

American Indian Encyclopedia (CD-ROM)
Discovering Biography (CD-ROM)
DVD
Encarta Encyclopedia (CD-ROM) 
Multimedia Animals Encyclopedia (CD-ROM)
Videocassettes
World's Best Poetry (CD-ROM)
Twayne's Masterworks (CD-ROM)


Britannica Online 
Electric Library 
Gale Discovering Collection
Gale Student Resource Center
ProQuest
Book from an online collection 
Poetry from an online collection
Website maintained by a university or organization 
Article from an online magazine or newspaper
An online government publication

 
Formatting the Works Cited page

The top margin for the Works Cited page should be set at 2".  Left, right and bottom margins should be 1".  Type the title, Works Cited, with the first letter of each word capitalized.  Center the title on the page and triple space after the title.  Begin each Works Cited entry at the left margin.  If the entry takes up more than one line, indent the next line(s) 5 spaces.  Alphabetize works cited entries by the first letter of the first word of each entry, whether it is an author's last name, editor's last name, or the title (excluding a, an,or the).    Double space entries that take up two or more lines and double space between each reference.  See an example Works Cited page
 

Please  note:  The citations used below were created to serve as examples only.  Can't find it on this page?
Capital Community College has an excellent page on citing resources.



 
 
 
 
 
 

Books
  • A book with one author 
Ambrose, Stephen E. Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas

          Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West. Chicago: MacMillan, 

          1988. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1996.
 
 

  • A book with two authors
Moore, Harold G., and Joseph L. Galloway.  We Were Soldiers Once...And

          Young.  New York: Random House, 1992.

 
  •  A book with more than two authors (et al means "and others" in Latin)
Ottoman, James, et al. Exploring Architecture. 2nd ed. New York: Bantam, 
1997. 
 

  • A book with one editor, but no author
Wigginton, Eliot, ed. Foxfire 5.  New York: Doubleday, 1979. 
 
 
  • A book with two or three editors, but no author
Tyson, James and Tom L. Gray, eds. African-American Poetry. New York: 
MacMillan, 1995. 345-58. 
 

  • A book with no author and no editor
Primary Reference Books. 1995 ed. New York: Bowker, 1995. 
 
 
  • An Introduction, Preface, Foreword, or Afterword
Brewer, Robert. Preface. The Works of James Joyce.  By Jacob Lewis. 
    New York: Baker & Taylor, 1992. 1-7. 
     
     
     
  • A translated work.
Montoya, Isabella. "Stories for Retelling."  Trans. Jonathan Wilde. Spanish Folklore.

           San Francisco: Harcourt, 1988.  99-102.

     
Collections or Anthologies
  •   A novel or a play from a book that is a collection of several novels or plays
  • Serling, Rod. Requiem for a Heavyweight. Modern American Plays. Ed. Robert 
    J. Corbinet and Mariam Balf.  New York: Scribner's, 1973. 57-89.
     
     

    • A Poem, short story, essay, or a chapter from a book that is a collection of several authors' works
    Welty, Eudora. "At the Corner Store." American Poets. Ed. Gerald Levin. New 
    York: Harcourt, 1995. 20-23. 
     

     
    • A Poem, short story, essay, or a chapter from a collection of works by one author
    Anson, Margaret. "My Mama." Poems. New York: Doubleday, 1989. 11-12. 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Encyclopedia Articles (Print)
    • An encyclopedia article (with no author)
    "Fire Fighting." The World Book Encyclopedia. 2002 ed. 
     
     
     
    • An encyclopedia article (with an author)
    Bates, William. "Angelou, Maya." The World Book Encyclopedia. 2002 ed. 
     
     
     
     
     
    Magazine and Newspaper articles
  •  An article from a print magazine (not on the computer or internet)
  • Cain, William. "Big Business of the Nineties." Business Week. 16 Aug. 1998. 
    19-21. 
     

    • A newspaper article ( print version, not Internet)
    James, Noah. "The Book Everyone Loves to Hate." New York Times. 22 Jan. 
    1998, sec C: 12. 

     
     
    Reviews
    •  A signed review
    Quincy, James. "Glass Houses." Rev.of Big Bucks and the Movie Business,
    by Alison Hartz. Smart Reader's Magazine. Aug. 1993: 76-80.
     

    • An unsigned, untitled review
    Rev. of Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. School Library Journal. Mar. 1989: 78-90. 
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Interviews
  •  A personal interview
  • Mason, Robert. Personal Interview. 26 Jan. 1999. 
     
     
    • Online interview
    Bush, George W. "Governor George W. Bush Gives First Online News Interview." Interview 

             with  Candy Crowley. CNN.com.  Aug. 30, 2000. 18 Nov. 2002. 

             <http://www.cnn.com/COMMUNITY/transcripts/2000/8/30/bush/>.
     
     
     
     
     
    Specific Print Resources

     
     

    • A Literary Criticism from a Collection of Criticisms (Gale's Twentieth Century Literary CriticismContemporary Literary Criticism, Nineteenth Century Literary Criticism, etc.)
    Roberts, Shelia. "A Confined World: A Rereading of Pauline Smith." World
    Literature Written in English. 24 (1984): 232-38. Rpt. in  Twentieth-Century

    Literary Criticism. Ed. David Pope. Vol. 25. Detroit: Gale, 1988. 

    399-402.

     
    • An essay from Critical Survey of Long Fiction
    Simon, Linda. "Thornton Wilder." Critical Survey of Long Fiction. Ed. 
    Frank N. McGill. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Salem Press, 1983. 

    2880-2888. 
     
     
     

  • An essay from Critical Survey of Poetry
  • Matlak, Richard E.  "Percy Bysshe Shelley."  Critical Survey of Poetry
    Ed. Frank N. Magill. Englewood Cliffs, N. J.: Salem Press, 1982. 

    2544-2561. 
     
     
     

  • An article from Novels for Students
  • Wood, Michael. "Crying for Attention." New York Review of Books
    (10 June 1976): 8. Novels for Students.  Ed. Diane Telgen. Vol. 1. 

    Detroit: Gale, 1997. 110-115. 

     
    • An article from British Women Fiction Writers 
    Peterson, Linda H. "Harriet Martineau: Masculine Discourse, Female 
    Sage." Victorian Sages and Cultural Discourse. Ed. Thais E. 

    Morgan. (1990): 175-76.  British Women Fiction Writers of

    the 19th Century. Ed. Harold Bloom. Philadelphia: Chelsea 

    House, 1998. 175-177. 

     
  •  An article from Classic (Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery) Writers
  • Sayers, Dorothy L.  "Introduction."  Great Short Stories of Detection, 
    Mystery and Horror.  (London: Victor Gollancz, 1928): 17-18. 

    Classic Mystery Writers. Ed. Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea 

    House, 1995.  108-109.
     
     

    • An article from Dictionary of American Biography

    • (author's initials are at the end of each article--look up their names in the front of the book
    Allen, Hervey. "Poe, Edgar Allan." Dictionary of American Biography
    Ed. Dumas Malone. New York: Scribner's, 1935. 19-28. 
     
     
  • An article from Current Biography
  •  "Hillerman, Tony." Current Biography Yearbook.  1992 ed. Ed. Judith 
    Graham. New York: H. W. Wilson, 1992.  258-261. 
     
    • An article from the Career Information Center books
    "Respiratory Therapist." Career Information Center. New York: 
    Simon & Schuster, 1996. 93-97. 
       
       
    • An excerpt from a book in the Opposing Viewpoints series
    Paglia, Camille. "Madonna Has Liberated American Women." 
    excerpted from "Madonna II: Venus of the Radio Waves." The 

    Independent on Sunday Review. (July 21, 1991). Rpt. in 

    Opposing Viewpoints: Women's Rights.  Ed. Fred Whitehead. 

    San Diego: Greenhaven, 1994.  18-28.
     
     

    • An article, chapter or section from African Americans Voices of Triumph
    "Soldiers in the Shadows." African American Voices of Triumph: 
    Perseverance. Ed. Janet P. Cave. Alexandria, VA: Time Life 

    Books, 126-179.
     
     

    • An article from Writers for Young Adults
    Goza, Elizabeth Wilder.  "Anne Frank." Writers for Young Adults
    Ed. Ted Hipple.  New York: Scribner's, 1997.  423-431.
     
     
  • An article from British Writers
  • Sandison, A.G. "Rudyard Kipling." British Writers. Ed. Ian 
    Scott-Kilvert. New York: Scribner's, 1997. 729-770. 
     
     
  • An article from Supernatural Fiction Writers
  • Smith, Curtis C.  "Robert Louis Stevenson." Supernatural Fiction 
    Writers.  Ed. E. F. Bleiler. New York: Scribner's, 1985. 

    307-313.


     
    Non-Print Resources
    • Twaynes Masterworks CD-ROM
    "Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer." Twayne's Masterworks. CD-ROM.
    McMillan Library Reference, 1996.
     
     
    • Worlds Best Poetry CD-ROM
    Poe, Edgar Allan. "The Raven." World's Best Poetry on CD. 2nd ed. 
    CD-ROM. Roth Publishing, 1996.
     
     
    • Article from Encarta Encyclopedia CD-ROM
    "Lewis Carroll." Encarta Encyclopedia. CD-ROM. Microsoft, 1996. 
     
     
    •  Article from Discovering Biography CD-ROM
    "Taft, William Howard." Discovering Biography. CD-ROM. Gale 
    Research, 1996. 
     
     
    • Article from Multimedia Animals Encyclopedia CD-ROM
    "Rhinoceros." Multimedia Animals Encyclopedia. CD-ROM. 
    Applied Optical Media, 1994. 
     
     
    • Article from American Indian Encyclopedia CD-ROM
    "Wichita Indians." American Indian Encyclopedia. CD-ROM. 
      Facts on File, 1995. 
       
       
       
    • DVD
    Saving Private Ryan.  Dir. Steven Spielberg.  Perf. Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Matt Damon and 

           Tom Sizemore. 1998.  DVD. DreamWorks Home Entertainment,  1999.
     
     

    NOTE:  (If you are citing the contributions of a particular individual, begin with that person's name.)
     
     

    Spielberg, Steven, dir.  Saving Private Ryan.  Perf. Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Matt Damon and 

           Tom Sizemore. 1998. DVD. DreamWorks Home Entertainment,  1999.
     
     

    • Videocassette
    Young Frankenstein.  Dir. Mel Brooks.  Perf. Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Cloris 

            Leachman, Teri Garr, Kenneth Mars and Madeline Kahn.  1974.  Videocassette.  Fox Video, 

           1998.
     
     

    (NOTE:  The following shows how to cite a videocassette that does not list performers)
     
     

    Elusive Giant: The Blue Whale.  Videocassette.  American Educational Services,  1997.
     
     
     
     
    Internet Resources

    • Article from Britannica Encyclopedia on the Internet
    "Crichton, Michael."  Encyclopaedia Britannica Online.  2002.  Wells High School Library, 

           Wells, TX.  date accessed <http://school.eb.com/ebi/article?eu=334739>.
     
     

  • Article from Gale Discovering Collection
  • "Benjamin Franklin." Discovering Biography. Gale Research, 1997. Discovering Collection. 
    October, 2001.  Galenet.  Wells High School Library, Wells, TX.  date accessed  

    <http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/DC/>. 
     
     
     

  • Magazine or Newspaper Articles from Gale's Student Resource Center
  • Alter, Jonathan. “Pull the Trigger on Fingerprints.” Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2002: 41. 

            Student Resource Center Gold. Galenet. Wells High School Library, Wells, TX.

            date accessed <http://www.galenet.com/servlet/SRC/>.  

     
    • Magazine or Newspaper Article found through Electric Library
    Wooten, Bill. "Investigations of the Waco Incident." Dallas  Morning News

             May 8, 1995: C, 12-14. Electric Library. Williford Memorial Library, Willeford, TX.

             date accessed  <www.elibrary.com/s/edumark/>. 
     

     
  • Magazine or newspaper article found using ProQuest subscription database
  • Leonard, Tom.  "Men Reject Call for New Controls on TV Violence." 

             The Daily Telegraph. Oct. 14, 1998: 10. ProQuest.  Martin Hill High School Lib., 

             Bratton, TX.  date accessed <www.proquest.com>.

     
  • Books/texts found on the internet
  • Cather, Willa. One of Ours. New York: D. Appleton, 1920. Bartleby.com: Great Books

            Online, 2000.  date accessed  <www.bartleby.com/1006/>.

     
    • Poem found on the Internet
    Blake, William. "Mad Song." Poetical Sketches. London. 1852. Representative 

             Poetry Online. Ed. I. Lancashire. 1997.  University of Toronto. date accessed 

             http://www.library.utoronto.ca/utel/rp/poems/blake2.html. 
     
     

    • Internet Web Site maintained by a university or professional organization
    Einstein: Image and Impact.  Aug. 1998. American Institute of 
    Physics. date accessed <www.aip.org/history/einstein/>.
     
     
    • Article from an online magazine, newspaper, or journal's web site.   (not a subscription database).
    Sklaroff, Sara. "E-mail Nation." U. S. News Online. 22 Mar. 1999. date accessed 

            <www2.USNews.com/usnews/issue/990322/22emai.htm>.

       
       
    • An Online Government Publication
    United States.  Center for Disease Control.  National Center for Chronic 

               Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.  Diabetes Public Health 

               Resource: FAQ About Diabetes.  29 June 2000.  date accessed 

              <www.cdc.gov/diabetes/faqs.htm>.
     

    Note:  The above are just a few examples of commonly held resources.  Please refer to the latest edition of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers for more examples and detailed explanations.
     

     



     
     

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