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MLA Citation Guidelines 7th Edition Format of Works Cited/Bibliography Section ¨ Each entry starts at the left side of your page. All additional lines should be indented five spaces. ¨ Double space each entry; also double-space between entries. ¨ Each entry should be listed in ABC order based on the first word listed.
BOOK (Print) Last, First Name of Author. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Copyright date. Print. Milios, Rita. How To Make Good Choices. New York: Rosen Publishers, 2002. Print.
BOOK BY TWO OR MORE PERSONS (Print) Last Name, First Name Author #1 and First Name Last Name Author #2. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Copyright date. Print. Barkin, Carol, and Elizabeth Johnson. How to Write Great School Reports. New York: Lothrop, Lee, and Shepard Books, 2006.
MAGAZINE ARTICLE (Print) Last, First Name. “Article Title.” Name of Magazine Date of Publication: Page(s) number. Print. Van Biema, David. "Beyond the Sound Barrier." Time. 3 October 2004: 66-67. Print.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE (Print) Last, First Name. “Article Title.” Name of Newspaper. Date of Publication, Section: Page number. Print. Priest, Dana."Kosovo Plan Calls for 4,000 U.S. Troops." Washington Post.14 Feb. 1999, sec. A: 1. Print.
ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE (Print) “Article Title.” Name of Encyclopedia. Edition Year. Year of Publication. Print. "Civil War." World Book Encyclopedia. 2008 ed. 2008. Print.
AUDIOVISUAL MATERIAL (Videos, DVD’s etc) Title. Type of media. City of Publication: Publisher, Copyright date. The Scientific Method. Videorecording. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1993.
INTERVIEW (Face to face or on the phone) Person interviewed. Type of interview. Date of interview. Turner, Ted. Telephone interview. 12 September 2010.
E-MAIL MESSAGE (if interviewing someone through email) Author. “Title of the message.” Message to the student (your name). Date of the message. Smith, John. “Re: Holocaust Information Request.” Message to the Julie Richardson. 10 Apr. 2008. E-mail.
REFERENCE DATABASES ONLINE Last Name, First Name author (if provided). “Title of Article." Title of the Book (if applicable). Edition (if known). Year. Title of Database. Web. Access date. “Volcanoes: Why Do Volcanoes Erupt?” The World Almanac for Kids 2009. 2009. SIRS Discoverer. Web. 15 May 2010. "Maya Angelou." American Decades. 1998. Biography Resource Center. Web. 15 May 2010. “Terrorism”. World Book Encyclopedia, 2010. Web. 3 May 2010. “Republic of Iceland”. CultureGrams. 2010. Web. 2, Nov. 2009.
BLOG POSTING, DISCUSSION GROUP, LISTSERV ONLINE Editor, screen name, author, or compiler name (if available). “Posting Title.” Name of Site. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher). Medium of publication. Date of access. Salmar1515 [Sal Hernandez]. “Re: Best Strategy: Fenced Pastures vs. Max Number of Rooms?” BoardGameGeek. BoardGameGeek. Web. 5 Apr. 2009.
WEBSITES Last Name, First Name of Author or Editor (if available). “Title of Website Article.” (if different from the site). Title of the Website.Publisher or Sponsor of Site (If unknown, use n.p). Date of Publication (if unknown, use n.d.) Web. Date of Access (day, Month year). <main web address for the site> “Maya Angelou”. Academy of Achievement. American Academy of Achievement. 15 Feb. 2010. Web. 17 May, 2010. <http://www.achievement.org > Amusement Park Physics: Roller Coaster. Annenberg Media. 1997. Web. 17 May 2010.<http://www.learner.org> Kyle, Aiden. “Iceland Volcano Eruption 2010.” CNM News Network. n.d. Web. 17 May, 2010. <http://cnmnewsnetwork.com> Springen, Karen. "Artful Aging." Newsweek 25 Jan. 2005: n. p. Web.12 May 2005. <http://www.newsweek.com> Anthes, Richard. “Hurricanes and Typhoons.” Extreme Weather. Scholastic, Inc. n.d. Web. 1 October 2009. <http://www.extremewx.com>
PICTURES/IMAGES Name of Picture. (Image). Access date. <main URL>. Map of China. (Image). May 20, 2007. <http://www.nationalgeographic.org >. |