Walter M. Williams Research Projects/Papers WORKS CITED INSTRUCTIONS AND EXAMPLES, MLA, 7th EDITION (Note: Underlined items may also be italicized; just be consistent)
ARTICLE IN A BOOK (When the entire book is NOT about your topic; only a section is):
Name of article’s author in reverse order. “Article Title.” Title of Book Containing This Article. Ed. followed by editor’s name. Vol. followed by
volume number. City of publication: Publishing Company, copyright date. Inclusive pages of article.
Medium.
Garcia-Johnson, R. "Judy Blume." Authors & Artists for Young Adults . Ed. Thomas McMahon. Vol. 26. Detroit: Gale, 1999. 7-17.
Print.
HAS NO AUTHOR BUT DOES HAVE AN EDITOR OR EDITORS (Many reference books):
Sams, Amanda D. and Dana Ferguson, eds. "Markus Zusak." Authors & Artists for Young Adults.. Vol. 79. Detroit: Gale
Cengage
Learning, 2009. 187-91. Print.
DOUBLE ENTRY (Used when an article originally from another source is excerpted in a collection. Many of the criticism books in our reference section and many of the Opposing Viewpoints books in the stacks require a double entry.):
Smith, Wendy. "Reynolds Price: ‘Gospels.’" Publishers Weekly. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Jeffrey W. Hunter.
Vol. 212. Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2006. 167-69. Print.
AN INTRODUCTION, PREFACE, FOREWORD, OR AFTERWORD:
Davenport, Basil. Foreword. The Deerslayer. By James Fenimore Cooper. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1952. iv-vi. Print.
BOOK
Name of the book’s author in reverse order. Title: Subtitle. City of Publication: Publishing Company, copyright date.
Medium.
ONE AUTHOR:
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Speak. New York: Puffin Books, 1999. Print.
TWO AUTHORS (Note that only the first name is in reverse order.):
Issacs, Jeremy and Betty Downing. Cold War: An Illustrated History, 1945-1991. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1998. Print.
Revised 15 March 2012 INTERNET
Name of the author or editor of the website in reverse order. “Title of the Webpage.” Title of the Website. Sponsor of the Site. Date of publication or
last update. Medium. Your date of access.
(NOTE: MLA style calls for a sponsor or publisher for most online sources. If a source has no sponsor or publisher, use the abbreviation “N.p.” (for “No publisher”) in the sponsor position. If there is no date of publication or update, use
“n.d.” (for “no date”) after the sponsor. URLs are NO LONGER used in most Internet entries and will NEVER suffice for the entire entry.)
Shiva, Vandana. “Bioethics: A Third World Issue.” NativeWeb. NativeWeb, n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2009.
INTERVIEW OR VISIT (Name of person interviewed or place visited is first item. VISIT entry omits second item.)
Spencer, Jane. Telephone interview. 5 October 2001.
MAGAZINE (Periodical) ARTICLE
Name of the author of the article. “Article Title.” Magazine Title. Date of Publication: Inclusive pages of the article. Medium.
Cowley, Geoffrey. “After the Trauma.” Newsweek. October 1, 2001: 50-52. Print.
BOOK REVIEW IN A MAGAZINE:
Binder, Linda. Rev. of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, by Ann Brashares. School Library Journal. August 2001: 175. Print.
BOOK REVIEW WITHOUT AN AUTHOR IN A MAGAZINE:
Rev. of The Tricksters by Margaret Mahy. School Library Journal . December 1987: 38. Print.
BOOK REVIEW IN AN ARTICLE IN A MAGAZINE:
Ley, Terry C. “Youthful Heroes Seek Independence, Relationships.” Rev. of Breaking Camp by Steven Kroll. English Journal.
March 1988: 86.
INTERVIEW IN A MAGAZINE:
Name of the Person Interviewed. “Title of the Interview.” (If the interview does not have a title, include the word
“Interview” after the interviewee’s name.) Magazine Title. Date: Inclusive page numbers. Medium.
Armstrong, Lance. “Lance in France.” Sports Illustrated. 28 June 2004: 46+. Print.
NEWSPAPER (The next-to-last item is the section and page #. The + means that the article continues on other pages.):
Wilder, Mike. “Community Talks Look at Future of Schools.” Times-News [Burlington] 16 March 2012: A1+. Print.
ONLINE DATABASE (All of the databases our library subscribes to will generate your citation for you. Be sure to select MLA format.)
Revised 15 March 2012 ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA:
Habegger, Alfred. "Emily Dickinson." Encylopædia Brittanica Online. 2012. Encylopædia Brittanica. Web. 16 Mar 2012.
TELEVISION OR RADIO
“Title of Radio Segment or Television Episode.” Title of Program or Series. Relevant Information about the Program, such as the writer (By), director (Dir.), performers (Perf.), or host (Host).Network. Local Station, Location, Date of
Broadcast. Medium. (For a program you accessed online, proceed as before through the network. Then add: Date.
Web. Your date of access.)
“New Orleans.” American Experience. Narr. Jeffrey Wright. PBS. WGBH, Boston, 12 Feb. 2007. Television.
VIDEOTAPE (film, filmstrip, slide program, DVD, videocassette)
Finding Neverland. Dir. Marc Forster. Perf. Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Radha Mitchell, and Dustin Hoffman.
Miramax, 2004. DVD.
Revised 15 March 2012