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Citing Sources for Research Projects: MLA Format Compiled by John Bérubé, Justine Quimby, and Lynn Willey November 7, 2005 Books A book by one author Author's last name, first name. Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher, date of publication. Kjellgren, Eric. Splendid Isolation: Art of Easter Island. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2001. Two or more books by the same author After the first entry the author’s name is replaced by three dashes. McCullough, David. John Adams. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2001. ---. Truman. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1992. 1 of 8 A book by two or three authors First author's last name, first name. Second author's first name last name. Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher, date of publication. Adler, Mortimer and Charles Van Doren. How to Read a Book. New York: Simon And Schuster, 1972. Gangi, David, Jay Darrin, and Steve Richardson. Life’s Not Fair: Get Used To It. New York: Reality Press, 2005. A book by four or more authors First author’s last name, first name, et.al. Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher, date of publication. O’Bannion, Brian, et. al. The Parched Garden. New York: The Spiny Press, 1953. A book by corporate author Corporate or government author. Title of book. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher, date of publication. Essex County Pigeon Fancier’s Association. Handbook of Pigeon Lore. Boston: Squab Press, 2004. A book without an author (anonymous) Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher, date of publication Primary Colors. New York: Random House, 1996. 2 of 8 A Book with an editor Editor’s last name, first name, ed. Title of book. Place of Publication: Publisher, date of publication. Nelson, Lindsay, ed. The Curmudgeon’s Book of Anecdote. New York: Rose Press, 1974. A Book with an Author and an Editor Author’s last name, first name. Title of book. Ed. Editors first name, last name. Place of publication: Publisher, date of publication. Smithson, Edward. Vengeance. Ed. Irwin Corey. New York: Vermillion Press, 1962. A work in an anthology Donne, John. "The Flea." Renaissance Poetry. Ed. Leonard Dean. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 1950, 11-17. A Multi-volume Work Author’s last name, first name. Title of book. Number of vols. Place of publication: Publisher, date of publication. Cecil, Lamar. Wilhelm II. 2 vols. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1996. 3 of 8 An article in an encyclopedia or other alphabetically arranged reference book Author's last name, first name [if no author, title of article comes first]. "Title of article." Title of encyclopedia, edition. Signed Berger, Melvin. “Bagpipe.” World Book Encyclopedia. 1997 ed. Unsigned “Baroque.” World Book Encyclopedia. 1997 ed. A signed article in a reference book Author’s last name, first name. “Title of Article.” Title of Book. date of publication. Ackerman, Kim. “The Traditional Aboriginal art of the Kimberley region.” Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art and Culture. 2000. An unsigned article in a reference book “Title of Article.” Title of Book. Date of Publication. “Tharp, Twyla.” Who’s Who of American Women. 17th ed. 1991-92. Government document Government. Office. Title of document. Place: Publisher, Date. United States. U.S. General Accounting Office. Student Testing: Current Extent and Expenditures, with Cost Estimates for a National Examination. Washington, DC: GPO, 1999. 4 of 8 A translation Author's last name, first name. Title of book. Trans. translator's first name last name [not inverted]. Place of publication: Publisher, date of publication. Hugo, Victor. Les Miserables a New Unabridged Translation. Trans. Norman MacAfee. New York: Signet Books, 1987. Periodicals A newspaper article Author's last name, first name [if no author, title of article comes first]. "Title of article." Title of newspaper Date of issue, edition, section: pages. Signed Barringer, Felicity. “Where Many Elderly Live, Signs of the Future.” New York Times 7 Mar.1993, nat. ed., sec.1: 12. Unsigned . “Where Many Elderly Live, Signs of the Future.” New York Times 7 Mar.1993, nat. ed., sec.1: 12. 5 of 8 A magazine article Author's last name, first name [if no author, title of article comes first]. "Title of article." Title of magazine Date of issue, pages. Thomas, Cathy Booth. “Finding the Way Home.” Time 6 June 2005, 26-29. A journal article Author's last name, first name [if no author, title of article comes first]. "Title of article." Title of journal Volume (year): pages. Lane, Evelyn Staudinger. “The Intergration of a Twelfth-Century Tower into a Thirteenth-Century Church.” Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 64 (2005): 74-99. Electronic Resources Personal Site Author. Home page. Last update. Date visited <web address> Lancashire, Ian. Home page. 28 Mar. 2002. 15 May 2002 <http://www.chass.utoronto.ca:8080/~ian/>. 6 of 8 A professional web page Title. Editor. Date Published. Place. Date visited <web address> Victorian Women Writers Project. Ed. Perry Willett. Dec. 200. Indiana U. 3 Feb. 2003 http://www.indiana.edu/~letrs/vwwp/. Online Encyclopedia “Title of Article.” Name of Database. Publisher, date of publication. Name of Provider. Date of access. URL of database "Giuliani, Rudolph." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Scholastic Library Publishing, 2005. Memorial Hall Library. 7 November 2005. <http://gme.grolier.com> An article in an online database (SIRS, eLibrary, Infotrac) Author’s last name, first name. “Title of article.” Title of Journal. Date of publication: page number. Name of database. Provider of database. Date of access. URL of database Banerjee, Tridib. “City Architecture.” Journal of the American Planning Association 1 April 2002: 227. eLibrary. Memorial Hall Library. 22 June 2005. http://elibrary.bigchalk.com 7 of 8 Personal Interview Last name of person interviewed, First Name. Personal Interview. Date of interview Gorrivan, Phyllis. Personal Interview. 24 Apr. 2002 Films, Radio, and Television Programs Title of Program. National Affiliate. Local Broadcasting Station, City. Date of broadcast. Evening News with Peter Jennings. ABC. WPLG, Miami. 12 Feb. 2004. Sound Recording (Tape, CD, LP) Author. Title of recording. Narrator. Number of cassettes. Publisher, Date. Tolkien, J. R. R. The Fellowship of the Ring. The Lord of the Rings, Book One. Narrated by Rob Inglis. 12 audiocassettes. Recorded Books, 2001. 8 of 8 .