MLA 8 Citation Guide

Print Resources Books Author(s). Title of Book. Other Contributor(s), edition ed. (if available), vol. #, Publisher, Year.

Grabowski, John. The Los Angeles Lakers. Lucent Books, 2002.

Articles/Chapters from an Edited Book Author(s). "Title of Chapter/Section." Title of Book, Contributor(s) to book (if available), edition ed. (if

available), vol. #, Publisher, Year, pp. #-#. Van Ghent, Dorothy. “Willa Cather.” American Writers: A Collection of Literary Biographies. edited by Leonard Unger., Scribner’s Sons, 1974, pp. 312-34.

Journal Articles Author(s). "Article Title." Title of Journal, series, vol. #, no. #, Publication Date, pp. #-#. Austin, Michael. “Building & Developing a Title Team.” Coach & Athletic Director, vol. 80, no. 9, 2011, pp. 26-33.

Magazine Articles Author(s). "Article Title." Title of Magazine, vol. #, no. #, Publication Date, pp. #-#.

Jacobson, Linda. “A Path Forward.” School Library Journal, vol. 62, no. 11, Nov. 2016, pp. 26-29.

Newspaper Articles Author(s). "Article Title." Title of Newspaper [City], edition ed., Publication Date, pp. #-#.

Tumola, Cristabelle. “NYC Developers Seek to Justify High Prices with New Amenities.” Metro [New York City], 9 Aug. 2016, p. 4. Tip: If an article is not printed on consecutive pages, simply provide the page number the article starts on and add the + symbol.

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Articles from an Encyclopedia or Other Reference Book Author(s). "Article/Entry." Title of Reference Book/Encyclopedia, Contributor(s), edition ed., vol. #, Publisher, Year, pp. #-#. Juturu, Vijaya. “Type 2 Diabetes.” Encyclopedia of Obesity, edited by Kathleen Keller, vol. 2, Sage Publications, 2008, pp. 158-59.

Government Publications: Federal United States, Congress, Congressional

House, Committee. Title. Publisher, Year. # Congress, # session, Origin Type #. United States, Congress, Senate, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearing on the Geopolitics of Oil. Government Printing Office, 2007. 110th Congress, 1st session, Senate Report 111-8.

Photograph or Picture in a Book

Photographer's name (Last, First). Title of photograph. Year of Composition, Collection Name or Name of Institution housing composition, Location of Institution. Title of book. Author(s). Other Contributor(s), edition ed. (if available), vol. #, Publisher, Year, pp. #-#.

Lange, Dorothea. Migrant Mother. 1936, Farm Security Administration Collection. The Illustrated History of Women: Depression and War: 1930-1959. Franck, Irene and David Brownstone. Vol. 9, Grolier Educational, 1998, p. 110.

Tip: For photographic reproductions of artwork (e.g. images of artwork in a book), treat the book as a container. Remember that for a second container, the title is listed first, before the contributors.

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Electronic Resources E-books Author(s). Title of Book. Other Contributor(s), edition of book (Kindle ed., etc.), edition ed., vol. #, Publisher, Year. Alexander, Kwame. The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life. Kindle edition, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017.

Journal Articles from a Database Author(s). "Article Title." Title of Journal, series, vol. #, no. #, Publication Date, pp. #-#. Name of Database, URL. Date of Accession.

Ahmed, Akbar S. "Jinnah and the quest for Muslim identity." History Today, vol. 44, no. 9, 1994, pp. 34+. Student Resources in Context, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&sw=w&u=hoffman_ehs&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CA15794402&a sid=dbd84ee93faf4d04bb2b43c378b3b382. Accessed 23 Nov. 2016.

Magazine Articles from a Database Author(s). "Article Title." Title of Magazine, vol. #, no. #, Publication Date, pp. #-#. Name of Database, URL. Date of Accession.

Osnos, Evan. "President Trump." The New Yorker, 26 Sept. 2016, p. 38. Student Resources in Context, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&sw=w&u=hoffman_ehs&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CA464767509& asid=c2d42f8ad543001d7f7758047d8b5953. Accessed 13 Dec. 2016.

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Newspaper Articles from a Database Author(s). "Article Title." Title of Newspaper [City], edition ed., Publication Date, pp. #-#. Name of

Database, URL. Date of Accession. Harvey, Chelsea. "Scientists have a new way to calculate what global warming costs." Washington Post [Washington D.C], 12 Jan. 2017. Opposing Viewpoints In Context, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&sw=w&u=hoffman_ehs&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CA477217429& asid=f91981df253f1be8294436e7d2bcd470.

Original Articles from a Database Author(s). "Title of Article/Page." Other Contributor(s). Name of Database, Database Publisher, Date of Publication, URL. Date of Accession. "Global Warming." Gale Student Resources in Context, Gale, 2017. go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&sw=w&u=hoffman_ehs&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CPCSZJE76998 6945&asid=a1e9d5c331ad1b5748ac8696ddb4943b.

Web Sites

Entire Website Author(s). "Title of Article/Page." Other Contributor(s). Name of Website, Publisher, Date of Publication, URL. Date of Accession.

“Collections.” Art Institute of Chicago Museum. Art Institute of Chicago, 2017, http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections. Accessed 23 Sept. 2017.

Tip: If an article does not have an author, list the title of article/page first.

Blog Post Author(s). "Title of Post/Comment." Name of Weblog, Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site

(sponsor or publisher), Date of Publication, URL. Date of Accession. Ferlazzo, Larry. "New Resources on Race and Racism." Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day, 21 May 2017, http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2017/05/21/new-resources-on-race-racism-43. Accessed 24 May 2017.

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Microblog (Twitter, tumblr, etc.) Author. "Text of post." Name of Microblog, Date, Time, URL. Date of Accession.

@hehslibrary. "Show your SUMMER READING GRIT by entering our contest! Sign-up is EZ; just go to http://tinyurl.com/hehssrc for more info. Winners get prizes!." Twitter, 22 August 2017, 9:22 a.m. https://twitter.com/hehslibrary/status/900009641110757376. Accessed 24 September 2017.

Audio (Podcast)

Website Producer(s). "Title of Episode." Name of Podcast, episode #, Publisher, Date of Publication, URL. Date of

Accession.

“The Revolution Starts at Noon.” This American Life, episode 608, WBEZ, 20 January 2017, https://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/608/the-revolution-starts-at-noon. Accessed 2 May 2017.

Photograph or Illustration on the Internet Contributor(s). Title of Photo/Image. Date. Name of Website, Publisher, URL. Date of Accession.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Jumer’s Castle Lodge. 1980. University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Library Digital Image Collections, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, http://imagesearchnew.library.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/cubuilding/id/191. Accessed 17 May 2017.

Visual Art (e.g. paintings, sculptures, etc.) Artist(s). Title of Artwork. Year, Name of Museum/Collection, City. Date of Accession. Netter, Frank. Heart. 2005. University of the Sciences, Philadelphia. Accessed 10 May 2010.

Film

DVD Primary Contributor(s). Title of Film. Other Contributor(s) and their roles, Distributor, Publication Year. Date of Accession. The Giver. Directed by Phillip Noyce, The Weinstein Company and Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2014. 28 August 2017. Updated 9/2017

Online Platform/Database (Hulu, Netflix, etc.) Primary Contributor(s). Title of Film. Other Contributor(s) and their roles, Version, Number,

Distributor, Publication Date. Name of Database/Online Platform, URL.

Kindergarten Cop. Directed by Ivan Reitman, performance by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Universal Pictures, 21

Dec. 1990. Amazon Prime, www.amazon.com/Kindergarten-Cop-Arnold-

Schwarzenegger/dp/B001VLLES4.

Videos

Television Episode "Title of Episode." Episode Contributor(s). Title of Program/Series, Program/Series Contributor(s), season #, episode #, Network, Broadcast Date. "The One Where Chandler Can't Cry." Friends, created by Marta Kauffman, performance by Matthew Perry, season 6, episode 14, Warner Brothers, 2004.

YouTube

Primary Contributor. “Title of the film or video.” Title of the website, Other Contributor(s) and their roles,

Version, Numbers, Publisher, Publication date, URL. Date of Accession.

Sethi, Ramit. "How to Write a Winning Resume, With Ramit Sethi." YouTube, 23

June 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0fjkKCsM1w. Accessed 28 June 2016.

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