Research Topics: MLA Works Cited for Non-Print Media

The rules for citing books and articles are fairly clear, but the rules for citing movies, songs, and other recorded materials are bit more complicated. Here are the basic rules, though you may want to consult the MLA handbook as well.

AN INTERVIEW YOU HAVE CONDUCTED YOURSELF Last name, First name. Personal Interview. Date. Mitchell, Elizabeth. Personal Interview. 27 May 2011.

A TELEVISION OR RADIO PROGRAM “Title of Episode or Segment.” Title of Program. Name of Network (if known). Call Letters and City of the Station (if known). Broadcast Date. Medium of Reception. “Not in Portland.” Lost. ABC. WABC New York. 7 Feb. 2007. Television

A MOVIE Movie Title. Dir. Director First Name Last Name. Perf. Main Actors Listed by First Name Last Name. Distributor, Year. Medium. Gia. Dir. Michael Cristofer. Perf. Angelina Jolie, Elizabeth Mitchell. HBO Pictures 1998. DVD.

A SONG OR MUSIC RECORDING Artist (Last Name, First Name if a person). “Title of Song.” Date of recording. Title of the CD. Record Label, Year. Medium. Lee, Amy, “What You Want.” 9 Aug. 2011. Evanescence. Wind-Up Records, 2011. CD.

A LIVE PERFORMANCE OF A PLAY, OPERA, DANCE, OR CONCERT Title. By Author’s First Name Last Name. Dir. Director’s First Name Last Name. Perf. Major Performers’ First Name and Last Name. Production Company. Name of Theatre, Location. Date. Performance. The Monster Ball Tour. By Lady Gaga. Dir. Lauriann Gibson. Virgin Mobile. Madison Square Garden, New York, NY. 21 Feb. 2011. Concert.

AN ADVERTISEMENT Product. Advertisement. Location of advertisement. Date. Medium. iPhone. Advertisement. NBC. 19 Dec. 2009. Television.

A WORK OF VISUAL ART Artist’s Last Name, First Name. Title of the Work. Year. Medium. Institution that houses the work, Location. Warhol, Andy. Flowers. 1964. Silkscreen on Canvas. Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY.

A LECTURE, A SPEECH, AN ADDRESS, OR A READING Speakers Last Name, First Name. “Title of presentation.” Sponsoring Organization, Location. Date. Medium Jobs, Steve. “You’ve Got to Find What You Love.” Stanford University, CA. 12 Jun. 2005. Speech.

COMPUTER SOFTWARE OR VIDEO GAME Developer. Name of Game or Software. Distributor, Date of Publication. Platform. Awesome Games. Muffin Knight. Angry Mob Games, 2011. Sony Tablet. Rovio Mobile Ltd. Angry Birds. Clickgamer, 2011. iPhone.

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Works Cited

Awesome Games. Muffin Knight. Angry Mob Games, 2011. Sony Tablet.

Gia. Dir. Michael Cristofer. Perf. Angelina Jolie, Elizabeth Mitchell. HBO Pictures 1998. DVD. iPhone. Advertisement. NBC. 19 Dec. 2009. Television.

Jobs, Steve. “You’ve Got to Find What You Love.” Stanford University, CA. 12 Jun. 2005.

Speech.

Lee, Amy, “What You Want.” 9 Aug. 2011. Evanescence. Wind-Up Records, 2011. CD.

Mitchell, Elizabeth. Personal Interview. 27 May 2011.

The Monster Ball Tour. By Lady Gaga. Dir. Lauriann Gibson. Virgin Mobile. Madison Square

Garden, New York, NY. 21 Feb. 2011. Concert.

“Not in Portland.” Lost. ABC. WABC New York. 7 Feb. 2007. Television.

Rovio Mobile Ltd. Angry Birds. Clickgamer, 2011. iPhone.

Warhol, Andy. Flowers. 1964. Silkscreen on Canvas. Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY.