MLA Citation Style Provided below are just a few examples of MLA citations for different kinds of sources. If you don't find an example that matches the source you need to cite, consult the resources listed under "For More Information" at the end or ask your teacher or a librarian for help.
More Information -- in books and from web sites
Hopper,
Kim. "Homelessness."
World
Book Encyclopedia.
2002 ed. "Mambo."
The Encyclopaedia Britannica:
Micropaedia. 15th ed. 2002. BooksBoni, William C. and Gerald
L. Kovacich.
I-Way Robbery: Crime on the Internet. Dick,
Susan. "Literary
Realism in Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, Ogbaa, Kalu. "Literary Analysis: Unifying Elements of Things
Fall Apart." Understanding
Things Fall Apart.
Magazine ArticlesSamuelson, Robert J. and Rich Thomas. "Chugging Toward a Slowdown." Newsweek 18 Dec. 2001: 52-53. Lott, John R., Jr. "When Gun Control Costs Lives." National Forum Fall 2000: 29+. To specify that a magazine article was found in an online database: Barone, Michael. "Politics of the Possible." U.S. News & World Report 19 March 2001: 29. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Northern
[June 18 = date article
was viewed. Academic
Search Complete = name of the database used;
EBSCO is the vendor.] Journal ArticlesTylva, Tracy L. and Linda
Mezydlo Subich. "Exploring the Construct Validity of the Eating
Disorder Continuum." Journal
of Counseling Psychology 46.2
(1999): 268-276. To
specify that a journal article was found in an online database: Menesini, Ersilia,
Elena Melan, and Barbara Pignatti. "Interactional Styles of Bullies and Victims
Observed in a Competitive and a Cooperative Setting." Journal of Genetic Psychology 161.3 (2000):
261- . Academic
Search Complete. EBSCO.
Northern [June 18=date article
was viewed. Academic
Search Complete= name of the database; EBSCO is the
vendor.] Newspaper ArticlesDuggan, Paul. "Texas Legislators Review Use of Death Penalty." Washington Post 14 May 2001, home ed.: A3. Fischer, Meredith. "County Restricts the Size of Flags." Richmond Times-Dispatch 5 May 2001: B1. To specify that a newspaper article was found in an online database: Henneberger, Melinda.
"Author Reveals Much about Others and Little of Herself."
New York Times
6 Dec. 1999, East Coast late ed.: A16.
ProQuest National Newspapers Expanded.
ProQuest. Northern [May
14, 2007=date article was viewed.
ProQuest National Newspapers Expanded=name
of database. ProQuest=name of vendor]
“Viewpoints”
Essays from the Opposing
Viewpoints Database Klein,
Jeffrey. "Advances
in Biotechnology Could Be Abused."
Genetic Engineering. Ed. James D. Torr. Web PagesBrain, Kaplan, Melissa. Herp and Green Iguana Information Collection. 1 Jan. 2005. 4 Jan. 2005 <http://www.anapsid.org>. The first site above, on cable modems, has a copyright date of 2005. The second site, on iguanas, was last updated on 1 Jan. 2005. Both were viewed on Jan. 4, 2005. OtherTaking
Sides volumes: Eadington, William
R. "The Proliferation
of Commercial Gaming in
Issues and Controversies on File Reports (in print and online): "Homelessness."
Issues and Controversies on File 21 Jan. 2000: 1-8. "Homelessness." Issues and Controversies on File 21 Jan.
2000. FACTS.com. Facts on File News Services. Northern Virginia Community College Lib.,
MLA Handbook Ref LB2369 .G53 -- located at reference desk MLA Style Manual PN147 .G444 1998 A Writer's Reference PE1408 .H2778 1999
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