MLA Citation Style: 2009 Update

Provided below are just a few examples of MLA citations for different kinds of sources.

ONLINE SOURCES

Encyclopedias (Online – General and Subject Specific)

“Salsa.” Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2009. Web. 22 May 2009.

Newton, David. "Asthma." The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine. Ed. Laurie J. Fundukian. 3rd ed. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 2009. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 2 Mar. 2010.

Books (Online)

Roberts, Adam Charles. “Defining Science Fiction.” Science Fiction. New York: Routledge, 2000. 1-46. Google Book Search. Web. 22 May 2009.

Gronbach, Kenneth W. “Case Study: How Generation X Drove Motorcycle Sales off the Cliff.” The Age Curve: How to Profit from the Coming Demographic Storm. New York: AMACOM, 2008. 55-58. Safari Books Online. Web. 22 May 2009.

Klein, Jeffrey. “Advances in Biotechnology Could Be Abused.” Genetic Engineering. Ed. James D. Torr. San Diego: Greenhaven, 2001. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Web. 5 Jan. 2005.

Magazine Articles (Online)

Barone, Michael. “Politics of the Possible.” U.S. News & World Report 19 March 2001: 29. Academic Search Complete. Web. 18 June 2008.

Journal Articles (Online)

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. Web. 18 June 2008.

Newspaper Articles (Online)

Henneberger, Melinda. “Author Reveals Much about Others and Little of Herself.” New York Times 6 Dec. 1999, East Coast late ed.: A16. ProQuest. Web. 14 May 2009.

Otterman, Sharon. “Flu Spreads, but Some Countries Ease Measures.” New York Times. New York Times, 22 May 2009. Web. 22 May 2009.

Webpages

Franklin, Curt. “How Cable Modems Work.” How Stuff Works. 2009. Web. 8 July 2009.

“About Malaria.” Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute. Johns Hopkins University, 2005. Web. 8 July 2009.

PRINT SOURCES

Encyclopedias (Print – General and Subject Specific)

Hopper, Kim. “Homelessness.” World Book Encyclopedia. 2002 ed. Print.

Gurbani, Barkha. “India.” Encyclopedia of Global Health. Ed. Yawei Zhang. Vol. 2. Los Angeles: Sage Publications, 2008. Print.

Books (Print)

Boni, William C. and Gerald L. Kovacich. I-Way Robbery: Crime on the Internet. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999. Print.

Dick, Susan. “Literary Realism in Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, Orlando and The Waves.” The Cambridge Companion to Virginia Woolf. Ed. Sue Roe and Susan Sellers. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2000. 50-71. Print.

Eadington, William R. “The Proliferation of Commercial Gaming in America.” The Sovereign Citizen Fall 1994. Rpt. in “Should Casino Gambling be Prohibited?” Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Business Ethics and Society. 7^th ed. Ed. Lisa H. Newton and Maureen M. Ford. Guilford, CT: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, 2002. 122-130. Print.

Magazine Articles (Print)

Samuelson, Robert J. and Rich Thomas. “Chugging Toward a Slowdown.” Newsweek 18 Dec. 2001: 52-53. Print.

Lott, John R., Jr. “When Gun Control Costs Lives.” National Forum Fall 2000: 29+. Print.

Journal Articles (Print)

Tylva, Tracy L. and Linda Mezydlo Subich. “Exploring the Construct Validity of the Eating Disorder Continuum.” Journal of Counseling Psychology 46.2 (1999): 268-276. Print.

Newspaper Articles (Print)

Duggan, Paul. “Texas Legislators Review Use of Death Penalty.” Washington Post 14 May 2001, home ed.: A3. Print.

Fischer, Meredith. “County Restricts the Size of Flags.” Richmond Times-Dispatch 5 May 2001: B1. Print.

For More Information

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers LB2369 .G53 2009

On NOVA’s Library home page (www.nvcc.edu/library) click on “Research Tools,” then “Citing Sources.”