Jennie F. Snapp Middle School

Library Media Center

WORKS CITED STYLE BOOKLET

Based on the MLA Handbook For Writers of Research

Papers (5th Ed.)

 

 

 

 

AV MATERIAL CITATIONS

(NOT CD ROM)

COMPUTER SOFTWARE, LASERDISC OR VIDEO:

Title. Format. Producer, copyright date.

Example:

Schindler's List. Videorecording. MCA, 1993.

TELEVISION OR RADIO PROGRAM:

"Title of Episode (if given)." Title of Program. Series title (if given). Name of network. Call letters, location of local station (if given). Broadcast date.

Example:

"The Beginning." Middlemarch. Masterpiece Theatre. PBS. WSKG, Binghamton.

     10 April 1994.

BOOK CITATIONS

BOOK BY ONE AUTHOR:

Author's last name, first name. Book Title. Place of publication: publisher, copyright

     date.

Example:

Handford, Martin. Find Waldo Now. Boston: Brown, 1988.

BOOK BY TWO AUTHORS:

Author's last name, first name and second author's first name then last name. Book

     Title. Place of publication: publisher, copyright date.

Example:

Hayes, William and Robert Cole. Vision of America. New York: Putnam, 1992.

BOOK BY THREE OR MORE AUTHORS:

First author's last name, first name, et al. Book Title. Place of publication: publisher,

     copyright date.

Example:

Eldredge, Walter, et al. Television and Violence. Chicago: Random, 1988.

BOOK WITH NO AUTHOR:

Book Title. Place of publication: publisher, copyright date.

Example:

Constellations. New York: Harper, 1996.

 

CD ROM CITATIONS

INFORMATION FROM A CD ROM:

Author's last name, first name (if signed). "Article Title." Title of CD. CD ROM. Place of

     publication: publisher, copyright date.

Example:

Waller, David. "Alligator." Animals in Danger. CD ROM. New York: Exegetes, 1996.

 

ARTICLE FROM A CD ROM ENCYCLOPEDIA:

Author's last name, first name (if signed). "Article Title." CD ROM Encyclopedia Title.

     CD ROM. Copyright date.

Example of a signed article:

Jones, Thomas. "Mayan Civilizations." Encarta. CD ROM. 1996.

Example of an unsigned article:

"Whales." Grolier's Electronic Encyclopedia. CD ROM. 1992.

 

INFORMATION FROM A MAGAZINE OR NEWSPAPER CD ROM:

Author's last name, first name (if signed). "Article Title." Name of Magazine or

     Newspaper Date of magazine or newspaper: pages. CD ROM. Name of Magazine

     or Newspaper Database. Copyright date.

Example of a signed article:

Smith, Andy. "Two Cheers for Peace." Chicago Tribune 2 November 1997: 4-6. CD

     ROM. Newsbank Newsfile. 1997.

Example of an unsigned article:

"Problems in Kosovo." New York Times 20 April 1999: 5-6. CD ROM. Newsbank

     Newsfile.

ENCYCLOPEDIA CITATIONS

ARTICLE FROM A PRINT ENCYCLOPEDIA:

Author's last name, first name (if signed). "Article Title." Encyclopedia Title. Copyright

     date.

Example of a signed article:

Smith, Jane. "Gun Control." Encyclopedia Britannica. 1995.

Example of an unsigned article:

"Children's Games." World Book Encyclopedia. 1997.

 

 

 

ARTICLE FROM CD ROM ENCYCLOPEDIA:

Author's last name, first name (if signed). "Article Title." CD ROM Encyclopedia Title.

     CD ROM. Copyright date.

Example of a signed article:

Jones, Thomas. "Mayan Civilizations." Encarta. CD ROM. 1996.

Example of an unsigned article:

"Whales." Grolier's Electronic Encyclopedia. CD ROM. 1992.

 

ARTICLE FROM AN ENCYCLOPEDIA ON THE WEB:

Author's last name, first name (if signed). "Article Title." Encyclopedia Title. Date of

     electronic publication. Source organization or name. Date of access. <http address>.

Example:

Booth, Charles. "Fresco." Britannica Online. March 1997. Encyclopaedia Britannica.

      5 July 1998. <http://www.eb.com>.

 

INTERNET CITATIONS

 

INFORMATION FROM A WWW (Web) SITE:

Author's last name, first name (if given). Web Page Title. Source organization or name. Date of    

      access. <http address>.

Example:

Grason, Diane. Women during the Civil War. American Civil War Association.

      15 January 1998. <http://reality.sgi.com/dianeg_corp/women.html>.

IMAGE FROM A WEB SITE:

Author's last name, first name (if given). Image Title (or description of picture if title

     not given).  [Digital image]. Source organization or name. Date of access.

     <http address>.

Example:

The Tails of Comet Halley. [Digital image]. Kopernick Observatory. 24 April 1986.

     <http://www.aao.gov.au/loc/www/dfm/image/uks019.gif>.

ARTICLE FROM AN ENCYCLOPEDIA ON THE WEB:

Author's last name, first name (if signed). "Article Title." Encyclopedia Title. Date of

      electronic publication. Source organization or name. Date of access.  <http address>.

Example:

Booth, Charles. "Fresco." Britannica Online. March 1997. Encyclopaedia Brittanica. 5 July 1998. 

       <http://www.eb.com>.

INFORMATION FROM A SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE ON THE WEB (America Online, Electric Library, UMI Proquest, etc.):

Author's last name, first name (if signed). "Article Title." Original Source Original Date: pages. Name of   

      subscription service. Library name, city, state. Date of access. <http address>.

Example:

Burke, Charles. "Africa and Human Rights." Human Rights Reports 3 May 1996: 2-3.

     Electric Library. Jennie F. Snapp Library, Endicott, NY. 5 July 1998. <http://www.elibrary.com>.

 

INFORMATION FROM AN E-MAIL MESSAGE:

Author of e-mail message. "Subject line of message." E-mail to recipient's name. Date of message.

Example:

Winfrey, Oprah. "My Book Club." E-mail to Laura Saraceno. 25 September 1996.

INFORMATION FROM A PERIODICAL ON A WEB SITE:

Author's last name, first name (if signed). "Article Title." Original Source Original date: pages Date of access.  

      <http address>.

Example:

Burke, Charles. "Africa and Human Rights." Human Rights Reports 3 May 1996: 2-3.  5 July 1997.  

       <http://www.cce.new.edu>.

 

INTERVIEW CITATIONS

INTERVIEW:

Person's last name, first name. Type of Interview (telephone, personal). Date.

Example:

Clinton, William. Personal Interview. 10 May 1997.

PERIODICAL CITATIONS

INFORMATION FROM A MAGAZINE ARTICLE:

Author's last name, first name (if signed). "Article Title." Magazine Title  Date of  magazine: page   

       numbers.

Example of a signed article:

Barone, Michael. "Banners for the Future." Newsweek 11 December 1995: 55.

Example of an unsigned article:

"Discover the Comet." Time 22 March 1996:32-35.

INFORMATION FROM A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE:

Author's last name, first name (if signed). "Article Title." Newspaper Title Date of newspaper: page  

       numbers.

Example of a signed article:

Mane, Catherine. "Smoke Free Tobacco." New York Times 4 April 1996: 5-6.

Example of an unsigned article:

"Broadway Hits." New York Times 22 March 1996: 1-3.

INFORMATION FROM A PERIODICAL ON A WEB SITE:

Author's last name, first name (if signed). "Article Title." Original Source Original date:

     pages. Date of access. <http address>.

Example:

Burke, Charles. "Africa and Human Rights." Human Rights Reports 3 May 1996: 2-3. 5 July 1997. 

         <http://www.cce.new.edu>.

 

PREPARING YOUR FINAL WORKS CITED PAGE

The Works Cited Page is the only place where readers will be able to locate complete information about all the sources you have used.

For that reason, your Works Cited Page must be thorough and accurate.

•Begin on a new page.

•Write Works Cited Page in the center of the page about 1 inch down from the top of

the page.

•Copy the information from the documentation card that comes first in alphabetical

order, starting at the left edge of the paper and filling up each line across the page

before going on to the next line.

•Indent 1/2 inch at the beginning of each line after the first line for each entry.

•Do not number or label your sources in any way.

•Double space each line of information. Double space between sources.

ABBREVIATIONS

If you cannot find information about your source, use the following abbreviations:

no date n.d.

no page numbers n.pag.

no place of publication n.p.

no publisher n.p.

 

SAMPLE WORKS CITED PAGE

Barone, Michael. "Banner for the Future." Newsweek 11 December 1995:55.

Burke, Charles. "Africa and Human Rights". Human Rights Report 9 September 1996.

     <http://www.eee.new.edu>.

"Children's Games." Encyclopedia Brittancia. CD ROM. 1996.

Eldredge, Walter, et al. Television and Violence. Chicago: Random, 1988.

Handford, Martin. Find Waldo Now. Boston: Brown, 1988.

Hayes, William and Robert Cole. Vision of America. New York: Putnam, 1993.

Schindler's List. Videorecording. MCA, 1993.