Form for an MLA Bibliography
Bibliographic entries consist of four parts, separated by periods:
1. The author’s or authors’ names –last name first for first author.
2. The title. (Italicize titles of books, magazines, and encyclopedias, but use quotation marks
for shorter works.)
3. The facts of publication –place, publisher, date.
4. Medium of source (Print, Web, etc…)
The resources should be listed alphabetically by either author’s last name or the first word of the title.
The first line of each entry should start at the margin. The rest of the lines should be indented five spaces.
The Bibliography Page should be the last page of any paper. It should not be numbered.
You should type Bibliography Page or Works Cited on the center and top of the page.
Type your heading if it is a stand-alone document.
Bibliography Template
Book with one author
Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. City: Publisher, Year. Type of material.
Brooks, Victor. Spies in the Civil War. Philadelphia: Chelsea House, 2010. Print.
Book with two authors
First Author’s Last Name, First Name, and Second Author’s First Name Last Name. Title of Book.
City: Publisher, Year. Type of material.
Lutz, William, and Tom Miller. The History of Grover Cleveland Middle School. New York:
Random House, 2007. Print.
A book with more than two authors
Put the first author’s name then put et al. Continue to follow the one author format.
Berger, Larry et al. Up Your Score. New York: Workman Publishing, 2007. Print
An article from a reference book with one author
Author’s Last Name, First Name “Title of Article.” Name of the Reference Book. #ed. Year. Page numbers are only used when the reference book is not in alphabetical order. Type of material.
Reilly, John G. “Pizza.” World Book. 2011 ed. Print.
An article from a reference book with no author
“Title of Article.” Name of the Reference Book. #ed. Year. Page numbers are only used when the reference book is not in alphabetical order. Type of material.
“Jackson, Joe.” Encyclopedia Americana. 2011 ed. Print.
Background Notes
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of Public Communication.
"Afghanistan." Background Notes. Washington: GPO, 2010. Type of material.
Culturegram
Brigham Young University. "Pakistan." Culturegram. Provo, Utah:
David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies, 2010. Print.
A magazine article
Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Name of Magazine. Date of publication: Page
Numbers. Type of material.
[If there is no author, list the “Title of Article” first followed by the rest of the information.]
Kowalski, Kathiann M. “Aftermath in Massachusetts.” Cobblestone. December 2007: 29-31. Print.
A newspaper article
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Name of the Newspaper. Day Month Year.
Edition: letter or name of the section of the paper. Type of material.
Stevens, William K. "Putting Things Right in the Everglades." The New York Times.
13 November 2007. Final Edition: Science Times. Print.
A web site: Notice type of material goes before Date of download!! URL goes after the date!!
Author (if known). “Title of Page or Document.” Title of the Site or Larger Work. (if applicable).
Date of electronic publication, last update, or date of posting. Name of institution of publisher affiliated with Site (if known). Date of download. <URL/address of site> or type of material.
Arnett, Bill. “Mercury.” The Nine Planets. 7 July 2011: University of Arizona. 20 Dec. 2011. <http://dept.physics.upenn.edu/nineplanets/mercury.html>.
OR
Brian, Marshall and Jeff Tyson. “How Cell Phones Work.” How Stuff Works. 2010. Web. 20 Dec. 2011.
Article from an online encyclopedia
Author. “Title of Article.” Title of Reference Work. Edition or version (if available).
Date of electronic publication. Title of Database. Date of access. < URL/address of site> or type
of material.
Pasquier, Roger F. “Owl.” Encyclopedia Americana. 2007. Grolier Online. 20 Dec. 2007.
<http://ea.grolier.com>.
Journal article from a subscription service such as EBSCO
Author. “Title of Article.” Periodical Title. Date of print publication (if available): pages.
Database Name (if any). Publisher (if appropriate). Date of access. < URL/address of site> or
type of material.
Springen, Karen. “Using Genes as Medicine.” Newsweek: 6 Dec. 2006: 56. EBSCOHost. 20 Dec. 2006. <http://web16.epnet.com>.
Interview
Name of the person being interviewed. “Title of the Interview.” Source. Date. Type of material.
Jordan, Michael. “Interview with Tom Delany.” ESPN. 22 January 2010. Print.
Interview that you conducted
Name of the person you interviewed. Personal Interview or Telephone Interview or Internet
Interview. Date.
Manning, Eli. Personal Interview. 20 Dec. 2011.