MLA7 Formatting Reference Guide

1.Short Work from a Website, Author Known / 9. Online Magazine/Newspaper
2.Short Work from a Website, No Author / 10. Online Cartoon/Comic
3.Book In Print / 11. Cartoon/Comic in Print
4.Online Book / 12. Sound Recording – Online or in Person (same)
5.Online Database, Author Known / 13. Film or Video Clip Viewed in Person
6.Online Database, No Author / 14. Radio/TV Interview
7.Online Encyclopedia / 15. Online Radio/TV Interview
8.Newspaper/Magazine In Print / 16. Online Work of Art

1. Short Work from a Website, Author Known:Includes any individual page on a web site.

Structure / Author Last Name, First Name. “Title of Work.” Title of Website. Publisher/Sponsor Name, Publication Date. Medium. Your Date of Access. <Web Address>
Example / Shiva, Vandana. "Bioethics: A Third World Issue." NativeWeb. NativeWeb, n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2004. <

2. Short Work from a Website, No Author: Try to find an organization name if possible.

Structure / “Title of Work.” Title of Website. Publisher/Sponsor Name, Publication Date. Medium. Your Date of Access. <Web Address>
Example / "Media Giants." Frontline: The Merchants of Cool. PBS Online, 2001. Web. 7 Feb. 2005. <

3. Book in Print

Structure / Author Last Name, First Name. Book Title. City Published: Publisher, Year Published. Medium.
Example / Peck, Richard. A Long Way from Chicago. New York: Puffin Books, 1998. Print.

4. Online Book

Structure / Author Last Name, First Name. “Chapter Title” Book Title. Original Publisher/Sponsor Name, Original Publication Date. Website Title. Medium. Your Date of Access. <Web Address>
Example / Adams, Henry. "Diplomacy." The Education of Henry Adams. Boston: Houghton, 1918. N. pag. Great Books Online. Web. 8 Jan. 2009. <

5. Online Database, Author Known

Structure / Author Last Name, First Name. “Title of Work.” Publishing Organization, Date Published. Name of Database. Medium. Your Date of Access. <Web Address>
Example / Hartocollis, Anemona. "Rowling Testifies Against Lexicon.” The New York Times, 15 April, 2008. Student Resource Center - Junior. Gale. Web. Joseph Henley Middle School. 3 Jan. 2010. <

6. Online Database, No Author

Structure / “Title of Work.” Publishing Organization, Date Published. Name of Database. Medium. Your Date of Access. <Web Address>
Example / "The Arrest of Rosa Parks, December 1, 1955." DISCovering U.S. History. Online Edition: Gale, 2003. Student Resource Center – Junior. Gale. Web. Joseph Henley Middle School. 3 Jan. 2010. <

7. Online Encyclopedia

Structure / “Title of Work.” Name of Publication. Date Published. Name of Publishing Organization. Your Date of Access.
Example / “Table Tennis.” Compton’s Encyclopedia Online. Vers. 2.0. 1997. America Online. 4 July 1998.

8. Newspaper/Magazine In Print

Structure / Author Last Name, First. “Article Title.” Magazine Title, Publication Day Month, Year: Page Number(s) Used. Medium.
Example / Pressman, Aaron. “Bottom Fishing in Rough Waters.” BusinessWeek, 29 Sept 2008: 27-28. Print.

9. Online Newspaper/Magazine

Structure / Author Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine or Newspaper, Original Publish Date. Medium. Your Date of Access. <Web Address>
Example / Paulson, Steve. "Buddha on the Brain." Salon Media Group, 27 Nov. 2006. Web. 18 Jan. 2009. <

10. Online Cartoon/Comic (in a database, newspaper, magazine, etc)

Structure / Cartoonists’ Last Name, First Name. “Title of Cartoon” if it has one. Cartoon. Publication Title, Date Published.
Example / Schulz, Charles. “Peanuts.” Comic Strip. Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2010. Web. 2 Jan. 2010. <

11. Cartoon/Comic in Print

Structure / Cartoonists’ Last Name, First Name. “Title of Cartoon” if it has one. Cartoon. Website Title/Organization, Date Published. Medium. Your Date of Access. <Web Address>
Example / Sutton, Ward. "Why Wait 'til November?" Cartoon. Village Voice 7-13 July 2004: 6. Print.

12. Sound Recording – Online or in Person (same)

Structure / Artist Last Name, First Name. “Song Title.” Album Title. Manufacturer, Release Date. Medium.
Example / Cold Play. “Life in Technicolor.” Viva la Vida. Capitol Records, 2008. CD.

13. Film or Video Clip Viewed in Person

Structure / Film Title. Dir. First and Last Name. Perf. First and Last Name(s). Distributor Name, Year of Release. Medium.
Example / Finding Neverland. Dir. Marc Forster. Perf. Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Radha Mitchell, and Dustin Hoffman. Miramax, 2004. DVD.

14. Radio/TV Interview in Person (Listening)

Structure / Interviewee Last Name, First Name. Interview by First Name and Last Name. Name of Program/Show. Network Name, City Name, Broadcast Date. Medium.
Example / McGovern, George. Interview by Charlie Rose. Charlie Rose. PBS. WNET, New York, 1 Feb. 2001. Television.

15. Online Radio/TV Interview

Structure / Interviewee Last Name, First Name. Interview by First Name and Last Name. Name of Program/Show. Network Name, City Name, Broadcast Date. Medium. Your Date of Access. <Web Address>
Example / Obama, Barack. Interview by Steve Croft. 60 Minutes. CBS, 13 Dec 2009. Web. 3 Jan 2010. <

16. Online Work of Art (Painting, Sculpture, Photograph)

Structure / Artist Last Name, First Name. Title of Artwork. Date of Creation. Website Title. Medium. Your Date of Access. <Web Address>
Example / van Gogh, Vincent. The Starry Night. 1889. Museum of Modern Art, New York. Web. 14 Jan. 2009. <

Works Cited

Gibaldi, J. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America,

2003. Print.

Hacker, Diana. Bedfor St. Maarten’s Online. Web. 3 Jan 2010.

“MLA 7 Reference Guide.” EasyBib.com, n.d. Web. 3 Jan 2010. <