MLA Quick GuidePrint Sources

Citing Book Sources
Source / Example Citation
Book by a single author / Rollin, Bernard E.Science and Ethics. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006. Print.
Book by two authors / Sherman, Chris, and Gary Price.The Invisible Web: Uncovering Information Sources Search Engines Can’t See.Medford, NJ: CyberAge Books, 2001. Print.
Book by three or more authors / Goodpaster, Kenneth E., Laura L. Nash, and Henri-Claude deBettignies.Business Ethics: Policies and Persons. 3rd ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2006. Print.
Part of a book (e.g. essay, story or poem in a collection, chapter or section of a text) / Winne, Philip H. “Self-regulated Learning Viewed from Models of Information Processing.”Self-regulated Learning and Academic Achievement.Eds. Barry J. Zimmerman and Dale H. Schunk.Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2001. Print.
Translated Book / Tolstoy, Leo.War and Peace.Trans. Anthony Briggs. New York: Viking, 2006. Print.
Dictionary / Barber, K. (ed.). Canadian Oxford Dictionary. (2nd ed.) Toronto: Oxford University Press, 2004.
Government Publication / Ontario Ministry of Education. The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12: Interdisciplinary Studies, 2002. Toronto: Queen’s Printer for Ontario, 2002.
Citing Articles from Print Periodicals
Source / Example Citation
Article / Swedin, Eric G. “Designing Babies: A Eugenics Race with China?”TheFuturistMay/June 2006: 18-21. Print.
Article in a daily newspaper / Dougherty, Ryan. “Jury Convicts Man in Drunk Driving Death.”Centre Daily Times11 Jan. 2006: 1A. Print.
Rimer, Sara. “A Campus Fad That’s Being Copied: Internet Plagiarism Seems on the Rise.”New York Times3 Sept. 2003, late ed.: B7. Print.
Article in a scholarly journal / Stock, Carol D. and Philip A. Fisher. “Language Delays Among Foster Children: Implications for Policy and Practice.”Child Welfare 85.3 (2006): 445-462. Print.

Work Cited

Penn State University Libraries. MLA Quick Citation Guide. 17 December 2012. Web. 23 January 2013.

MLA Quick GuideElectronic Sources

Citing from the Henry’s Online Subscription Databases and Encyclopedias
Source / Example Citation
Magazine or journal article / Poe, Marshall. “The Hive.”Atlantic MonthlySept. 2006: 86-95.ProQuest.Web. 27 Nov. 2008.
Article from an On-Line Encyclopedia / Wechsler, Howard J. "China, History of." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Grolier Online, 2013. Web. 23 Jan. 2013.
Entry from Gale Virtual Reference Library / Rey, Georges. "Behaviorism.” Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2006. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 11 Nov. 2010.
Citing Articles in Online Magazines and Newspapers
Source / Example Citation
Article in an online magazine or newspaper / Ervin, Kathleen A. “Some Kind of Wonderful: Frank Capra Examines Failure.”Failure Magazine.Mar. 2001. n. pag. Web. 5 Feb. 2009.
Citing Web Sites
Source / Example Citation
Web site with author / Kraizer, Sherryll.Safe Child. Coalition for Children, Inc. 2008. Web. 5 Feb. 2009.
Web site with unknown author / The Nittany Lion Mascot. Penn State University. 2006. Web. 5 Feb. 2009.
On-line Video / Penn State University. "This Is Penn State, This Is Your Career." YouTube. Web. 21 Sep. 2012.
Photograph/Image with title of work and artist / Goya, Francisco. The Family of Charles IV. 1800. MuseoNacional del Prado, Madrid. Museo National del Prado. Web. 22 May 2006.
Photograph/Image with no title of work and artist / "How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow. Demand Media, n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2009.

Work Cited

Penn State University Libraries. MLA Quick Citation Guide. 17 December 2012. Web. 23 January 2013.