MLA Works Cited
Documentation Guide
Based on MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th ed.
Print Sources
Example with correct spacing. Use only one space after punctuation.
Book with One Author
Marr, Melissa. Fragile Eternity. New York: Bowen Press, 2009. Print.
Two or Three Authors
Cohn, Rachel and David Levithan. Nick and Norah’s Infinite Play List. New York: Knopf, 2006.Print.
Four or More Authors
Gilman, Sandra, et al. Hysteria Beyond Freud. Berkeley: UP of California, 1993. Print.
No Author(Note: Begin with the title if a source has no author.)
Movies of the Eighties. New York: Random House, 2007. Print.
An Editor
Lloyd, J.D., ed. Body Piercing and Tattoos. SanDiego: Greenhaven, 2003. Print.
Corporate Author
The New York Times. A Nation Challenged: A Visual history of 9/11 and its Aftermath. New York:
Scholastic, 2002. Print.
An Editor in Addition to an Author
Aronson, Marc and Marianne Carus. 911 The Book of Help. Ed. Michael Cart. Chiago: Cricket Books, 2002. Print.
Book in a Series
Espejo, Roman, ed. America’s Prisons. San Diego: Greenhaven, 2002. Print. Opposing Viewpoints Ser.
Book Published in a Second of Subsequent Edition
Bunch, Bryan, ed. Diseases: Abscess to Blister. 2nd ed. Danbury, CT: Grolier, 2003. Print.
A Work in An Anthology; Reprint of a previously Published Scholarly Article
(Note: List first the information about where the essay was originally published. )
Ball, John Clement. “An Interview with Salman Rushdie.” Toronto South Asian Review 10.1 (1991): 30-37. Rpt. In Conversations with Salman Rushdie. Ed. Michael Reder. Jackson: UP of Mississippi, 1994. 101-09. Print.
A Work in an Anthology: Excerpt(Note: includes CLC, TCLC, NCLC, etc.)
Schneider, Daniel J. “Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms: The Novel as Pure Poetry.” Modern Fiction Studies 14.3 (1968): 283-96. Excerpt from Novels for Students. Ed. Diane Telgen. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 1997. 177-78. Print.
Print Sources cont.
Two or More Works by Different Authors from the Same Anthology
(Note: Make a complete entry for the anthology and briefer entries for each essay.)
Jeffrey W. Hunter, ed. Contemporary Literary Criticism. Vol. 134. Detroit: Gale, 2001. Print.
Piwinski, David J. “Where Are You Going?” Hunter 242-43.
Hurley, D.F. “Impure Realism Joyce Carol Oates.” Hunter 243-44.
Article from a Weekly Magazine
Poniewozik, James. “Jay Leno is Shrinking Your TV.” Time14 Sept. 2009:42-47. Print.
Article from a Monthly Magazine
Valdez, Andrea. “Spitting Watermelon Seeds.” Texas MonthlyJune 2009: 36. Print.
Newspaper Article
Minzesheimer, Bob. “Nothing’s Lost on Dan Brown.” Houston Chronicle 15 Sept. 2009, late ed.: D1+. Print.
Online Databases
Scholarly Journal in an Online Database
Wiesenfarth, Joseph. “The Case of Pride and Prdjudice.” Studies in the Novel16.3 (1984): 261-73.LiteratureResourceCenter. Web. 12 Sept. 2009.
Weekly Magazine in an Online Database
Labi, Nadya. “Chocolate’s Darker Side.” Time 17 July 2000: 37. Academic Search Complete. Web. 27 July 2009.
Book Article in an Online Database
Wexler, Arnie and Sheila Wexler. “The Hidden Addiction: Compulsive Gambling.” Contemporary Issues Companion: Legalized Gambling. Greenhaven, 1999. Opposing ViewpointsResourceCenter. Web. 29 June 2009.
Newspaper in an Online Database
Hardy, Russell. “Police Walk a Line with Teen Drinking Tactics.” Dallas Morning News 5 June, 2009: A1.Opposing ViewpointsResourceCenter. Web. 14 Sept. 2009.
Web Sites
Basic Entry
Forde, Pat. “Dash of Trouble, Phenoms and Grudges.” ESPNCollege Football.ESPN, 15 Sept. 2009. Web. 17 Sept. 2009.
No Author, No Publication Date
“Stray Cats in Greece.” Greek Travel Guide. Athens Dept. of Tourism, n.d. Web. 6 Mar. 2005.