Citation Expectations

Directions:

Follow Modern Language Association (MLA) format. Be sure all citations on your works cited page are formatted correctly. Indent all lines except the first one. Citations must be arranged in alphabetical order based on the first letter of the citation.

  1. Book with one author or editor. The author/editor’s name appears in last name, first name format. If an editor, the name should be followed by the abbreviation ed. The basic form for a book citation is:

Last name, First name. Title of the Book. Place of publication: Publisher,

Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.

Example:

Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. Denver: MacMurray, 1999.

Print.

  1. Short Story, Poem or Article as Part of an Anthology. The first given name appears in last name, first name format; followed by the article in quotation marks, the title of the book in italics, the city of publication, publisher, date, page numbers, and medium.

Last name, First name. “Title of Article, Short Story, Poem, or Essay.” Title of

Book. City: Publisher. Year Published. Pages. Medium.

Example:

Leeming, David. “An Introduction to the Odyssey.” Elements of Literature. Austin,

Texas: Holt, Rinehartand Winston. 2009. 1025-31. Print.

  1. Magazine or Newspaper Article. Cite by listing the article’s author, putting the title of the article in quotation marks, and italicizing the magazine’s name. Follow with the date of publication. Remember to abbreviate the month. The basic format is as follows:

Author(s). “Title of the article.” Title of Magazine Day Month Year: pages.

Medium of publication.

Example:

Poniewozik, James. “TV Makes a Too-Close Call.” Time20 Nov. 2000: 70-71.

Print.

  1. Radio or TV Program. Begin with the title of the episode in quotation marks. Provide the name of the series or program in italics. Also include the network name, call letters of the station followed by the city, and the date of broadcast. End with the publication medium (e.g. Television, Radio).

Example:

“And Then There Were Fewer.” Family Guy. Fox. 26 Sept. 2010. Television.

  1. Movie or Video Recording. List films by their title. Include the name of the director, the distributor, and the release year. If relevant, list performer names after the director’s name. Use the abbreviation perf. to head the list. End the entry with the appropriate medium fo publication (e.g. DVD, VHS, Laser disc).

Example:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part I. Dir. David Yates. Perf. Daniel

Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint. Warner Bros. 2010. DVD.

  1. Interview. Personal interviews refer to those interviews that you conduct yourself. List the interview by the name of the interviewee. Include the descriptor Personal interview and the date of the interview.

Example:

Strohmer, Joseph. Personal interview. 12 Dec. 2010.

  1. Image (including a painting, sculpture or photograph).Provide the artist's name, the work of art italicized, the date of creation, the institution and city where the work is housed. Follow this initial entry with the name of the Website in italics, the medium of publication, and the date of access.

Example:

Klee, Paul. Twittering Machine. 1922. Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Artchive. Web. 22 May 2006.

  1. Online Source. For an individual page on a web site, list the author or alias if known first. Remember to use n.p. if no publisher name is available and n.d. if no publishing date is given.Address of site is optional.

Editor or author (if available). “Article name.”Name of site. Version number.

Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor), date of

creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access. Complete

address of site>.

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