Library Handout on MLA Citation (Word Document)


Click here for an extended MLA citation page (source: Dornan, Edward, and Charles Dawe. The Brief English Handbook.5th ed. New York: Longman, 1996.)


Citing a Book

Citing a Magazine Article - Online Magazine Article

Citing a Newspaper Article - Online Newspaper Article

Citing an Interview

Citing Web Pages: Professional Web Page - Scholarly Project - Personal Web Site or Homepage

Article in a Reference Database

Citing an E-Mail Message
 
 

Citing Electronic Sources from the Library of Congress's American Memory Collection
 
 

Citing a Book <back to top of page>

Last Name, First Name. Name of book. City of publication: Publisher's name, YYYY.

example:

Brody, Michael. Economics for Dummies. St. Louis: B.Markie and Sons, 2001.

Citing a Magazine Article <back to top of page>

Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Name of magazine DD Mo. YYYY: Pages.

example:

Horton, Gerd. "Radio Days on America's Homefront." History Today Sept. 1996: 46-47.

Online Magazine Article <back to top of page>

Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Name of magazine DD Mo. YYYY.

DD Mo. YYYY <URL>.

example:

Carney, James. "On the Defensive." Time 24 May 2002. 7 Jul. 2002 <http://cgi.pathfinder.com/time/magazine/articles/0,3266,24827,00.html>

Citing a Newspaper Article <back to top of page>

Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Name of Newspaper

DD Mo. YYYY, ed. : page(s).

or (if there is no edition on the masthead)

Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Name of Newspaper

DD Mo. YYYY: page(s).

Schwanhausser, Mark. "IRS seeks bigger cut of stock discount." San Jose Mercury News 29 July 2003: A1+

Online Newspaper Article <back to top of page>

Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Name of Newspaper DD Mo. YYYY.

Section. DD Mo. YYYY <URL>.

example:

Schwanhausser, Mark. "IRS seeks bigger cut of stock discount." Mercury Center 29 July 2003: 1 Aug. 2003 <http://www.mercurycenter.com/premium/front/docs/irs29.htm>
 
 

Citing an Interview <back to top of page>

Last Name, First Name. Kind of interview. DD Mo. YYYY.

example:

Thomas, Michelle. Personal interview. 4 Sept. 19999.

Citing Web Pages: Professional Web Page <back to top of page>

Last Name, First Name. "Title." Group Title. DD Mo. YYYY. Institution.

DD Mo.YYYY. <URL>.

example:

Davidson, Steven. "MLA Citation Guide." Menlo School Library Homepage. 30 Jul. 1999. Menlo School. 6 Aug. 1999. <http://library.menloschool.org/mla.html>

Scholarly Project Website <back to top of page>

Title. Ed. First Name Last Name. DD Mo. YYYY. Institution. DD Mo.YYYY. <URL>.

example:

Perseus Project. Ed.Gregory R. Crane. 1997. Tufts U. 31 Dec.2000. <http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/>.

Personal Website or Homepage <back to top of page>

Last Name, First Name. Home Page. DD Mo. YYYY. DD Mo. YYYY <URL>.

example:

Davidson, Steve. Paintings by Steve Davidson. 8 Jul. 1996. 3 Aug. 1999 <http://www.concentric.net/~coco123>.

Article in a Reference Database <back to top of page>

"Title of Article". Name of Database. Version. Date Updated. Originating Source. Date Accessed. <url>.

example:

"Fresco." Britannica Online. Vers. 97.1.1. Mar. 2000. Encyclopaedia Britannica. 29 Mar. 2000<http://www.eb.com:180>.
 
 

Citing an Email Message <back to top of page>

Last Name, First Name. <username@host name> "Subject Line of Message." DD Mo. YYYY. Personal e-mail.

example:

Richardson, Colette. <crichardson@menloschool.org> "Diversity at Menlo School." 6 May 1999. Personal e-mail.
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