Sample MLA Citations
- The entries you see below are very general. In other words, if anything differs in your source, if it has an editor or it has no author, there are specific directions for those. If your sources need more specific entries come to the library and use the manual or get help from the librarians.
Gather as much of the publication information for your sources as you can while researching your topic: author, article name, title of website, sponsor of website, date of last update, book or article, edition numbers, revisions, posting dates, volume, issue number, page numbers, and access dates.
General MLA Information
The Works Cited Page:
- is arranged alphabetically by the authors' last names.
- is double-spaced between every line.
- entries have the first line against the left margin and each line after that is indented 1/2".
- This is called "hanging indent". To "hang indent" select, or highlight, the
entire entry. Then click on "line spacing"> "options"> "special" drop-
down menu > "hanging" > "OK".
GENERAL BOOK ENTRY
Microsoft Office 2007
Author. Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher, date of publication.
Meyer, Stephanie. New Moon.
New York: Little, Brown and
Company, 2006.
Meyer, Stephanie. New Moon.
New York: Little, Brown and
Company, 2006.
JOURNAL OR MAGAZINE ARTICLE
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Author. "Title of Article." Title of Journal: Issue.vol (year): page
numbers. Medium of publication. Date of access.
Tarnowski, Joseph. "Dealing with
Diabetes." Progressive Grocer:
88.6 (2009): 98-101. Print.
25 Jan. 2010.
numbers. Medium of publication. Date of access.
Tarnowski, Joseph. "Dealing with
Diabetes." Progressive Grocer:
88.6 (2009): 98-101. Print.
25 Jan. 2010.
JOURNAL OR MAGAZINE ARTICLE
IN AN ONLINE DATABASE
Author. "Title of Article." Title of Journal: Issue.vol (year): page numbers. Medium of publication. Date of access. Title of database. Medium of Publication. Date of access.
Tarnowski, Joseph. "Dealing with with Diabetes."
Progressive Grocer 88.6 (2009): 98-101. Print.
EBSCO. Web 25 Jan. 2010.
Tarnowski, Joseph. "Dealing with with Diabetes."
Progressive Grocer 88.6 (2009): 98-101. Print.
EBSCO. Web 25 Jan. 2010.
AN ENTIRE WEBSITE
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Editor, author, or compiler. Name of Site. Version number. Name of sponsor/publisher, Date of creation. Medium of publication. Date of access.
Bacha, Jeff. Owl Purdue Online Writing. Purdue University, 2010.
Web. 25 Jan. 2010.
Bacha, Jeff. Owl Purdue Online Writing. Purdue University, 2010.
Web. 25 Jan. 2010.
AN ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRY
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"Article Title." Name of Encyclopedia. Year. Print.
"World War II." World Book Encyclopedia. 2008. Print.
"World War II." World Book Encyclopedia. 2008. Print.