- Remember that all Works Cited lists should be double spaced within and between entries.
- Entries should be in alphabetical order and have a "hanging indent."
- You may use one OR two spaces after periods (full stops); however you need to be consistent. Interior punctuation, such as colons and semi-clons should only be followed by one space.
- Italics should be used for titles, no more underlining.
- Remember to put dates in DD month YYYY format. There is no additional punctuation necessary. Example: 15 March 1957.
Author(s). Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, date. Print.
Granfield, Linda. Cowboy: an Album. New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1993. Print.
Schwartz, Stuart and Craig Conley. Martial Arts: Karate Kicks. Mankato, Minnesota: Capstone High/Low Books, 1999. Print.
More than three authors
Ball, Jackie, et al. The Universe. Milwaukee, WI: Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2004. Print.
Books with Editors
Wallace, Ernest, Davide M. Vigness, and George B. Ward, eds. Documents of Texas History. Austin, Texas: Texas State Historical Association, 2002. Print.
Periodicals (Magazines and Newspapers)
Magazine
Author(s). “Article Title.” Magazine Title. Date: pages. Print.
Edwards, Owen. “The Flight Stuff.” Smithsonian. July 2007: 30-31. Print.
Newspaper
Wilson, Leslie. “Saliva Covers a World of Ills.” Frisco Enterprise. 17 August 2007: 6A. Print.
Reference Works
Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Reference Work. Edition. Date. Print.
Critchfield, Howard J. “Tropics.” The New Book of Knowledge. 1999. Print.
Multivolume Works
Editor's Name, ed. Title of Work. # vols. Place of Publication: Publisher, date. Print.
Jason, Philip K., ed. Masterplots II: Poetry Series. 8 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 2002. Print.
Internet Sources
Work Cited only on the Web
Author(s). “Title of Page or Article.” Title of Website. Sponsoring Organization. DD month YYYY of last update. Web. DD month YYYY of your visit. <complete URL if required by instructor>.
Rutherford, Kim and Lisa Zaoutis. “Yearning for Learning.” Kid's Health for Kids. Nemours Foundation. May 2001. Web. 3 February 2003.
<http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/body/brain_SW_p12.html>.
Work on the Web cited with Print Publication Data (most Subscription sites)
Print citation using MLA format (see other examples). Database Name. Web. DD month YYYY information was accessed. <URL if required by instructor>.
Green, Elizabeth Weiss. “Local Success, Federal Failure.” U. S. News and World Report. Web. 5 March 2007: 50-52. General OneFile. 11 November 2008. <http://find.galegroup.com>.
Other Sources
Lecture Notes
**note--the one word description at the end of the citation may change depending on what type of event. it could be Reading, Keynote, Address, Lecture, etc.
Lecturer. “Title of Lecture.” Location where lecture took place. DD month YYYY of lecture. Lecture.
Stevens, Ray. “Texas and the Railroads.” University of North Texas. 20 April 1986. Lecture.
Film or Video Recording
Title. Dir. Director. Studio name, date. Film.
It's a Wonderful Life. Dir. Frank Capra. RKO, 1946. Film
Guidelines for Parenthetical Documentation within Text
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Final Punctuation comes AFTER the documentation.
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There is minimal punctuation within the documentation.
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If you mention the author or work in the sentence, you don't need to put it in the parenthetical note, just the page number will do.
Works by one author
Give the author's last name and page number.
Many diseases are caused by airborne viruses (Jones 58).
According to Dr. Jones, many diseases are caused by airborne viruses (58).
Works by more than one author
Give the authors' names as listed on the Works Cited with the page number in parentheses: (Smith and Jones 107). If a sources has more than three authors, use et al. as in the works cited list (Smith et al. 99).
Work with no listed author
Give the title or a shortened version of it and the page number (Diseases 44).
One of two or more works by the same author
Give the author's last name, the title or shortened version, and the page number
(Smith, Diseases 77).
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the presentation of another writer's ideas or words as if they were your own, without acknowledging the source. You are plagiarizing if you do ANY of the following:
- Copy word for word
- Keep some key words without using quotation marks
- Change a few words, but maintain the basic expression of an idea
General Notes about using MLA format when typing your paper
- Use a standard font, such as Times New Roman
- Use 12 point size font
- Double space your paper
- Use 1 inch margins on all sides