Hover over the title or subject you are interested in. These topics are are all hyperlinked. Please let the librarian know if any links are broken.
Bibliographic Format
Need help with your bibliography? Select the format of your material below to find examples of MLA citations.
OR Check out Son of Citation Machine, an online citation maker.
Author's last name, first name. Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher, Publication Year.
Henly, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. Denver: MacMurray, 1999.
Author's last name, first name, and Author's first name last name. Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher, Publication Year.
Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner. Peer Tutoring Guide. Boston: Allyn, 2000.
Use three hyphens and a period for the second book by the same author. List books alphabetically.
Palmer, William J. Dickens and New Historicism. New York: St. Martin's, 1997.
---. The Films of the Eighties: A Social History. Carbondale: Southern Illinois UP, 1993.
1st Author's last name, first name, et. al. Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher, Publication Year.
Gilman, Sandra, et al. Hysteria Beyond Freud. Berkeley: U of California P, 1993.
Name of Organization. Title of Book. Place of publication:
Publisher, Publication Year.
American Allergy Association. Allergies in Children. New York: Random, 1998.
Title of the Site. Ed. Name of the site editor. Version Number (if relevant). Date of Posting/Update. Name of any institution/sponsor. Date of access <URL>.
Kapolei High School. Ed. Vicky Nakasone. 2002. Kapolei High School. 24 Feb. 2003 {http://www.k12.hi.us/~khome>.
Author's last name, first name. "Page Title." Name of web site. Date of posting. Name of organization. Date of access <URL>.
Poland, Dave. "Fresco Painting." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. 2002. Encyclopedia Britannica. 8 May 2002. <http://www.search.eb.com>.
Author's last name, first name. "Title of article." Article's original source Original publication date. Date visited site <URL>.
Smith, Martin. "America's River." Washington Post 5 May 2002. 20 May 2004 <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13245-2202May1.html>.
Author's last name, first name. "Title of article." Article's original source Original publication date. Date visited site <URL>.
Levy, Stephens. "Great Minds, Great Ideas." Newsweek 27 May 2002. 20 May 2002 <http://www.msnbs.com/news/754336.asp>/
Author's last name, first name. "Title of Document/Article." Original Publication Source
Volume number Original publication date: page numbers. Name of database used. Name of Service.
Name of library, place of library. Date of access <URL home page>.
Koretz, Gene. "Cooling Trends in Antarctica." Futurist 29 May 2002: 3-5 Academic Search Premier. EBSCO.
Kapolei High School Library, Kapolei, HI. March 2004 <http://search.epnet.com>.
Artist's last name, first name. "Title of image." Date created. Online image. Title of larger site. Date accessed <URL>.
Wachenfeld, David. "Cone snail." n.d. Online image. National Geographic. 20 April 2006 <http://www.nationalgeographic.com/earthpulse/reef/reff2.html#>.
Gordimer, Nadine. Personal interview. 10 Oct. 2001.
Jansen, Dan. Telephone interview. 7 March 2000.
Witowsky, Bill. Email interview. 20-24 Nov. 2002.
"Title of Episode." Name of Program. Title of Series.
Network name. Call letters of Station, City of Station. Broadcast date.
"Frederick Douglas." Civil War Journal. Masterpiece Theatre. PBS. KHET, Honolulu. 3 May 2003.
Start with title or director, whichever you want to emphasize in the entry. You may add additional information that seems pertinent.
Clueless. Dir. Amy Herckerling. Perf. Alicia Silverstone. Paramount, 1995.
Note: If the film is on VHS, DVD, or some other format, include the original release date and the medium, before the name of the distributor.
It's a Wonderful Life. Dir. Frank Capra. Perf. James Stewart and Donna Reed. 1946. DVD. Republic, 2001.
Artitst last name, first name. Title of Art. Location of artwork, city. Publication name. By Name of photographer. Place of publication: Publisher, Date.
Cassatt, Mary. Mother and Child. Wichita Art Museum, Wichita. American Painting: 1560 - 1913. By John Pearce. New York: McGraw, 1964.
Speaker's last name, first name. Title of Speech. Event speech given. Location of delivery, Date speech given.
Dunn, Randell. Welcome Address. Waipahu Intermediate School Welcome Assembly. Waipahu Intermediate School, Waipahu, HI. 15 August 2018.