MLA Works Cited Page

General Info:

• • citations in alphabetical order (TIP: ignore "A" & "An" & "The")

  • URL (web links) included in citation

  • leave out what is not there (no more N.p. or n.d. for no publisher or no date)

  • no more format (print, web, etc.)

  • "et al." for 3+ authors:

    • in-text citation (Smith et al.)

    • WC entry: Smith, Jane, et al.

ONE citation form that follows this chart:

Examples:

Website:

• Author’s Last*, First [if listed]. “Title of the Article or Individual Page.” Title of the Website, Name of the Publisher [skip if it is a repeat of website title], Date of Publication in Day Month Year format, URL. Date of access.

  • *you can use an institutional /organization author

Book (print):

• Author’s Last, First. “Title of Chapter or Article.” Title of Book, translated by or edited by First name Last name, vol. number, City of Publication [if needed, usually isn't], Publisher, Year the book was published, page number(s). 

Ebook:

• Author’s Last, First. “Title of the Chapter or Article.” Title of the e-book, vol. number, Publisher, Year of publication, page number(s). Title of the web site or database, URL. Date of access.

Database Article:

• Author's Last, First M. “Article Title.”  Journal/Magazine Title, volume, number, issue (if provided), date published, page numbers (if applicable). Database Name, DOI or URL. Date of access.

  • Journals: Volume and Issue number written as vol. 72, no. 6 (not 72.6)

For MORE examples: 

• see MLA Changes (8th Edition)

• Check OWL at Purdue for other formats & rules

Formatting

• • Titles are Capitalized

    • • Main Titles: Italicize "big titles" like a Book, Database, Web site, Magazine, Newspaper title (do not underline)

      • Article titles are in: “Quotation Marks”

  • 1 inch margins

  • 12 pt. Times, double spaced (NO skipped/blank line between entries)

  • hanging indent (1st line at 1 inch margin, 2+ lines indented 1/2 inch)

  • centered title 

    • • Works Cited or Annotated Bibliography under heading 

      • NO bold, underline, etc.

  • Dates: Day Month (abbreviated) Year: 10 Dec. 2001