MLA Documentation
1.You may check the accuracy of your citations by checking the MLA web site
(http://www.mla.org).
2.Another excellent site for MLA citation information is The OWL at Purdue
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/.
Books
When citing books, provide the following general categories of information:
Author’s last name, first name. Book title. Additional information.
City of publication: Publishing company, publication date.
Magazines
When citing articles in periodicals, provide the following general
categories of information:
Author’s last name, first name. “Article title.” Periodical title
Date: inclusive pages.
CD-ROM’s
When citing information from CD-ROM’s, provide the following general
categories of information:
Aurhor’s last name, first name. “Article title of printed source or
printed analogue.”
Date: Periodical title of printer source or printed analogue,
Date: inclusive pages.
Title of data base. CD-ROM. Name of vendor or computer service.
Electronic
Publication date or date of access.
Internet
When citing information from Internet and World Wide Web sources, provide
the following general categories of information:
Author’s last name, first name. “Article title” or Book title .
Publication information
for any printed version. Or subject line of forum or discussion group.
Indication of
online posting or home page. Title of electronic journal. Date of
electronic
publication. Page numbers or the numbers of paragraphs or sections.
Name of
institution or organization sponsoring Web site. Date of access to the
source
electronic address or URL’s>
SEE ACTUAL EXAMPLES LISTED BELOW:
MLA Citation Style
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th edition
Follow these color codes:
Author(s) Title of Book Title of Article Title of Periodical
Volume
Place of Publication Publisher Date Other Information
Pages
Book
Okuda, Michael, and Denise Okuda. Star Trek Chronology: The History
of the Future. New York: Pocket, 1993.
Journal Article
Wilcox, Rhonda V. "Shifting Roles and Synthetic Women in Star
Trek: The Next Generation." Studies in Popular Culture 13.2 (1991):
53-65.
Newspaper or Magazine Article
Di Rado, Alicia. "Trekking through College: Classes Explore Modern
Society Using the World of Star Trek." Los Angeles Times 15 Mar.
1995: A3.
Book Article or Chapter
James, Nancy E. "Two Sides of Paradise: The Eden Myth According to
Kirk and Spock." Spectrum of the Fantastic. Ed. Donald Palumbo.
Westport: Greenwood, 1988. 219-223.
Encyclopedia Article (well known reference books)
Sturgeon, Theodore. "Science Fiction." The Encyclopedia Americana.
International ed. 1995.
Encyclopedia Article (less familiar reference books)
Horn, Maurice. "Flash Gordon." The World Encyclopedia of Comics.
Ed. Maurice Horn. 2 vols. New York: Chelsea, 1976.
Gale Reference Book (and other books featuring reprinted articles)
Shayon, Robert Lewis. "The Interplanetary Spock." Saturday Review
17 June 1967: 46. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed.
Sharon R. Gunton. Vol. 17. Detroit: Gale Research, 1981. 403.
ERIC Document
Fuss-Reineck, Marilyn. Sibling Communication in Star Trek: The Next
Generation: Conflicts between Brothers. Miami: Speech
Communication Assn., 1993. ERIC Document Reproduction Service
ED364932.
Website
Lynch, Tim. "DSN Trials and Tribble-ations Review." Psi Phi: Bradley's
Science Fiction Club. 1996. Bradley University. 8 Oct. 1997 .
Newspaper or Magazine Article on the Internet
Andreadis, Athena. "The Enterprise Finds Twin Earths Everywhere It
Goes, But Future Colonizers of Distant Planets Won't Be So Lucky."
Astronomy Jan. 1999: 64- . Academic Universe. Lexis-Nexis. B.
Davis Schwartz Memorial Lib., Brookville, NY. 7 Feb. 1999 .
Gale Literature Criticism Online
Shayon, Robert Lewis. "The Interplanetary Spock." Saturday Review
17 June 1967: 46. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed.
Sharon R. Gunton and Gerald J. Senick. Vol. 17. Detroit: Gale
Research, 1981. 403. Literature Criticism Online. Thomson Gale.
B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Lib., Brookville, NY. 15 Nov. 2007 .
Notes
Arrange the items on your reference list alphabetically by author,
interfiling books, articles, etc.
Doublespace all lines.
Indent the second and following lines 5 spaces (or one half inch).
If no author is given, start with the title.
Abbreviate the names of all months except May, June, and July.
If the paging of a magazine or newspaper article is continued
elswhere in the issue, include only the first page followed by a plus sign
(ex. 25+.).
If the encyclopedia does not arrange its articles alphabetically,
treat the encyclopedia article as if it were a book article. Specific volume
and page numbers are cited in the text, not in the list of references.
Gale Reference Book: cite the original source being reprinted as
shown under Book, Journal Article, Newspaper or Magazine Article, etc. The
example shows a Magazine Article. Then include the citation information for
the reference book.
Websites: include the title of the web page, the name of the entire
web site, the organization that posted it (this may be the same as the name
of the website). Also include the full date the page was created or last
updated (day, month, year if available) and the date you looked at it.
Internet Magazine Articles: Include:
• The full date of the article (day, month, year if available) and the
date you looked at it;
o If you are citing a journal instead of a magazine, include the
volume (and issue number) and date as shown under the Journal Style above.
• As for page numbers, different databases will provide different
information. Include the range of pages (ex. 25-28.); or the starting page
followed by a hyphen, a blank space, and a period (ex. 64- .); or the total
number of pages or paragraphs (ex. 12 pp. or 33 pars.). If no page
information is given, then leave it out.
• The name of the database (underlined) and the company that created
it.
• The library or other organization (and its location) that provided
you with access to the database.
• If the web address (URL) of the article is very long, you only need
to include the URL of the database's home page.
The rules concerning a title within a title are not displayed here
for purposes of clarity. See the printed version of the manual for details.
For documents and situations not listed here, see the printed
version of the manual.
Other Styles
