MLA Citing Examples


Encyclopedia/Reference Work - online database

Example, Not Well-Known Source: "Eating Disorders." UXL Encyclopedia of Science. Ed. Rob Nagel. 2nd ed. Detroit: UXL, 2007. Student Resource Center - Gold. Web. 20 Aug. 2009. <http://find.galegroup.com>.

Example, Well-Known Source: "Lewis, Meriwether." Merriam-Webster's Biographical Dictionary. 1995 ed. InfoTrac Junior Edition. Web. 23 June 2009. <http://find.galegroup.com>.

Note: If the reference work or encyclopedia is well-known, omit the publisher, place of publication, volume #, and page #s.

Author�s Last Name First Name Middle

Initial

�Article Title� Title of Reference Work Edition Place of

Publication (add state if lesser known city)

Publisher Publication Date

Volume #

(if given)

Pages Database Name Medium of Publication Date Accessed Database Service URL
Web
Web

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Magazine - online database

Example: Phillips, Skin. "On the Road Again." Transworld Skateboarding June 2009: 30-50. General OneFile. Web. 16 July 2009.

<http://find.galegroup.com>.

Author�s Name

(Last, First, MI)

� Title of Article�
Magazine Title
Issue Date

(Day, Month, Year)

Pages

or n.pag.

Database Name Medium of Publication
Web
Web
Date Accessed Database Service URL

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Scholarly Journal - online database

Example: Youakim, Sami. "Work-Related Asthma." American Family Physician 23.4 (2001): 1839-52. Health and Wellness

Resource Center. Web. 12 Jan. 2009. <http://find.galegroup.com>.

Author�s Name

(Last, First, MI)

�Title of Article�
Journal
Volume # Issue # Publication Year Pages or n.pag.

Database Name Medium of Publication Date Accessed Database Service URL
Web
Web

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Newspaper Article � online database

Examples: "10-year Tab for House's Global Warming Bill: $8B." USA Today 11 Aug. 2009: O7A. InfoTrac Student Edition. Web. 12 Aug. 2009. <http://find.galegroup.com>.

Stannard, Matthew B. "EPA Lets State Get Tougher on New Vehicles." San Francisco Chronicle 1 July 2009: A1. InfoTrac Student Edition. Web.

12 Aug. 2009. <http://find.galegroup.com>.

Author�s Name

(Last, First, MI)

�Article Title�
Newspaper
City, State (if not a natl. newspaper & city not in title) Issue Date

Edition (if given) Pages or n. pag. Database Name Medium of Publication Date Accessed Database Service URL (
Web
Web

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Online Book with an Author � online database

Example: Henderson, Donald A, John S. Parker, and Marc Siegel. Anthrax: What You Need to Know. New York: American Council on Science and Health, 2003. Student Resource Center: Gold. Web. 10 Sep. 2009. <http://find.galegroup.com>.

Author�s Name

(Last, First, MI)

Book Title
Edition (if given)
Place of

Publication (add state if lesser known city)

Publisher

Publication Date Database Name Medium of Publication Date Accessed Database Service URL
Web
Web

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Online Book with an Editor � online database

Example: Resch, John, ed. Americans at War. Detroit: McMillan, 2005. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 17 Mar. 2009.

<http://go.galegroup.com>.

Editor�s Name

(Last, First, MI)

Book Title
Edition
(if given)
Place of

Publication (add state if lesser known city)

Publisher

Publication Date Database Name Medium of Publication Date Accessed Database Service URL
Web
Web

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Encyclopedia Article on the Internet

Examples: Walter, Terry. "Ballet." Encyclopedia Americana. Grolier Online, 2009. Web. 25 Aug. 2009. <http://www.gogrolier.com>.

"Ernest Hemingway." Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2009. Web. 10 July 2009. <http://www.britannica.com>.

Author�s Name

(Last, First, MI)

�Title of Article�
Encyclopedia/

Website Title


Website Publisher/ Sponsor or N.p. Year Posted/ Published Medium of Publication Date Accessed Article URL
Web
Web

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Magazine Article on the Internet

Example: Mason, Betsy. "Lunar Probe Sends First High-Res Images." Wired. Wired, 2 July 2009. Web. 25 Aug. 2009. <http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/07/Iroimages/>.