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Brarydog Research Center: MLA Style Guide MLA Style Official Manual:Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 5th ed. New York: The Modern Language Association of Amerca, 1999. Notes are either Endnotes or Footnotes. Endnotes appear at the end of the paper. They are double-spaced and the first line is indented 1/2 inch (or 5 spaces). Subsequent lines are flush left. Footnotes are at the bottom of the page, single spaced, but double spaced between each entry. The first line is indented and other lines are flush left. Works Cited appear at the end of the paper. Double space the entire list. The first line of each entry is flush left and runover lines are indented 1/2 inch (or 5 spaces). No author Note 2 Title (Place of Publication: Publisher, Date) pages. 2 The Complete Dog Book (New York: Harper Book House, 1998) 321. Works Cited Title of book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date. The Complete Dog Book. New York: Harper Book House, 1998. One Author Note 1 Author's first and last names, Title of book (City: Publisher, Date) pages. 1 Epsie Kinard, The Care and Keeping of Antiques. (New York: Hawthorne Books, Inc. 1971) 89-90. Works Cited Author's last name, first name. Title of the book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date. Kinard, Epsie. The Care and Keeping of Antiques. New York: Hawthorne Books, Inc., 1971. Two or more authors Note 14 Author's first and last names and rest of authors by first and last names. Title of book (Place of Publication: Publisher, Date) pages. 14 Clarice Rutherford and David H. Neil, How to Raise a Puppy You Can Live With (New York: MJF Books, 1999) 152. Works Cited Author's last name, first name and rest of authors by first and last names. Title of book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date. Rutherford, Clarice and David H. Neil. How to Raise a Puppy You Can Live With. New York: MJF Books, 1999. Editor Note 4 Editor's first and last names, ed., Title of book (Place of Publication: Publisher, Date) pages. 4 Robert A. Pratt, ed., Selections from the Tales of Canterbury, and Short Poems (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1966) 179. Works Cited Editor's last name, first name, ed. Title of book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date. Pratt, Robert A., ed. Selections from the Tales of Canterbury, and Short Poems. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1966. Government Document Note 21 Name of the Government, Name of the Agency, Title of Publication (Place of Publication: Publisher, Date) pages. 21 United States, Congress, Senate, Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences, Apollo 13 Mission Review Hearing, 20 June 1970 (Washington: GPO, 1970. 42-75. Works Cited Name of the Government. Name of the Agency. Title of Publication. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences. Apollo 13 Mission Review Hearing, 20 June 1970. Washington: GPO, 1970. Several Volumes Note 3 Author's or Editor's first name and last name, Title of set, volume (Place of Publication: Publisher, Date) pages. 3 Frank N. Magill, ed., The Great Scientists, vol. 3 (Danbury: Grolier Educational Corporation, 1989) 32-35. Works Cited Author's or Editor's last name, first name, initial., ed. Title of set. Number of volumes. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date. Magill, Frank N., ed. The Great Scientists. 12 vols. Danbury: Grolier Educational Corporation, 1989. Encyclopedia--Unsigned (When citing familiar reference books, list only the edition if stated and the year of publication.) Note 21 "Article title," Encyclopedia Title, Edition, Date. 21 "Olympic Games," The World Book Encyclopedia, 2002 ed. Works Cited "Article title." Encyclopedia Title. Edition if stated. Date. "Olympic Games." The World Book Encyclopedia. 2002 ed. Encyclopedia--Signed Note 7 Author's first name, last name, "Article Title," Encyclopedia Title, number of volumes (Place of Publication: Publisher, year), pages. 7 Marta Tienda, "Hispanic Americans," Encyclopedia of Sociology, 5 vols. (New York: MacMillan Reference USA, 2000) 1187. Works Cited Author's last name, first name. "Article Title." Encyclopedia Title. Number of volumes. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date. Tienda, Marta. "Hispanic Americans." Encyclopedia of Sociology. 5 vols. New York: MacMillan Reference USA, 2000. Magazine Article—signed Note 34 Author's first and last names, "Article Title," Magazine Title Day Month Year: pages. 34 Anne Underwood, "The Quest for Artificial Blood," Newsweek 24 June 2002: 68-71. Works Cited Author's last name, first name. "Article Title." Magazine Title Day Month Year: pages. Underwood, Anne. "The Quest for Artificial Blood." Newsweek 24 June 2002: 68-71. Magazine Article—unsigned Note 14 "Article Title," Magazine Title Day Month Year: pages. 14 "Harmonious Galaxy," Billboard 29 June 2002: 58. Works Cited "Article Title." Magazine Title Day Month Year: pages. "Harmonious Galaxy." Billboard 29 June 2002: 58. Newspaper Article—signed Note 6 Author's first and last names, "Article Title," Newspaper Title Day Month Year, edition if stated: pages. 6 Frank L. Kluckhorn, "United in Congress, Only One Negative Vote as President Calls to War and Victory, Rounds of Cheers, Miss Rankin's is Sole 'No' as Both Houses Act in Quick Time," New York Times 9 December 1941: A1. Works Cited Author's last name, first name. "Article Title." Newspaper Title Day Month Year, edition: pages. Kluckhorn, Frank L. "United in Congress, Only One Negative Vote as President Calls to War and Victory, Rounds of Cheers, Miss Rankin's is Sole 'No' as Both Houses Act in QuickTime." New York Times 9 December 1941: A1. Newspaper Article—unsigned Note 10 "Article Title," Newspaper Title Day Month Year, edition if stated: pages. 10 "Lifesaving Coin Found on Hunley to go on Display." The Charlotte Observer 23 February 2002: 2B. Works Cited "Article Title." Newspaper Title Day Month Year, edition if stated: pages. "Lifesaving Coin Found on Hunley to go on Display." The Charlotte Observer 23 February 2002: 2B. Scholarly Journal Note 32 Author's first and last names, "Article Title," Journal Title volume number.issue number (publication year): pages. 32 Hemp, Paul. "My Week as a Room-Service Waiter at the Ritz." Harvard Business Review 80.6 (2002): 50. Works Cited Author's last name, first name. "Article Title." Journal Title volume number.issue number, (publication year): pages. Hemp, Paul. "My Week as a Room-Service Waiter at the Ritz." Harvard Business Review 80.6 (2002): 50. Book Review Note 17 Reviewer's first and last names, "Title of the review is there is one," rev. of Title of the Work Reviewed. by Author's first and last names, Magazine Title Day Month Year: pages. 17 Bruce A. Cook, rev. of Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories, by John Updike, Commonweal 11 May 1962: 184. Works Cited Reviewer's last name, first name. "Title of the Review if there is one." Rev. of Title of the Work Reviewed, by Author's first and last names. Magazine Title Day Month Year: pages. Cook, Bruce A. Rev. of Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories, by John Updike. Commonweal 11 May 1962: 184. Full-text article from an online database Note 65 Author's first and last name, "Article Title," Magazine Title Day Month Year: pages. Database Name. Source. Date accessed <URL if known>. Works Cited Author's last name, first name. "Article Title." Magazine Title Day Month Year: pages. Database Name. Source Date Accessed <URL if known>. CD-ROM Note 17 Author's first and last names, "Article Title." Magazine Title Day Month Year, edition if know: pages, Database, CD-ROM, Publisher, Electronic Publication Date. 17 John Shaw, "Updated Shakespeare, at the Opera and in the Outback," New York Times 1 August 2001: E2. New York Times Ondisc, CD-ROM, ProQuest, April 2002. Works Cited Author's last name, first name. "Article Title." Magazine Title Day Month Year, edition if known: pages. Name of Database. CD-ROM. Publisher. Electronic Publication Date. Shaw, John. "Updated Shakespeare, at the Opera and in the Outback." New York Times 1 August 2001: E2. New York Times Ondisc, CD-ROM. ProQuest. April 2002. Web site Note 23 "Document Title," Source, Date, Publisher or source, Date accessed <URL>. 23 "Election 2000," CNN Interactive, 28 August 2000, Cable News Network, 28 August 2000 <http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2000/>. Works Cited "Document Title." Source. Date. Publisher or source. Date accessed <URL>. "Election 2000." CNN Interactive. 28 August 2000. Cable News Network. 28 August 2000 <http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2000/>. Encyclopedia—online Note 42 "Article Title," Encyclopedia Title, Publisher or source, Date accessed <URL if known>. 42 "North Carolina," Encyclopedia America Online, Grolier, Inc., 28 August 2000. Works Cited "Article Title." Encyclopedia Title. Publisher or source. Date accessed <URL if known>. "North Carolina." Encyclopedia America Online. Grolier, Inc. 28 August 2000. On-line Abstract of article Note 1 Author's first and last names, "Article Title," Magazine Title Day Month Year: pages, Abstract, Name of the Database, Name of the Service, Day Month Year of Access <URL of service if known>. 1 Goodrich, John. "All in a Day's Work: Tracking Siberian Tigers." Wildlife Conservation May-June 2002: 10. Abstract. Expanded Academic ASAP. InfoTrac. 26 June 2002. Works Cited Author's last name, first name. "Article Title." Magazine Title Day Month Year: pages. Abstract. Name of the Database. Name of the Service. Day Month Year of Access <URL if known>. Goodrich, John. "All in a Day's Work: Tracking Siberian Tigers." Wildlife Conservation May-June 2002: 10. Abstract. Expanded Academic ASAP. InfoTrac. 26 June 2002. |
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