MLA FORMAT FOR BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATIONS
Laguna Library/Updated 9/4/09

1.   BOOK - ONE AUTHOR
Jones, Samuel. On the Road. Vero Beach, FL: Chelsea House, 2009. Print.

2.   BOOK - TWO OR MORE AUTHORS
Mason, Daniel, and Melanie Silva. Life in the City. New York : Rosen Publishing, 2009. Print.

3.   BOOK - EDITOR INSTEAD OF AUTHOR
Witherspoon, James C., ed. Anthology of Humorous Stories and Jokes. Englewood Cliffs, NJ:  
      Lucent Books, 2001. Print.

4.   BOOK - CORPORATE AUTHOR
American Library Association. Intellectual Freedom Manual. 7th ed. Chicago:  ALA Press, 2006. 
     Print.

5.   BOOK - NO AUTHOR OR EDITOR
Sharks: Silent Hunters of the Deep. New York: Reader’s Digest, 2001. Print. 

6.  ARTICLE FROM A FAMILIAR ENCYCLOPEDIA
Snow, Vernon F. “Cook, James.” World Book Encyclopedia. 2009. Print.

7.  ARTICLE FROM AN UNFAMILIAR ENCYCLOPEDIA
“Geckos.” The International Wildlife Encyclopedia. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1989. Print.

8.  MAGAZINE ARTICLE WITH AUTHOR GIVEN
Paik, Carol.  “I’m Not Who You Think I Am” Newsweek 18 Feb. 2008: 20. Print.

9.  MAGAZINE ARTICLE WITHOUT AUTHOR GIVEN
“The Checkers Solution.” Odyssey Jan. 2008: 5. Print.

10.	ARTICLES WITH AUTHOR FROM GALE CENGAGE DATABASE  VIA ETC
        PORTAL
Tolson, Jay. “The Many Faces of Benjamin Franklin.” U.S. News and World Report 23 June 
      2003: 34-38. Biography  Resource Center. Web. 9 Sept. 2009. 

Binns, Corey. "Medicating Rover.” Popular Science Nov 2007: 36. Student Edition. Web.
      27 Aug. 2009. 

11.  ARTICLE FROM THE INTERNET WITHOUT AUTHOR LISTED
"How to Use the Resource Guide." IPL: Science Fair Project Resource Guide. 2009. Regents of the 
      University of Michigan, Web. 9 Oct. 2009. 

12.  PERSONAL INTERVIEW
Williams, Brian. Personal interview. 3 July 2009.

13.  TELEPHONE INTERVIEW
Farmer, Nancy. Telephone interview. 21 Jan. 2010.

14.  E-MAIL COMMUNICATION
Obama, Barack. E-mail to the author. 2 Feb. 2010.

15.  WORK IN AN ANTHOLOGY
Perkins, Brian. “Victims Should Fight Back.” Criminal Justice. Ed. David L. Bender and Bruno 
      Leone. St. Paul, MN: Greenhaven Press, 2007. 35-39. Print.

16.  VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDING
Confucius: Words of Wisdom. A&E Television Networks. New Video, 1996. Videocassette.

 17. DVD RECORDING
Abraham Lincoln. History Channel. 2002. DVD.
18. Web Page With No Author.
“Los Osos Oaks State Reserve.”  Santa Lucia Chapter of the Sierra Club. 27 July 2003.
       8 Apr. 2010 <http://santalucia.sierraclub.org/osooaks.html>.

How to Create Your “Works Cited” Page

You must always give credit to each source you chose to cite in your paper. This list of sources is called your “Works Cited.” This list is put on a separate page following the conclusion of your paper. This is how to do it:

Center the words “Works Cited” at the top of the page.
Double space.
Arrange citations in alphabetical order according to the first word or name of each citation unless the first word is “a,” “an,” or “the.” In that case, go by the second word.
Single space after each punctuation mark within citations.
Double space between each line. 
When more than one line is required for a citation, use a hanging indent (that is, a half inch space at the beginning of the line) for all but the first line. 

Below is a sample “works cited” page using bibliographic citations from the examples listed in this guide. 

Works Cited

Abraham Lincoln. History Channel. 2002. DVD.

American Library Association. Intellectual Freedom Manual. 7th ed. Chicago:  ALA Press, 2006.  Print.

“The Checkers Solution.” Odyssey Jan. 2008: 5. Print.

“Geckos.” The International Wildlife Encyclopedia. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1989. Print.

“How to Use the Resource Guide.” IPL: Science Fair Project Resource Guide. 2009. Regents of the 

       University of Michigan, Web. 9 Oct. 2009. 

“Los Osos Oaks State Reserve.”  Santa Lucia Chapter of the Sierra Club. 27 July 2003.
        8 Apr. 2010 <http://santalucia.sierraclub.org/osooaks.html>.  Web.

Jones, Samuel. On the Road. Vero Beach, FL: Chelsea House, 2009. Print.

Mason, Daniel, and Melanie Silva. Life in the City. New York: Rosen Publishing, 2009. Print.

Obama, Barack. E-mail to the author. 2 Feb. 2010.

Paik, Carol.  “I’m Not Who You Think I Am” Newsweek 18 Feb. 2008: 20. Print.

Sharks: Silent Hunters of the Deep. New York: Reader’s Digest, 2001. Print. 

Snow, Vernon F. “Cook, James.” World Book Encyclopedia. 2009. Print.

Witherspoon, James C., ed. Anthology of Humorous Stories and Jokes. Englewood Cliffs, NJ:  

Lucent Books, 2001. Print.