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Preparing a List of Works Cited
All Citations based on the MLA Handbook, 6th edition
- Your list of Works Cited should contain all the sources you included in your
internal citations. The Works Cited list will appear at the end of your research
paper and should be on a separate page.
- Number the Works Cited page as a continuation of your paper. If your paper ends on
page 21, the list of Works Cited begins on page 22.
- Omit the use of "p." or "pp." to indicate page numbers.
- Double space the entire list.
- Arrange the list alphabetically, using the author's last name. If there is no
author, use the first word of the title, disregarding "a," "an," and "the."
- Begin the first line of each entry at the left margin and indent the following
lines of each entry five spaces from the left margin.
- Do not number the items in a list of Works Cited.
- Do not include page numbers for books, but do include them for magazine and
newspaper articles.
- If more than one source by an author is used, alphabetize those entries by title.
For second and third titles by the same author, put three dashes and a period,
skip two spaces and give the title.
- Sample entries for the Works Cited list are given below. Note that they differ
slightly from one another. You should follow these forms for punctuation,
capitalization, etc.
LINKS TO CITATION EXAMPLES
Book--1 Author
Last name, first name. Title. Place of Publication: Publishing Company,
(5 spaces/or one tab) Date of Publication.
Example
Goldscheider, Calvin. Cultures in Conflict: The Arab-Israeli Conflict.
Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2002.
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Book--2 Authors
Last name, first name and first name last name. Title. Place of Publication:
Publishing Company, Date of Publication.
Example
Bolnick, Tina S. and Jamie Pastor Bolnick. Living at the Edge of the World: A Teenager's Survival
in the Tunnels of Grand Central Station. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000.
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Book--3 or more Authors
Last name, first name, et al. [means "and others"] Title of book. Place of publication:
Publishing Company, Date of publication.
Example
Schmidt, William H., et al. Why Schools Matter: A Cross-National Comparison of Curriculum
and Learning. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2001.
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Two or more books by the same author
Last name, First name. Title. Place of Publication: Publishing Company,
Date of Publication.
---. Title. Place of Publication: Publishing Company, Date of Publication.
---. Title. Place of Publication: Publishing Company, Date of Publication.
Example
Fradin, Dennis B. The Delaware Colony. Chicago: Childrens Press,
1992.
---. The North Carolina Colony. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1991.
---. The Virginia Colony. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1986.
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Critical Review in Encyclopedia or Literary Reference Book
"Name of author reviewed (last name, first name)." Title of Critical Source.
Volume number, date.
Example
"Poe, Edgar Allan." American Authors.
Vol. 3, 1980.
"Fitzgerald, F. Scott." Dictionary of Literary Biography: American Novelists,
1910-1945. Vol. 9, 1981.
"Muir, Edwin." Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. Vol. 87, 2000.
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Critical Review Magazine or Signed Source
Reviewer's name. [if any] "Title of review." [if any] Rev. of Title of work reviewed,
by Name of Author. Title of Magazine Date: page.
Example
Kolbert, Elizabeth. "Mother Courage." Rev. of Maternal Desire: On Children, Love,
and the Inner Life, by Daphne de Marneffe. The New Yorker 8 March 2004: 85-87.
Hitchens, Christopher. "Great Scot." Rev. of John Buchan: The Presbyterian
Cavalier, by David R. Godine. Atlantic Monthly March 2004: 104-107.
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Book No Author
Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication.
Example
The Holy Bible: Revised Standard Version. New York: Thomas Nelson, 1973.
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Anthology, Compilation, or Book with an Editor
Last name, First name of editor or compiler, ed. [or comp.] Title. Place of
Publication: Publishing Company, Date of Publication.
Example
Guernsey, Otis L., Jr., ed. The Best Plays of 1999-2000. New York:
Limelight Editions, 2000.
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Work in an Anthology
Last name, first name. "Title of essay, poem, etc." Title of book in which essay,
poem, etc. is found. Ed. Name of Editor. Place of Publication: Publishing Company,
Date of Publication.
Example
Adams, Liz Duffy. "Poodle with Guitar and Dark Glasses." The Best American Short Plays 2000-2001.
Ed. Mark Glubke. New York: Applause Theatre and Cinema Books, 2002.
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A Translation
Last name, first name. Title of Book. Trans. Name of translatior. Place of
Publication: Publishing Company, Date of Publication.
Example
Funke, Cornelia. The Thief Lord. Trans. Oliver Latsch. New York: Scholastic, 2002.
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Newspaper Article--Unsigned
"Title of Article." Name of newspaper date: page.
Example
"The Odd Couple Theater Party to Benefit Girl Scouts Branch." The Scotch Plains-Fanwood
Times 4 March 2004: 19.
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Newspaper Article--Signed
Last name, First name. "Title of Article." Name of newspaper date [, edition if it exists]: page.
Example
Lewin, Tamar. "Want to Volunteer in Schools? Be Ready for a Security Check." The New York
Times 11 March 2004, Late Edition: 1.
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Magazine Article--Unsigned
"Title of article." Name of magazine date: page.
Example
"No Whale Left Behind." U. S. News and World Report
8 March 2004: 4.
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Magazine Article--Signed
Last name, first name. "Title of article." Name of magazine date: page.
Example
Klotz, Mary Beth. "Help Kids Welcome Disabled Students." The Education
Digest Feb. 2004: 41-42.
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Encyclopedia Article--Single Volume--Signed
Last name, first name. "Title of article." Title of Book. Edition. Date of
Publication.
Example
Black, Henry. "Ore and Mineral Deposits." McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of
Geology. 20th ed. 1988.
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Encyclopedia Article--Single Volume--Unsigned
"Title of article." Title of Book. Edition. Date of Publication.
Example
"Ginsburg, Ruth Bader." Who's Who in America. 56th ed.
2002.
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Multi-volumed Encyclopedia--Unsigned Article
"Title of Article." Title of Book. Date of Publication or Edition.
Example
"Birds." The World Book Encyclopedia. 2004 ed.
For less familiar encyclopedias, give full publication information.
"Middle English." The Middle Ages: An Encyclopedia for Students.
Ed. William Chester Jordan. 4 vols. New York: Scribner's, 1996.
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Multi-volumed Encyclopedia--Signed Article
Last name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Book. Edition.
[could be edition year or number of the edition]
Example
Chapman, Robert. "Astronomy." Encyclopedia Britannica: Macropedia. 1983 ed.
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An Editorial
Last name, first name. "Title of editorial." Editorial. Name of Newspaper.
Date[, edition if given]: page.
Example
Mandelbaum, Michael. "Good Reason to Hope for India-Pakistan Peace." Editorial. The Star-Ledger.
11 March 2004: 23.
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Book by a Corporate Author
Name of Corporation. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, date.
Example
Chrysler Corporation. Annual Report, 1990. Detroit: Chrysler Corporation, 2000.
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Pamphlet
Title of Pamphlet. Place of Publication: Name of Organization Publishing it, date.
Example
Tragic Growth of Child Abuse. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 7
October 1989.
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Personal Interview
Name of person being interviewed. [Last name, first name.] Kind of interview
[personal, telephone, etc.] Date.
Example
Upperman, Ron. Personal interview. 3 Feb. 2004.
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Recorded Interview
Name of person interviewed. Interview. Where interviewed. Broadcaster.
Location. Date.
Example
Jackson, Michael. Interview. 60 Minutes. CBS Television. New York. 26 December
2003.
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Radio and Television Programs
"Title of the episode or segment." [if any] Writ. Writer. [if any] Dir. Director. [if any]
Narr. Narrator. [if any] Title of Program. Writ. Writer. [if any] Dir. Director. [if any]
Narr. Narrator. [if any] Title of the series. [if any] Name of Network. Call letters, city of the
local station. [if any] Date. Transcript. [if from a transcript]
Examples
"Death and Society." Narr. Joanne Silberner. Weekend Edition Sunday. Natl. Public Radio.
WNYC, New York. 25 Jan. 1998.
The Forsyth Saga. By John Galsworthy. Adapt. Stephen Mallatratt and Jan McVerry.
Perf. Damian Lewis, Gina McKee, Ioan Gruffudd, Rupert Graves, Corin Redgrave, and Amanda Root.
8 episodes. Masterpiece Theatre. Introd. Russell Baker. PBS. WGBH, Boston. 6 Oct.-17 Nov. 2002.
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Films
Title. Dir. Director. Distributor, Year.
Example
Girl with a Pearl Earring. Dirs. Anand Tucker and Peter Webber.
Lions Gate Films, 2003.
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Government Publication
Country of government. Agency responsible for publishing the item. Title of
Publication. Place of Publication: Publisher, date.
Example
United States. U. S. Department of Commerce. Statistical Abstract of the United States:
2002. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 2002.
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Dated Records, Compact Discs, or Tapes
(YOU MAY BEGIN WITH EITHER THE COMPOSER OR PERFORMER,
WHOMEVER IS THE MOST IMPORTANT IN YOUR PAPER.)
Composer or performer. Title of recording. Orchestra (if pertinent) Distributor,
Catalog number, date.
Examples
Beethoven, Ludwig van. Symphony No. 7 in A. Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.
London, STS15107, 1966.
Isaak, Chris. San Francisco Days. Reprise, 1993.
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Poems
Last name, first name. "Title of Poem." Title of Book in which poem is printed. Place
of Publication: Publisher, Date, Pages.
Example
Poe, Edgar Allan. "The Raven." Great American Poetry. New York: McGraw-Hill,
1971, 23-24.
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Published CD-ROM
Author, if given. "Title of Article." Title of Database. CD-ROM. Publisher,
electronic publication date.
Example
"King, Martin Luther." Current Biography. CD-ROM. H. W. Wilson, 1996.
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Periodically Published Database on CD-ROM
Author's last name, first name. [if given] [Publication information for the printed source
or printed analogue (including title and date of print publication)]"Title." Publication
Date: page. Title of Database. CD-ROM. Name of Vendor. [if relevant] Electronic publication date.
Example
Krach, Peg. "Myth and Facts about Alcohol Abuse in the Elderly." Nursing Feb. 1998:
25+. Abstract. Periodical Abstracts Ondisc. CD-ROM. UMI-ProQuest. Feb. 1998.
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Nonperiodical Publication on CD-ROM
Author's last name, first name. [if given] Title of Publication. [if relevant] Name of editor,
compiler, or translator. [if relevant] CD-ROM. Edition, release, or version. [if relevant]
Place of publication: Name of Publisher, Date of publication.
Example
Afro-Louisiana History and Genealogy, 1699-1860. Ed. Gwendolyn Midlo Hall. CD-ROM.
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State UP, 2000.
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Online Databases
Material with publication information for printed source
If the URL is fairly easy to follow, use the entire URL in your citation.
However, if it is an
unmanageably long URL, just use the database search page as the URL.
Title of site. Ed. Name of editor. [if given] Electronic publication information, including version number,
[if relevant and not part of the title] date of electronic publication or of the latest update, and name of
any sponsoring institution or organization. Date of access <URL>.
Example
The Cinderella Project. Ed. Michael N. Salda. Vers. 1.1. Dec. 1997. De Grummond Children's Lit.
Research Collection, University of Southern Mississippi. 15 May 2002 <http://www-dep.usm.edu/
~engdept/cinderella/cinderella.html>.
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If the database is accessed through a library subscription:
Author last name, first name. "Title." Periodical Date. Name of database. Name of Service.
Name of library [with a city, a state abbreviation, or both if useful] date of access
<URL of service home page>.
Example
Koretz, Gene. "Economic Trends: Uh-Oh, Warm Water." Business Week 21 July 1997: 22.
Electronic Library. Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Library, Scotch Plains, NJ. 17 Oct.
1997 <http://www.elibrary. com/>.
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If accessed from a personal database, i.e. AOL:
Author last name, first name. [if any] "Title." Title of Source. Vers. Version [if any] Date. Name of Database.
Date of Access. Keyword: Keyword used to access site.
or
Author last name, first name. [if any] "Title." Title of Source. Ver. Version [if any] Date. Sponsoring
institution. [if any] Name of Database. Date of Access. Path: Path used to get to the site used.
Complete citation with: Keyword:_________.
If you follow a series of topic labels: Path:_________; _________; _________.
Examples
"Table Tennis." Compton's Encyclopedia Online. Vers. 2.0. 1997. America Online. 4
July 1998. Keyword: Compton's.
or
"Cloning." BioTech's Life and Science Dictionary. 30 June 1998. Indiana University. America
Online. 4 July 1998. Path: Research and Learning; Science; Biology; Biotechnology Dictionary.
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Online Databases
Material with no printed source
Title of site. Ed. Name of editor. [if given] Vers. Version number. [if relevant and if not part of the title]
date of electronic publication or of the latest update. Name of any sponsoring institution or organization.
Date of access <URL>.
Example
Snow White. Ed. Kay Vandergrift. 12 March 2004. Rutgers University. 12 March 2004
<http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/snowwhite.html>.
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WWW Sites (World Wide Web)
Last Name, First Name of Author. [if available] "Title." [if available] Title of site. Latest update.
Organization sponsoring site. [if available] Date accessed <URL>.
Example
Herniter, Carla. "Media Center Web Page". 4 March 2004. Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Media
Center. 12 March 2004 <http://www.spfk12.org/spfhs/media/index.htm>.
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E-mail
Name of writer. "Title of message, as given in subject line." [if any] Description of message that
includes recipient. [e.g. e-mail to John Doe] Date of message.
Example
Towne, Richard. "CQ Press." e-mail to Carla Herniter about subscription.
4 June 2003.
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Listserv and Newsgroup Citations
Author's name. "Title of document, as given in subject line." Online posting. Date posted. Name of
forum. Date of access <online address of the list's Internet site or, if no Internet site is known, the
e-mail address of the list's moderator or supervisor>.
Example
Schatz, Scherelene. "JerseyCat Membership Information and Upcoming Training Session Schedule."
Online posting. 20 Nov. 2003. Infolink. 12 March 2004 <sgarwood@infolink.org>.
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Last updated March 17, 2004