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Writing a MLA Style Bibliography
Site all resources including images (pictures) and information. Remember to use a hanging indention.
Citation Machine - plug in the information and it puts it in the correct order for you to cut and paste.
Owl - authority on MLA format published by Purdue University
Owl Print Basic Books
Last name, First name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of
Publication. Medium of Publication.
Note: if only a limited portion of the text is used, you may include page range
Book, 1 author
Paulsen, Gary. Lawn Boy. New York: Harcourt Brace Javonivich, Inc., 2007. Print
Book, 2 – 3 authors
Rombauer, Irma, Marion Becker. Joy of Cooking. New York: Scribner, 1995. Print.
Book, editor
Dickinson, Emily. Emily Dickinson. Ed. Frances Bolin. New York: Sterling Pub
Co., 1994. Print.
Book, 4 or more authors or editors
Bevington, David., et al. As You Like It. Toronto: Bantam Books, 1988. Print
Anthology, single work
Henry, O. “Gift of the Magi.” A Call to Character. Ed. Colin Greer and Herbert
Kohl. New York: Harper Collins, 1995. 200-203. Print.
Encyclopedia article
Symons, Michael. “Recipe.” Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. 2003 ed. Print.
Owl Periodical Basic Format
Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages. Medium of publication.
Newspaper
McCormick, Terry. “Report: Titans will try to trade Pacman.” The City Paper
1 Feb. 2008: C26. Print.
Section letter then page number.
Magazine
Keith, Ted. “Payton is Your #1.” Sports Illustrated Kids Dec. 2007: 21-22. Print.
Internet Resources
Owl Internet Basic Format
- Author and/or editor names (if available)
- Article name in quotation marks (if applicable)
- Title of the Website, project, or book in italics. (Remember that some Print publications have Web publications with slightly different names. They may, for example, include the additional information or otherwise modified information, like domain names [e.g. .com or .net].)
- Any version numbers available, including revisions, posting dates, volumes, or issue numbers.
- Publisher information, including the publisher name and publishing date.
- Take note of any page numbers (if available).
- Date you accessed the material.
- URL (if required, or for your own personal reference).
Internet webpage
“Bubble-ology.” Science Buddies. Kenneth Lafferty Hess Family Charitable
Foundation. Web. 1 Feb 2008.
Grolier Online Encyclopedia article
Available at the bottom of article to be sited.
Tennessee Electronic Library article
Available at the bottom of article to be sited. |
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