MLA Citation Examples
CCHS Standard MLA Works Cited Format
The examples in this list are based on the 7th ed. of the MLA Handbook. Due to the number of possible variations, please refer to the handbook for a more exhaustive list of examples. MLA-Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th ed. R 808.2 MLA (Available at the Librarian Desk)
NOTE: Once in a while all information is not available. If you cannot find some of the information required, cite what is available.
BOOKS - CITATION SAMPLES
BOOK BY ONE AUTHOR
MacCaulay, David. The Way Things Work. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2009. Print.
BOOK BY MORE THAN ONE AUTHOR
Thomas, Frank, and Tom Johnston. Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life.
New York: Abbeville Press, 2002. Print.
BOOK WITH NO AUTHOR NAMED
A Guide to Our Federal Lands. Washington: National Geographic Society, 2004. Print.
BOOK WITH AN EDITOR
Wolfe, Thomas. The Thomas Wolfe Reader. Ed. Hugh Holman. New York:
Scribners, 1999. Print.
BOOK IN A SERIES
Wright, Louis B. The Cultural Life of the American Colonies. New York: Harper &
Brothers, 1957. The New American Nation 5. Print.
BIBLE
The New Jerusalem Bible. Ed. Susan Jones. New York: Doubleday, 1985. Print.
A MULTI-VOLUME WORK
The Grolier Science Biographies. Marie Sklodowska Curie. Ed. John Daintith. Vol. 2.
Danbury, CT: Grolier, 1997. Print.
WORK WITHIN AN ANTHOLOGY
Dimock, George E., Jr. "The Name of Odysseus." Essays on the Odyssey. Ed. Charles Taylor. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1999. 54-72. Print.
ELECTRONIC BOOK
Thomas, Frank, and Ollie Johnston. Disney Animation: The Illusion Life. New York: Abbeville Press, 2009. Digital file.
GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION
United States. Government Accountability Agency. Climate Change: EPA and DOE Should Do More to Encourage Progress Under Two Voluntary Programs. Washington: GPO, 2006. Print.
ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLES – CITATION SAMPLES
ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE WITH AN AUTHOR GIVEN
(The author's name, if given, should be either at the beginning or the end of the article.)
Drake, Frank D. "Black Hole." World Book Encyclopedia. 2009 ed. 53-55. Print.
ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE WITH NO AUTHOR GIVEN
"Magnetism." Encyclopedia Americana. 1999 ed. 20. Print.
ARTICLE FROM A SPECIALIZED ENCYCLOPEDIA
Cavendish, Richard. “Druids.” Man, Myth & Magic: the Illustrated Encyclopedia of
Mythology, Religion and the Unknown. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1995. 123-127. Print.
ELECTRONIC ENCYCLOPEDIA
“de Kooning, Willem.” Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Britannica Encyclopedia, 2008.
Web. 15 May 2008. <http://www.britannica.com>.
ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES (through schools or public libraries)
ABC-CLIO
"Michelle Obama." American Government 2009. ABC-CLIO. Web. 26 Aug. 2009. < url >.
eBOOK
Amerman, Don. “Sosa, Sammy.” Notable Sports Figures 2004. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web.
26 Aug. 2009. < url >.
eLIBRARY Magazine Database
Marek, Angie C. “The Last Viking.” U.S. News and World Report 23 Feb. 2004. eLibrary. Web. 10 Oct. 2009. < url >.
Gale Student Resource Center
"Bill Gates.” UXL Biographies 1999. Gale Student Resource Center. Web. 13 Sept. 2009. < url >.
Proquest
Kevin Trudgeon. "Dealers Still Looking for Cash from Clunkers." Redlands Daily Facts 25 Aug. 2009. ProQuest. Web. 26 Aug. 2009. <url >.
SIRS Researcher
Katz, Jeff. "Adoption's Numbers Mystery." Washington Post 8 Nov. 2008. SIRS Researcher. Web. 26 Aug. 2009. < url >.
MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES – CITATION EXAMPLES
PRINT MAGAZINE, MONTHLY
Diamond, Jared. "The Worst Mistake in Human History." Discover Feb. 1987: 64-67. Print.
PRINT MAGAZINE, WEEKLY/BIWEEKLY
MacManus, Yvonne. "Interstellar Clouds." Science News 5 June 1980: 5-10. Print.
ONLINE MAGAZINE (not accessed through an online database)
MAGAZINE NO AUTHOR GIVEN
"Campus Control of Crystal Growth in Space." Science News 16 Mar. 1996: 165. Print.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE (follows same basic format as a magazine)
Greeley, Andrew. "Today's Morality Play: The Sitcom." Los Angeles Times 17 May 2006: Dl 2-13+.
PUBLIC INTERNET WEBSITES – CITATION EXAMPLES
INTERNET ARTICLE WITH AUTHOR GIVEN
Dawe, James. “Family Life.” Jane Austen Page. Web. 15 Sept. 2009. <http://www.nyquist.ee.ualberta.ca.html>.
INTERNET ARTICLE WITH NO AUTHOR GIVEN
“Sylvester Stallone.” Biography.com. Web. 21 Mar. 2008. <http://www.biography.com>.
INTERNET WEBSITE
OTHER FORMATS – CITATION EXAMPLES
ONLINE IMAGE / SOUND / VIDEO CLIP
Cite as you would any other Web page, but make sure you're crediting the original creator of the image/sound/video clip (“brandychloe” is a user name in the example from Webshots.com, an online photo-sharing site.)
brandychloe. “Great Horned Owl Family.” Webshots.com. 18 July 2009. Web. 9 Aug. 2009.
<http://www.image46.webshots.com>.
Star, Blair. “Back To School Outfit, Hair, and Drugstore Makeup Tutorial!” YouTube. 20 Aug. 2009. Web. 21 Aug. 2009. <http://www.youtube.com>.
PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPH
Begin with a description of the photo. Do not use underling or quotation marks.
Indicate who took the photo and the date it was taken.
Grandpa Al at Home. 28 May 2009. Personal photograph by Susan Student.
Meredith, Paige. “Museums in Paris.” Message to James Smith. 5 May 2008. E-mail.
BLOG ENTRY
Valenza, Joyce Kasman. “Gotta Love Those Book Widgets for Face-Out Shelving.” NeverEndingSearch. School Library Journal, 6 Aug. 2009. Web. 21 Aug. 2009. <http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com>.
INTERVIEW
Frankin, Ann. Personal interview. 3 Sept. 2008.
Gordimer, Nadine. Interview. New York Times. 10 Oct.2009: C25. Print.
ADVERTISEMENT
Toyota. Advertisement. Time 28 Feb. 2009: 49. Print.
FILM or VIDEOTAPE
End of the Spear: Dare to Make Contact. Dir. Jim Hanon. Perf. Louie Leonard, Chad Allen,
Chase Ellison. 20th Century Fox., 2006. DVD.
WIKI
Hacker, Diana. “MLA Bibliographic-A Brief Guide.” Wikispaces. 2009. Web. 26 Aug. 2009. <http://springfieldcitation..wikispaces.com>.
ONLINE CARTOON
(Revised 5/15/2010)