Preparing the Works Cited Page

MLA Bibliography Style

The Works Cited is an alphabetical listing of all sources included within your research paper. These are examples of how to cite the most common types of materials. If an author is not given, start with the title on that item! For more details, look at the latest edition of the MLA Style Manual (LB2369 .G444).

BOOKS

Book with author.
West, James, and Artemis Gordon. History of the Western on Television. Chicago: University of Chicago, 1994.

Book with editor
Robins, Linda, ed. History of Women in Labor. 2 vols. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2003.

Signed chapter or article from a book
Scott, Montgomery. "Tri-Phase Inducers." Unabridged Encyclopedia of Engineering Wizardry. New York: Dekker, 2000.

ARTICLES

Magazine article
Arnold, Benedict. "Making Friends and KeepingThem." Family Life Mar. 2002: 25-30.

Journal article
Rex, Oedipus. "Blinded by the Lights." Journal of American Psychology 52 (1995): 113-25.

Newspaper article
North, Ollie. "The Fifth Amendment and You." Tulsa World 4 July 1993, late ed.: B1.

Article found in online database
Trump, Don. "The Suffering of a Yearly Income and the Burdens of Alimony." Single Parent 45 (1998): 51-54. SIRS Knowledge Source: Researcher. Available: http://sks.sirs.com (11 May 2003).

INTERNET OR WORLD WIDE WEB PAGE

Antony, Marc. “With a Face Like That...” History of Cosmetology. Internet. Available: http://www.uue.com/cosmo/history.html (15 Mar. 1998).

MLA STYLE-CITING A SOURCE WITHIN YOUR ESSAY

To cite your sources in the text of your paper follow these examples:

In a startling article in the mid-1970s a claim was made by a blind man (Rex 46) about the unusual spiritual effects of light on his continuing …

"Though it may seem unbelievable, the lights were an essential part of my spiritual development," claims Mr. Rex (46) …

For more details, look at the latest edition of the MLA Style Manual (LB 2369 .G444).