Formatting (How a Works Cited page should look)

MLA formatting of a works cited page, according to the 1998 MLA handbook

1. At the top, in the center of the page, the words “Works Cited” should appear  without quotes, not bolded, not fancy or fun.

2. Next, the entries should be in alphabetical order with the first line at the margin and the next line, if necessary indented 5 spaces.

3. Finally all of the entries are double-spaced.

Example Entries:

General Article Online

Hunter, Robert and Jerry Garcia. "Ramble On Rose." David Dodd's Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics. 27 July 1998

    <http://www.UCCS.edu/~dodd/ramble2.html>.

Journal article from an online database (ProQuest, Facts.com, Electric Library)

Last, First. "Title of the Work." Title of the Journal Volume Number (Year): Page. Title of Database.

     Subscriber to database, City of Subscriber. Date Month Year of Access <Web address >.

Rosenzweig, Roy. "The road to Xanadu: Public and private pathways on the history web." The Journal of American

    History 88 (2001): 548-579. ProQuest Direct. Bainbridge High School Lib., Bainbridge Island. 26 Oct. 2001

    <http://www.proquest.umi.com>.

Book

Last, First. Title of the Book. City of Publication: Publisher's name, Copyright

    Date.

Wilson, Frank R. The Hand: How Its Use Shapes the Brain, Language, and Human

   Culture. New York: Pantheon, 1998.

An Anthology or a Compilation

Last, First (of editor), Ed. Title of the Book. City of Publication: Publisher's

    name, Copyright Date. pg(s).

Feldman, Paula R., ed. British Women Poets of the Romantic Era. hBaltimore: Johns

    Hopkins UP, 1997. 19-20.

A Work in an Anthology

Last, First (of author), "Title of the Work." Title of the Book. Ed. First Last

    (of editor). City of Publication: Publisher's name, Copyright Date. Page(s).

More, Hannah. British Women Poets of the Romantic Era. Ed. Paula R. Feldman.

    Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP, 1997. 472-82.

Book with multiple authors

Last, First (first author on the title page), First Last (second author), and

    First Last (third author). Title of the Book. City of Publication: Publisher's

    name, Copyright Date.

Blocker, Clyde E., Robert H. Plummer, and Richard C. Richardson, Jr. The Two-Year

   College: A Social Synthesis.Englewood Cliffs: Prenctice, 1965.

Introduction to a book

Last, First (author of Introduction). Introduction. Title of the Book. by First

    Last (author of the book). City of Publication: Publisher's name, Copyright

    Date. Page(s).

Doctorow, E. L. Introduction. Sister Carrie. by Theodore Dreiser. New York: Bantam,

    1982. v-xi.

Book with a Translator

Last, First  (original author). Title of the Book. Trans. First Last (of translator).

    City of Publication: Publisher's name, Copyright Date.

Homer. The Odyssey. Trans. Robert Fagles. New York: Viking, 1996.

Multi-volume & Edition

Last, First (editor), eds. Title of the Book. Edition. Number of volumes. City of

    Publication: Publisher's name, Copyright Date.

Daiches, David, ed. A Critical History of English Literature. 2nd ed. 2 vols. New York:

    Ronald,1970.

Encyclopedia or Reference Works

"Title of the Entry." Name of the Encyclopedia. Edition. Year of Publication.

"Mandarin." Encyclopedia Americana. 1980 ed.

"Ginsburg, Ruth Bader." Who's Who in America. 52nd ed. 1998.

Magazine article

Last, First. "Title of the Article." Title of the Magazine Date Month Year: Page(s).

Smith, John. "An Uneasy Silence." Computerworld 28 Mar. 1983: 54.

Scholarly Journal Article

Last, First. "Title of the Article." Title of the Magazine Volume Number

    (Year): Page(s).

Most, Andrea. "' We Know we belong to the Land' : The Theatrically of Assimilation

    in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!". PMLA 113 (1998): 77-89.

Newspaper article

Last, First. "Title of the Article." Title of the Newspaper Date Month Year,

    edition, section: Page(s).

Brody, Jane. "Heart Attacks: Turmoil beneath the Calm." New York Times 21 June

    1983, late ed.: C1+.

Film

Tile of the Film. Dir. First Last.. Perf. First Last (names of performers).

    Distributor of the film, Year of Release.

It's a Wonderful Life. Dir. Frank Capra. With James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel

    Barrymore, and Thomas Mitchell. RKO, 1946.

Personal Interview

Last, First (of interviewed). Kind of Interview. Date Month Year.

Pei, I. M. Personal interview. 27 July 1993.

Lecture

Last, First. "Title of Lecture". Sponsoring organization, City. Day Month year.

Ankcorn, Denise. “Pastoral Writing”. Bainbridge Island High School, Bainbridge Island.

    15 Feb. 2000.

Song or Musical Recording.

Last, First (person who wrote the music). Title of Song or Recording. First Last

    (performer of the piece or band).  Title of Album.  Manufacturer/distributor of the 

    music, Year of Issue.  

Springsteen, Bruce. "The River." Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Live 1975-85.                

    Columbia, 1992. 

Painting, Sculpture or Photograph

Last, First (of artist). Title. Museum, City.

Hine, Lewis. Saturday Night in the Tenements. The Gallery of Social Photography. New York.

Constitution

The Constitution is cited by both article and section, and typically use specific abbreviations.

US Const. Art. (#), sec. (#).

US Const. Art. 1, sec. 1.

Email Communication

Last, First (author). "Title of the Message." E-mail to First Last (recipient).

    Day Month Year.

Boyle, Anthony T. "Re:  Utopia." E-mail to Daniel J. Cahill. 21 June 1997.