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Guide for Citing Resources -- MLA Style

 
      This guide is based upon the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers

 Library Home Page

  6th edition (Modern Language Association 2003).  
     To document sources that have been used in the research process, sources

Online Databases

  should be acknowledged parenthetically in the body of the research paper, and
  listed alphabetically on a Works Cited page at the end of the paper.

College and Career

 

Book (one author)

Works Cited Guide

     Works Cited:     Edwards, Griffith. Alcohol: The World's Favorite Drug.         
                                    New York: Dunne-St. Martin's Press, 2000.

Teacher Resources

   
      Parenthetical:    (Edwards 107)

Websites

 

Book (two to three authors)

       Works Cited:      Gay, Kathlyn and Whittington, Christine. Body Marks:
                                       Tattooing, Piercing, and Scarification. Brookfield:
                                       Twenty-First Century, 2002.
 
        Parenthetical:     (Gay and Whittington 10)
                                 (Gay et al. 10)  if more than 3 authors
   
 

Anthology

       Works Cited:      Haley, James, ed. Performance Enhancing Drugs. Farmington
                                       Hills, MI: Greenhaven-Gale, 2003.
   
        Parenthetical:      (Haley 8)
   
 

Work in an Anthology

       Works Cited:      Myers, Walter Dean. "Enemies." 911: The Book of Help. Ed.
                                       Michael Cart with Marc Aronson and Marianne Carus.
                                       Chicago: Marcato-Cricket, 2002.
   
        Parenthetical:      (Myers 155)
   
 

Article from a Reference Source, Signed (Print)

       Works Cited:      Lindgren, James. "Blackmail and Extortion." Encyclopedia of
                                       Crime and Justice. Ed. Joshua Dressler. 2nd ed.  4 vols.
                                       New York: Thomson-Gale, 2002.
   
        Parenthetical:     (Lindgren 103)
   
 

Article from a Reference Source, Unsigned (Print)

 

     Works Cited:      "Leukemia." Human Diseases and Conditions. Ed. Neil

                                        Izenberg.  3 vols.  New York: Scribner's Sons-Gale,     
                                        2000.
   
        Parenthetical:      ("Leukemia")
   
 

Journal Article (Print)

       Works Cited:      Mahoney, Jim. "What Matters: A Classroom Odyssey."
                                         Phi Delta Kappan 85 (2003) : 235-238.
   
        Parenthetical:      (Mahoney 237)
   
 

Magazine Article (Print)

       Works Cited:      Kalb, Claudia. "Faith and Healing." Newsweek. 10 Nov.
                                         2003: 44-56.
   
        Parenthetical:     (Kalb 47)
   
 

Newspaper Article (Print)

       Works Cited:      Snyder, Carmel Perez. "E-mail Scammers Find Internet Fertile
                                         Ground to Pursue Fraud." Oklahoman [Oklahoma City]
                                         10 Nov. 2003: 1A+.
   
        Parenthetical:      (Snyder 14A)
   
 

WWW Home Page

       Works Cited:       Center for Narcolepsy Research. 22 Apr. 2003. University
                                          of IL at Chicago. 10 Nov. 2003 <http://www.uic.edu/
                                          depts/cnr/>.
   
        Parenthetical:      (CNR)
   
 

Document from a WWW Site

       Works Cited:       Bierce, Ambrose. "An Occurrence on Owl Creek Bridge."
                                         Ed. Andrew Gray.  10 Nov. 2003 <http://
                                         www.geocities.com/Athens/8109/owlcreek.html>.
   
        Parenthetical:       (Bierce)
   
 

Citing Information from SIRS Discoverer

       Works Cited:       Melton, Kimberly. "Homeless Teens Share Experiences."
                                        Akron Beacon Journal 28 Aug. 2003: n.p. SIRS
                                        Discoverer. SIRS Discoverer on the Web. Kingfisher High
                                        School Library, Kingfisher, OK. 10 Nov. 2003
                                        <http://www.sirs.com>.
   
        Parenthetical:      (Melton)
   
 

Citing Information from EBSCOHost

       Works Cited:       Brennan, Christine. "Does Steroid-Baseball Link Surprise
                                        Anyone?" USA Today 23 Oct. 2003. MAS Ultra - School
                                        Edition. EBSCOHost. Kingfisher High School Library,
                                        Kingfisher, OK. 10 Nov. 2003.
   
        Parenthetical:      (Brennan)
   
 

Citing Information from CQ Researcher

       Works Cited:      Glazer, Sarah. "Serial Killers." The CQ Researcher. 31 Oct.
                                       2003: 917-940. Online. Available at
                                       http://library.cqpress.com [2003, Nov 10].
   
        Parenthetical:      (Glazer)
   
   
 

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