WTHS O’Plaine Library

MLA Format for Works Cited

BOOKS

• Book with one author

Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name.  Title of Book.  City of Publication:

Publisher, Year of Publication.

• Book with two authors

(1^st one) Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name, and (2^nd one) Author’s First Name

Author’s Last Name.  Title of Book.  City of Publication:  Publisher, Year of Publication.

• Book with one editor, but no author

Editor’s Last Name, Editor’s First Name, ed.  Title of Book.  City of Publication:

Publisher, Year of Publication.

ENCYCLOPEDIA & ALMANAC (print)

Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name.  “Title of Article.”  Name of Encyclopedia.

Edition number.  Year of Publication. 

NEWSPAPER (print)

Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name.  “Title of Article.”  Name of Newspaper.

            Date of Newspaper, section: page number.

MAGAZINE (print)

Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name.  “Title of Article.”  Name of Magazine.

            Date of Magazine.  Page number.

INTERVIEWS

Interviewee’s Last Name, Interviewee’s First Name.  Profession/Title, Place of Work.

            Personal Interview.  Date of Interview.

CD-ROM

Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name.  Title of CD-ROM.  CD-ROM. 

Edition/Version.  City of Publication:  Name of Publisher, Year of

Publication.

VIDEOCASSETTE

• Without performers listed

Name of Video.  Videocassette.  Name of Publisher, Date of Publication.

REVIEWS

• Signed review

Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name.  “Name of Article.”  Review of Title. 

            By Reviewer’s Name (First Name first).  Name of Magazine.  Date of Publication:

            Page Number.

INTERNET SOURCES

• EBSCO

Magazine Article:

Author last name, First name Middle initial. “Title of article.” Title of magazine Published day Month abbreviation

      Year.: Page number starts-ends. Title of database. Name of subscription service. WTHS O’Plaine Library,

      Gurnee, IL. Accessed day Month abbreviation Year. < link>.

Newspaper Article:

Author last name, First name Middle initial. “Article title.” Title of newspaper Published day Month abbreviation

      Year: Section number Page number starts-ends. Title of database. Name of subscription service. WTHS

      O’Plaine Library, Gurnee, IL. Accessed day Month abbreviationYear. < link>.

• Issues and Controversies

"The Title of the Article." Issues & Controversies On File with the issue date. Issues & Controversies @

     FACTS.com. Date of electronic publication (if there is any). Facts On File News Services. Date site was

     accessed <http://www.2facts.com/>.

Example:  "Performance-Enhancing Substances: Ephedra." Issues & Controversies On File 9 May 2003. Issues &

                        Controversies @ FACTS.com. Facts On File News Services. 1 Feb. 2005

                       <http://www.2facts.com/>.

• CQ Researcher

Author [Last Name, First]. "Title of Report." The CQ Researcher Online Volume Number.Issue Number (Year).

      [Date accessed:] Day Month Year . Document ID: cqresrreYYYYMMDD [ID located at end of URL].

Example: Hatch, David. "Drug Company Ethics." The CQ Researcher Online 13.22 (2003). 4 July 2003.

                      Document ID: cqresrre2003060600.

• ABC-Clio Subscription Websites including: Issues, World History, World Geography, American History, American Government, State Geography, & United States at War

“Act of Settlement (1701).” World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO Schools Subscription Web Sites. 18 Aug.

      2002 <http://www.worldhistory.abc-clio.com>.

• Article from Online Britannica Encyclopedia

“Name of Article.”  Britannica Online.  Date of Access.  <URL address>.

• Article from an online magazine, newspaper, or journal

Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name.  “Title of Article.”  Name of Newspaper or

            Magazine.  Date of Publication.  Date of Access.  <URL address>.

• Web Page with an Author listed

Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name.  Title of Web Page.  Date of Publication. 

            Date of Access.  <URL address>.

• Web Page with an Editor listed

Editor’s Last Name, Editor’s First Name, ed.  Title of Web Page.  Date of Publication.

            Date of Access.  <URL address>.

• An Online Government Publication

Place of government.  Name of National Place/Center.  Name of Article.  Date of

            Publication.  Date of Access.  <URL address>.

• Personal Web Page

Person’s Last Name, Person’s First Name.  Home Page.  Last Updated Date.  Access

            Date.  <URL address>.

V. Kulkarni  1/2008