Name ____________________________________
Writing Citations: How to Cite an Entire Print Work
 Book with One Author
Last name of author, First name of author. Title of book. City where book was published:
Publishing company, date of publication.
Examples:
Green, John. An Abundance of Katherines. New York: Dutton Books, 2006.
Silvey, Anita. 500 Great Books for Teens. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2006.
Since most people know New York City is in the state of New York and that Boston is in
Massachusetts, we don’t need to include the abbreviation for the state. However, lesser
known cities require that you include the state, too. For example:
Herz Sarah K. From Hinton to Hamlet: Building Bridges Between Young Adult Literature and
the Classics. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2005.
 Book with Two Authors
First author name is written last name first; subsequent author names are written first name, last
name:
Last name of first author, First name of first author, and First and Last name of second
author. Title of book. City where book was published: Publishing company, date of
publication.
Example:
Okuda, Michael, and Denise Okuda. Star Trek Chronology: The History of the Future. New
York: Pocket, 1993.
 Book with Three or More Authors
If there are three or more authors, you may list only the first author followed by the phrase
et al. (the abbreviation for the Latin phrase “and others”; no period after “et”) in place of the
other authors’ names, or you may list all the authors in the order in which their names appear
on the title page. The choice is yours.
Last name of first author, First name of first author, First and Last Names of subsequent
authors, and First and Last name of last author. Title of book. City where book
was published: Publishing company, date of publication.
-ORLast name of first author, First name of first author, et al. Title of book. City where book
was published: Publishing company, date of publication.
Example:
Wysocki, Anne France, Johndan Johnson-Eilola, Cynthia L. Selfe, and Geoffrey Sirc. Writing
New Media: Theory and Applications for Expanding the Teaching of Composition.
Logan, UT: Utah State Press, 2004.
-ORWysocki, Anne France, et al. Writing New Media: Theory and Applications for Expanding the
Teaching of Compositon. Logan, UT: Utah State Press, 2004.
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 Book by a Corporate Author
A corporate author may be a commission, a committee, or any group whose individual members
are not identified on the title page.
Corporate Author. Title of book. City where book was published: Publishing company,
date of publication.
Example:
American Allergy Association. Allergies in Children. New York: Random, 1998.
 Book with an Editor
Last name of editor, First name of editor, ed. Title of book. City where book
was published: Publishing company, date of publication.
Examples:
Baker, Russell, ed. The Norton Book of Light Verse. New York: Norton, 1993.
 Book with Two Editors
Last name of first editor, First name of first editor, and First and Last Name of second
editor, eds. Title of book. City where book was published: Publishing company, date
of publication.
Example:
Sexton, Andrea Wyatt, and Alice Leccese Powers, eds. The Brooklyn Reader: Thirty Writers
Celebrate America’s Favorite Borough. New York: Harmony, 1994.
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 Book with Three or More Editors
If there are three or more editors, you may list only the first editor followed by the phrase et al. (the
abbreviation for the Latin phrase “and others”; no period after “et”) in place of the other editors’
names, or you may list all the editors in the order in which their names appear on the title page. The
choice is yours.
Last name of first editor, First name of first editor, First and Last Names of subsequent
editors, and First and Last name of last editor, eds. Title of book. City where book
was published: Publishing company, date of publication.
-ORLast name of first editor, First name of first editor, et al. Title of book. City where book
was published: Publishing company, date of publication.
Examples:
Salzman, Jack, David Lionel Smith, and Cornel West, eds. Encyclopedia of African-American
Culture and History. New York: Macmillan, 1996.
-ORSalzman, Jack, et al, eds. Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History. New York:
Macmillan, 1996.
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 Book with an Author and an Editor (Edited Edition)
Last name of author, first name of author. Title of book. Ed. First and Last name of
editor. City where book was published: Publishing company, date of publication.
Example:
Crane, Stephen. The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War. Ed.
Fredson Bowers. Charlottesville: UP of Virginia, 1975.
Book with No Author or Editor
List and alphabetize by the title of the book.

Title of book. City where book was published: Publishing company, date of publication.
Example:
Encyclopedia of Indiana. New York: Somerset, 1993.
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Writing Citations: How to Cite a Part of a Print Work
Book parts include an essay in an edited collection or anthology, or an article in a reference book.
 Part of a Book with an Author (or Authors)
Last name of author, First name of the author. “Title of Essay or Article.” Title of Book.
City where book was published: Publishing Company, Date. Page(s).
Example:
Combs, Cindy C. and Martin Slann. “The 9/11 Commission Report.” Encyclopedia of Terrorism,
Revised Editon. New York: Facts on File, 2007. 197-202.
 Part of a Book with an Editor (or Editors)
Last name of essay/article author, First name. “Title of Essay or Article.” Title of Book.
Ed. Editor’s name. City: Publishing Company, Date. Page(s).
Examples:
“Fish and Game Wardens.” Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance. New York:
Ferguson Publishing Co., 2000. 80-84.
Note: This article has no author listed.
Schnakenberg, Robert E. “Rubik’s Cube.” Bowling, Beatniks, and Bell-Bottoms: Pop Culture of
20th Century America. Ed. Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast. Detroit: Thomson
Gale, 2002. 1169-70.
Note: This article has an author. The book has two editors.
“O.J. Simpson Trial.” Courtroom Drama: 120 of the World’s Most Notable Trials. Ed. Frost
Knappman, Elizabeth, et al. Detroit: Thomson Gale, 1998. 496-502.
Gale, 2002. 1169-70.
Note: This article has no author listed. The book has three or more editors.
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 An Article in a Scholarly Journal
Last name of article author, First name. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal Volume
Number (Year of Publication): Page(s).
Example:
Daniels, John. “ Indian Population of North America in 1492.” William and Mary Quarterly 49
(1992): 298-320.
 An Article in a Newspaper or Magazine
Last name of article author, First name. “Title of Article.” Title of Newspaper Date of
Publication: Page(s).
Examples:
Bender, William H. “How Much Food Will We Need in the Twenty-First Century?”
Environment Mar. 1997: 6-11.
Manning, Anita. “Curriculum Battles from Left and Right.” USA Today 2 Mar. 1994: 5D.
Writing Citations: How to Cite a Personal Interview
 Personal Interview
Last name of person interviewed, First name. Type of Interview. Date.
Examples:
Green, John. Personal interview. 22 Dec. 2006.
Weeks, Sarah. Telephone interview. 9 Feb. 2007.
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Writing Citations: How to Cite Electronic Resources
 Items Accessed from an Electronic Subscription Service (INFOhio or OCIS)
Last name of author, First name. “Title of Article.” Title of Newspaper Date of Publication:
Page(s). Name of Database. Name of subscription service. Library, Location of library.
Date you accessed the information <URL>.
Examples:
Musgrave, Ruth. “Decoding Dog Speak: What is Your Dog Trying to Tell You?” National
Magazine
Article
Geographic Kids Mar. 2005: 26-27. SIRS Discoverer. INFOhio. Logan
HS Lib., Logan, OH. 2 June 2007 <http://discoverer.prod.sirs.com/>.
Nelson, Roxanne. "Smoking Outside Still Causes Second-Hand Smoke Exposure to Children."
Journal
Article
Lancet 359 (2002): 1675. Academic Search Premier. INFOhio. Logan HS
Lib., Logan, OH. 8 May 2007 <http://web.ebscohost.com/>.
“Lincoln, Abraham.” Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition. INFOhio. Logan
Encyclopedia
or
reference
work in an
online
database
HS Library, Logan, OH. 21 Dec. 2006. <http://school.eb.com/eb/article-9108307>.
McPherson, James. “Lincoln, Abraham.” American National Biography Online. Feb. 2000.
INFOhio. Logan HS Lib., Logan, OH. 7 Jan. 2008 <http://www.anb.org/articles/04/
0400631.html>.
Questia
O'Shea, Kathleen A. Women and the Death Penalty in the United States, 1900-1998. Westport,
CT: Praeger Publishers, 1999. Questia. 14 Jan. 2008 <http://www.questiaschool.com/
PM.qst?a=o&d=24431885>.
“Social Workers.” Ohio Career Information System. Logan HS Lib., Logan, OH. 14 Jan. 2008
OCIS
<http://ohcis.intocareers.org>.
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Web Resources
In MLA style, the “W” in Web is capitalized and “Web site” or Web sites” are written as two words.
 An Entire Web Site
Last name of author, First name. Name of Site. Date of Posting/Revision. Name of
institution/organization affiliated with the site. Date you accessed the site <URL>.
Examples:
Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. 2003. Purdue University. 10 May 2006
<http://www.cla.purdue.edu/english/theory/>.
The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. 26 Aug. 2005. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue
University. 23 Apr. 2006. <http://owl.english.purdue.edu/>.
Note: This site has no author listed.
 A Page on a Web Site
Last name of author, First name. “Name of Page.” Name of Site. Date of Posting/Revision.
Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site. Date you accessed the site
<URL>.
Examples:
Stolley, Karl. “MLA Formatting and Style Guide.” The OWL at Purdue. 10 May 2005. Purdue
University Writing Lab. 24 Sept. 2006 <http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
resources.557/01/>.
“Social Workers.” Occupational Outlook Handbook. 23 Aug. 2006. US Dept. of Labor, Bureau
of Labor Statistics. 24 July 2007 <http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos060.htm>.
Note: This site has no author
listed.
NOTE: URLs that won’t fit on one line of your Works Cited page should be broken at slashes,
when possible.
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Sample Works Cited Page
Works Cited
“Apache.” Encyclopedia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopedia Online School Edition.
INFOhio. Logan HS Lib., Logan, OH. 8 Nov. 2007 <http://school.eb.com/
eb/article9007968>.
“Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians.” Occupational Outlook
Handbook. 18 Dec. 2007. US Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
12 Jan. 2008 <http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos065.htm>.
Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner. A Guide to American History. Boston: Allyn,
2000.
Harris, Muriel. “The Trial of John Smith.” Famous Trials. Ed. Ben Ryan.
Portsmouth, NH: Brookhaven, 2001. 22-26.
Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. Denver: MacMurray, 1999.
McPherson, James M. “Lincoln, Abraham.” American National Biography
Online. Feb. 2000. INFOhio. Logan HS Lib., Logan, OH. 8 Jan. 2008.
<http://www.anb.org/articles/04/04-00631.html>.
NOTES:
• Use one-inch margins and the same 12-point font you used for the body of your paper.
• Double-space. Do not put extra spaces between citations.
• Indent the second and any subsequent lines of multi-line citations.
• Alphabetize your citations.
• Check spelling, capitalization, spacing, and punctuation carefully.
• Use one space after each punctuation mark.
• Do not abbreviate the months May, June, or July.
• Break long URLs at logical points.
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