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MLA STYLE
SAMPLE WORKS CITED ENTRIES
BOOKS
PAGE
One Author
Multiple Authors
Multiple Works by the Same Author
Multiple Works from the Same Source
Edited Works
No Author or Editor
Works in an Anthology
Revised, Second, Subsequent Editions
Republished Book
Reprinted Articles
Familiar or Well-Known Reference Book
Less Familiar Reference Book
Introduction, Preface, Forward, Afterwards
Government Publication
Legal Sources
Pamphlet
Translated Works
Common Literature
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MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
Journals and Magazines
Newspaper Articles
Advertisement
Review
Editorial
Letter to the Editor
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Online Databases
Books from Knovel, eBook Collection (EBSCO) or Safari
Articles
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FULL-TEXT
WEB PUBLICATIONS (Includes all Internet sources)
Journals, Magazines, Newletters
Online Book or Part of Book
Government Publication
All Other Web Sites
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NON-PRINT SOURCES (Including ONLINE examples)
E-Mail
E-Readings for an Online Class (D2L)
Television or Radio Program
Videogames
Sound or Spoken Word Recording
Film, Video recording, or DVD
Lecture, Speech, Address, or Reading
Performance – Concert, Play, Opera, Ballet
Interviews
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The information in this handout is available in the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7
edition. General and specific information on preparing the Works Cited list is found in chapter 5. The
numbers at the examples refer to the section of the MLA Handbook where more information can be found.
BOOKS
 Use the first city listed for place of publication. If the city is outside the U.S., add the country
abbreviation. Use the U. S. postal abbreviations for the states in the place of publication. Omit the
state abbreviation if the city is well known (ex. New York, Detroit, Chicago, Boston, etc.)
 Use the shortened form of the publisher’s name as detailed in the MLA Handbook in section 7.5.
Omit business abbreviations such as Corp, Co., Inc., or Ltd., and descriptive words such as House,
Press, Publishers, Books.
ex. Greenhaven, not Greenhaven Press, U of Chicago P, not University of Chicago Press.
Use only the surname of the publisher – Wiley, not John Wiley, Norton, not W. W. Norton.
 If the book is published under a publisher’s special name or imprint and the imprint appears on the
title page with the publisher’s name, cite the information as: imprint-publisher (ex. VintageRandom, Anchor-Doubleday, etc.), before the date of publication.
 If the book has two or more publishers, list the place of publication and publisher for all of them in
the order given, separating them by a semi-colon (;). Ex. London: Benn; New York: Barnes, 1995.
 Use the following abbreviations in the citation when the information is not available:
n.p. No place of publication given
n.p. No publisher given
n.d. No date of publication given
n. pag. No pagination (page numbers) given
1.
One author (5.5.2):
Last name, first name. Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher, date of publication. Print.
{Publication medium.}
ex. Patterson, James. Private Games. New York: Little, 2012. Print.
2.
Multiple authors (5.5.4):
For two or three authors:
Last name, first name, and first name last name. Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher,
date of publication. Print. {Publication medium.}
ex. McCune, Sandra Luna, and William D. Clark. Easy Algebra Step-by-Step: Master
High-Frequency Concepts and Skills for Algebra Proficiency – Fast! New York:
McGraw-Hill, 2012. Print.
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For more than three authors:
Last name of first author, first name of first author, et al. {et al. means “and others”} Title of book.
Place of publication: Publisher, date of publication. Print. {Publication medium.}
or
Last name of first author, first name of first author, first and last names of all other authors. Title
of book. Place of publication: Publisher, date of publication. Print. [Publication medium.}
ex. Oberg, Erik, et al. Machinery’s Handbook. 26th ed. New York: Industrial, 2000. Print.
or
Oberg, Erik, Franklin D. Jones, Holbrook L. Horton and Henry H. Ryffell. Machinery’s
Handbook. 26th ed. New York: Industrial, 2000. Print.
3.
Multiple works by the same author(s) (5.3.4 & 5.3.5):
For the first entry only: Last name, first name. Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher,
date of publication. Print. {Publication medium.} List the works in alphabetical order by
the title. For all of the following titles, type three hyphens, followed by a period, then
the title and publishing information.
ex.
Stevenson, Robert Louis. Kidnapped. New York: Bantam, 1982. Print.
---. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. New York: Dover, 1991.
Print.
---. Treasure Island. New York: New American Library, 1968. Print.
4.
Multiple works from the same source (5.3.6):
Create an entry for the collection and then cross-reference the individual pieces to that entry.
The cross-reference will contain: author’s last name, author’s first name. “Title of the
work.” Last name of the editor/selector of the collection page number(s) of the work.
Print. {Publication medium.} {If you use only one or two works from a collection, follow
the example(s) for Works in an anthology – number 7.}
ex.
Blue Cloud, Peter. “Reflections on Milkweed.” Purdy 456. Print.
Cook-Lynn, Elizabeth. “A Good Chance.” Purdy 218-25. Print.
---. “The Power of Horses.” Purdy 226-31. Print.
Owens, Louis. “Blessed Sunshine.” Purdy 326-32. Print.
Purdy, John L., and James Ruppert. Nothing But the Truth: An Anthology of
Native American Literature. Upper Saddle Creek, New Jersey:
Prentice Hall, 2001. Print.
TallMountain, Mary. “Matmiya.” Purdy 555-6. Print.
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5.
For an edited or compiled work, follow the previous examples except add a comma and “ed.”
or “eds.” after the editor(s) name(s) or “comp.” after the compiler(s) name(s) (5.5.3):
ex. Eslinger, Ellen, ed. Running Mad for Kentucky: Frontier Travel Accounts. Lexington:
U of Kentucky P, 2004. Print.
6.
If there is no identifiable author or editor for the entire work, begin your bibliographic citation
with the title of the book, poem, essay, short story, article, etc., and alphabetize the entry by the
title (5.5.9):
ex. “League of Nations.” The Hutchinson Dictionary of Ideas. Santa Barbara, CA:
ABC-CLIO, 1994. 305-6. Print.
7.
Works in an anthology, such as poems, essays or short stories, should be cited as follows (5.5.6):
Last name of author, first name of author. “Name of poem, essay or short story.” {Add Rev. of
before the name of the work if another author’s work is reviewed.} {If an essay has been
revised or updated, add Rev. by or Upd. by Author first name Author last name after the
title of the article} Name of anthology. Ed.{Edited by} Name of editor. Edition number {if
applicable}. Volume number {if applicable}. Place of publication: Publisher, date of
publication. Page number(s) of article. Print. {Publication medium.}
ex. Anderson, Sherwood. “Hands.” The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Ed.
Nina Baym and Mary Loeffelholy. 7th ed. Vol. D. New York: Norton, 2007. 1422-6.
Print.
ex. Bambara, Toni Cade. “The Lesson.” Literature: An Introduction to Reading and
Writing. Ed. Edgar V. Roberts and Robert Zweig. 5th compact ed. Boston:
Longman, 2012. 377-82. Print.
ex. Gearhart, Carol Ann. Rev. of Shiloh. Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult
Literature Series Supplement. Ed. Frank N. Magill. Vol. 3. Englewood Cliffs, NJ:
Salem, 1997. 1125-8. Print.
ex. Rosenberg, Ruth. “William Makepeace Thackeray.” Upd. by Jill Rollins. Critical
Survey of Short Fiction. Ed. Charles E. May. Rev. 2nd ed. Vol. 6. Hackensack,
NJ: Salem, 2001. 2300-5. Print.
8.
Revised, second, or subsequent edition (5.5.13):
Follow the appropriate example for author, editor, anthology, etc., and then identify the edition after
the name of the editor or title. Use the abbreviations 2nd ed., 3rd ed., etc., or Rev. ed. for “Revised
edition”.
ex. Bogart, Dave, ed. Library and Book Trade Almanac. 55th ed. Medford, NJ:
Information Today, 2010. Print.
ex. Haynes, W. M., ed. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 93rd ed. Boca Raton,
FL: Taylor & Francis, 2012. Print.
ex. Lee, L. L. Rev. of “Pale Fire.” Masterplots. Ed. Frank N. Magill. Rev. 2nd ed. Vol. 8.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem, 1996. 4823-6. Print.
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9.
Republished Book (5.5.16):
Last name of author, first name of author.Title of book. {Optional – original place of publication
and Publisher}, Original date of publication. Place of publication for cited book: Publisher of
cited book, date of publication of cited book. Print. {Publication medium}
ex. Lewis, C.S. A Grief Observed. 1961. San Francisco: Harper, 1989. Print.
or
ex. Lewis, C.S. A Grief Observed. London: Faber, 1961. San Francisco: Harper, 1989.
Print.
10.
Reprinted Articles (5.5.6):
Reprinted articles have been previously published elsewhere. A reprint bibliographic citation includes the
original publication information as well as the reprint publication information.
Last name of author, first name of author. “Title of article.” Name of book or magazine in which the article
originally appeared. Original publication information {If a book, Place of publication: Publisher,
date of publication. If a journal, volume number.issue number (year of publication): page
numbers. If a magazine, date of publication (day Mon. year): page numbers.} Rpt. in {reprinted
in} Name of work in which article is reprinted. Ed.{Edited by} Name of editor. Volume number.
Place of publication: Publisher, date of publication. Page numbers.{If the article was published
under a different title, use Rpt. of {reprint of} and the original title and publication information.}
Print. {Publication medium.}
ex. Brooks, David. “The Middle Class Has Lost Its Work Ethic.” The Middle Class: Opposing
Viewpoints. Ed. David Haugen, Susan Musser, and Vickey Kalambakal. Detroit:
Greenhaven, 2010. 43-48. Rpt. of “Bye-Bye Bootstraps.” The New York Times 3 Aug.
2006. 21. Print.
ex. Brown, Kate E. “Futurity and Postponement: Christina Rossetti and the Yearning for
Advent.” Intertexts 8.1 (Spring 2004): 15-21. Rpt. in Poetry Criticism. Ed. Michelle Lee.
Vol. 119. Detroit: Gale, 2011. 75-8. Print.
ex. Jay, Gregory S. “Poe: Writing and the Unconscious.” The American Renaissance: New
Dimensions 28.1 (1983). Rpt. in Modern Critical Interpretations: The Tales of Poe. Ed.
Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea, 1987. 83-109. Print.
ex. Koehler, Lyle. “The Salem Village Cataclysm: Origins and Impact of a Witch Hunt, 1689-92.”
A Search for Power: The “Weaker Sex” in Seventeenth-Century New England. U of
Illinois P, n.d. 383-417. Rpt. in Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800. Ed. Jelena O.
Krstovic. Vol. 38. Detroit: Gale, 1998. 125-37. Print.
ex. Lev, Elizabeth. “Europeans Are Adopting American Pop Culture’s Use of Profanity.” Popular
Culture: Opposing Viewpoints. Ed. David Haugen and Susan Musser. Detroit:
Greenhaven, 2011. 144-9. Rpt. of “Exporting Expletives: America’s Contribution to
Global Culture.” Politics Daily 20 Nov. 2009: n.p. Print.
ex. Rocha, Mark William. “Black madness in August Wilson’s ‘Down the Line’ Cycle. Madness
in Drama. Ed. James Redmond. Cambridge UP, 1993. 191-201. Rpt. in Drama Criticism.
Ed. Thomas J. Schoenberg and Lawrence J. Trudeau. Vol. 31. Detroit: Gale, 2008.
229-35. Print.
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11.
An article in a familiar or well-known reference book, such as an encyclopedia or dictionary,
should be cited as follows (5.5.7):
ex. Holman, C. Hugh. “Free Verse.” Encyclopedia Americana. 2006 ed. Print.
ex. “Sverdrup Islands.” Encyclopedia Americana. 2006 ed. Print.
12.
For a less familiar reference book, give the full publication information.
ex. Laseter, Miles. “Noodling.” The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Sports and
Recreation. Ed. Harvey H. Jackson III. Vol. 16. Chapel Hill: U of North Carolina P, 2011.
154-6. Print.
13.
For an introduction, preface, forward, or afterward (5.5.8):
Last name of writer, first name of writer. “Title of the part.” {if given} Part cited. Title of the work.
By first name of author last name of author of the work if different from writer of the part.
{If the writer of the part is the writer of the whole work, just use the last name.} Place of
publication: Publisher, date of publication. page numbers of part cited. Print. {Publication
medium.}
ex. Bernstein, Kenny. Forward. Bristol Dragway. By David M. McGee. Charleston, SC:
Arcadia, 2007. 6. Print.
ex. Bradbury, Ray. Introduction. “The Ardent Blasphemers.” 20,000 Leagues Under
the Sea. By Jules Verne. Trans. Anthony Bonner. New York: Bantam, 1962. 1-12.
Print.
ex. Kushner, Harold S. Preface. “Preface to the Twentieth Anniversary Edition.” When
Bad Things Happen to Good People. By Kushner. New York: Schocken, 2001. ix-xv.
Print.
14.
Government Publication (5.5.20):
If you do not know the name of the author(s) or writer(s), use the government agency that issued
the publication as the author:
Name of Government. Name of Agency [can be abbreviated as long as the abbreviation is clear].
Title of part or article.” [if any]. Title of publication. Place of publication: Publisher, date of
publication. Page number of part or article [if any]. Print. {Publication medium.}
ex. United States. Census Bureau. “State Disbursements for Highways by State: 1995 to
2009.” Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2012. 131st ed. Washington: GPO,
2011. 687. Print.
ex. United States. Dept. of Homeland Security. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants. Washington: GPO,
2007. Print.
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If you do know the name of the author(s) or writer(s):
Last name of author, first name of author. “Title of part or article.” [if any]. Title of publication.
Name of Government. Name of Agency [can be abbreviated as long as the abbreviation is
clear]. Place of publication: Publisher, date of publication. Page number of part or article [if
any]. Print. {Publication medium.}
or
Name of Government. Name of Agency [can be abbreviated as long as the abbreviation is clear].
“Title of part or article.” [if any]. Title of publication. By first and last name of author. Place
of publication: Publisher, date of publication. Page number of part or article [if any]. Print.
{Publication medium.}
ex. Gleason, Robert A., Murray K. Laubhan, and Ned H. Euliss, Jr., eds. Ecosystem
Services Derived from Wetland Conservation Practices in the United States Prairie
Pothole Region with an Emphasis on the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Conservation Reserve and Wetlands Reserve Programs. US Dept. of the Interior.
Geological Survey. Reston, VA: Dept. of the Interior, 2008. Print.
or
ex. United States. Dept. of the Interior. Ecosystem Services Derived from Wetland
Conservation Practices in the United States Prairie Pothole Region with an
Emphasis on the U.S. Department of Agriculture Conservation Reserve and
Wetlands Reserve Programs. By Robert A. Gleason, Murray K. Laubhan, and
Ned H. Euliss, Jr., eds. Reston, VA: Dept. of the Interior, 2008. Print.
15.
Legal Sources (5.7.14):
Citing legal sources may be complicated. Please refer to section 5.7.14 of the MLA Handbook for
more detailed information and examples.
ex. 40 Tenn. Code Ann. 38, Sect. 102, 2006. Print.
{In this example, the information comes from the print version of the Tennessee Code Annotated,
2006 version, title 40, chapter 38, section 102. This information is listed in the Tennessee Code as
40-38-102.}
16.
Cite a pamphlet in the same manner as a book (5.5.19):
ex. Back Pain Information Page. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke,
May 2011. Print.
ex. Diabetes. World Health Organization, 2008. Print.
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17.
For a translated work, follow the example below (5.5.11):
Last name of author, first name of author. “Title of story, poem, etc.” or Title of book.
Trans.{Translated by} First and last name of translator. Place of publication: Publisher,
date of publication. Print. {Publication medium.}
ex. Ammaniti, Niccolo. Me and You. Trans. Kylee Doust. New York: Black Cat, 2012.
Print.
ex. Chekhov, Anton. “The Lady With the Dog.” Trans. Constance Garnett. Literature:
An Introduction to Reading and Writing. Ed. Edgar V. Roberts and Robert Zweig.
5th compact ed. Boston: Longman, 2012. 382-91. Print.
ex. Persson, Leif G. W. Another Time, Another Life: The Story of a Crime. Trans. Paul
Norlen. New York: Pantheon, 2012. Print.
18.
Common Literature (6.4.8):
The books of the Bible and titles of famous literary works are often abbreviated in the references in the
text of the paper. See the lists in section 7.7 of the MLA Handbook. For the Bible, separate the chapter
and verse with a period between them, and indicate the version of the Bible if it is a version other than the
King James Version. (Do not underline the title of sacred writing, such as the Bible, except for individual
published editions. See section 3.6.5)
As included as a reference in the text of the paper, classical prose works (novels or plays) should be
identified with page number; chapter or book (for example, 130; ch. 9 or 271; bk. 4, ch. 2). If the work is a
verse play or poem, cite by division (act, scene, book, part, etc.) and line, separated by a period (.).
ex. Line 14 of book 5 of the Aeneid would be written as:
(Aen. 5.14)
List in the Works Cited as: Virgil. Aeneid. Trans. David West. New York: Penguin, 1990. Print.
ex. Proverbs, chapter 1, verses 10-19, in the King James Version of the Bible would be written
as: (Prov. 1.10-19).
List in the Works Cited as: The Holy Bible. Nashville, TN: Nelson, 1990. Print.
ex. 2 Timothy, chapter 2, verses 1-3, in the New Jerusalem Bible would be written as:
(New Jerusalem Bible 2 Tim. 2.1-3).
List in the Works Cited as: New Jerusalem Bible. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1985. Print.
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JOURNAL, MAGAZINE OR NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
1.
Journal and Magazine articles:
Scholarly journals (5.4.2, 5.4.3, and 5.4.4):
Last name of author, first name of author (if available). “Title of article.” Name of Journal volume
number.issue number (Mon. or Season year of publication): page numbers. Print.
{Publication medium.}
ex. Donoghue, Frank. “Do College Teachers Have to Be Scholars?” Hedgehog Review
14.1 (Spring 2012): 29-42. Print.
ex. Vaisey, Stephen. “Motivation and Justification: A Dual-Process Model of Culture in
Action.” American Journal of Sociology 114.6 (May 2009): 1675-1715. Print.
Magazines (5.4.6):
Last name of author, first name of author {if available}.“Title of article.” Name of Magazine date of
publication (day Mon. year): page numbers. {If the article is not on consecutive pages, just
list the first page with a + sign.} Print. {Publication medium.}
NOTE: Do not include the volume and issue number for magazines, even if they are listed.
ex. Dokoupil, Tony. “The Real Indiana Jones.” Newsweek 27 Aug. 2012: 38-44. Print.
ex. Wood, Jesse. “Strip Mine Holiday.” Sierra Sept./Oct. 2012: 44-5. Print.
2.
Newspaper articles (5.4.5):
Last name of author, first name of author. “Title of article.” Name of newspaper day Mon. year of
newspaper: page number. Print. {Publication medium.}
ex. Sidel, Robin. “Payments Network Takes on Google.” The Wall Street Journal 15 Aug.
2012: C1-2. Print.
3.
Advertisement (5.7.10):
Name of the product, company, or institution. Advertisement. Name of journal, magazine or
newspaper in which review appeared volume number.issue number (date or year of
publication in parentheses): or day Mon. year: page number(s){if given}. Print. {Publication
medium.}
ex. AT&T. Advertisement. Technology Review 115.4 (Aug. 2012): 5. Print.
ex. MD Barn Master. Advertisement. Equus Sept. 2012: 58. Print.
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4.
Review (5.4.7):
Last name of reviewer, first name of reviewer.{if available} “Title of the review.” {if available}
Rev. of Title of the work reviewed, by [or ed. or dir.] first and last name of author [or editor,
or director]. Name of journal, magazine or newspaper in which review appeared volume
number.issue number (date or year of publication in parentheses): or day Mon. year: page
number(s){if given}. Print. {Publication medium.}
ex. Hassel, Holly. Rev. of College Credit for Writing in High School: The “Taking Care of”
Business, by Kristine Hansen and Christine R. Farris, eds. Teaching English in the
Two-Year College 39.4 (May 2012): 419-21. Print.
ex. Hayward, Steven F. “Green Shift.” Rev. of How to Think Seriously About the Planet:
A Case for an Environmental Conservatism, by Roger Scrutton. National Review
13 Aug. 2012: 41-2. Print.
If there is no reviewer or title of review given, begin the citation with Rev. of and alphabetize the
entry in the work cited page by the title of the work reviewed, not under Rev.
5.
Editorial (5.4.10):
Last name of author, first name of author {if available}. “Title.” Editorial. Name of journal,
magazine or newspaper in which review appeared volume number.issue number (date or
year of publication in parentheses): or day Mon. year: page number(s){if given}. Print.
{Publication medium.}
ex. Allen, David B. “TODAY – A Stark Glimpse of Tomorrow.” Editorial. New England
Journal of Medicine 366.24 (14 June 2012): 2315-6. Print.
ex. Rheinheimer, Kurt. “Blue Ridge Parkway and Food: A Great Combo.” Editorial. Blue
Ridge Country May/June 2012: 6. Print.
6.
Letter to the Editor (5.4.11):
Last name of author, first name of author. Letter. Name of journal, magazine or newspaper in
which review appeared volume number.issue number (date or year of publication in
parentheses): or day Mon. year: page number(s){if given}. Print. {Publication medium.}
ex. Clites, Roger M. “Save to the Top.” Letter. Johnson City Press 24 Aug. 2012: 6A.
Print.
ex. Cresswell, Kathrin, and Aziz Sheikh. Letter. JAMA 307.21 (6 June 2012): 2255-6.
Print.
Response to a letter:
Last name of responder, first name of responder. Reply to letter of first and last name of author.
Name of journal, magazine or newspaper in which review appeared volume number.issue
number (date or year of publication in parentheses): or day Mon. year: page number(s){if
given}. Print. {Publication medium.}
ex. Wang, C. Jason, and Andrew T. Huang. Reply to letter of Kathrin Cresswell and Aziz
Sheikh. JAMA 307.21 (6 June 2012): 2256. Print.
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FULL-TEXT
In full-text databases, the entire article can be printed from the online source. For more information on
citing full-text material, please refer to the MLA Handbook, 7th edition, sections 5.6, 5.7.17, and 5.7.18.
Section 5.7.17 gives information for citing a publication on CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, such as an
encyclopedia (Encarta, etc.).
Section 5.7.18 gives information for citing a digital file, such as a PDF file, word document, scanned
image or sound recording.
If you cannot find some of the information, cite what is available.
Use the following abbreviations in the citation when the information is not available:
n.p. No place of publication given
n.p. No publisher given
n.d. No date of publication given
n. pag. No pagination (page numbers) given
ONLINE DATABASES
Section (5.6.4):
The following information pertains to examples from the on-line databases accessible through Northeast
State.
Do not include the URL unless your instructor requires it or the source is difficult to locate without
it. (If the URL is required, you must use the <> angle brackets. Do not underline the URL. If the URL is too
long to fit on a line, break it only after a slash and do not add a hyphen at the break. Give the URL
immediately following the date of access.)
Last name of author, first name of author {if given}. “Title of article.” Name of journal, newspaper,
newsletter or conference volume number.issue number (date or year of publication in
parentheses): or day Mon. year: page number(s) if given. {If only the starting page number
of a multi-page article is given, use the number followed by a plus sign then a period. For
example, 15+. If no page number is given, put nothing or use n. pag. If you use a PDF
version of the file and have the entire page range, put all of the pages. For example, 1545}. Name of the database, if known. Web {Publication medium.} Date of access (day Mon.
year).
or
Last name of author, first name of author {if given}. Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher,
date of publication. Name of the database or Name of the service. Web. {Publication
medium.} Date of access (day Mon. year).
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Examples from selected databases:
Knovel, eBook Collection (EBSCO), or Safari Books Online:
ex. Estopinal, Stephen V. Guide to Understanding Land Surveys. 3rd ed. n.p.: Wiley, 2009.
Knovel. Web. 25 Aug. 2012.
ex. Feysia, Berhanu. The Health Workforce in Ethiopia: Towards Attending Remaining
Challenges. n.p.: World Bank, 2012. eBook Collection. Web. 25 Aug 2012.
ex. Wempen, Faithe. HTML5 Step by Step. n.p.: Microsoft, 2011. Safari Books Online. Web.
25 Aug. 2012.
Academic OneFile:
ex. McKie, Evan. “Turning into Tatiana: Five Ballerinas on Interpreting Onegin’s PassionWrenched Heroine.” Dance Magazine Aug. 2012: 30+. Academic OneFile. Web. 25 Aug.
2012.
ex. Wolfe, Wendy L. “Online Drinking: An Exploratory Study of Alcohol Use and Intoxication
During Internet Activity.” North American Journal of Psychology 14.1 (2012): 61+.
Academic OneFile. Web. 25 Aug 2012.
Applied Science & Technology Full Text:
ex. Peltason, Julia, and Britta Wrede. “The Curious Robot as a Case Study for Comparing
Dialogue Systems.” AI Magazine 32.4 (2011): 85-99. Applied Science & Technology Full
Text. Web. 25 Aug. 2012.
ex. Warren, Daniel, Robert Church, and Robert Westrick. “Using AUVs to Investigate Shipwrecks:
Deepwater Archaeology in the Gulf.” Sea Technology 49.10 (2008): 15-8. Applied Science
& Technology Full Text. Web. 25 Aug. 2012.
Business Insights: Essentials:
ex. "Pet Products and Services." Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries. Ed. Lynn M. Pearce.
Detroit: Gale, 2012. Business Insights: Essentials. Web. 28 Aug. 2012.
ex. “Industry Profile: Commercial Bakeries.” Business Insights: Essentials. Web. 28 Aug. 2012.
Career Transitions:
ex. “How to Deal With a Difficult Boss.” Career Transitions. Web. 28 Aug. 2012.
ex. “Overview: Municipal Firefighters.” Career Transitions. Web. 28 Aug. 2012.
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CIA-World Fact Book (Cite as a website):
ex. United States. CIA. “American Samoa.” The World Factbook. 20 June 2012. Web.
28 Aug. 2012.
CINAHL With Full Text:
ex. Sawah, Sarah Al, and Kevin R. Lewis. “Management of Vitamin D Deficiency in Children and
Adolescents. Journal of Pediatric Nursing 27.2 (2012): 189-191. CINAHL with Full Text.
Web. 28 Aug. 2012.
Classical Music Library:
ex. Meehan/Perkins Duo. “Lost in Philly.” Travel Diary. Classical Music Library. Web. 28 Aug.
2012.
ex. “Johannes Eccard.” Classical Music Library. Web. 28 Aug. 2012.
ERIC (Cite as a website):
ex. Gal, Eynat, Naomi Schreur, and Batva Engel-Yeger. “Inclusion of Children With Disabilities:
Teachers’ Attitudes and Requirements for Environmental Accommodations.” International
Journal of Special Education 25.2 (2010): 89-9. ERIC. Web. 28 Aug. 2012.
Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context:
ex. Adams, Ben. “Charter Schools are Superior to Public Schools.” Charter Schools: Opposing
Viewpoints. Ed. Margaret Haerens and Lynn M. Zott. Detroit: Greenhaven, 2012. Rpt.
from “West Virginia Needs to Try Charter Schools.” Charleston Daily Mail 24 June 2010.
Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 30 Aug. 2012.
ex. Nocera, Joe. “How to Frack Responsibly.” New York Times 28 Feb. 2012: A25. Gale
Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 30 Aug. 2012.
Gale Student Resources in Context:
ex. Saey, Tina Hesman. “Cloning Method Yields Stem Cells: Reprogramming Technique Using
Eggs Works in Humans.” Science News 5 Nov. 2011: 8. Gale Student Resources in
Context. Web. 30 Aug. 2012.
ex. Zoffer, Josh. “Future of Dollar Hegemony: The Dollar’s Role After the Euro Crisis.”
Harvard International Review 34.1 (Summer 2012): 26-9. Gale Student Resources in
Context. Web. 30 Aug. 2012.
Gale Virtual Reference Library:
ex. Lenz, Erika, Rebecca J. Frey, and Leslie Mertz. "Fritillaria.” The Gale Encyclopedia of
Alternative Medicine. Ed. Laurie J. Fundukian. 3rd ed. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 2009.
869-71. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 29 Aug. 2012.
ex. Pearson, Michael N. "Ethinic Groups, Gujarati." History of World Trade Since
1450. Ed. John J. McCusker. Vol. 1. Detroit: Macmillan, 2006. 262-4. Gale Virtual
Reference Library. Web. 29 Aug. 2012.
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General OneFile:
ex. Berry, Kate. “Six in 10 Homeowners with Loan Mods Default Within 18 Mos.” American
Banker 22 June 2012: n. pag. General OneFile. Web. 29 Aug. 2012.
ex. Julius, Erin, and Mark Vernarelli. “Making Reentry Work in Maryland.” Corrections Today
74.2 (2012): 24+ {or 24-7 if you view the PDF versio}. General OneFile. Web. 29 Aug.
2012.
General Science Full Text:
ex. Binshtock, Avital. “Nukeable Nutrition.” Sierra. Sept. 2011: 6-7. General Science Full Text.
Web. 30 Aug. 2012.
ex. Casida, John E. “The Greening of Pesticide-Environment Interactions: Some Personal
Observations.” Environmental Health Perspectives 120.4 (Apr. 2012): 487-93. General
Science Full Text. Web. 30 Aug. 2012.
Google Scholar (Cite as a website):
ex. Gibson, Kevin. “Stakeholders and Sustainability: An Evolving Theory.” Journal of
Business Ethics 109.1 (2012): 15-25. Web. 29 Aug. 2012.
Health and Wellness Resource Center:
ex. Carson-DeWitt, Rosalyn. “Yaws.” The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Ed. Laurie J.
Fundukian. 4th ed. Detroit: Gale, 2011. Health & Wellness Resource Center. Web. 29 Aug.
2012.
ex. “Now Robotic Nurses to Care for Sick People.” Bollywood Country 17 July 2011: n. pag.
Health & Wellness Resource Center. Web. 29 Aug. 2012.
LexisNexis Academic:
ex. Kunzelman, Michael, and Stacey Plaisance. “Hurricane Isaac Comes Ashore.” The Denver
Post 29 Aug. 2012: 22A. LexisNexis Academic. Web. 29 Aug. 2012.
ex. Robbins v. Wilkie. 127 S. Ct. 2588. 25 June 2007. LexisNexis Academic. Web. 29 Aug.
2012.
ex. Wittman, Rob. “Corruption in Afghan National Security Forces.” CQ Congressional
Testimony. 2 Aug. 2012. Transcript. LexisNexis Academic. Web. 29 Aug. 2012.
Literature Criticism Online:
ex. Bentley, Eric. “Hellman’s Indignation.” The New Republic 5 Jan. 1953: 30-1. Drama
Criticism. Ed. Lawrence J. Trudeau and Linda M. Ross. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 1991.
199-200. Literature Criticism Online. Web. 8 May 2013.
ex. Nicholls, Jonathan. “The Testing of Courtesy at Camelot and Hautdesert in Sir Gawain and
the Green Knight.” The Matter of Courtesy: Medieval Courtesy Books and the GawainPoet. Suffolk, England: Brewer, 1985. 112-38. Classical and Medieval Literature
Criticism. Ed. Lynn M. Zott. Vol. 54. Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2002. 211-25. Literature
Criticism Online. Web. 8 May 2013.
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Literature Resources from Gale:
ex. Lawrence, D. H. “Benjamin Franklin.” The Symbolic Meaning: The Uncollected Versions
of Studies in Classic American Literature. Ed. Armin Arnold. n. p.: Centaur, 1962. 35-49.
Literature Resources from Gale. Web. 29 Aug. 2012.
ex. “Overview: ‘The Slump’.” Short Stories for Students. Ed. Ira Mark Milne. Vol. 19. Detroit:
Gale, 2004. Literature Resources from Gale. Web. 29 Aug. 2012.
ex. Roper, Robert. “Collateral Damage: The Civil War Only Enhanced George Whitman’s
Soldierly Satisfaction; for His Brother Walt, However, the Horrors Halted an Outpouring
of Great Poetry.” American Scholar 78:1 (2009): 75+. Literature Resources from Gale.
Web. 29 Aug. 2012.
NCJRS - National Criminal Justice Reference Service (Cite as a website):
ex. Frantzen, Durant. “Canine Sniffs and Policing the Drug War.” Criminal Justice Review
35.4 (2010): 438-52. Web. 29 Aug. 2012.
ex. Shively, Michael, Kristina Kliorys, Kristin Wheeler, and Dana Hunt. A National Overview of
Prostitution and Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Efforts, Final Report. Web. 29 Aug.
2012.
Nursing & Allied Health Collection: Comprehensive:
ex. Pounds, Karen Govette. “Client-Nurse Interaction With Individuals with Schizophrenia: A
Descriptive Pilot Study.” Issues in Mental Health Nursing 31.12 (2010): 770-4. Nursing
& Allied Health Collection: Comprehensive. Web. 29 Aug. 2012.
OmniFile Full Text Mega:
ex. Lunau, Kate. “Licence to Text.” Maclean’s 11 June 2012: 44-7. OmniFile Full Text Mega.
Web. 30 Aug. 2012.
ex. Ozanne, Dominic. “Who Promised Fair? Improving the Construction Industry: Part I.”
Labor Law Journal 62.4 (2011): 181-201. OmniFile Full Text Mega. Web. 30 Aug. 2012.
Oxford English Dictionary:
ex. “Reservoir.” Oxford English Dictionary Online. 3rd ed. n.p.: Oxford UP, 2012. Web. 30 Aug.
2012.
Oxford Reference Online:
ex. Degen, John. “Angela Lansbury.” The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance.
Ed. Dennis Kennedy. n.p.: Oxford UP, 2003. Web. 30 Aug. 2012.
ex. Freeman, Julian. “War Art.” The Oxford Companion to Military History. Ed. Richard Holmes.
n. p.: Oxford UP, 2001. Web. 30 Aug. 2012.
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Readers’ Guide Full Text Mega:
ex. Grove, Daryl. “Full Throttle.” Virginia Living June 2012: 82-87. Readers’ Guide Full Text
Mega. Web. 30 Aug. 2012.
ex. Robb, George. “Before Madoff and Ponzi: 19th-Century Business Frauds.” Phi Kappa Phi
Forum 92.1 (Spring 2012) 7-9. Readers’ Guide Full Text Mega. Web. 30 Aug. 2012.
SIRS Knowledge Source:
ex. Foner, Eric, and John A. Garraty. “Popular Sovereignty.” The Reader’s Companion to
American History. 1991: n. pag. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 30 Aug. 2012.
ex. Peer, Basharat. “Tear Gas Over Batamaloo.” National Interest Nov./Dec. 2010: 23.
SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 30 Aug. 2012.
ex. Pogrebin, Robin. “Latin American Art, Rediscovered Again.” New York Times 23 Oct. 2011,
late ed.: F8. SIRS Renaissance. Web. 30 Aug. 2012.
ex. Sanchez, Elaine. “DOD Works to East Troop Transition to Credentialed Jobs.” American
Forces Information Service News Article 22 Feb. 2012: n. pag. SIRS Government
Reporter. Web. 30 Aug. 2012.
Small Business Collection:
ex. Akin, Mustafa Seref. “Listing Foreign Firms on NASDAQ and NYSE: Impact of Venture
Capital and research Institute.” iBusiness 3.4 (Dec. 2011): 323-31. Small Business
Collection. Web. 30 Aug. 2012.
ex. Rice, Kate. “Obamacare by the Numbers: With the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act Poised to Transform U.S. Health Care, Agencies and Insurers are Scrambling to
Separate Fact from Fiction.” Travel Weekly 6 Aug. 2012: 12+. Small Business Collection.
Web. 30 Aug. 2012.
Small Business Resource Center:
ex. Becker, Laura. “Online Party-Planning Company: Theme Party in a Box.” Business Plans
Handbook. Ed. Lynn M. Pearce. Vol. 16. Detroit: Gale, 2010. Small Business Resource
Center. Web. 30 Aug. 2012.
ex. “Small Wonder: Helping the Poor to Save. (Microfinance for the Poorest).” The Economist
10 Dec. 2011: 84. Small Business Resource Center. Web. 30 Aug. 2012.
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WEB PUBLICATIONS
 You no longer have to include the URL unless the reader probably could not locate the information
without it or your instructor requires it. If you do include the URL:
 Use the <> angle brackets for the complete address of the URL (including http, https,
ftp, telnet, or gopher, etc.).
 Do not underline the URL.
 If the URL is too long to fit on a line, break it only after a slash and do not add a hyphen
at the break.
 Include the URL immediately after the date of access.
 If you cannot find some of the information, cite what is available.
 Use the following abbreviations in the citation when the information is not available:
n.p. No place of publication given
n.p. No publisher given
n.d. No date of publication given
n. pag. No pagination (page numbers) given
All of the following information comes from the MLA Handbook, 7th edition, sections 5.6.2 and 5.6.3.
Journals, Magazines, or Newsletters:
Last name of author, first name of author {if given}. “Title of article.” Name of journal, magazine or
newspaper volume number.issue number. Publisher or sponsor of site {if not available, use
n.p.}, date or year of publication {if not available, use n.d.}: total number of pages,
paragraphs or sections {if numbered}. Web. {Publication medium.} Date of access (day
Mon. year). <Internet address only if needed or required>.
ex. Newspaper Article
Stanglin, Douglas. “Magnitude-7.6 Quake off Philippines; Tsunami Watch Eased.” USA
Today. USA Today, 31 Aug. 2012. Web. 31 Aug. 2012.
ex. Magazine Article
Curtis, Diane. “Project-Based Learning: Real-World Issues Motivate Students.” Upd. by
Sara Bernard. Edutopia. George Lucas Foundation, 27 July 2011: n. pag. Web.
31 Aug. 2012.
ex. Scholarly Journal
Martin, Gene, and John Ritz. “Research Needs for Technology Education: A U.S.
Perspective.” Journal of Technology Education 23.2 (Spring 2012): 25-43. Web.
31 Aug. 2012.
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Online Book or Part of a Book:
Last name of author, first name of author {if given}. Name of work. Publication information {for the
original print version if given or the date of electronic publication and sponsoring institution}.
Title of the database or web site. Web. Date of access (day Mon. year). <Internet address
only if needed or required>.
ex. Online Book
Clawson, Augusta H. Shipyard Diary of a Woman Welder. New York: Penguin, 1944.
Hathitrust Digital Library. Web. 31 Aug. 2012.
Harte, Bret. The Devils Ford. eBooks³. Web. 31 Aug. 2012.
ex. Part of an Online Book
Aldrich, Anne Reeve. “A Lamentable Comedy.” A Village Ophelia and Other Stories.
New York: Dillingham, 1899. Project Gutenberg. Web. 31 Aug. 2012.
Government Publication:
United States. Dept. of Education. “Tips for Helping Students Recovering From Traumatic Events.”
Sept. 2005. Web. 31 Aug. 2012.
United States. Dept. of Health & Human Services. “Distinct Brain Activity in Hoarders.” National
Institute of Health, 20 Aug. 2012. Web. 31 Aug. 2012.
All other Web sites:
Last name, first name of author {if given}. Home page. {If applicable.}“Title of article.” Title of
Web site. Version or edition. Publisher or sponsor of the site, date of publication or last
update. Web {Publication medium.} Date of access (day Mon. year). <Internet address if
needed or required>.
ex. Beal, Vangie. “Smiley Faces and Emoticons.” Webopedia. IT Business Edge. 18 Oct. 2011.
Web. 31 Aug. 2012.
ex. Choi, Charles. “Last Meal Found in Stomach of Fuzzy Dinosaur.” Fox News. Fox News.
30 Aug. 2012. Web. 31 Aug. 2012.
ex. Nagel, Rob. “Enrico Caruso.” Contemporary Musicians. 1994. Encyclopedia.com. HighBeam
Research, 2012. Web. 31 Aug. 2012.
ex. “Rabies.” Mayo Clinic. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. 28 Jan. 2011.
Web. 31 Aug. 2012.
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For online advertisements, always use the URL to make sure that the correct advertisement is
accessed.
ex. Got Milk? Advertisement. May 2001. Web. 31 Aug. 2012. <http://www.adflip.com/
addetails.php?adID=13621>.
ex. Volkswagen: Surrounded by Safety. Advertisement. Aug. 2012. Web. 31 Aug. 2012.
<http://adsoftheworld.com/media/print/volkswagen_surrounded_by_safety_1>.
NONPRINT SOURCES (and Miscellaneous Print Sources) (5.7) including Web sources (5.6.2)
E-Mail (5.7.13):
Last name of writer, first name of writer. “Title of message.” {if any, taken from the subject line}
Recipient of message. Date message sent (day Mon. year). E-mail. {Publication medium.}
ex. Bishop, Kevin. “Shipment Confirmation.” Message to Jan Swanowski. 18 May 2012. E-mail.
ex. Vergaranto, Shirley. “Paper 2 Requirements.” Message to Tim Jones. 3 July. 2012. E-mail.
E-Readings for an Online Class (Desire2Learn – D2L) (5.6.2b & 5.7.18):
– Special thanks to Landon Jenkins for allowing access to his D2L
If the reading opens to a web page or an article in a database, follow the examples for Web
sources or an online database.
If the reading is an article, essay or speech that opens directly into a word processing or
spreadsheet document, use the following example:
Last name of author, first name of author. Title of article, speech, or essay.” Date of publication {if
known}. Name of file {ex. readings, notes, etc.}. D2L. Northeast State Comm. Coll. Web.
{Publication medium.} Date of access (day Mon. year). <Internet address if needed or
required>.
ex. Burnett, John. "John G. Burnett’s Story of the Removal of the Cherokees.” English E-Reading
Resources. D2L. Northeast State Comm. Coll. Web. 27 Aug. 2012.
ex. Chandler, Sheri. “The Conditioning Boys.” 21 Nov. 2005. English E-Reading Resources.
D2L. Northeast State Comm. Coll. Web. 27 Aug. 2012.
ex. Sanger, Margaret. “Two Classes of Women.” English E-Reading Resources. D2L. Northeast
State Comm. Coll. Web. 27 Aug. 2012. <http://elearn.northeaststate.edu/content/
enforced/4336484-201280_English_E-readings/
Sanger_Two_Classespdf.pdf?_&d2lSessionVal=qc7wzo5QlgB9ZJ6bgrpQOjICc>.
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Television or Radio Program (5.7.1, 5.6.2b, & 5.6.2d):
“Title of episode or segment.” Title of program or series {if any}. {You may also include
director, narrator, performers, number of episodes, etc., if relevant.} Name of the network.
Call letters and city of the local station {if any}, Broadcast date. Radio. or Television.
{Publication medium}. {If you are citing a transcript, add the word Transcript after the
publication medium.} {If it is a Web source, “Title of episode or segment.” Title of program
or series (if any). Title of the Web site. Sponsor of the site. Broadcast date. {if known} Web.
{Publication medium.} Date of access (day Mon. year). <Internet address if needed or
required>.}
ex. Circa Survive. “Brother Song.” Violent Waves. 2012. Music.aol.com. AOL. Web. 31 Aug.
2012.
ex. “Inspector Lewis: The Mind Has Mountains.” Masterpiece. PBS. WBRA, Norton, 26 Aug.
2012. Television.
ex. Lewis, Leona. “Bleeding Love.” 98.5 WTFM. Web. 31 Aug. 2012.
ex. Raz, Guy, host. “The Olympic Soundtrack: A Story of National Pride.” All Things Considered.
Natl. Public Radio. 12 Aug. 2012. Web. Transcript. 31 Aug. 2012.
ex. Schultz, Teri. “Belgian Town May Sue Over Soggy Weather Forecasts.” Morning Edition. Natl.
Public Radio. WETS-FM, Johnson City, 17 Aug. 2012. Radio.
ex. Shelton, Blake. “Who Are You When I’m Not Looking?” Music.yahoo.com/videos. Yahoo.
Web. 31 Aug. 2012.
ex. “Treehouse.” Modern Family. ABC.go.com/watch. ABC. 2 Nov. 2011. Web. 31 Aug. 2012.
Videogames (5.7.17 & 5.7.18)
Title of game. Version number {if available or needed}. Place of publication: publisher, date of
publication. Videogame. {Publication medium}.
ex. Battlefield 3. n. p.: Electronic Arts, 25 Oct. 2011. Videogame
ex. Kung Fu Panda: Tales of Po. n. p.: Nickelodeon, 20 Dec. 2011. Videogame.
Shockwave.com. Atom Entertainment. Web. 31 Aug. 2012.
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Sound or Spoken Word Recording (5.7.2):
Last name, first name of composer, conductor or performer {depending on emphasis}. “Title of
song.” {if needed} Title of the recording. Artist(s). Manufacturer, year of issue. Publication
medium – CD, Audiocasette, Audiotape, etc. If on the Web, add the Web site before the
publication medium, which will be Web, and then add the date of access (day Mon. year).
ex. Celtic Thunder. “Just a Song at Twilight.” Heritage. Decca, 2011. CD.
ex. Reading, Kate, narr. The Painted Veil. By W. Somerset Maugham. Blackstone Audio,
2006. CD.
ex. Wilde, Oscar. A House of Pomegranates. Librivox. Web. 10 July 2009.
Film or Video (5.7.3 & 5.6.2d):
Title. Dir. (director’s name). {You may include the name of the performers, writer, producer, etc., if
pertinent}. Distributor, year of release. Film or Videocassette, DVD, etc.. {Publication
medium.}
ex. Hope Springs. Dir. David Frankel. Perf. Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell.
Sony Pictures, 2012. Film.
ex. Rango. Dir. Gore Verbinski. Perf. Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Ned Beatty. 2011.
Paramount Home Entertainment, 2011. DVD.
For a Web film or film clip:
Last Name, First Name, dir. {director’s name, if known}. Title. Name of Source {if known}. Date of
posting or update {if known}. Ttitle of the Web site. Web. Date of access (day Mon. year).
<Internet address if needed or required>.
ex. Oreo Commercial 2012: Commute. YouTube. Web. 31 Aug. 2012.
ex. “Apple and Google: Fast Frienemies?” Brian Blair and Max Wolff. CNBC. CNBC, 31 Aug.
2012. Web. 31 Aug. 2012.
ex. Plan 9 From Outer Space. Dir. Ed Wood. 1959. Internet Archive. Web. 1 Sep. 2012.
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Lecture, Speech, Address, or Reading (5.7.11, 5.6.2b & 5.6.2d):
Last name of speaker, first name of speaker. “Title of Presentation.” {if known} Meeting and
sponsoring organization {if applicable}. Location. Date. Descriptive label – address,
lecture, reading, etc. For Web sources: Last name of speaker, first name of speaker.
“Title of Presentation.” {if known} Title of Internet site. Date of publication of last update.
Web. {Publication medium.} Date of access (day Mon. year) <Internet address if needed
or required>. {If you have a transcript rather than listening to the audio version, use the
word Transcript after the publication media – i.e. web – and do not use the word speech.}
ex. Graves, Jesse. Poetry Society of Tennessee – Northeast Chapter. Wayne G. Basler Library,
Northeast State Community College. 2 June 2012. Workshop.
ex. King, Jr., Martin Luther. “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop.” American Rhetoric Top 100
Speeches. 3 Apr. 1968. Web. Speech. 1 Sep. 2012.
ex. Livingston, Ruth. Speech 2330 Class. Northeast State Community College. 30 Aug. 2012.
Lecture.
ex. Truman, Harry S. “Report to the American People on Korea.” Miller Center. U. of Virginia.
11 Apr. 1951. Web. Speech. 1 Sep. 2012.
Performance – Concert, Play, Opera, Ballet (5.7.4):
Title. You may include the name of the choreographer, performing company, conductor, director,
performers, etc. Name of the performance site, city of the performance. Date of the
performance. Performance.
ex. Godspell. Dir. Brandon Stanbrough. Regional Center for Performing Arts. Northeast State
Community College, Blountville, TN. 6 Apr. 2012. Performance.
ex. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. By Stephen Sondheim. Knoxville
Symphony Orchestra and Clarence Brown Theatre, Knoxville, TN. 30 Aug. 2012.
Performance.
ex. Russian Masters. Cond. Giancarlo Guerrero. Perf. Cho-Liang Lin, Nashville Symphony
Orchestra. Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, TN. 10 Mar. 2012. Performance.
ex. The Tales of Hans Christian Anderson. Dir. Susan Pace. City Youth Ballet. Seegar Chapel,
Milligan College, TN. 26 May 2012. Performance.
If the performance is by a particular individual or group, you may begin the citation with the name
of the person or group.
ex. Cirque du Soleil. Zarkana. Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY. 16 June 2012.
Performance.
ex. Jones, George. Country Tonite Theatre, Pigeon Forge, TN. 27 July 2012. Performance.
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Interviews (5.7.7, 5.6.2b & 5.6.2d):
Personal – one that you conducted:
Last name, first name of person interviewed. Type of interview (personal interview, telephone
interview, e-mail interview). Date of interview (day Mon. year).
ex. Mercer, Richard B. Personal interview. 12 July 2012.
Broadcast:
Last name, first name of person interviewed. “Title of interview.” {if part of a publication, recording,
or program} or Title of interview {if published independently}. Interview by first name last
name of interviewer if known. Name of the network. Call letters and city of the local station
{if any}, Broadcast date. Radio or Television {Publication medium}.
ex. Couric, Katie. Interview by Jay Leno. The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. NBC. WJHL, Johnson
City, TN. 22 Aug. 2012. Television.
Web:
Last name, first name of person interviewed. “Title of interview, if known.” Interview by first name
last name of interviewer if known. Title of program or series (if any). Title of the Web site.
Sponsor of the site. Broadcast date. {if known} Web. {Publication medium.} Date of access
(day Mon. year). <Internet address if needed or required>.}
ex. Piot, Peter. “Virus Hunter Recalls Discovery of Ebola and HIV.” Interview by Ira Flatow. Talk
of the Nation. Natl. Public Radio. 15 June 2012. Web. 1 Sep. 2012.
{If the interview is from a database, follow the above example but add the appropriate information
for the database.}
ex. Affa, Sefi. Interview by Elena Rodriguez Murphy. Research in African Literatures 43.3 (Fall
2012): 106-14. Academic OneFile. Web. 1 Sep. 2012.
Print:
Last name, first name of person interviewed. “Title of interview.” {if part of a publication, recording,
or program} or Title of interview {if published independently}. Interview by first name last
name of interviewer if known. Name of magazine, newspaper, journal, or book. Relevant
information for the type of print source. Print.
ex. Watson, Bubba. “Watson Savors Pair of New Titles: Masters Champ and Proud Father: ‘This
is Awesome’.” Interview by Steve DiMeglio. USA Today 10 Apr. 2012: 2C. Print.
ex. Malakar, Sanjaya. “Sanjaya: The Interview.” Interviewed by Ramin Setoodeh. Newsweek
30 Apr. 2007: 64. Print.
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