Rancho
San Joaquin Middle School
How
to Cite Your Sources:
Using
MLA Style
Helpful
Hints:
Þ Carefully follow punctuation, capitalization, and underlining.
Þ After the first line, indent 5 spaces on all other lines.
Þ Double-space within and between all entries.
Þ Alphabetize your bibliography into one list.
Source:
Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA
Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 5th ed. New York:
Modern Language Association of America,
1999.
Kelley
A. Lawton and
Laura Cousineau
Duke University Libraries and
Van E. Hillard
The University Writing Program
Guide to Library Research
http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/citing.htm
Brown,
Erella. "The Lake of Seduction: Silence, Hysteria, and the Space
of Feminist Theatre." JTD: Journal of
Theatre
and Drama 2 (1996): 175-200.
Jones, Graham, Sheldon Hanton, and Declan Connaughton. “What is This
Thing Called Mental Toughness? An Investigation of Elite Sport Performers.” Journal
of Applied Sport Psychology 14 (2002): 205-218.
Evnine, Simon J.
"The Universality of Logic: On the Connection between Rationality and
Logical Ability."
Mind
110.438 (2001). 31 July 2001 <http://www3.oup.co.uk/mind/>.
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Journal
title
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Article
title
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Author (if
given)
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Volume and
issue number
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Date of
publication
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Page or
paragraph numbers (if applicable)
o Address of the site
o Date you accessed the site
Holton,
Woody. "The Ohio Indians and the Coming of the American Revolution in
Virginia." The Journal
of
Southern History 60.3 (1994): 453-478. JSTOR. Duke U Lib.,
Durham. 31 July 1998 <http://www.jstor.org>.
Article
from a printed magazine
Gawande, Atul. "The Man Who Couldn't Stop Eating." The
New Yorker 9 Jul. 2001: 66-75.
Full-text
article from a database
Gore, Rick.
"Pharaohs of the Sun." National Geographic Apr.
2001. Expanded Academic ASAP. Gale Group.
Duke
U Lib., Durham. 21 Aug. 2001.
Book with a
Single Author
Fleming, Thomas. Liberty!: The American Revolution. New York:
Viking, 1997.
Sennett, Richard, and Jonathan Cobb. The Hidden
Injuries of Class. New York: Vintage Books, 1972.
Schwartz, David, Steve Ryan, and Fred Wostbrock. The Encyclopedia of
TV Game Shows. New York:
Facts
on File, 1995.
Electronic Book
Norman, Richard. The Moral Philosophers.
New York: Oxford UP, 1998. Duke University Libraries, Durham, NC.
14 Aug. 2001 <http://www.netlibrary.com>.
Cassel, Jeris, and
BethAnn Zambella. "Without a Net: Supporting
Ourselves in a
Tremulous Atmosphere." "LOEX" of the West:
Teaching and
Learning in a Climate of Constant Change. Ed.
Thomas W. Leonhardt.
Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1996. 75-92
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Author or
editor of the book
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Author of
the article
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Title of
the book
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Title of
the article
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Publisher
of the book
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Place of
book publication
o
Date of
book publication
o Page numbers for the article
Encyclopedias and
other multi-volume works
Lumiansky, R.M. "Chaucer."
The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Macropaedia. 15th ed. 1998.
Salinger, Sharon V.
Rev. of Not All Wives: Women of Colonial Philadelphia, by Karin Wulf.
The Journal of American
History 88 (2001):
184-185.
Government Documents: Examples for Works Cited Lists
United States. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Hearing on the
Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1998. 105th Cong., 2nd sess. S.J. Res. 1529.
Washington: GPO, 1999.
Article from a
printed newspaper
Holden,
Stephen. "Frank Sinatra Dies at 82; Matchless Stylist of Pop." New
York Times 16 May 1998, natl.
ed.: A1+.
Article from an
Online Newspaper
Wright,
Steven. "Curriculum 2000 Draws Criticism." The Chronicle
25 Jan. 2001. 7 Nov. 2001 <http://www.chronicle.duke.edu/story.php?article_id=21459>.
Newspaper Article
from an Online Database
Cowell,
Alan. "Britain Faces Flurry of Illegal Migrants Using Channel Tunnel."
New York Times 3 Sept. 2001,
late
ed. Expanded Academic ASAP. Duke U Lib., Durham. 19 Oct. 2001
<http://infotrac.galegroup.com/menu>.
Letter
(unpublished)
Miller, Ella. Letter to Ella V. Rinker. Mar.
1865. Ella V. Rinker and Reuben E. Hammon Papers. Rare Book,
Manuscript
and Special Collections Lib.,
Duke U, Durham.
Motion picture
Platoon.
Prod. Arnold Kopelson. Dir. Oliver Stone. Perf. Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe,
and Charlie Sheen. Videocassette. Hemdale Film Corporation, 1986.
Interview (unpublished)
Elloie,
Pealie Hardin. Interview with Kate Ellis. Rec. 15 July 1994.
Audiotape.
Behind
the Veil: Documenting African-American in the Jim Crow South.
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Lib., Duke U
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Interviewee's name
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Interviewer's name
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Date conducted
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Name of collection
o Name of depository
o Depository's location
Online
(Digitized) Collections
Eaton,
Seymour. Sermons on Advertising. Seymour Adair Eaton, 1907.
Emergence of Advertising in America. Rare Books,
Manuscript, and Special Collections Lib., Duke U. 23 Aug. 2001
<http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/dynaweb/eaa/databases/printlit/@Generic__BookTextView/1851>
Stand-Alone
Document on the Internet
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National
Historic Site. 3 Oct. 2001. National
Park Service. 19 Oct. 2001 <http://www.nps.gov/abli/>.
Online Posting
Casper, Karl.
"Re: Watered Down Curricula." Online posting. 1 Oct. 2001. Math Forum.
26 Oct. 2001
<http://mathforum.org/epigone/math-teach/wheebrelwhing/7zq2783aznop@forum.mathforum.com>
o Author
o Title of posting
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Post number (if numbered)
o Date of posting
o Address posting was made to
o Address of message archives
o Date of access
Email Message
Baker, Virginia. "Tips
for finding sources." E-mail to Jane Robinson. 28 Oct. 2002.