MLA Format for Bibliographies

• Double-space.
• Everything that is italicized in the examples may be underlined if writing by hand or
  using a standard typewriter, but if you are using a computer, italics are preferred.
• If your book or article has an editor (or editors) instead of an author, put "ed." (or "eds.")
  after the name (example: Smith, John, ed. or Smith, John, and Susan Jones, eds.)
• Begin each entry flush with the left margin.
• If an entry takes more than one line, indent succeeding lines five spaces (one standard tab).
• Do not use p. or pp. or pg. in front of page numbers.
• Do not use volume numbers for encyclopedia.
• Alphabetize all entries.
• If the author's name is unknown, alphabetize by the first word in the title other
  than A, An, or The.
• In the case of works with multiple authors, list the authors in the same order they
  appear on the title page.
  If the work has more than three authors, list only the first author, followed by ", et al."
• Do not put your title (which should be either Bibliography or Works Cited or
  List of Works Cited) in quotes or all caps or italics or underlined. Center your title.
• The page number of the bibliography page should be placed the same as all your other
  pages-one - half inch from the top of the page and at the right margin.
• The title for your bibliography page should be one inch from the top of the page.
• Use the same one-inch margins you have used for the entire paper.
• Place your bibliography page at the end of your paper.
• See the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers or your English teacher for
  more information.

***Print the MLA Format for Bilbiographies page in landscape style instead of portrait style.***

Books-One Author: Author's last name, First name.  Title of Book.  Place of Publication: Publisher, copyright date. Smith, John.  History of the World.  Baltimore: Scribner's Sons, 1994.

Books-Two Authors:
Author's last name, First name, and First name Last name. Title of Book.
Place of Publication: Publisher, copyright date.
Smith, John, and Susan Jones.  The Story of a People. Boston:
Macmillan, 1973.

Books-More Than Three Authors:
Author's last name, first name, et al. Title of Book.
Place of Publication: Publisher, copyright date.
Smith, John, et al.  The Source of the Nile.  London: Penguin, 1988.

Books-Second, Third, etc., by the Same Author:
---.  Title of Book.  Place of Publication: Publisher, copyright date.
---.  The Further History of the World.  Baltimore: Scribner's Sons, 1996.

Encyclopedia-Author Unknown:
"Title of Article."  Name of Encyclopedia.  Year or number of edition.
"Thomas Jefferson."  Encyclopedia Britannica. 1996 ed.

Encyclopedia-With Author:
Author's last name, First name.  "Title of Article."  Name of Encyclopedia.
Year or number of edition.
Smith, John.  "Pocahontas."  Collier's Encyclopedia. 14th ed.

Magazine or Periodical Article-Author Unknown:
"Title of Article."  Name of Magazine  Complete date: page numbers.
"Pocahontas."  American History Illustrated Sept. 1995: 15-21.

Magazine or Periodical Article-With Author:
Jones, Susan.  "John Smith Lied."  The New History 12 June 1987: 348-350.

CD-ROM-not a periodical publication:
Author's last name, First name.  "Title of the part of the work used."
  Title of the product. Edition, release, or version.   CD-ROM.
  City of manufacture: Name of the manufacturer, year of production.
Walters, Ralph.  "Albatross."  The Oxford English Dictionary. 2nd ed.
  CD-ROM.  Oxford: Oxford UP, 1992.
The CIA World Factbook.  CD-ROM. Minneapolis: Quanta, 1994.
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?  Deluxe ed.  CD-ROM.
  Novato: Broderbun, 1995.

CD-ROM-periodical publication:
Last name of author, First name.  [Publication information for the
printed source, including title and date of print publication].
  Title of the Database.  CD-ROM. Name of vendor.  Electronic
publication date.
Angier, Natalie.  "Chemists Learn Why Vegetables Are Good for You."
  New York Times 13 Apr. 1993, late ed.:  C1.  New York Times Ondisc.
CD-ROM.  UMI-Proquest.  Oct. 1993.
Guidelines for Family Television Viewing.  Urbana: ERIC Clearinghouse
on Elementary and Early Childhood Educ., 1990.  ERIC.  CD-ROM.
  SilverPlatter. June 1993.

Interview:
Last name of person interviewed, First name.  "Title, if any, of printed
or broadcast interview."  Interview with First name of interviewer Last
name. Name of medium if printed or broadcast. -OR- If untitled, just the
word Interview. If printed or broadcast, give other appropriate
information.  Date of interview, if known.
Blackmun, Harry.  Interview with Ted Koppel.  Nightline. ABC.  WABC, NY.
5 Apr. 1994.
Cessna, Pat.  Interview with Susy Smith.  Interview.  18 May 2000.

Documenting Sources from the Internet

1. Last name, First name of the author, editor, compiler, or translator
of the source (if available and relevant), followed by an abbreviation,
such as ed., if appropriate.
2. "Title of the poem, short story, article, etc." -OR- "Title of a
posting to a discussion list or forum (taken from the subject line)",
followed by the description Online posting.
3. Title of a book.
4. Name of the editor, compiler, or translator (if not cited earlier).
5. [Publication information for any print version of the source].
6. Title of the scholarly project, database, periodical, or professional
or personal site.-OR- for a site with no title, a description,
such as Home page.
7. Name of the editor of the project or database.
8. Version number of the source (if not part of the title) -OR- the
volume, issue, or other identifying number.
9. Date of electronic publication, latest update, or posting.
10. The name of the service, if from a subscription service, and,
if a library is the subscriber, the name and city of the library.
11. For a posting to a discussion list or forum, the name of the list or forum.
12. The number range or total number of pages, paragraphs, or other sections,
if they are numbered.
13. Name of any institution or organization sponsoring or associated
with the web site.
14. Date when the researcher accessed the source
15. Electronic address, or URL, of the source -OR- for a subscription service,
the URL of the service's main page (if known) or the keyword
assigned by the service.

Documenting sources from the Internet:  Samples

Scholarly projects:
Victorian Women Writers Project.  Ed. Perry Willett. Apr. 1997.  Indian U.
26 Apr. 1997 

Professional site:
Portuguese Language Page.  U of Chicago.  1 May 1997 

Personal site:
Lancashire, Ian.  Home page.  1 May 1997 

Book:
Nesbit, Edith.  Ballads and Lyrics of Socialism. London, 1908. Victorian
  Women Writers Project. Ed. Perry Willett.  Apr. 1997.  Indian U.
26 Apr. 1997. 

Article in a Reference Database:
"Fresno."  Britannica Online.  Vers. 97.1.1 Mar. 1997.  Encyclopedia
Britannica.  29 Mar. 1997. 

Article in a Journal:
Flannagan, Roy.  "Reflections on Milton and Ariosto."  Early Modern
Literary Studies 2.3 (1996): 16 pars.  22 Feb. 1997.

Article in a Magazine:
Landsburg, Steven E.  "Who Shall Inherit the Earth?" Slate 1 May 1997.
2 May 1997.

Work from a Subscription Service:
"Table Tennis."  Compton's Encyclopedia Online. Vers. 2.0.  1997.  America
Online.  4 July 1998  Keyword:  Compton's.
Koretz, Gene.  "Economic Trends:  Uh-Oh, Warm Water."  Business Week
21 July 1997: 22. Electric Lib.  Sam Barlow High School Lib., Gresham,
OR. 17 Oct. 1997

Posting to a Discussion List:
Merrian, Joanne.  "Spinoff: Monsterpiece Theatre."  Online posting.
30 Apr. 1994.  Shaksper: The Global Electronic Shakespeare Conference.2
7 Aug. 1997