Use the following hyperlinks to learn how to cite information in MLA Format. Click on source type to view the citation format, as well as a real-world example.
Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication:
Name of Publisher, Copyright date.
Example:
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. New York: Arthur
A. Levine Books, 2000.
Author's Last Name, First Name, and First Name Last Name of other Author.
Title of Book. City of Publication: Name of Publisher, Copyright date.
Example:
Buckley, Jr., James, and Robert Stremme. Book of Lists. Santa Barbara,
Calif.: Shoreline Publishing Group LLC, 2003.
Books with more than Two Authors:
Author's Last Name, First name, et al. Title of Book. City of Publication:
Name of Publisher, Copyright date.
Example:
Edens, Walter, et al. Teaching Shakespeare. Princeton, New Jersey:
Princeton Press, 2000.
Title of Book. City of Publication: Name of Publisher, Copyright date.
Example:
World Almanac & Book of Facts 2003. New York: World Almanac Books, 2003.
Author of article Last Name, First Name. "Title of article." Name
of the Magazine. Day Mo. Year: inclusive page numbers.
*if no author is given for the article, start the citation with the Article Title.
Example:
Thompson, Mark. "Up From the Depths." Time. 28 Feb. 2002: 43-46.
Author of article Last Name, First Name. "Title of article." Name
of the Newspaper. Day Mo. Year: inclusive page numbers.
*if no author is given for the article, start the citation with the Article Title.
Example:
Manning, Sara. "Curriculum Battles from Left and Right.” USA Today. 2 Jan.
2003: D5.
Author of article Last Name, First Name. (if listed) "Title of article."
Name of Encyclopedia. Copyright date.
Examples:
no author listed:
"Dinosaur." World Book Encyclopedia. 2002.
author listed:
Chiappini, Luciano. "Liberty, Statue of." World Book Encyclopedia. 2002.
Title of page. Date of publication. Organization name. Date you
accessed the page. <URL of the site>.
Example:
African-American Experience. 2006. Colonial Williamsburg. 18 Jan. 2006.
Article in a Reference Database:
Article Author's Name Last, First. Title of the Article. Title of the Electronic
Publication. Publisher. Copyright date of electronic publication. Date you
accessed site. <URL of the site>.
Example:
Article with Author:
Pasquier, Roger F., "Owl." Encyclopedia Americana. Grolier Online. 2003.
18 Jan. 2006. <http://go.grolier.com>.
Article with without an Author:
"Jumping Mouse." Encyclopedia Americana. Grolier Online. 2003. 18 Jan. 2006.
<http://go.grolier.com>.