MLA Works Cited Models!

Additional models available at the EMS Virtual Library http://www.ellingtonschools.org/emslibrary/research.htm
(Feel free to ask the librarian to proof your works cited list!)

BOOK (If the book has NO AUTHOR – simply start with title. We don’t acknowledge editors at this level. If there’s an editor, ignore it and start with book’s title.)

Author last name, first name. Title. City of Publication: Publishing Co.,

Copyright Year.

Single Author:

Gorman, Roger. Russia. New York: Grolier, 2000.

More than One Author:

Crewe, Sabrina, and Michael V. Uschan. Fort Sumter: the Civil War Begins.

Milwaukee: Garth Stevens, 2005.

No Author:

Atlas of America. Pleasantville, NY: Reader’s Digest, 1998.

ARTICLE FROM A REFERENCE BOOK (Omit volume # where none exists.)

“Singapore.” The New Grolier Encyclopedia of World War II. Vol. 3. Danbury:

Grolier, 2001.

The Civil War Society. The American Civil War: a Multicultural Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. Danbury: Grolier Educational Corporation, 1994.

ENCYCLOPEDIA Print Versions (Find author at end of article.)

Gruber, Samuel. “Shark.” World Book Encyclopedia. 2001.

“Peru.” Compton’s Encyclopedia. 2004.

Encyclopedia Britannica and Compton’s Online

"Spain." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2005. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School

Edition. 3 Oct. 2005 <http://school.eb.com/eb/article-9106477>.

"Spain." Compton's by Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School

Edition. 3 Oct. 2005 <http://school.eb.com/all/comptons/article-9275463>.

ENCARTA ENCYCLOPEDIA @ EMS

“Elephant.” Encarta Encyclopedia. CD-ROM. 2005.

CULTUREGRAMS (Paper/PAMPHLET)

“Ireland.” CultureGrams World Edition. Lindon, UT: Axiom Press, Inc., 2003.

CULTUREGRAMS ONLINE

“Republic of Bolivia.” CultureGrams World Edition. 2006. ProQuest CSA. 21 Mar. 2005 <http://online.culturegrams.com/>.

DISCOVERING COLLECTION (See very end of article for article and book title info.)

“Article Title.” Book the article is from, Year it was published. Discovering

Collection. Publisher. CT Digital Library. Date you looked at article.

<URL>.

“Brain.” U*X*L Science. 1998. Discovering Collection. Thomson Gale. 2 Feb. 2003 <http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/DC/>.

WILSON BIOGRAPHIES PLUS

“Clinton, Hillary Rodham.” Current Biography. 2002. Wilson Biographies Plus

Illustrated. H. W. Wilson. CT Digital Library. 20 Mar. 2005.

<http://hwwilsonweb.com>.

Swanson, James L. “An Assassin’s Final Hours.” Smithsonian. 2006. Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated. H.W. Wilson. CT Digital Library. 27 Mar. 2007 <http://hwwilsonweb.com>.

WEBSITES

Use as MANY of these pieces of information as you can find:

Creator/Author’s Name. “Article Title.” Web Page Title. Publication Date. Institution or Organization. Date of Access <URL>.

Examples:

Harden, Mark. “Pablo Picasso.” Picasso the Legend. The Artchive. Nov. 2000 
 <http://www.artchive.com/artchive/P/picasso_postww2.html>.

“Peru.” The World Factbook. 2003. CIA. 6 May 2004

<http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/>.

Fort Sumter National Monument. 2007 United States Department of the Interior. 27 Mar. 2007 <http://www.nps.gov/archive/fosu/1_Home/home.htm>.

Works Cited CHECKLIST

Arrange entries in ALPHABETICAL order. Do not alphabetize by The, A or An. Go to next word.

HEADING should be centered one inch from the top,

W and the C capitalized. Works Cited (don’t forget the s on Works!)

Do not underline, bold, use word art or place in all caps or quotation marks.

Citations begin directly after one space is skipped.

Heading should be same size as entries – Typically Times New Roman 12 pt.

NEVER number or use bullets for the works cited entries.

Double-space ENTIRE LIST.

Indent (and double space) SECOND line of text and all ADDITIONAL lines in the same entry.

Watch all punctuation! Look at the examples or ask if you are not sure.

Your works cited should look like this:

Works Cited

"American Civil War." Compton's by Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. 26  Mar. 2007

 <http://school.eb.com/all/comptons/article-198758>.

Atlas of America. Pleasantville, NY: Reader’s Digest, 1998.

The Civil War Society. The American Civil War: a Multicultural Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. Danbury: Grolier Educational Corporation, 1994.

Corrigan, Jim. The Civil War in the West. Broomall, PA: Mason Crest Publishers, 2003.