Writing Center Endicott College By Nicole LeLacheur MLA
Citations Slide 2 Works Cited: The Basics Slide 3 Basic Format
One-inch margins (just like your paper) Last name, page number
header (just like your paper) Label the page Works Cited do not
italicize or put in quotations marks Works Cited should be centered
and at top of page Indent the second subsequent lines of the
citations FIVE spaces so you can create a hanging indent List pages
number of sources For each entry, determine what kind of source it
is (print, DVD, electronic, etc.) Slide 4 Online databases If you
are citing an article that was found from an online database You
should type the online database name in italics Slide 5
Capitalization and punctuation Capitalize each word in the titles
of articles, books, etc, but NOT the articles (the, an, etc),
prepositions, or conjunctions (unless it is the first word of title
or subtitle) Use italics for titles of larger works (books,
magazines) and quotation marks for titles of shorter works (poems,
articles) Slide 6 How to list an authors name Alphabetically by
authors last name Author names are written last name first, then
middle names or middle initials, then the first name e.g. Smith,
John Brown, Jack Anderson, Mary Slide 7 Do not List titles (Dr.,
Saint, etc.) List degrees (PhD, MA, etc.) Slide 8 Do List suffixes
(Jr., II., etc.) e.g. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Is written as
King, Martin Luther, Jr. Slide 9 More than one work by an author
Order entries alphabetically by title Use three hyphens in place of
authors name for every entry after first Slide 10 Heres a basic
example Larson, Margaret. The Mysteries of Water. [.] ---. Waters
Mysteries. [.] Slide 11 Is the author unknown?... Alphabetize by
title instead Use a shortened version of title in citations in your
paper Slide 12 Heres a basic example Sampson, John. Friendship and
love. [.] Secrets of Friendship. [] No known author Smith, Gerald.
Friends and Family. [] Slide 13 Example of how to cite a book Last
name, First name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher,
Year of Publication. Medium of Publication. e.g. Smith, John.
Viking Voyages. New York: Penguin, 2001. Print. King, Carlos. The
Beginning of the Alphabet. Las Angeles: Penguin, 2000. Print. Slide
14 Books with multiple authors Gregory, Mark, and Jane Smith. The
Allies of America. Boston: Penguin, 2001. Print. The second name is
written in first name, last name format. The first name is written
with last name first Slide 15 Continued If there are more than
three authors List only the first author followed by et al. OR list
all the authors name in order they appear on title page Slide 16
Examples Black, Mathew, et al. Reading and Writing. Boston:
Penguin, 1999. Print. OR Black, Mathew, John Smith, Frank Brown,
and Gregory Maxwell. Reading and Writing. Boston: Penguin, 1999.
Print. Slide 17 Two or more books by same author List
alphabetically by title Give author name in last name, first name
format for FIRST entry only Use three hyphens for all titles
following first Slide 18 Heres a basic example Peters, Jack M.
Basketball Rules. New York: Penguin, 1998. Print. ---. Love of
Basketball. New York: Penguin, 1992. Print Slide 19 Book written by
organization List names of organizations where authors name appears
at beginning of entry Slide 20 Heres a basic example American Heart
Association. Heart Conditions in Children. New York: Random, 2009.
Print. Slide 21 Book with no author List by title of book List
alphabetically Still write title in italics Slide 22 Heres a basic
example The Book of Presidents. New York: Penguin, 1999. Print.
Slide 23 Electronic sources You should keep personal copies of
electronic information before adding it to you Works Cited page
Bookmark pages Keep URLs Slide 24 Use of URLS on a Works Cited page
You do not have to include a URL in your citations If you want to
use the URL Put it in brackets after the date of access ( ) Break
URLS after slashes (/) Slide 25 Basic format of electronic sources
Author/editor names Article name in quotations Title of the
Website, project, etc. Version numbers Publisher information Any
page numbers Medium of publication Date you accessed material URL
(if required by professor) Slide 26 Example of how to cite a web
site Editor, author, complier, etc. name (if available). Name of
Site. Version number. Name of institution/organization, date of
resource creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of
access. Slide 27 Heres a basic example Barker, John. Website of
Furniture. The Furniture People, 2011. Web. 3 Jan. 2011. Notice how
the date is written DAY ABBREVIATED MONTH. YEAR. Slide 28 A single
page on a website How to Cook Pasta. Recipes.com. Recipes, n.d.
Web. 3 Feb. 2011. Slide 29 An image Artist name Name of work Place
work is held Painter, George. The Best Painting Ever. 1988. Museum
of Paintings, New York. The Website of Paintings. Web. 1 May 2011.
Website you found it from Slide 30 Online scholarly journal article
Title of article Robinson, George. Research about Dogs: How They
Bark and Cry. Loyal Pets: The Animal Online Journal. 3.2 (2011): n.
pag. Web. 20 Feb 2011. Journal name in italics If theres no page
Slide 31 Article from Online Database Griffin, John, and Martha
Riddle. Stars and Space. Space 2004: 44-56. Space Online. Web. 4
Mar. 2011. Provide the title of database in italics Slide 32 Email
Barney, Louis. Re: Giving Back. Message to the author. 13 Dec.
2011. E-mail. Subject line in quotations Slide 33 Other common
sources Interview Lectures Films/Movies TV/Radio Slide 34 Citing an
interview Lake, Mike. Personal interview. 3 Dec. 2011 Who is
interviewed Date of interview Slide 35 How to cite a speech/lecture
Title of speech Roberts, Rebecca. How to write in APA. Endicott
College. Endicott College Auditorium, Beverly, MA. 23 Feb. 2011.
Lecture. Where it took place When it took place Slide 36 How to
cite a film/movie The Lost Puppy. Dir. George Lopez. Perf. Jack
Black, Ben Affleck, Brad Pitt, and Jessica Biel. Twentieth Century
Fox, 2011. Film. List performer names if relevant Slide 37 TV
Shows/Radio Programs Name of series Enemies. Friends. ABC. New
York. 2 Jun. 1999. Television. Name of episode Station Date of
broadcast In quotations Slide 38 Need more help with MLA
citations?... Visit the Purdue Online Writing Lab for more
information http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/11/ OR the
Endicott College Writing Center web page for instructional videos
and resources
http://endicott.edu/Academics/AcadResources/WritingCtr-
AcadResources/WritingCtrOnlineRes.aspx
