MLA Works Cited Help
MLA 9th edition.
Book with One Author |
Author's last name, Author's first name. Title of Book. Edition. Publisher, Copyright Date. Example: Larson, Erik. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America. Vintage, 2004. |
Book with Two or More Authors |
First author's last name, First author's first name, and Second Author's First name Second Author's Last name. Title of Book. Publisher, Copyright Date. Example: Creed, Patrick and Rick Newman. Firefight: Inside the Battle to Save the Pentagon on 9/11. Ballantine, 2008. |
Book with More than Three Authors |
First author's Last name, First author's First name, et al. (and others) Title of Book. Publisher, Copyright Date. Example: Stiefvater, Maggie, et al. The Curiosities: A Collection of Stories. Carolrhoda, 2012. |
Edited Book |
Last name, First name, ed. Title of Book. Publisher, Copyright Date. Example: Aronson, Mark and Susan Campbell Bartoletti, eds. 1968: Today's Authors Explore a Year of Rebellion, Revolution & Change. Candlewick, 2018. |
Essay or Article in a Book |
Last name, First name. “Title of Article or Essay.” Title of Book, edited by Editor’s First name Last name. Edition. Publisher, Copyright Date. Page Numbers. Example: Glaser, April. "Why Net Neutrality Matters." Net Neutrality, edited by Kathryn Roberts. Greenhaven, 2019. pp. 19-24. |
Pamphlet or Brochure |
Treat the pamphlet as you would a book. Last name, First name. Title of Pamphlet. Publisher, Copyright Date. Example: Skin Cancer Foundation. A Guide to Skin Cancer and Precancers. Skin Cancer Foundation, 2018. |
Government Publication |
Government Agency or Author. Title. Publisher, Copyright Date. Examples: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Your Disaster Checklist. GPO, 2018. |
Scholarly Journal Article |
Last name, First name. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal. Volume Number, Issue Number, Date of publication, Page Numbers. Database Name (if electronic) Example: Amato, Jarred. "Creating Social and Empowering Reading Opportunities." Young Adult Library Services. vol. 16, no. 2, Winter 2018, pp. 31-35. |
Magazine or Newspaper Article with Author |
Last name, First name. “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine. Day (if given) Month Year, Page Numbers. Database Title (if electronic). Examples: Gwin, Peter. "Rulers of the Sky." National Geographic. Oct. 2018, 98-121. Carmon, Irin. "Pulling Equal Weight." Time. 8 Oct. 2018, 34-41. |
Magazine Article Without Author |
“Title of Article.” Title of Magazine Day(if given) Month Year: Page Numbers. Medium of Publication. |
Articles Written for a Database |
Last name, First name. "Title of Article." Database Name. Publisher. Publication Date. Example: "Bullying: Should States Pass Laws Requiring Educational Institutions to Implement Anti-Bullying Measures?" Issues & Controversies. Infobase. 14 July 2016. |
Webpage |
Last name, First name. "Title of Article." Title of Site. Website Publisher. Date of Publication URL (http:// omitted). Example: Andrusyk, Brian. "MLA Works Cited Help." Mr. Andrusyk's Online Library. n.p. andrusykslibrary.weebly.com/mla-citation.html. |
Website Article |
Last name, First name. "Title of Article." Website Title. Website Publisher (if different than title), Date of publication or date accessed, URL Example: Galitz, Kathryn Calley. "The Legacy of Jacques Louis David (1748-1825). Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Oct. 2004, www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/jldv/hd_jldv.htm. |
Web Video |
Last name, First name. "Title of Video." Website Title. Website Publisher (if different than title), uploaded by Name of User, Date of upload, URL Example: Green, John. "Before I Got My Eye Put Out - The Poetry of Emily Dickinson: Crash Course English Lit #8." YouTube, uploaded by Crash Course, 24 Jan. 2013, www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4WwhOdk_Eg&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOeEc9ME62zTfqc0h6Pe8vb&index=9&t=0s. |
Personal Interview |
Interviewee's Last name, First name. Interview. By Interviewer, Date of Interview. Examples: Dewey, Melville. Interview. By Nancy Pearl, 21 Oct. 2018. Bell, Alexander G. Telephone interview. By Thomas Watson, 10 Mar. 1876. |
Sources
Modern Language Association of America. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 8th ed. MLA, 2016.
Purdue Online Writing Lab: MLA Style Introduction. 7 Feb. 2022. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_style_introduction.html.
Spartanburg Community College Library. MLA 8th Edition - Works Cited Guide. 2 Mar. 2017. library.sccsc.edu/citations/MLA8-WorksCitedGuide.pdf.
Updated February 14, 2022.
Purdue Online Writing Lab: MLA Style Introduction. 7 Feb. 2022. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_style_introduction.html.
Spartanburg Community College Library. MLA 8th Edition - Works Cited Guide. 2 Mar. 2017. library.sccsc.edu/citations/MLA8-WorksCitedGuide.pdf.
Updated February 14, 2022.