Selected Citation Guide – MLA Style_______________________________________________

Books
Journal Articles – electronic & print
Electronic books, one author
Author. Title. Edition statement if not the first edition. City of
publication: Publisher, Publication year. Database name. Electronic journal articles from a subscription
database
Medium. Date of access.

Author. “Article title.” Title of publication volume.issue

Junker, Karan. Gardening with Woodland Plants. 2nd ed. Portland:
(Publication year): Page range. Database name.
Timberland, 2007. EBSCOHost Ebook Collection. Web. 5
Medium. Date of access.
Apr. 2016.

Farr, Thomas. “Diplomacy in an Age of Faith.” Foreign Affairs

Printed Books, one author
Author. Title. Edition statement if not the first edition. City of 87.2 (2008): 110-24. Academic Search Complete. Web.

publication: Publisher, Publication year. Medium. 4 Apr. 2016.

Kettlewell, Caroline. Electric Dreams: One Unlikely Team of Kids

Printed Journal articles with a volume number and
and the Race to Build the Car of the Future. New York: no issue number
Carol & Graf, 2004. Print. Author. “Article title.” Title of publication Volume (Publication
year): page range. Medium.
Printed Books, two or three authors
[four or more authors, use et al. after the first Friedman, Warren. “Volunteerism and the Decline of Violent
author’s name] Crime.” Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology 88
Author, Author, and Author. Title. Edition statement if not the
(1998): 1453-74. Print.
first edition. City of publication: Publisher, Publication
year. Medium.
Printed Journal articles with volume and issue
numbers
Byatt, Andrew, Alastair Forthergill, and Martha Holmes. The Blue Author. “Article title.” Title of publication Volume.issue
Planet: A Natural History of the Oceans. New York: DK, (Publication year): page range. Medium.
2001. Print.

Napoli, Philip. “Deconstructing the Diversity Principle.” Journal of

Printed Books, one editor
[multiple editors follow the same form as authors] Communication 49.4 (1999): 7-34. Print.
Editor, ed. Title. Edition statement if not the first edition. City of
publication: Publisher, Publication Year. Medium. Magazine Articles – electronic & print

Haerens, Margaret, ed. Illegal Immigration. Detroit: Greenhaven, Magazine articles from the Internet
Author (if any). “Article Title.” Title of online publication Day
2006. Print.
month year. Medium. Date of access.

Printed work from an anthology Ross, Alex. “Song of the Earth: A Composer Takes Inspiration
Author (if any). “Title of article/essay/poem.” Title of Anthology.
from the Arctic.” New Yorker 12 May 2008. Web. 1 Apr.
Editor. City of publication: Publisher, Publication Year.
2016.
Page range. Medium.

More, Hannah. “The Black Slave Trade: A Poem.” British Women

Printed Magazine articles
Poets of the Romantic Era. Ed. Paula R. Feldman. Author. “Article title.” Title of publication Date of issue: page-
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP, 1997. 472-82. Print. page. Medium.

Griffin, Katherine. “Rebel Against a Sedentary Life.” Health Apr.

1999: 82-8. Print.
Newspaper Articles
Web Site
Electronic Newspaper articles from a subscription
database Author or Editor (if any). “Title of Web page.” Title of entire Web
Author (if any). “Article title.” Title of newspaper Publication day site. Publishing institution or organization, Date of page
month year: Page range, OR starting page with +. OR last update (if no date, use n.d.). Medium. Date of
Database name. Medium. Date of access. access. <complete URL if page cannot be found using a
search engine>.
Tansey, Bernadette. “Sports Doping Detection a Never-Ending
“America on the Move.” Smithsonian National Museum of
Science.” San Francisco Chronicle 11 Aug. 2008: A1.
American History. Smithsonian, 2010. Web. 1 Apr.
National Newspapers Core. Web. 15 Apr. 2016.
2016.

Newspaper articles from the Internet

Author (if any). “Article Title.” Title of online publication. Crane, Gregory, ed. The Perseus Digital Library. Tufts U, n.d.
Publisher, day month year. Medium. Date of access.
Web. 1 Apr. 2016.
“The Scientists Speak.” Editorial. New York Times. New York
Times, 20 Nov. 2007. Web. 1 Apr. 2016. Fung, Karen. “Africa: South of the Sahara.” Stanford University
Printed Newspaper articles Libraries. Stanford U, 2011. Web. 3 Apr. 2016.

Author (if any). “Article title.” Title of newspaper Date of issue,

edition (if any): page range, OR starting page with +.
Medium.
Example of Works Cited
Rosenbloom, Stephanie. “Giant Retailers Look to Sun for Energy
Savings.” New York Times 10 Aug. 2008: B1+. Print.
Works Cited

Encyclopedia and Dictionary Articles

Electronic Encyclopedia and Dictionary articles “America on the Move.” Smithsonian National Museum of
Author of entry/article (if any). “Article title.” Title of publication.
Editor (if any). Version number (if any). Publisher, Date American History. Smithsonian, 2013. Web. 12
of electronic publication or last update. Database name. Apr. 2016.
Medium. Date of access.
Cannato, Vincent J. American Passage: The History of Ellis
Rushton, Julian. “Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus.” New Grove
Island. New York: Harper, 2009. Print.
Dictionary of Opera. Ed. Stanley Sadie. Oxford Univ.,
Kusmer, Kenneth L. and Joe W. Trotter, eds. African
2008. Oxford Music Online. Web. 1 Apr. 2016.
“Columbia River.” Encyclopaedia Brittanica Online. Encyclopedia American Urban History Since World War II.
Britannica, 2008. Web. 15 Apr. 2016. Chicago: U of Chicago P, 2009. EBSCOHost eBook
Collection. Web. 12 Apr. 2016.
Printed Encyclopedia articles, signed and unsigned
Vinson, Ben. “Children of Fire: A History of African
Author of entry/article (if any). “Title of article.” Title of
encyclopedia. City of publication: Publisher, Publication Americans” Journal of Southern History 78.2
year. Medium.
(2012): 528-30. Academic Search Complete.
Iverson, Peter. “Navajo.” Encyclopedia Americana. International
Web. 3 Apr. 2016.
ed. Danbury: Scholastic Library, 2011. Print.
“Jackson Pollack.” The New Encyclopaedia Brittanica. Chicago:
Encyclopaedia Brittanica, 2011. Print.