MLA Citation Examples

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BOOKS

Format:

Author. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year.

Example:

Cushman, Karen. Catherine, Called Birdy. New York: Clarion Books, 1994.

Example with Two or More Authors:

Searles, Baird and Martin Last. A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction. New York: Facts on File,

Inc., 1979.

ENCYCLOPEDIAS and REFERENCE BOOKS

Format:

Author of Article.(if given) "Article Title." Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher,

Year.

Example:

Martin, James Kirby. "Jamestown." World Book Encyclopedia. Chicago: World Book, Inc.,

2000.

MAGAZINE ARTICLES

Format:

Author. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine Date: Page(s).

Example:

Weiss, Rick. "War on Disease." National Geographic. February 2002: 5-31.

INTERVIEWS - Personal

Format:

Person Interviewed. Type of interview (personal or telephone). Date.

Example:

Taylor, Mrs. Personal interview. 27 Feb. 2002.

COMPUTER SOFTWARE

Format:

Writer of the program (if known). Title of the Program. Version of the Program. Descriptive Label.

Distributor, Year of Publication. Relevant information such as the operating system the program

needs, number of kilobytes and form.

Example:

Macaulay, David. The Way Things Work. Vers. 1.0. Computer software. Dorling Kindersley, 1995.

MacOS 7.1 or higher, 960 K, compact disk.

Radio or TV

Format:

"Title of Episode or Segment." Credit (Performer or author). Title of Program. Name of Network.

City of Local Station (if any). Broadcast Date.

Example:

"Secrets of Lost Empires." Nova. PBS. Honolulu. 26 May 1998.

Videotapes

Format:

 

Title. Director, Producer, and/or Writers. Medium. Distributor, Year.

Example:

"Skeleton." BBC Lionheart Television. Videocassette. Dorling Kindersley, Ltd., 1994.

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