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, Example: Martin, James Kirby. "Jamestown."
World Book Encyclopedia. Chicago: World Book, Inc.,
Year.
2000.
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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. needs, number of kilobytes and
form. Example: Macaulay, David. The Way Things
Work. Vers. 1.0. Computer software. Dorling Kindersley,
1995. Radio or TV Format: "Title of Episode or Segment." Credit
(Performer or author). Title of Program. Name of
Network. 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.
Distributor, Year of
Publication. Relevant information such as the operating
system the program
MacOS 7.1 or higher, 960 K,
compact disk.
City of Local Station (if any).
Broadcast Date.