MLA Bibliographic Citations

BOOKS
Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. City: Publisher, year. Format.
Book with one author
Meyer, Stephanie. Twilight. New York: Little, Brown, 2005. Print.
Book with two or three authors
Broer, Lawrence R., and Gloria Holland. Hemingway and Women: Female Critics and the Female Voice. Tuscaloosa: U of
Alabama P, 2002. Print.
Book with more than three authors
Wysocki, Anne Frances, et al. Writing New Media: Theory and Applications for Expanding the Teaching of Composition.
Logan: Utah State UP, 2004. Print.
E-book (format examples: Kindle file, Nook file, etc.)
Rowley, Hazel. Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage. New York: Farrar, 2010. Kindle file.
Book written by an organization
Boston Women's Health Book Collective. Our Bodies, Ourselves: A Book by and for Women. New York: Simon &
Schuster, 1971. Print.
Book with an editor
Silverberg, Robert, ed. Earth Is the Strangest Planet: Ten Stories of Science Fiction. Nashville: T. Nelson, 1977. Print.
Section, chapter, or essay in a book
Allende, Isabel. "Toads Mouth." A Hammock beneath the Mangoes: Stories from Latin America. Ed. Thomas Colchie.
New York: Plume, 1992. 83-88. Print.
Article in a reference book
Brown, William F. "Collie." Encyclopedia Americana. Deluxe Library ed. 1997. Print.

JOURNAL ARTICLES
Lastname, Firstname. "Article Title." Journal Title volume.issue (year): page numbers. Database Name if applicable.
Format. Day month year accessed if online.
Print journal article
Kafka, Ben. "The Demon of Writing: Paperwork, Public Safety, and the Reign of Terror." Representations 98 (2007): 1-24.
Print.
Journal article from a database
Langhamer, Claire. "Love and Courtship in Mid-Twentieth-Century England." Historical Journal 50.1 (2007): 173196. ProQuest. Web. 27 May 2009.
Journal article from a website
Liller, Karen D. "Let's Sell Health." Journal of School Health 75.5 (2005): 187-188. Web. 20 Aug. 2009.
Based on MLA Handbook 7rd ed.
Updated 10/2013 CD/DM

NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE ARTICLES IN PRINT

Lastname, Firstname. "Article Title." Periodical Title day month year of publication: page(s). Format.
Newspaper article
Brubaker, Bill. "New Health Center Targets County's Uninsured Patients." Washington Post 24 May 2007: LZ01. Print.
Magazine article
Begley, Sharon. "A Healthy Dose of Laughter." Newsweek 4 Oct. 1982: 74. Print.

NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE ARTICLES FROM A DATABASE

Lastname, Firstname. "Article Title." Periodical Title day month year of publication: page(s). Database Name. Format.
Day month year accessed.
Newspaper article from database
Robs, Jake. "10 Tips for Negotiating a House Offer." Miami Herald 14 June 2008: C1+. America's Newspapers. Web. 9
Nov. 2008.
Magazine article from database
Duplet, Franc. "How to Duplicate the Success of a Business." Successful Jobs Oct. 2003: 55-58. General Business File.
Web. 28 Dec. 2008.

NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE ARTICLES FROM A PUBLISHERS WEBSITE

Lastname, Firstname. "Article Title." Periodical Title. Publisher or sponsor of site, day month year of publication. Format.
Day month year accessed.
Newspaper article from website
Lewin, Tamar. "Oregon's Gay Workers Given Benefits for Domestic Partners." New York Times. New York Times, 10 Dec.
1998. Web. 24 Feb. 2001.
Magazine article from website
McCulley, Russell. "Law vs. Order in New Orleans." Time Magazine. Time, 14 Feb. 2007. Web. 15 Feb. 2007.

IMAGES
For database images include the artists name, title of the work, date of creation, institution and city where the work is
housed, database name, format, and day month year accessed.
For web-only images include as much of the following as possible: the artist or username, title of the work, medium of
the work, website, sponsoring organization, last updated day month year, format, and day month year accessed.
Image from database
Klimt, Gustav. The Kiss. 1907-1908. sterreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna. ARTstor. Web. 9 July 2013.
Image from website
brandychloe. "Great Horned Owl Family." Photograph. Webshots. American Greetings, 22 May 2006. Web. 5 Nov. 2009.
Based on MLA Handbook 7rd ed.
Updated 10/2013 CD/DM

WEB RESOURCES
Include as much of the following as possible: author or editor's name, title of web page, title of broader website,
sponsoring organization, last updated day month year (1st date listed), format, and day month year visited (2nd date
listed). Use n.d. if there is no date. Include the URL if the item is difficult to locate using a standard search engine.
Website
Towrie, Sigurd. "Orkney in the Pictish Period." Orkneyjar: The Heritage of the Orkney Islands. 2013. Web. 6 Aug. 2013.
"How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow. Demand Media, n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2009.
Online video
London, Andy, and Carolyn London. The Lost Tribes of New York City. YouTube. YouTube, 2 Apr. 2007. Web. 20 Nov.
2008.
Blog posting
Salmar1515 [Sal Hernandez]. "Re: Best Strategy: Fenced Pastures vs. Max Number of Rooms?" BoardGameGeek.
BoardGameGeek, 29 Sept. 2008. Web. 5 Apr. 2009.
Online map
"Eugene, Oregon." Map. Google Maps. Google, 15 Nov. 2008. Web. 15 Nov. 2008.

MOVIES AND FILMS

Title. Director. Original release date if relevant. Distributor, year this format was released. Format.
Myths and the Mound Builders. Dir. Graham Shedd. PBS Home Video, 1990. Videocassette.
It's a Wonderful Life. Dir. Frank Capra. 1946. Republic, 2001. DVD.

MUSIC
Lastname, Firstname. "Song Title." Album Title. Record label, date of release. Format.
Holiday, Billie. The Essence of Billie Holiday. Columbia, 1991. CD.
Hudson, Jennifer. "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going." Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture. Sony BMG, 2006.
MP3 file.

TELEVISION AND RADIO PROGRAMS

"Title of the Episode." Performer if known. Title of the Program/Series. Name of Network. Call letters and city of the
local station (if any), broadcast day month year. Format. Day month year accessed if online.
"The Phantom of Corleone." Steve Kroft. Sixty Minutes. CBS. WCBS, New York, 10 Dec. 2006. Television.
"Hourly News Summary." National Public Radio. Natl. Public Radio, 20 July 2007. Web. 20 Aug. 2008.

Based on MLA Handbook 7rd ed.

Updated 10/2013 CD/DM

INTERVIEWS
Include the name of the person interviewed, the name of the publication (if applicable), the bibliographic information
or type of interview, the day(s) month year of the interview, the format, and the day month year accessed if online.
Online interview
Ackroyd, Peter. Interview. Bold Type. Nov. 2001. Web. 25 June 2002.
Published interview
Gordimer, Nadine. Interview. New York Times 10 Oct. 1991, late ed.: C25. Print.
Television interview
Wiesel, Elie. Interview with Ted Koppel. Nightline. ABC. WABC, New York. 18 Apr. 2002. Television.
Personal interview
OBrien, Siobahn. E-mail interview. 8-12 May 2002. E-mail.

OTHER
Dissertation
Hadja, Yvonne P. "Marys River Kalapuyan: A Descriptive Phonology." Diss. Portland State U, 1976. Print.
Government publication
United States. Government Accountability Office. Climate Change: EPA and DOE Should Do More to Encourage Progress
under Two Voluntary Programs. Washington: GPO, 2006. Print.
Pamphlet
Your Rights under California Welfare Programs. Sacramento: California Dept. of Social Services, 2007. Print.

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MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
o In the LCC Library Reference section LB2369 .G53 2009
Purdues MLA Online Guide
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Or ask a librarian for help!

Based on MLA Handbook 7rd ed.

Updated 10/2013 CD/DM