Nelson MLA 8 Bibliography Help Sheet

Adapted from UBC Citation Style Quick Guides

http://library.ok.ubc.ca/citation-style-guides

BOOKS
Core Elements: Author. Title of Source. Publisher, Publication Date.
Book: one author
Format:
Last name, First name Middle name or initial. Title of Book. Publisher, Publication Date.
Example:

Foran, Jill. British Columbia. Calgary: Weigl, 2002.

Book: two authors

Format:
Author Last Name, First Name or Initial, and Author First Name or Initial Last Name. Title.
Publisher, Publication Date.
Example:

McDermott, Barb, and Gail McKeown. British Columbia. Edmonton: Reidmore, 1999.

WEB DOCUMENTS
Core Elements:
Author. Title of Source. Title of Container, Publisher, Publication Date, Location. Date of
Access.
Web page as part of Web Site
Format:
Author. Title of Web page, posting or article. Title of Web Site, Publisher (if applicable),
Publication Date, Location (URL). Date of Access.
Example:
Rader, Matt. Archives. Matt Rader: What I Want to Say Goes Like This, 2016,
mattrader.com, Accessed 30 July 2016.

Web page with no author

Format:
Title of Web page, posting or article. Title of Web Site, Publisher (if applicable), Publication
Date, Location (URL). Date of Access.
Example:
Principals News. Home, nelson.vsb.bc.ca/. Accessed 24 Feb. 2017.
Online Database:
Format:
Title of Article. Name of Database, Publisher, Date.
Example:
School. The World Book Encyclopedia. World Book Inc., 2017.

Blog posting
Format:
Author Last Name, First Name or Initial (or Username). Title of Blog Post. Title of Blog,
Publication Date, URL. Date of Access.
Example:
Fleming, Anne. About Anne. Anne Fleming, 2016, annefleming.ca/. Accessed 24
August 2016.

Personal Communication
Interview conducted by researcher
Format:
Last name First Name or Initial. Type of Communication. Name of Receiver. Date
Example:
Milton, Paul. Interview. By S. Jones. 15 Dec. 2017

Finished Bibliography (put in alphabetical order.)

Works Cited

Fleming, Anne. About Anne. Anne Fleming, 2016, annefleming.ca/. Accessed

24
August 2016.
Foran, Jill. British Columbia. Calgary: Weigl, 2002.
McDermott, Barb, and Gail McKeown. British Columbia. Edmonton: Reidmore,
1999
Milton, Paul. Interview. By S. Jones. 15 Dec. 2017
Principals News. Home, nelson.vsb.bc.ca/. Accessed 24 Feb. 2017.
Rader, Matt. Archives. Matt Rader: What I Want to Say Goes Like This, 2016,
mattrader.com, Accessed 30 July 2016.
School. The World Book Encyclopedia. World Book Inc., 2017.