Works Cited Examples
MLA Form

Students may also obtain a copy of MLA examples at the circulation desk in the LMC. 

All periods, commas, colons, indentations, etc. are correctly placed in these examples.  (Remember to indent the second line.)

Books by one author:
Mayle, Peter.  A Dog’s Life.  New York:  Knopf,  1995.

Books by more than one author:
Smith, Richard J., and Mark Gibbs.  Navigating the Internet.  Indianapolis:  Sams,  1994.

Signed article in a reference book
Sax, Joseph L.  “Environmental Law.”  The Encyclopedia Americana.  1994 ed.

Unsigned article in a reference book
“Russia.”  Encyclopedia Britannica.  1994 ed.

Online Databases:  EBSCOhost; NewsBank; CQ Researcher
Ellis, Sian.  “The Romance of Sydney Castle.”   British Heritage  March 2005: p. 46 Online. EBSCOhost. 23 Feb. 2005.

Online: Web Site
Vogin, Gary D., ed. “New Test Helps Predict Heart Disease Risk” 2004 WebMD Health. 12 June 2003  <http://my.webmd.com/content/article/81/96995.htm>.

Note:  Citing any information from the Internet, databases, periodicals, web sites, requires the full web address.