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 places in these examples.
(Remember to indent the second line)

Books by one author:
Author's last name, first name. Title of book. Publication city: Publisher, year. Medium of publication.

Books by more than one author:
Author's last name, first name. Title of book. Publication city: Publisher, year. Medium of publication.

Encyclopedia Article:
Author's last name, first name. "Title of article." Encyclopedia name. Editor's first name last
name. Volume consulted. Publication city: Publisher, year. Medium of publication.

Newspaper or Magazine Article:
Author's last name, first name. "Title of article." Title of newspaper or magazine Date of
publication: Pages. Medium of publication.

Article from an Online Database: (Discovering Collection)
Author’s last name, first name. “Title of article.” Title of journal or magazineVolume.Issue
(Year): Pages. Title of database. Medium consulted. Date of access. <URL>.

Article from EBSCO Host
Jays, David. “First Love, Last Rites.” Sight & Sound 17.10 (2007): 34-5. Art Full Text, (H. W. Wilson).
Web. 23 Feb. 2010.

Website:
Name of author, editor, director, etc. "Title of work (for a specific article or page)." Title of website.
Date of posting/revision. Publisher/sponsor of website. Date of publication. Medium consulted.
Date of access. <URL (optional)>.