Works Cited Page
The MLA Works Cited Page is located at the end of the document. The sources are listed in alphabetical order by the author’s last name (with a few minor exceptions) and the individual sources are not numbered. Works Cited Pages are different from the old bibliography in that they only include works that are specifically mentioned in the paper, either through a quote, paraphrase, or summary. The list is, like all other MLA documents, double spaced. The Works Cited page appears as a continuation page after the paper. The Works Cited provides the information necessary for a reader to locate and be able to read any sources cited in a paper. Each source cited in a paper must appear in the Works Cited; likewise, each entry in the Works Cited must be cited in the text and have a parenthetical documentation or citation.
Amsbary, George S. Assessment in the Classroom. Cincinnati: South-Western Publishing Company, 1999.
Jones, Ellis, and David Kane. Proofreading and Editing Precision. Cincinnati: South-Western Publishing Company, 1999.
Venolia, Jean P., George Cordini, and Joseph Hanson. Preface. No Place Else: Explorations in Utopian and Dystopian Fiction. New York: North Publishing Company, 2000.
Tilton, Rita S., et al. The Electronic Office. Cincinnati: South-Western Publishing Company, 2000.
Chaucer, Geoffrey. Troilus and Criseyde. London: Penguin Publishers, 2000.
---. The Canterbury Tales. London: Penguin Publishers, 1999.
The Bible, a New Translation. Trans. James Moffatt. New York: Harper and Row, 2000.
Dorival, Bernard. Twentieth Century Painters. 2 Vols. San Diego: Universe Books, 2000.
ESSAY IN A COLLECTION (SUCH AS THE OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS)
To cite use the author’s name, title of article (in quotation marks), name of pamphlet (underlined), editor (if given) preceded by the abbreviation Ed., place of publication, publishing company, date of publication, page numbers of the specific article.
Smith, John. “Title of the Article.” Name of the Pamphlet. Ed. Jane Johnson. San Diego: Jones Publishing Company, 2000. 14-17.
Jones, David. “Political Campaigns,” Twin River High School Media Center, Vertical File.
Jones, David. “The News Break.” Seattle Times 28 Mar. 2000: 5-6.
Smith, Serge. “The World According to Gorbachev.” Editorial. New York Times 3 Dec. 1999: E3.
To cite a magazine published every week or every two weeks, give the complete date (beginning with the day and abbreviating the month, except for May, June, and July, and the year), followed by a colon and the inclusive page numbers of the article. For monthly magazines, use only the month and year (beginning with the three-letter month abbreviation, except for May, June, July). If the article is not printed on consecutive pages, write only the first page number and a plus sign, leaving no intervening space. Do not give the volume and issue number even if they are listed. REMEMBER: Dates are written in military style with the months abbreviated to the first three letters of each month except for the months of May, June, and July. With the exception of May, June, and July, all the other abbreviated months are followed by a period.
Mehta, Sarah. “Exploring Myths.” New Republic Journal 6 June 2000: 17-19.
Armstrong, Larry, Dori Jones Wilson, and Alice Carlson. “The Learning Revolution: Technology is Reshaping Education—at Home and at School.” Business Week 28 Feb. 2000: 88-95.
“The Creative Personality.” Psychology Today July-Aug. 2000: 36+.
See Miss Sass or Mrs. Jacobi for specialized online references formats.
See Miss Sass or Mrs. Jacobi for specialized electronic publications formats.
WORLD WIDE WEB RESOURCES/ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTERS AND JOURNALS
An Internet source includes:
1. Author’s name
2. Title of the document
3. Title of the scholarly project, database, periodical, or professional/personal site
4. Name of the editor of the scholarly project or database
5. Date of the electronic publication or last update
6. Name of the institution or organization sponsoring or associated with the site
7. Date when YOU accessed the source
8. Network address or URL
Oakley, John H. “The Achilles Painter.” The Perseus Project. Ed. Greogy Crane. Mar. 2000. Tufts University. 14 Dec. 2000 <http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Secondary/Painter_Essays/Achilles_toc.html>.
Tie-Deering, Beverly. English as a Second Language. 15 Dec. 2000 <http://www.sccd.ctc.edu/~ticedeer/>.
Do not include volume or page number(s) if articles are in alphabetical order.
1. Article in a General Encyclopedia
Trainen, Martha. “New York State. Encyclopedia Americana. 1992.
2. Article From a Multi-volume Work Not in Alphabetical Order
Tusse, Johannes. “Education in Ethiopia.” Encyclopedia of East Africa. Vol. 2. Nairobi: 1992. 565-572. 3 Vols.
3. Article in a Reference Book
If you are using a common reference, you do not need any publishing information other than the edition and the year of publication.
Gifis, Steven. “Laws.” Who’s Who in America. 48th ed. 2000.
4. Introduction, Preface, Foreword, or Afterword of a Reference Book
Coghill, Nevill. Introduction. The Canterbury Tales. By Geoffrey Chaucer. Trans. Coghill. London: Penguin, 2000.
Welty, Eudora. Foreword. To the Lighthouse. By Virginia Woolf. San Diego: Harcourt, 1981. vii-xii.
Murakami, Kery. “Expreso Goes East.” Seattle Times. CD-ROM. Newsbank, 2000.
If you are citing a CD-ROM publication of more than one disc, follow the publication medium (CD-ROM) either with the title number of discs or with a specific disc number if you use material from only one.
Russo, Michelle Catherine. “Recovering From Terroristic Attacks.” Patterns of Global Terrorism. 30 Nov. 1998: 48+. National Trade Data Bank. CD-ROM. Disc 2. Data Technologies. Dec. 2000.
To cite electronic mail, give the name of the writer; the title of the message (if any), taken from the subject line or summary of the message and the title is enclosed in quotation marks; a description of the message that includes the recipient (e.g., “E-mail to the author”; and the date of the message.
Boyle, Anthony T. “Re: Utopia.” E-mail to Daniel Smith. 19 Dec. 2000.
Davis, Ian. E-mail to the author. 1 Mar. 2000.
Jones, Sam. Personal Interview, 7 Apr. 1999.
Lamely, Bill. Telephone Interview, 3 Sept. 2000.
Smith, John. “Elements of Communication.” English 11 Classroom. Twin River High School. Genoa, Nebraska. 27 Nov. 1999.
If general, Works Cited for AV materials must include author (if available), title, producing company, and date.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Warner Brothers, 1999.
Simon, Paul. The Rhythm of the Saints. Columbia, 2000.
The information in an entry for a television or radio program appears in the following order:
“Death and Society.” Narr. Bill Moyers. Weekend Edition Sunday. National Public Broadcasting. WUWM. Milwaukee. 25 Jan. 2000.
In an entry for a commercially available recording, which person is cited first (e.g., the composer, the conductor, or performer) depends on the desired emphasis. List the title of the recording (underlined), the recording studio, date of recording.
To cite a reference to a song:
Simon, Paul. The Rhythm of the Saints. Warner Brothers, 1999.
For a spoken word recording:
Burnett, Frances Hodgson. The Secret Garden. 1911. Read by Helena Bonham Carter. Audiocassette. Penguin-High Bridge, 1996.
To cite a letter, use the name of the writer of the letter, the subject of the letter, city and state where letter was written, company or corporation the letter represents (if any), and date the letter was written.
Jones, Mary. “Subject of the Letter.” Lincoln, Nebraska: IBM Corporation. 17 June 2000.
To cite a cartoon, state the cartoonist’s name; the title of the cartoon (if any), in quotation marks; and the descriptive label Cartoon, neither underlined nor enclosed in quotation marks. Conclude with name of newspaper or magazine, city of publication, date it appeared in newspaper or magazine, and page number.
Chast, Roz. “Doonesbury.” Cartoon. Star Ledger [Newark] 17 July 1999: 23.
State Agency
Washington State. Washington State University, Pullman Cooperative Extension. Raising Rabbits, Helpful Beginners Tips. Extension Bulletin 9075. Pullman, WSU, 17 Nov. 2000.
Federal Publication
United States. Commerce Department. An Act to Provide the Small Business Administration With Continuing Authority. Bulletin 876. Washington, DC, 18 Dec. 2000.
Treat a map or chart like an anonymous book, but add the appropriate descriptive label (Map or Chart).
Japanese Fundamentals. Chart. Hauppauge: Barron, 1999.
Washington. Map. Chicago: Rand, 1998.
Essays are like a book, but precede with author’s name and title of essay.
Norton, John. “Title of Essay.” Lincoln Journal Star. Apr. 4, 2000: 15-16
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