MLA Works Cited Format

Based on MLA Handbook, 6th ed., 2003

Entries in a bibliography should be listed alphabetically by the author's last name. If the author's last name is unknown, alphabetize by title, ignoring any initial A, An or The .

Book

One author:

Kamerman, Sylvia E., Children's Plays from Favorite Stories . Boston, MA:

     Plays, Inc., 1998.

Two or more authors:

Russell, Karen, and Jeanne Bean. Marrowstone . Port Townsend, WA: Port

     Townsend Publishing Co., Inc., 2001.

No author given:

Drug Facts and Comparisons: 2004 Edition . St. Louis, MO: J. B. Lippincott,

      2004.

Article in an encyclopedia or reference book:

No author given:

"China." Encyclopedia Americana . 2003 ed.

Author given:

Jackson, Elizabeth. "Tides." Compton's Encyclopedia . 10th ed.1999

Article in an electronic encyclopedia [CD-Rom]

"Acid Rain." World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia . [CD-ROM] Chicago: World Book.

     2004.   

Magazine Article:

Prince, Debra. "Marriage in the new millennium." Newsweek 1 June 2001: 30-38.

Newspaper Article:

No author given

"Actress Loretta Young Dies at 87." Buffalo New s: 13 Aug. 2000: A23.

Author given:

Tucker, Cynthia. "Education Stays on Top of Southerners' Agenda."

      Atlanta Constitution 21 Mar. 1997: A19.

Online Encyclopedia:

Parker, George R. "Forestry." World Book Online Reference Center . 3 Nov. 2003

     <http://www.worldbookonline.com/ar?/na/ar/co/ar204900.htm>

Web Sites:

"FAQ's about Vets!" Talk to the Vet.com . 3 June 2003

     <http://www.talktothevet.com/faqvetcareer.HTM>

"India." The CIA World Fact Book . 29 Oct. 2003

     <http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/in.html>

Pamphlets:

Outsmarting Crime: A Guide to Safer Living . Washington State Criminal     

      Justice Training Commission, 2002.

Television:

Cuba and Castro . Narr. Bill Moyers. Produced by the Documentary

      Consortium. Frontline. PBS. WTVS, Miami. 18 Jan. 2005.

Videos:

The Underground Railroad . By Peter Washburn and Erna Buffie. Prod. Warner

     Brothers.  Videocassette. 1994.

Interviews:

Hiebert, Richard. Interview. Bellingham. 3 January 2001.