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| General Format
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| A list of works cited must be included with every paper or project for which you have used another person's work. Use the following guidelines when writing your Works Cited page.
Always follow your teacher's directions for formatting.
- Include your Works Cited page at the end of your paper or project.
- All general MLA formatting rules concerning spacing, font size, margin size, etc. remain the same for your Works Cited Page. Be consistent.
- Begin your Works Cited list on a new page. Be sure to continue numbering your pages.
- Type "Works Cited" at the top, center of the page. Do not underline, italicize, bold, etc. the words "Works Cited."
- List works alphabetically by the author's last name. If there is no author, alphabetize by the title of the work.
- Indent the second line of an entry 5 spaces.
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| Works Cited Citations
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Use the formats below for the some of the most common sources documented. If you do not see your source, ask for help.
Books
Book with One Author
Author's Last Name, Author’s First Name. Title of Book. Place Published: Publisher, Year Published.
Smith, Zeke. MLA Rocks. New York: Library Pub., 2007.
Book with Two or More Authors
Author #1 Last Name, Author #1 First Name, and Author #2 First Name Author #2 Last Name. Title of Book. Place Published: Publisher, Year Published.
Smith, Zeke, and Cordelia Lee. MLA for Me. New York: Library Pub., 2007.
Book with an Editor
Editor’s Last Name, Editor’s First Name, Ed. Title of Book. Place Published: Publisher, Year Published.
Smith, Zeke, Ed. MLA Forever. New York, Library Pub., 2007.
Reference Books
Encyclopedia Article
“Name of Article.” Name of Encyclopedia. Edition # ed. Year Published.
“MLA for Class.” The Modern Encyclopedia. 15th ed. 2007.
Web Sites
Whole Site
Name of Site. Date Revised. Name of Company/Organization. Date Accessed. <http:URL>.
MLA Online. 14 Oct. 2007. The Library Company. 31 Oct. 2007. <http://URL.com>.
Web Page with Author
Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name. “Name of Page.” Name of Site. Date Revised. Name of Company/Organization. Date Accessed. <http:URL>.
Smith, Zeke. “MLA 4 You.” MLA Online. 14 Oct. 2007. The Library Company. 31 Oct. 2007. <http://URL.com>.
Web Page without Author
“Name of Page.” Name of Site. Date Revised. Name of Company/Organization. Date Accessed. <http:URL>.
“MLA 4 All.” MLA Online. 14 Oct. 2007. The Library Company. 31 Oct. 2007. <http://URL.com>.
Magazines & Newspapers
Magazine or Newspaper Article
Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name. “Name of Article.” Title of Magazine/Newspaper. Date: Pages.
Smith, Zeke. “MLA Citation Made Easy.” The Daily Library. 15 Oct. 2007: 23-24.
Images
Image Online
Creator’s Last Name, Creator’s First Name. Title of Image. Date Accessed. <http:URL>.
Smith, Zeke. Me and My Book. 31 Oct. 2007. <http:URL.com>.
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