MLA Format Electronic Bibliography Cards Information contained in
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Instructions • This powerpoint outlines the “electronic bibliography cards” for the most common types of entries in MLA style. Each card contains the elements required for the bibliographic entry and the format for that entry as it should appear in the References or Works Cited section.
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Article in a Journal Online Author—last, first initial. “Article Title. ” Journal Title. Vol. # (Date of Publication) Date I accessed it <URL> MLA Format: Author's last name, First name Initial. "Article Title. " Journal Title. Vol. # (date of publication) Date you accessed it <URL>. Notes:
Article in a Reference Database Author—last, first initial. “Article Title. ” Journal Title (if any). Date of Publication Database Name. Date I accessed it <URL> MLA Format: Author's last name, First name Initial. "Article Title. " Journal Title (if any). Date of publication. Database Name. Date you accessed it. <URL>. Notes:
Article in a Subscription Database Author—last, first initial. “Article Title. ” Magazine Title. Date of Publication Database Name. Commercial search engine name. Library Name. City Name. Date I accessed it <URL> MLA Format: Author's last name, First name Initial. "Article Title. " Journal Title (if any). Date of publication. Database Name. Date you accessed it. <URL>.
Personal Site Author’s Name: Last, First Initial. Home page. Day Month Year <URL>. MLA Format: Last, First Initial. Home Page. Day Month Year <URL>. Notes:
Professional Site Name of Organization. Day Month Year <URL> MLA Format: Name of Organization, Day Month Year <URL>. Notes: • :
Site with a Sponsoring Organization Title of Site. Day Mo. Year (Site created or last updated). Name of Organization. Date I accessed the site (Day Mo. Year). <URL>. MLA Format: Title of Site. Day Mo. Year. Name of Organization. Access Date. <URL>. Notes:
Scholarly Project Name of Project Site. Author—First Initial Last. Date created (Day Mo. Year). Location Site Created. Date I accessed the site (Day Mo. Year) <URL>. MLA Format: Name of Project Site. Author First Initial Last, Date created. Site where created. Date I accessed the site. <URL>. Notes:
Book Online Book online Author—Last, First Initial. Title of Book. Original publication site. Original publication year. Name of Database or Online Publication. Editor—Ed. First Initial Last Date I accessed Site (Day Mo. Year). The online site. <URL>. MLA Format: Author—Last, First Initial. Title of Book. Original publication site. Original publication year. Name of Database or Online Publication. Editor—Ed. First Initial Last. Day Mo. Year. The Online Site. <URL>. Notes:
Posting to a Discussion List Writer: Last, First Initial. “Subject of Posting. ” Online Posting. Date: Day, Mo. Year. Owner of List/Listserv. Date I accessed it: Day, Mo. Year. <URL>. MLA Format: Last, First Initial. “Subject of Posting. ” Online Posting. Date: Day, Mo. Year. Owner of List/Listserv. Day, Mo. Year. <URL>. Notes:
Sychronous Communication (such as a MOO conversation Names of people discussing: Last, First Last, and First Last. MOO conversation. Day Mo. Year <URL>. MLA Format: Last, First Last, and First Last. MOO conversation. Day Mo. Year <URL>. Notes:
MLA Non-Electronic or Print Citation Style
Article in a Journal, Paginated by Issue (Author) Last, First Initial. “Title of Article. ” Title of Journal. Volumn and Number (Year): (pages) number-number. MLA Format: (Author) Last, First Initial. “Title of Article. ” Title of Journal. Volumn and Number (Year): (pages) number-number Notes: .
Article in a Journal, Paginated by Volume Author’s Name: Last, First Initial. “Title of Article. ” Title of Journal. Vol. Number (Year): (Pages) number-number. MLA Format: Last, First Initial. “Title of Article. ” Title of Journal. Vol. Number (Year): number-number. Notes:
Article in a Newspaper (author) Last, First Initial. “Title of Article. ” Newspaper, (date) day Mo. Year: Section Page. MLA Format: Last, First Initial. “Title of Article. ” Newspaper, (date) day Mo. Year: Section Page. Notes:
Article in a Popular Magazine (author) Last, First Initial. “Article Title. ” Magazine Title, (date) day Mo. Year: (pages) number-number. MLA Format: Last, First Initial. “Article Title. ” Magazine Title, (date) day Mo. Year: number-number. Notes:
Article in a Popular Magazine, No Author Specified “Title of Article. ” Name of Magazine, (date) Mo. Day, year: page nos. MLA Format: “Title of Article. ” Name of Magazine, (date) Mo. Day, year: page nos. Notes:
Book Review (author) Last, First Initial. “Title of Book Review. ” (Title of Publication being reviewed) Rev. of Title, (Editor, if any) ed. by First Initial Last, and First Initial Last. Publication (Date) Mo. Day Year: (Pages) number-number. MLA Format: Last, First Initial. “Title of Book Review. ” (Title of Publication being reviewed) Rev. of Title, ed. by First Initial Last, and First Initial Last. Publication Mo. Day Year: number-number. Notes:
Book with One Author (author) Last, First Middle. Book Title. (No. of edition, if any) Xth ed. (Place of Publication) Town, ST: Publisher, Year. MLA Format: Last, First Middle. Book Title. (No. of edition, if any) Xth ed. Town, ST: Publisher, Year. Notes:
Book with Two or More Authors (authors) First middle last, and First middle last. Title of Book. (No. of edition, if any) Xth ed. (Place of Publication) Town, ST: Publisher, Year. MLA Format: (authors) First middle last, and First middle last. Title of Book. (No. of edition, if any) Xth ed. (Place of Publication) Town, ST: Publisher, Year. Notes:
Edited Book (editor’s name) Last, First Middle, ed. Title of Book. (Place of publication) Town, ST: Publisher, Year. MLA Format: Last, First Middle, ed. Title of Book. Town, ST: Publisher, Year. Notes:
Book with No Author Specified Title. Place of Publication. Publisher. Year. MLA Format: Title. Place of Publication. Publisher. Year. Notes:
Work in an Anthology (author) Last, First Middle. “Title of Article. ” Title of Anthology. (editor) Ed. by First Middle Last and First Middle Last. (place of publication) Town, ST. : Publisher, Year. (pages) number-number. MLA Format: (author) Last, First Middle. “Title of Article. ” Title of Anthology. Ed. by First Middle Last and First Middle Last. Town, ST. : Publisher, Year. number-number. Notes
Speech (speaker) Last, First. “Title of Speech. ” Type of Recording (if any). (Place of speech) Town, ST: (Site where speech given) Site, (date) Month Day, Year. MLA Format: Last, First Middle. “Title of Speech. ” Type of Recording. Town, ST: Site, Month Day, Year. Notes:
Personal Communication with a Source of Information (person communicated with) Last, First Middle. Describe Type of Communication with Me. (Place of Communication) Town, ST. : (date) Month Day, Year. MLA Format: Last, First Middle. Type of Communication with Me. Town, ST. : Month Day, Year. Notes:
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