Quick-and-Easy MLA Guide
Shepherd University Academic Support Center, LIB 103
[Note: Although this form follows The MLA Manual of Style (an abbreviated version of this is in your Writer’s Reference), individual professors may require slightly different elements of MLA style. Ultimately, professors serve as the authority over citation style for your class.]
ONE BOOK WITH ONE AUTHOR:
Austen, Jane. Sense and Sensibility. New York: Penguin Books, 2003. Print.
FICTION OR ESSAY FROM ANTHOLOGY
Garcia, Alex. “Reality Check.” Between Worlds. 4th ed. Ed. Susan Bachmann, et al.
New York: Pearson, 2004. 441-443. Print.
Woolf, Virginia. “Shakespeare’s Sister.” A World of Ideas. 7th ed. Ed. Lee A. Jacobus. Boston: Bedford Books, 2006. 764-776. Print.
POEM FROM AN ANTHOLOGY
Blake, William. “The Chimney Sweeper.” Perrine’s Literature: Structure, Sound, and Sense. 8th ed. Ed. Thomas Arp and Greg Johnson. Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt, 2002. 837. Print.
PLAY FROM AN ANTHOLOGY
Williams, Tennessee. A Streetcar Named Desire. Norton Anthology of American Literature. Shorter 6th ed. Ed. Nina Baym. New York: Norton, 2003. 2301-2363. Print.
TRANSLATED WORK FROM ANTHOLOGY
Sophocles. Antigone. Tr. Robert Fagels. Norton Anthology of World Literature. 2nd ed. Eds. Sarah Lawall and Maynard Mack. Volume A. New York: Norton, 2002. 658-693. Print.
WORK FROM AN ACADEMIC JOURNAL
Academic Journal with Continuous Pagination
Nair, Supriya. “The Caribbean Unbound: Cross-Atlantic Discourses on Slavery and Race.” American Literary History 14 (2002): 566-79. Print.
Andrews, William L. “Postmodern Southern Literature: Confessions of a Norton Anthologist.” Studies in the Literary Imagination 35.1 (2002): 105-12. Print.
WORKS FROM NEWSPAPERS OR POPULAR MAGAZINES
Monthly Magazine
Keizer, Garret. “How the Devil Falls in Love.” Harper’s Aug. 2002: 43-51. Print.
Weekly Magazine
Klotowitz, Alex. “The Trenchcoat Robbers.” New Yorker 8 July 2002: 34-39. Print.
Daily Newspaper
Moberg, David. “The Accidental Environmentalist.” Chicago Tribune 24 Sept. 2002, final ed., Sec. 2: 1+. Print.
SOURCES VIEWED OR HEARD:
Film
My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Dir. Joel Zwick. IFC, 2002.
Musical Composition
Puccini, Giacomo. Turandot.
Interview—conducted by you
Chappell, Fred. Personal interview. 16 Aug. 2004.
Interview—conducted by someone else
Harryhausen, Ray. Interview with Terry Gross. Fresh Air. National Public Radio.
WHYY, Philadelphia. 6 Jan. 2003.
WORKS FROM THE WORLD WIDE WEB
All Electronic citations should include all of the following pieces of information IF THEY ARE AVAILABLE AND RELEVANT. Information that is not given on a web page can be omitted from the citation:
The Author of the site or name of article on the site
The title of the document
The date that the information was first posted
Information about previous print publication
Information about electronic publication
The date the information was accessed by you
The URL
An Entire Web Site
“American Transcendentalism: An Online Travel Guide.” Ed. Linda Tate. 2003. 3 September 2004 <http://www.shepherd.edu/transweb>.
An Article Originally Posted to a Web Site
Plotz, David. “The Cure for Sinophobia.” Slate 4 June 1999. 4 June 1999.
<http://www.slate.com/StrangeBedfellow/99-06-03/StrangeBedfellow.asp>.
An Article reprinted on a Web Site
Gardner, Helen. "The Religious Poetry of John Donne." John Donne: A Collection of Critical Essays. Ed. Helen Gardner. New York: Prentice-Hall, 1962. 123-36. Essays and Articles in Early 17th CenturyEnglish Literature. Ed. Anniina Jokinen. 1996-2004. 1 October 2004.
<http://www.luminarium.org/ sevenlit/sevenessay.htm>.
An Online Encyclopedia
"Plagiarism." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 22 Jul 2004, 10:55 UTC. Wikimedia Foundations, Inc.10 Aug 2004
<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plagiarism&oldid=5139350>.
WORK FROM AN ELECTRONIC LIBRARY DATABASE
The first date is the posting date. The second date is the date you accessed the posting.
MacMullen, Jackie. “Stop the Inanity.” Sports Illustrated. 2 Nov. 1998: 89. Ebsco Host. Online. Academic Search FullTEXT Elite. 17 Nov. 1998.
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