1965. 50 Essays: A Portable Anthology. Ed. Samuel. Cohen. 3rd ed. Boston:
Bedford/St. Martin's, 2011. 213-25. Print. In an encyclopedia. Darraj, Susan
Muaddi.
MLA Citation Style Guide You can also create your list using NoodleBib, an online service to help you generate, edit, and print an MLA list of Works Cited. NoodleBib is accessed from the NSCC Library Homepage: http://library.northseattle.edu/ under Instruction & Research > Citation Tools from any computer on campus. From off campus, call a Reference Librarian (206-934-3609) for the institutional login and password.
Use the heading Works Cited. Double space your citations. List each entry alphabetically by the first letter of each citation (skip a, an, or the if it is the first word). Give each entry a hanging indent of 1/2 inch. Keep publishing information minimal: ex: UP for University Press. Omit Inc., Books, Publishers, etc. Include the medium for each item: Print, Web, DVD, Videocassette, CD, Performance, Radio, Television. th For complete guidelines refer to the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7 edition, available in the reference section of the library [Ref LB 2369.G53 2009].
Print Sources & Movies BOOKS: Author. Title. City: Publisher, date. Medium. One author
Erdrich, Louise. Round House. New York: Harper, 2012. Print.
Two or three authors
Downs, Donald Alexander, and Ilia Murtazashvili. Arms and the University: Military Presence and the Civic Education of Non-Military Students. New York: Cambridge UP, 2012. Print.
Four or more authors
Carroll, Sean B., et al. From DNA to Diversity: Molecular Genetics and the Evolution of Animal Design. 2001. 2nd ed. New York: Blackwell, 2007. Print.
ARTICLES: Author. “Title.” Publication. Publication information. Date. Medium. (Check journal and magazine formatting.) In a collection or anthology
Didion, Joan. “On Morality.” 1965. 50 Essays: A Portable Anthology. Ed. Samuel Cohen. 3rd ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2011. 213-25. Print.
In an encyclopedia
Darraj, Susan Muaddi. "Abu Jaber, Diana (1960– )." The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Multiethnic American Literature. Ed. Emmanuel S. Nelson. Vol. 1. Westport: Greenwood, 2005. Print.
In a scholarly journal
Lewthwaite, Stephanie. “Modernism in the Borderlands: The Life and Art of Octavio Medellín.” Pacific Historical Review 81.3 (2012): 337-70. Print.
In a magazine
Tyre, Peg. “The Writing Revolution.” Atlantic Oct. 2012: 12+. Print. [if the page nos. aren’t contiguous, type in the first page no. and a plus sign]
In a newspaper
Brooks, David. “The Conservative Mind.” New York Times 25 Sept. 2012: A23. Print.
MOVIES: Title. Director. Performers. Original release date. Distributor, release date. Medium.
On a DVD
Lee, Spike, dir. When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts. 2006. HBO Video, 2006. DVD.
Online Sources
It is no longer required to include the URL to a Web source if the source can be found with a simple online search. However, some instructors may require the Web address as well.
Whenever possible, find and cite media on the copyright holder’s Web site or official YouTube/Hulu/Vimeo channel.
EBOOKS: Author. Title. Edition. City: Publisher, year. Database or Web site. Medium. Access date. Google Book
Frost, Robert. North of Boston. 2nd ed. New York: Henry Holt, 1915. Google Books. Web. 30 Oct. 2012.
EBSCOhost eBook
Emadi, Hafizullah. Repression, Resistance, and Women in Afghanistan. Westport: Praeger-Greenwood, 2002. EBSCOhost eBook Collection. Web. 20 Nov. 2012.
Kindle Book
Massie, Robert K. Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman. New York: Random House, 2011. N. pag. Kindle file. [if no page numbers, use N. pag.]
SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES: Author. “Title.” Publication. Publication information. Database. Medium. Access date. Scholarly article
West, Darrell M. “The Costs and Benefits of Immigration.” Political Science Quarterly 126.3 (2011): 427-43. Academic Search Complete. Web. 20 Nov. 2012.
Magazine article
Vargas, Jose Antonio. “Not Legal Not Leaving.” Time 25 June 2012: 34-44. Academic Search Complete. Web. 20 Nov. 2012.
Newspaper article
Preston, Julia. “Groups Protest Operation by Immigration Agents.” New York Times [New York] 20 Nov. 2012, National Desk: A25. ProQuest Direct. Web. 20 Nov. 2012.
WEB PAGES: Author. “Title.” Web site. Publisher/sponsor, last update. Medium. Access date. Web page
“Eyewitness Misidentification.” Innocence Project. Innocence Project, n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2012. [if no author, skip author; if no pub. date, use n.d.]
OTHER WEB RESOURCES: See also 6.7.2b, “A Work Cited Only on the Web.” Art or image
“Naaxein (Chilkat Robe).” Seattle Art Museum: Permanent Collection. Seattle Art Museum, n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2012. [if no pub. date, use n.d.]
Blog
Gay, Roxanne. “How We All Lose.” The Rumpus. N.p., 26 Oct. 2012. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. [if no publisher or sponsor, use N.p.]
Audio interview
“Iraq Vet Seeks Atonement for Early War Tragedy.” Fresh Air. Hosted by Terri Gross. Natl. Public Radio. WHYY, Philadelphia, 23 Oct. 2012. NPR. Web. 20 Nov. 2012.
Performance on YouTube
West, Kanye, perf. Mercy. YouTube. KanyeWestVEVO, 6 June 2012. Web. 20 Nov. 2012.
Scholarly article
Posso, Alberto. “Globalisation and Unemployment: Panel Evidence from South American Republics.” Delaware Review of Latin American Studies 13.1 (2012): N. pag. Web. 20 Nov. 2012. [if no page nos., use N. pag.]
Television episode
“Seed.” By Nichole Beattie. Dir. Billy Gierhart. The Walking Dead. AMC Network Entertainment, 14 Oct. 2012. Web. 20 Nov. 2012.
Elinor Appel, Librarian and Gina Kessler Lee, Reference Assistant North Seattle Community College
rev. 05/15/13
