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Citing
Print Sources - MLA Style
General guidelines
Your entries should be double spaced within and between citations. Put them in alphabetical order by author's last name, or if no author is listed, lead off with the title. Use hanging indents. The following are sample entries for some common kinds of print sources.
Journal articles, paginated by issue (each issue begins with page 1)
Author. "Title of article." Periodical title volume. issue number (year): pages.
Goodheart, Adam. "Tea and Fantasy." The American Scholar 74.4 (2005): 21-34.
Journal articles, continuous pagination throughout a particular volume, two or three authors
Authors. "Title of article." Periodical title volume (year): pages.
Weeder, Julie A., Anne R. Marshall, and John M. Epifanio. "An Assessment of Population
Genetic Variation in Chinook Salmon from Seven Michigan Rivers 30 Years after
Introduction." North American Journal of Fisheries Management 25 (2005): 861-875.
Note: Reverse only the first author's name. For four or more authors, either list all of the
names or use only the first author's name followed by et al.Haeseker, Steven L., et al. "Retrospective Evaluation of Preseason Forecasting Models for
Pink Salmon." North American Journal of Fisheries Management 25 (2005): 897-911.Articles in a magazine
Author. "Title of article." Magazine title date: pages.
Poniewozik, James. "TV Makes a Too-Close Call." Time 20 Nov. 2000: 70-71.
Daily newspaper article
Omit the initial The in a newspaper title.
Author. "Title of article." Name of newspaper date: pages.
Smith, Dinitia. "Critic at the Mercy of His Kind." New York Times 24 May 2003: B9.
Book, one author
Author. Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher. year.
Shreve, Anita. Light on Snow. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2005.
Book, two authors
Authors. Title. Place of publication: Publisher, year.
Kraybill, Donald L., and Steven M. Nolt. Amish Enterprise: from Plows to Profits. 2nd ed.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004.
Note: With a book that has four or more authors, either list all of the names or use only the
first author's name followed by et al.Folwer, Melvin. L., et al. The Mound 72 Area: Dedicated and Sacred Space in Early
Cahokia. Springfield: Illinois State Museum, 1999.
Essay or chapter in a collection or anthology
Author. Title of Article or Essay." Title of Collection. Ed. Editor(s) name(s).
Place of publication: publisher, year. pages.
Hall, Robert L. "Sacrificed Foursomes and Green Corn Ceremonialism." Mounds, Modoc,
and Mesoamerica. Ed. Steven.R. Ahler and Melvin L. Fowler. Springfield:
Illinois State Museum, 2000. 245-53.
Article in a reference work
Author. "Title of article or essay." Title of Reference Work. Edition if available. year.
Zelasko, Nancy F. "Bilingual Education." Encyclopedia of Education. 2nd ed. 2003.
Note: If no author is listed, lead off with the title of the article.
Multivolume work
If you refer to more than one volume, indicate the number of volumes.
Weiner, Irving, ed. Handbook of Psychology. 12 vols. Hoboken: John Wiley, 2003.
If you refer to only one volume of a work, limit the information in the citation to that volume.
Gallagher, Michela, and Randy J. Nelson, eds. Handbook of Psychology. Vol. 3. Hoboken:
John Wiley, 2003.
Citation guides
A Research Guide for Students - MLA Style
Ginaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Paper. 6th ed. New York:
The Modern Language Association of America, 2003 .
(on permanent reserve at the Library's Circulation Desk)
For electronic sources, see Citing Electronic Sources - MLA Style
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