Bibliography Guide
MLA Style
Revised August 2003
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There are
many situations you may come across
that aren’t included here.
Please feel free to ask your teacher or the librarian for help; you may also
access the MLA Handbook.
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BOOK BY A SINGLE AUTHOR
Author’s last name, Author’s first name. Title
of the book. Place of publication: Publishing company,
Date of publication.
Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. New York: Levine-Scholastic, 2000.
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ANTHOLOGY
OR COMPILATION WITH AN EDITOR
Editor’s last
name, Editor’s first name, ed. Title of the book. Place of publication: Publishing
company, Date of publication.
Lopate,
Phillip, ed. The Art of the
Personal Essay. New York: Doubleday, 1994.
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TWO OR MORE BOOKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR
Replace
the author‘s name with three hyphens after the first time. Alphabetize by
title.
Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. New York: Levine-Scholastic, 2000
--- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. New York: Levine-Scholastic, 1999.
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BOOK BY TWO OR MORE AUTHORS
Author’s last name, Author’s first name,
and Second author’s first and last name. Title
of the book. Place of publication: Publishing
company. Date of publication.
Eggins, Susan, and Diane Slade. Analyzing Literature. London: Cassell, 1997.
Use et at after the first name if there are more than three authors.
Gilman,
Sander, et al. Sound and Poetry.
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ESSAY, POEM, OR SHORT STORY FROM
AN ANTHOLOGY
Author’s last name, Author’s first name.
“Title of essay, poem, or short story. “
Title of
book. Ed. First and last name of
the book editor. Place of publication: Publishing company,
Date of publication. Pages of essay, poem, or short story.
More, Hannah. “Toad’s Mouth.” Stories from
Plume, 1992. 83-88.
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ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE
Do
not include the volume number if the articles are arranged alphabetically.
“Title of article.” Title of the encyclopedia. Edition.
Year of publication.
“Mandarin
Oranges.” Encyclopedia Brittanica. 10th
ed. 1994.
“Telegraphs.” The Encyclopedia
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PAMPHLET
Title of the pamphlet. Place of publication: Publishing
company, Date of publication.
Swamp Tours. Houston: Dover, 1992.
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GOVERNMENT
PUBLICATION
Name
of the government. Name of the agency. Title of the document. Place of publication:
Publishing company, Date of publication.
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ARTICLE
IN A NEWSPAPER
Author’s last name, Author’s first name.
“Title of the article.” Title of the newspaper
Date of Publication: Page numbers.
The date is shown as day month and year. Use a + if the
article continues on another page that isn‘t
consecutive.
Alaton, Blake. “The Day Time
Stopped.” Washington Post 27 Dec. 1997: B11-13.
Harris, Nicole. “Airports in the Throes of Change.” Wall Street Journal 21 May 2002: B1+.
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ARTICLE
IN A MAGAZINE
Author’s last name, Author’s first name. “Title
of the article.” Title of the magazine Date of
publication: Page numbers.
Fallows, Sarah. “How to Lose Ten Pounds Easily.” Woman’s Day Apr 2001: 60-64.
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TELEVISION SHOW
“Title
of the episode.” Title of the show.
Name of the network. Call letters of
the station, City of the station. Date of broadcast.
“Cassie’s Loose Tooth.” Dragon Tales. PBS. WLPB, Baton Rouge. 17 Oct. 2001.
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MOVIE ON VIDEO OR DVD
Title of the movie.
Dir. Director’s first and last
name. Original release date. DVD or Videocassette. Distributor, Year of release.
It’s a Wonderful Life. Dir. Frank Capra. 1946. DVD. Republic, 2001.
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PERSONAL INTERVIEW
Person’s
last name, Person’s first name.
Kind of interview. Date of interview.
Johnson, Margaret. Telephone interview. 20 Sept. 2002.
Rowling, J. K. E-mail interview. 8 May 2001.
Telford, Cathy. Personal Interview. 18 Aug. 2003.
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TELEVISION ADVERTISEMENT
Name of product or service advertised. Advertisement. Call letters of the
station, City of the station. Date of Broadcast.
American Airlines. Advertisement. KNOE, Monroe. 12 Feb. 2001.
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NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE ADVERTISEMENT
Name of
product or service advertised. Advertisement. Tile
of the newspaper or magazine
Date of publication: Page numbers.
Flintstone Vitamins. Advertisement. Family Circle 5 Oct. 1994: 78.
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INTERNET SITE
Title
of the site. Ed. First and last name of the
editor. Date of electronic publication or most recent update. Name of sponsoring organization. Date of access <URL>.
If you are using a computer, the angle brackets < > will disappear and the URL will
turn blue making it a hyperlink when you hit ENTER. This form is
acceptable for papers that are going to be published electronically; however, you
must have the angle brackets < > for
your finished bibliography. To eliminate this problem, use the down arrow
instead of ENTER to get to the next line.
If you must split the URL on two different lines, you
should only split it after a
slash.
History Channel.com. 2002. History Channel. 14 May 2002 <http://historychannel.com/>.
Electronic
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PERSONAL HOME PAGE
Person’s last name, Person’s
first name. Title of the site or
Homepage. Date of the last update. Date of access <URL>.
Lancaster, Ian. Homepage. 28 Mar. 2001. 7 June 2003 <http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~ian/>.
Franklin, Elizabeth. Beth’s Corner. 13 Jan. 2001. 27 Aug. 2001 <http://www.efrank.tensas/tpsb.edu/>.
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NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE ARTICLE ON THE INTERNET
Author’s last name, Author’s first name. “Title of the article.” Title of the magazine or newspaper Date of publication. Date of access <URL>.
Tolson, Nancy. “
<http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/a13425 .html>.
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E-MAIL COMMUNICATION
Writer’s last name, writer’s first name. “Title of the message from the subject line.”
E-mail to recipient’s first and last
name. Date of the message.
If you are the recipient use the author instead of
your first and last name.
Harner, James. “RE: Essay Instructions.” E-mail to Frank Wilson. 21 June 1997.
Branson, Anthony. “Survey Results.” E-mail to the author. 12 Dec. 2002.
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CD-ROM
Author or
editor’s last name, Author or editor’s first name. Title of the
Encyclopedia Britannica. CD-ROM. New York: Voyager, 1993.
Grayson, Paul, ed. Sports Illustrated Almanac. CD-ROM. Detroit: Gale, 2000.
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