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.
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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.
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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.
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
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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.
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
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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.”
Harris, Nicole. “Airports in the Throes of Change.” Wall Street Journal
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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,
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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.
Rowling, J. K. E-mail interview. 8 May 2001.
Telford, Cathy. Personal
Interview.
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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.
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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
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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.
Franklin,
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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.
Branson, Anthony. “Survey
Results.” E-mail to the author.
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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.
Grayson, Paul, ed. Sports
Illustrated Almanac. CD-ROM.
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