Works Cited MLA Format

MLA Definition Modern Language Association Widely used for citations and references in the humanities, such as English MLA citation style uses a combination of parenthetical citations in the text of the document and a list of works cited located at the end of the document. Parenthetical citations are placed at the end of a quotation. They refer the reader to the list of works cited for a more complete citation.

Works Cited/Consulted List of references Complete information on each source All in-text citations must have a full citation on the Works Cited page. Since Web address often change, MLA no longer requires the use of URLs in citations. However, most of your teachers at Aventa will require the URL. You should include the URL unless you are told not to by your teacher. Always follow your teacher’s preference!

Works Cited: Basic Rules Begin your Works Cited page on a separate page at the end of your research paper. –1 inch margins –Header with your last name & page number Center the words Works Cited at the top of the page. Double space all citations, but do not skip spaces between entries. Indent the second and following lines of citations five spaces so that you create a hanging indent

Basic Rules For every entry, you must determine the Medium of Publication. Most entries will likely be listed as Print or Web sources, but other possibilities may include Film, CD-ROM, or DVD List page numbers only when citing a journal that is part of a larger work. If you refer to a journal article that appeared on pages 225 through 250, list the page numbers on your Works Cited page as

Basic Rules Capitalize each word in the titles of articles, books, etc, but do not capitalize articles (the, an), prepositions, or conjunctions unless one is the first word of the title or subtitle: Gone with the Wind, The Art of War, There Is Nothing Left to Lose. Use italics (instead of underlining) for titles of larger works (books, magazines) and quotation marks for titles of shorter works (poems, articles)

Capitalization and Punctuation Capitalize each word in titles, but do not capitalize articles (the, an), prepositions, or conjunctions unless one is the first word of the title or subtitle: Gone with the Wind, The Art of War, There Is Nothing Left to Lose. New to MLA 2009: Use italics (instead of underlining) for titles of larger works (books, magazines) and quotation marks for titles of shorter works (poems, articles)

Listing Author Names Entries are listed alphabetically by the author's last name (or, for entire edited collections, editor names). Author names are written last name first; middle names or middle initials follow the first name: –Burke, Kenneth –Levy, David M. –Wallace, David Foster

Common Features to Find Collect as much of the following information as possible before citing electronic sources in MLA style: 1.Author and/or editor names (if available) 2.Article name in quotation marks (if applicable) 3.Title of the Website, project, or book in italics. 4.Any version numbers available, including revisions, posting dates, volumes, or issue numbers. 5.Publisher information, including the publisher name and publishing date. 6.Date you accessed the material.

Citing an Entire Site List your date of access. Be sure to include the complete address for the site. Use n.p. if no publisher name is available and n.d. if no publishing date is given. Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Version number. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site, date of resource creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access. The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue U, Web. 23 Apr Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Purdue U, 28 Nov Web. 10 May 2006.

A Page on a Web Site List the author if known, followed by the information covered above for entire Web sites. Use n.p. if no publisher name is available and n.d. if no publishing date is given "How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow.com. eHow, n.d. Web. 24 Feb

No Known Author Alphabetize works with no known author by their title; use a shortened version of the title in the parenthetical citations in your paper. In this case, Boring Postcards USA has no known author: Examples: Baudrillard, Jean. Simulacra and Simulations. [...] Boring Postcards USA. [...] Burke, Kenneth. A Rhetoric of Motives. [...]

Example Works Cited Page Works Cited "Blueprint Lays Out Clear Path for Climate Action." Environmental Defense Fund. Environmental Defense Fund, 8 May Web. 24 May Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet." New York Times. New York Times, 22 May Web. 25 May GlobalWarming.org. Cooler Heads Coalition, Web. 24 May Gowdy, John. "Avoiding Self-organized Extinction: Toward a Co-evolutionary Economics of Sustainability." International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology 14.1 (2007): Print. Leroux, Marcel. Global Warming: Myth Or Reality?: The Erring Ways of Climatology. New York: Springer, Print "Global Warming Economics." Science 9 Nov. 2001: Science Online. Web. 24 May Shulte, Bret. "Putting a Price on Pollution." Usnews.com. US News & World Rept., 6 May Web. 24 May 2009.

The Purdue Online Writing Lab OWL The Online Writing Lab at Purdue is an excellent resource. If you are unsure as to how to properly cite something, look at the OWL /11/

Summary Always cite your sources A Works Cited page is required anytime you use sources Your Works Cited page is always last If you are unsure how to cite something, look at Purdue’s OWL

Works Consulted The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, Web. (13 October 2010). Rosen, Leonard, and Laurence Behrens. The Allyn and Bacon Handbook. 5 th ed. New York: Pearson Longman, Print (17 October 2010). (17 October 2010). (17 October 2010). middle_east_adds_500000_internet_users_a_month/ middle_east_adds_500000_internet_users_a_month/ (17 October 2010). (13 October 2010) (13 October 2010). (17 October 2010). ndSynopsesAndProposals.aspxhttp:// ndSynopsesAndProposals.aspx (17 October 2010). one.htmlhttp:// one.html (13 October 2010). (17 October 2010).