MLA Works Cited Page Works Cited Page (often referred to as a “bibliography”) tells the reader where to go find the work you’re referring to in your paper.
Books in Works Cited Page Last name, First name. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Example: Chung, Terri. My Life on the Return Policy: A Metaphorical Memoir. Seattle: Postmodern Press, 2008.
Periodicals in Works Cited Page Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages. Example: Grinley, Melissa and Terri Chung. “Memoirs are Mesmerizing.” Books and Readers 23 January 2008: 56-60.
Web Sources in Works Cited Name of Site. Date of Posting/Revision. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site. Date you accessed the site <electronic address>. Example: The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. 26 Aug. 2005. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue University. 23 May 2008 <http://owl.english.purdue.edu/>.
Lecture in Works Cited Last name, First name. Type of Lecture or Speech. Physical Location. Date. Example: Grinley, Melissa. Class Lecture. North Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA. 18 May 2008.
Work in an anthology or chapter in a book with an editor Author(s). "Title of Article.” Title of the book. Ed. and the name(s) of the editors. City of of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Selection’s page number. Example: Angelou, Maya. “Graduation.” 50 Essays: A Portable Anthology. Ed. Samuel Cohen. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2007. 16-28.
Films in Works Cited Title of Film. Name of Director. Names of Major Actors. Production Company, Year Released. Example: The Usual Suspects. Dir. Bryan Singer. Perf. Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri, Stephen Baldwin, and Benecio del Toro. Polygram, 1995.