MLA Works Sited Format Modern Language Association (a professional organization serving teachers of English and other languages)
Where to find the information in a book to use for a citation. Title page: Page at the front of a book that includes the title, author, illustrator, place of publication, and publisher. Verso: The back of the title page where you can find the copyright date.
Title Page Title Author Publisher Place of publication
Verso The back side of the Title Page.
Useful Websites to help you learn how to use the MLA Format MLA Citation Style tmla.htm This one has a color coded sheet to help you figure out what you need. /01/ /01/ This is the “expert” site and has all the MLA Format rules.
What you may use to make citations after you understand the basics. &reqstyleid=1# &reqstyleid=1# This site has a fill in the blank form that makes your citations for you. You need to know how to find the information it asks for to make it work correctly. An easy way to get to Citation Machine is from the Destiny Homepage.
Important information about MLA The MLA Format is updated and there are many versions or editions of it, before using a guide to help you, make sure you are using the newest edition. An example of change, Titles used to be underlined, now they are Italicized. URL listing is optional because addresses are not reliable.
Samples Fiction books Hahn, Mary. All the lovely bad ones. New York: Sandpiper, Print. Non-fiction books Silverstein, S. Falling Up. 1st edition. New York: HarperCollins, Print. Encyclopedias Mass, Jeffrey. "Samurai." World Book Encyclopedia. 17. Chicago: WEBSITES "Samurai Cultural Warriors of Japan." Holy Mountain Trading Company. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Feb Szczepanski, Kallie. "asianhistory.about.com." About.com.AsianHistory N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Feb