1. Working on the Works Cited Page: Print and Database Sources
MLA Documentation
Working on the
Works Cited Page:
Print and Database Sources

2. Working on the Works Cited Page

3. Works Cited Page Purpose:
To acknowledge outside sources and avoid plagiarism
to give the reader the information necessary to relocate the source
Contains all bibliographic information such as author, title, source, dates, etc.
The information you will need includes:
Author, Title, Source, Date, Place/Publisher, Medium (usually print or web) and sometimes more.

4. Works Cited Rules Alphabetized by author’s last name.
If no author, the title is used.
Double-spaced using “hanging indent.”
Comes at the end of your paper but is part of the same document.

5. Other Tidbits Capitalization of Titles Quotation Marks for Titles
Use initial capitalization even if the source you got it from does not! (Online sources are notorious for not following MLA rules.)
Quotation Marks for Titles
Magazine articles, songs, TV episodes, poems, stories, etc.
Italics for Titles
Books, CD’s, TV shows, movies,
journals, websites etc.

6. Creating Entries
All books & textbooks which cover how to cite sources do so by example
The LSCC Library has kindly provided a handout that gives samples based on our databases and other resources
Also examine the sections in our textbooks that give samples of Works Cited entries.
Use your handbook first!

7. Computer Help with Works Cited
When finished typing the paper itself, press Enter
Go to the INSERT menu and insert a PAGE BREAK
Center the phrase “Works Cited”
Press ENTER, return to the Left Margin, and turn on “Hanging Indent”
Use the Format/Paragraph Menu
Can also use the Ruler

8. Print Sources on the Works Cited Page

9. Citing A One Author Book
Author Last, First. Title. City: Publisher,
Date. Medium.
Freeman, Michael. Bloody Sundays: Inside the
Dazzling, Rough-and-Tumble World of the
NFL. New York: William Morrow, Print.

10. Citing A Two Author Book
Author Last, First and First Last. Title.
City: Publisher, Date. Medium.
Freeman, Michael and Dan Jones. Bloody
Sundays: Inside the Dazzling, Rough-and-
Tumble World of the NFL. New York: William
Morrow, Print.

11. Citing A Three Author Book
Author Last, First, First Last, and First Last.
Title. City: Publisher, Date. Medium.
Freeman, Michael, James Smith and Dan Jones.
Bloody Sundays: Inside the Dazzling, Rough-
and- Tumble World of the NFL. New York:
William Morrow, Print.

12. Citing A Four or More Author Book
Author Last, First, et al. Title. City:
Publisher, Date. Medium.
Freeman, Michael, et al. Bloody Sundays: Inside
the Dazzling, Rough-and- Tumble World of the
NFL. New York: William Morrow, Print.

13. Use the same format for naming authors and editors in books, articles, and databases, whenever the names are available.
From this point on, you will only see Last, First to indicate the author(s) or editor(s).

14. Citing A One Editor Book
Last, First, ed. Title. City: Publisher,
Date. Medium.
Freeman, Michael, ed. Bloody Sundays: Inside
the Dazzling, Rough-and-Tumble World of the
NFL. New York: William Morrow, Print.

15. Citing A Two Editor Book
Last, First and First Last, eds. Title. City:
Publisher, Date. Medium.
Freeman, Michael and Dan Jones, eds. Bloody
Sundays: Inside the Dazzling, Rough-and-
Tumble World of the NFL. New York: William
Morrow, Print.

16. Citing A Three Editor Book
Last, First, First Last, and First Last, eds.
Title. City: Publisher, Date. Medium.
Freeman, Michael, James Smith and Dan Jones, eds.
Bloody Sundays: Inside the Dazzling, Rough-
and- Tumble World of the NFL. New York:
William Morrow, Print.

17. Citing A Four or More Editor Book
Last, First, et al., eds. Title. City:
Publisher, Date. Medium.
Freeman, Michael, et al., eds. Bloody Sundays:
Inside the Dazzling, Rough-and- Tumble World of
the NFL. New York: William Morrow, Print.

18. Periodical Sources (Magazines and Journals) on the Works Cited
Page

19. Citing Magazine Articles with Author
Last, First. “Title of Article.” Periodical
Date: Page(s). Medium.
Freeman, Michael. “Bloody Sundays: Inside the
Dazzling, Rough- and-Tumble World of the
NFL.” Sports Illustrated 20 Dec. 2005: 224+.
Print.

20. Citing Magazine Articles with No Author
“Title of Article.” Periodical
Date: Page(s). Medium.
“Bloody Sundays: Inside the Dazzling, Rough-
and-Tumble World of the NFL.” Sports
Illustrated 20 Dec. 2005: Print.

21. Citing Magazine Article Dates
Weekly: 20 Dec. 2005:
Monthly: Dec. 2005:
Bimonthly: Nov- Dec. 2005:
“Bloody Sundays: Inside the Dazzling, Rough-
and-Tumble World of the NFL.” Sports
Illustrated 20 Dec. 2005: Print.

22. Citing Journal Articles
“Title of Article.” Periodical Volume.Issue (Year): Page(s). Medium.
“Bloody Sundays: Inside the Dazzling, Rough-
and-Tumble World of the NFL.” Sports
Journal 22.3 (2005): Print.

23. Database Sources on the Works Cited
Page

24. Database Sources
These can be found on the Library site called Databases A – Z.
These can also be e-Books.
These sources are available to students via a subscription paid by the college.
It is no longer necessary to cite the URL for paid database materials.

25. E-Book Last, First. Title. City: Publisher,
Date. Database. Medium. Retrieved
Date.
Freeman, Michael. Bloody Sundays: Inside the
Dazzling, Rough-and-Tumble World of the
NFL. New York: William Morrow, 2003.
NetLibrary. Web. 21 May 2009

26. Magazine from a Database
Last, First. “Title of Article.” Periodical
Date: Page(s). Database. Medium.
Retrieved Date.
Freeman, Michael. “Bloody Sundays: Inside the
Dazzling, Rough- and-Tumble World of the
NFL.” Sports Illustrated 20 Dec. 2005: 224+.
Academic Search Complete. Web. 21 May
2009.

27. Journal Article from a Database
Last, First. “Title of Article.” Periodical
Volume. Issue (Year): Page(s). Database.
Medium. Retrieved Date.
Freeman, Michael. “Bloody Sundays: Inside the
Dazzling, Rough- and-Tumble World of the
NFL.” Sports Journal 22.3 (2005): 224+.
Academic Search Complete. Web. 21 May

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