1. Works Cited Guidelines
MLA 8TH EDITION
Works Cited Guidelines

2. MLA 8TH EDITION PRINCIPLES
Cite core elements shared by most works
There is often more than one way to cite a source
Documentation needs to be useful to readers

3. MLA 8TH EDITION PRINCIPLES
The “container” idea:
MLA recognizes that information has to be housed inside some kind of container—words can’t just float around in space.
Quite simply, the container is usually: a book, a journal, a web site, a newspaper, etc.
BUT this container is usually housed within another container: often a database

4. CORE ELEMENTS
Now instead of each type of source getting one and only one correct way of citing, we need to go by the idea of “core elements”
In other words, the key pieces of imformation that will help the reader be able to track down the source you used.

5. CORE ELEMENTS Source: Author
Title (either in quotation marks or italics depending on the source)
Container One
Title of Container One (in italics)
Other Contributors
Version
Number
Publisher
Publication Date
Location
Container Two
Title of Container Two (in italics)
Other Contributors
Version
Number
Publisher
Publication Date
Location (for a web source, this is a URL
CORE ELEMENTS

6. Author, First A. , & Second Author. “Title of Work
Author, First A., & Second Author. “Title of Work.” Title of Container One , other contributors, version, number, Publisher, publication date, location. Title of Container Two, other contributors, version, number, publisher, publication date, location.

7. EXAMPLE: REFERENCE MATERIALS
Editors, accessed Online through a Database
Rizzo, Alexandra Elaine, et al. "Ecology." Grizmek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, edited by Michael Hutchins, et al., vol. 1,  Gale, 2004, pp  Gale Virtual Reference Library.

8. EXAMPLE: BOOK Standalone Book, One Author, Print -
Knox, Karen C. Implementing Technology Solutions in Libraries: Techniques, Tools, and Tips from the Trenches. Information Today, 2011.

9. EXAMPLE: BOOK
Chapter from Edited Book with Two Editors, accessed Online through a Database* - 
Atwood, Blake. "Anxious Men: Sexuality and Systems of Disavowal in Contemporary Iranian Literature." Familiar and Foreign: Identity in Iranian Film and Literature, edited by Veronica Thompson and Manijeh Mannani, AU Press, 2015, pp Ebsco eBook Collection, lpc1.laspositascollege.edu:2048/login?url= search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk& AN= &site=ehost- live&custID=s &ebv=EB&ppid=pp_129.

10. EXAMPLE: PERIODICALS Newspaper Article, Print -
Ho, Vivian. "Ex-police Official Charged." San Francisco Chronicle, 28 April 2016, pp. A1.
Magazine Article from Database -
Friscolanti, Michael. "The Drug Dealers Next Door." Maclean's, 2 May 2016. Opposing Viewpoints.
*MLA 8th edition recommends the inclusion of the URL ; especially when it is the only way to locate the item.  However, since I have included a database name here, and database URL's are notoriously long and complex, I have omitted it.  This is a preference, so we recommend checking with your professor for their preference.

11. EXAMPLE: PERIODICALS Journal Article from Database -
Dewulf, Bart, et al. "Dynamic Assessment lf Exposure to Air Pollution Using Mobile Phone Data." International Journal of Health Geographics, vol. 15, 12 April 2016, pp.1-14. Academic Search Complete, doi: /s z.

14. “Embraced by the media and advertising, ‘girl’ is popping up everywhere: in fashion catalogs, newspaper articles, advertisements on web sites and television, and everyday conversation” (McGrath 371).