taken from

http://www.noodletools.com/quickcite/citbook.html

Writers INC (book available in MS library)

http://thewritesource.com/mla.htm

See Mrs. Robbins for the full style guide and

with any questions you may have.

Book by one author:

Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title of the book. City of publication:  Publisher’s name, YYYY.

Example:

Goleman, Daniel. Emotional Intelligence. New York: Bantam, 1995.

Book by two or three authors:

Author’s Last Name, First Name, and First Name Last Name. Title of the book. City of publication:  

     Publisher’s name, YYYY.

Example:

Diehl, Daniel, and Mark Donnelly. Medieval Furniture:  Plans and Instructions for Historical

     Reproductions. Mechanicsburg, PA:  Stackpole, 1999.

Book with a corporate group author:

Corporation. Title of the book. City of publication: Publisher’s name, YYYY.

Example:

Wisconsin Taxpayers’ Alliance. School Facts ’99. Madison, WI:  Wisconsin Taxpayers’

      Alliance, 1999.

Book by anonymous author:

Title of the book.  City of publication:  Publisher’s name, YYYY.

Example:

1999 People Weekly Almanac. New York:  Cader, 1999.

Encyclopedia Article:

"Article Title." Title of encyclopedia. Ed. Author’s First and Last Name. Edition#. Volume #.

      City of publication: Publisher's name, YYYY.  Page(s).

Example:

"Atmospheric Tides." Von Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia. Ed. Glenn Considine. 9th

      ed. Vol. 1. New York: Wiley-Interscience, 2002. 315-316.

“Article Title.”  Title of the Online Database. Version. Year of electronic publication.

       Sponsoring company. Date of access .

Example:

"Astronomy." Collier's Online. Version 97.2.2. 1997. Collier's Encyclopedia. 14 Jan. 1998

      www.ce.com:362>.

Print Magazine Article (Signed):

Author’s Last Name, First Name. "Title of the Article." Title of the magazine 

     DD Mo. YYYY: Page(s).

Example:

Abilock, Debbie. "Integrating E-Mail into the Curriculum." Technology Connection

      Sept. 1996: 23-25.

Print Magazine Article (Unsigned):

“Title of the Article.” Title of the Magazine Mo. YYYY: Page(s).

Example:

“Seven Tips About Portable Generators.” Consumer Reports Nov. 1999:10.

Online Magazine Article:

Author’s Last Name, First Name. "Title of the Article." Title of the Magazine DD Mo. YYYY.

     DD Mo. YYYY .

Example:

Abilock, Debbie. "The Gestalt of Online Searching." MultiMedia Schools.  Nov.-Dec.1997.

     31 Dec. 1997 .

Newspaper Article (Signed):

Author’s Last Name, First Name. "Title of the Article." Title of the Newspaper DD Mo. YYYY:

     Page(s).

Example:

Broder, John M. "Clinton Adamant on 3D World Role in Climate Accord.” New York Times

     12 Dec.1997, natl. ed.  : A1+.

Newspaper Article (Unsigned):

 “Title of the Article.” Title of the Newspaper DD Mo. YYYY: Page(s).

Example:

“Toyota to Team Up with Dealer Network to Sell Cars on Web.”  Wall Street Journal

      12 Nov. 1999: B5.

Online Newspaper Article:

Author’s Last Name, First Name. "Title of the Article." Name of the Newspaper 

     DD Mo. YYYY. Section. DD Mo. YYYY <URL>.

Example:

Stevens, William K. "Computers Model World's Climate, but How Well?”  New York Times

      on the Web 4 Nov.1997. CyberTimes. 31 Dec.1997. http://www.nytimes.com/library/

     cyber/week/110497weather.html>.

Author’s Last Name, First Name.  “Title of the Article. Title of the Publication

     (Magazine, Newspaper…) Date of the Resource, Edition:  Pages.  Title of

     the Database (if known). Service. Library where you accessed the

     Database. Date you accessed the Database .

Example:

Williams, Vanessa.“D.C. Votes to Limit Teenage Drivers: Council Sets 18 as Minimum Age for 

     Full License. Washington Post 3 Nov. 1999: A1. National Newspapers. ProQuest. Gateway 

     Technical College, Elkhorn Campus Library. 12 Nov.1999 http://proquest.umi.com/pdqweb.

Published Interview

Last Name, First Name (of the person who was interviewed). “Title of the Interview.”

     Title of Publication (Magazine, Newspaper…) DD Mo. YYYY: Page(s).

Example:

Matthews, Dave. “Dave Matthews.” Rolling Stone 2 Sept. 1999: 64.

Interview Conducted by You:

Interviewee’s Last Name, First Name. Kind of interview (personal, telephone).

      DD Mo. YYYY.

Example:

Goodkind, Mary. Personal interview. 4 Sept. 1996.

Author’s Last Name, First Name. "Title of the Web Site." Group or Corporate Title. 

     DD Mo. YYYY (it was created/revised). Institution. DD Mo. YYYY (you accessed

     this page).

Example:

Abilock, Debbie. "Research Advice: Developing Depth of Research: The Invisible Web

     Databases." NoodleTeach: 21st Century Literacies. 1 Oct. 2002. NoodleTools, Inc.

     9 Sept. 2002  

     advicedepth.html>.

Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title of the Web Site. DD Mo. YYYY (it was created/revised)

     DD Mo. YYYY (you accessed this page).

Example:

Hamilton, Calvin J. Views of the Solar System.12 Nov.1999 5 Feb. 2003

     http://solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm.                                                                                                   

Country. Governmental Agency. Title of the Document. DD Mo. YYYY (it was created/revised).

     DD Mo. YYYY (you accessed this page) .

Example:

Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Subject Line of the Posting.” On-line

     posting. DD Mo. YYYY (of the on-line posting). Name of the Discussion

     List. DD Mo. YYYY (you accessed the posting) .

Example:

Matthews, Robert. "Legally Banning Puppy Mills." On-line posting. 15 Nov.

     1996. People Caring for Animals Conference. 20 Feb.1999

     .

Name of the Project. Name of the editor. DD Mo. YYYY (date of electronic

     publication). Sponsoring Organization. DD Mo. YYYY

     (you accessed the project) .

Example:

New England Folklore Project. Ed. Marcia Farnsworth. 22 May 1997.

     Indiana U. 12 Sept. 1997 http://www.indiana.edu/~mtf/nefp/>.

E-mail Writer’s Last Name, First Name. DD Mo. YYYY (date the message was sent). E-mail to the author. DD Mo. YYYY (you accessed the e-mail).

Example:

Toshner, David. 22 Feb.1998. E-mail to the author. 25 Feb.1998.

“Title of the Episode.” Title of the Program. Broadcasting Network. DD Mo. YYYY.

Example:

“An Interview with Elton John.” Barbara Walters Special. ABC. WISN, Milwaukee.

     21 Mar.1994.

Artist’s Last Name, First Name. Title of the Album. Name of the Manufacturer, YYYY.

Example:

Shocked, Michelle. Arkansas Traveler. Polygram Records, 1992.

Title of the Work. Medium (Videocassette, DVD…) Name of the Distributor, YYYY.

Example:

Going Back:  A Return to Vietnam. Videocassette. Virginia Productions, 1982.

FORMAT HINTS

Begin each entry flush with the left margin

Indent additional lines five spaces

Single-space after each period