Download BIBLIOGRAPHIC FORMAT FOR COMPUTER SOURCES

BIBLIOGRAPHIC MLA FORMATS FOR COMPUTER SOURCES
Internet Sources
Format:
Author, if present. Name of Page. Copyright holder. Inverted Date of Posting. Web. Inverted Date of Access.
Example:
Lucciano, Matthew. Pros and Cons of the Death Penalty. Citizens for Clear Thinking. September 2002. Web.
5 November 2009.
Note: Internet citations use the word Web to designate their format. If the webpage has no clear title, use a description,
such as Home Page.
Periodicals From On-Line Databases
Basic Format:
Author's name. "Title of the Article." Title of Magazine Date of original source: page numbers. Name of the Database
Used. Web. Inverted Date of Access.
Ebsco Host
Phillips, Charles. “A Day to Remember.” American History 26 October 2005: 16-20. Academic Search
Premier. Web. 28 October 2009 .
Oxford Reference Online
“Sophocles.” World Encyclopedia. 2005: 27. Oxford Reference Online. Web. 20 October 2009.
Grolier Online Passport—MAGAZINE Articles only
“Point and Counterpoint on the Killing of Armenians in Turkey.” Christian Science Monitor 10 December 2008:8.
Grolier. Web. 21 October 2009.
Clinical Pharmacology
" Colfosceril; Cetyl Alcohol; Tyloxapol." Clinical Pharmacology 2004. Clinical Pharmacology. Web.
6 December 2009
History Reference Center
Morriston, Terry. "Eyewitness to the War." Pittsburgh Post October 12, 1857: A7. History Reference Center . Web. 22
November 2008 .
Student Research Center (Primary Source Document)
“An Appeal to Southerners to Settle Kansas.” Essential Documents in American History , 1853: 635. Middle Search
Plus. Web. 22 November 2009.
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Citing Articles from Opposing Viewpoints (for citing viewpoints see below)
“The Digital Money Mill.” The New York Times 1 November 2006: A26. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Web.
09 November 2006
Examples From Commonly Used PT Databases
Biography Reference Bank.
“Oliver, Mary." World Authors. Ed. Mae Wright. Detroit: H.W. Wilson, 1991. Biography Reference Bank. Web. 14
December 2009.
Citing Viewpoints from Opposing Viewpoints
Schlafy, Phyllis. “Attempts to Regulate Music Distribution over the Internet Are Misguided.” The Internet. Ed. Helen
Cothran. New York: Greenhaven Press, 2002. Opposing Viewpoints. Web. 09 November 2009 .
Citing Articles from CQ Researcher
Katel, Peter. "Rebuilding New Orleans." CQ Press . 4 April 2006: 43. The CQ Researcher. Web. 22 March 2009 .
COIN
“Librarian (occupation profile).” COIN 2006. Coin Career Library. Web. 22 March 2009.
Contemporary Authors Online
"August Wilson." Contemporary Authors Online. 2005. Gale Group Databases. Web. 6 Feb 2006.
Discovering Authors – Biography area
“Miller, Arthur.” Discovering Authors 3.0. CD-ROM. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group, 2000.
Discovering Authors—Criticism area
Field, B.S. “Death of a Salesman.” Twentieth Century Literary Criticism. Vol. 18. 1972. 19-24. Discovering Authors
3.0. CD-ROM. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group, 2000.
Other Electronic Resources
Online Encyclopedia (Grolier)
“Einstein, Albert." Encyclopedia Americana. 2009. Grolier Online. Web. 14 Oct. 2009.
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Online Artwork
Format: Artist Last Name, First. Title of Art Work. Year of Art. Name of Museum. Location of Museum. Title of
WebPage. Web. Inverted Date of access.
Example: Gordon, Daniel. Red-Headed Woman. 2009. Museum of Mod. Art, New York. MoMA: The Museum of
Modern Art. Web. 14 Sep 2009.
Podcast
Producer Last, Producer First Name. “Title of Individual Podcast.” Host Host first name and last name. Title of series.
Publisher, Inverted date of podcast. File Type. Inverted Date of Access.
Patterson, Chris. "Will School Consolidation Improve Education?" Host Michael Quinn Sullivan. Texas PolicyCast.
Texas Public Policy Foundation, 13 Apr. 2006. MP3 file. 27 Apr. 2006
INTERVIEW Sources
(interview conducted by you.)
Format:
Name of person interviewed, Kind of interview (personal interview, telephone
interview, e-mail interview), Date.
Example:
Kitzhaber, John. Personal interview. 22 Oct. 2009.
BIBLIOGRAPHIC MLA FORMATS FOR PRINT SOURCES
(Notice that all of the print sources end with the word Print.)
Book
Author Last, Author First. Title Italicized. City: Publishing Company, Copyright. Print.
Example: Smith, Robert A. How to Write a Bibliography. New York: Castle Publishing, 2006. Print.
Magazine (only if you actually used a paper magazine)
Author Last, First. “Article Title.” Magazine Title Italicized Date Written Backwards: Pages. Print.
Denge, Margaret. “Preparing Research for High School Teachers.” Magazine of Writing
9 October 2006: 18-24. Print.
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Paper Encyclopedia, Almanac or Dictionary : Do NOT use this for online encyclopedias.
“Article Title.” Encyclopedia Title Italicized. Edition. Print.
“Austria.” The World Book Encyclopedia. 1994 ed. Print.
ANTHOLOGY –Document or single work within acollection, such as a poem or a criticism essay
Format:
Author last name, Author First Name. “Title of Document.” Title of Book You Had. Author/Editor of book you had.
City: Pub Company, date. Pages You Used. Print.
Examples: Annals of America & CLC
Johnson, Andrew. “Veto of Tenure Office Act.” Annals of America. Vol 10: 1866-1883. Ed. William Benton.
Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1968. 90-92. Print.
Smith, Johnson. “Defending Cheever’s Style.” Contemporary Literacy Criticism. Vol. 18. Ed. Brad Jilstein. Detroit:
Gale Group, 1956. 78-84. Print.
Common PROBLEMS in Bibliographic Format
NO AUTHOR: If no author is listed, begin with the next title in the entry, ex:. Book title or magazine title.
TWO AUTHORS: If two authors are listed, use the names as follows: Hopper, Ed and Joan Howard.
MORE THAN THREE AUTHORS: If a book has more than three authors, use only the first author followed by the
abbreviation et. al as in this example: Nelson, Amanda, et al. (et. al. means “and others.”)
EDITOR NOT AUTHOR: An editor’s name should be listed in the same way as an author’s name with the editor
abbreviation. Write this as follows: Huborge, Mitzie, ed.
MISSING CITY: If no publisher is given, use the abbreviation [n.p.] in place of the company name. Be sure to use the
brackets.
MISSING DATE: If no date of publication is given, use the abbreviation [n.d.] in place of the date. Be sure to use the
brackets.
MISSING PAGE: If the page numbers aren’t listed, use the abbreviation [n.pag.]. Use the brackets.
Helpful Hints
Doublespace the entire bibliography including the citations. Underline titles.
Usually the date is on the back of the title page.
Find the city and publishing company on the front of the title page. If multiple cities are listed, take either the first or
the one closest to you.
Never number a bibliography. Do not sort by type of material. Do not use labels (Ex. Book, Magazine)
If multiple copyright dates are listed, take the most current one.
To find the information needed for an Internet bibliography, look at the bottom of the page or look at the home page.
For web pages, you may to look around for the info. Usually the date is at the bottom of the page with the copyright
holder.
For more information, please consult a reference source such as Trimmer’s A Guide to MLA Documentation .
You can also look at these websites.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/
http://www.mla.org/handbook_faq
http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/library/mlahcc7th.html
http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/
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