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MLA Citation Format Simplified
MLA requires a hanging indent and double-spacing for its citations. MLA (2009) requires use of italicization rather than underlining.
Underlined titles can be easily confused to be url links. While it no longer requires urls, if it will be difficult for your reader to find the
material or if your instructor requires them, then you should use the url. End the entry with the url enclosed in <url>. Note: For purposes of this
handout, the examples are single-spaced. Your Works Cited page will be double-spaced.
Book
MLA FORMAT
EXAMPLE
One Author
Author Last, First. Title of Work. Location:
Publisher, Date. Publication Format.
Smith, Kevin C. Children’s Literature of the Harlem
Renaissance. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press,
2004. Print.
Two Authors
Author Last, First, and First Last. Title of
work. Location: Publisher, Date.
Publication Format.
Branson, Joseph J., & Bill Larson. Educating Rita. New York:
Norton, 2003. Print.
More than Two Authors
Author Last, First, et al. Title of work.
Location: Publisher, Date.
Publication Format.
Editor Last, First, ed. Title of work.
Location: Publisher, Date.
Publication Format.
McMillian, Stephan D., et al. Environmental Sciences. New York:
Pearson & Longman, 2002. Print.
E-book
Last, First. Title of work. Location:
Publisher, Date. Electronic
Publisher. Web. Date Retrieved.
Streibel, Barbara J. The Manager’s Guide to Effective Meetings.
New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003. Academic Complete
ebrary. Web. 12 May 2008.
Article in an Anthology
Author Last, First. "Work Title." Anthology
Title. Volume number. Ed. Editor
First Last. Location: Publisher, Date.
Pages. Publication Format.
Shinn, Merideth, and Bradley Cooper Weitzman. “Homeless
Families are Different.” Homeless in America. Ed.
Jerald Baumohl. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1996. 118120. Print.
Editor
Newspaper
Arthur, Kingsley, ed. Dismal State of American Education. New
York: Knopf, 2004. Print.
MLA Format
Example
With Author
Author Last, First. "Title of article." Title of
Newspaper Date: Pages. Publication
Format.
Brown, Sue. “A New Art.” Washington Post 25
Jan. 1998: A4. Print.
Letter to the Editor
Author Last, First. Letter. Title of Newspaper.
Date: Pages. Publication Format.
Ozick, Kathy. Letter. Arizona Republic 31 Oct.
2000: A8. Print.
Revised 2009
NewspaperArticle from a database.
Same as print, but add electronic retrieval
information to the end:
Database. Vendor. Web. Date of Retrieval.
Article from an online publication
(NOT a subscription service):
Same as print but pages may be missing:
Author. “Article Title.” Online Publication Title.
Periodical Article
MLA Format
Sponsoring organization or publisher,
Publication Date or last revision. Web. Access
date.
Herdia, Christopher. “Cities Drawing Line on
Sprawl.” Los Angeles Times 14 Dec.
2004: A3. National Newspapers. Web. 4
August 2009.
Dylan, Bill. “I Need Help.” Editorial. New York
Times. New York Times, 16 May 2002.
Web. 15 July 2009.
Example
Magazine
Author Last, First. "Title of article." Title of Magazine
Date: Pages. Publication Format.
Garcia, Juan. “Who’s Reading Your Email?”
Fortune 3 Feb. 1994: 57-59. Print.
Journal: Continuous page
numbers
Author Last, First. "Title of article." Title of Journal
Volume.Issue Number (Year): Pages.
Publication Format.
Article in an online database
Same as print format as in the examples, but add this
to the end of the entry:
Database. Publication Format. Date Retrieved.
CQ Researcher (Subscription
Database example)
Author last name, First Name. “Article Title.” Publication.
Date: pages. Database.. Web. Access Date.
Brown, Paul. “New Architecture Today.” Art
Digest 25.3 (2002): 303-13. Print.
Bellon-Hare, Lawence Mike, et al. “Open Hands,
Open Hearts: Working with Native
Youth in the Schools.” Intervention in
School and Clinic 38.4 (March 2003):
225-235. Print.
Vissing, Yvonne. “The Yellow School Bus Project:
Helping Homeless Students Get Ready
for School. Phi Delta Kappan 85.4 (Dec.
2003): 321-23. Academic Search
Premier. Web. 8 Aug. 2005
Katel, Peter. “Oil Jitters.” CQ Researcher
Online. 4 Jan. 2008: n. pag. CQ
Researcher. Web. 15 June 2009.
(Note: MLA 2009 now notes that both the
issue and volume number should be used
whenever possible)
Encyclopedia
General Encyclopedia
Note: In most cases, your instructors will
NOT allow you to use a general encyclopedia as
a source for an academic essay.
Revised 2009
MLA Format
Author Last, First. "Title of article." Title of
Encyclopedia. Edition. Year. Publication
Format.
Author Last, First. “Title of article.” Title of
Encyclopedia. Publisher, Year. Web.
Retrieval Date.
Example
Hernandez, Joseph. “House Plants.” The
Encyclopedia Britannica. 15th ed. Print.
Hernandez, Joseph. “House Plants.” The
Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
Encyclopedia Britannica, 1999. Web. 18
July 2009.
Specialized Encyclopedia
Web Site Article
Author Last, First. "Article Title." Encyclopedia
Title. Ed. Editor First Last. # of Edition.
Volume #. Location: Publisher, Date.
Publication Format.
Note: For print versions, omit page numbers if
arranged alphabetically by article title.
Sample of article in Reference Database also
shown (second example).
MLA Format
With Author
Give as much information as possible:
Entire Website
Name of Page. Web. Access date.
Author last name, First Name. “Title of Section.” Title
of the Website. Sponsoring organization or
publisher, Publication Date or last revision.
Web. Access date.
Note that name of author of a homepage is not italicized.
Online Article
If publisher or site sponsor is not available, use N.p.
If no date of publication is available, use n.d.
Other Source Types
Lecture (or Address)
Film (Movie) or Video
Author. “Article Title.” Title of the Website. Sponsoring
organization or publisher, Publication Date or
last revision. Web. Access Date.
Revised 2009
“Achievement Gap.” The Encyclopedia of
Education Online. Encyclopedia of
Education, 2006. Web. 9 August 2009.
Example
Jameson, Eliot. “NCH FACT Sheets on
Homelessness.” National Coalition for
the Homeless. National Coalition for the
Homeless, 8 Jan. 2001 Web. 12 Aug.
2009.
Language & Humanities. Chandler-Gilbert
Community College. Web. 3 August 2009.
Mark Twain Page. Web. 12 Dec. 2009.
Universe, Ruler O. Home page. Web 1 July 2008.
Pantoja, Veronica. “Leaving Arizona.” College
News.com. College News, n.d. Web. 7
July 2009.
MLA Format
Example
Last Name, First Name. Lecture Title. Series if
relevant or sponsoring organization. Location.
Date. Lecture (or Address).
Title of Film. Director. Performers. Distributor.
Date. Medium.
Goddard, Terry. “Phoenix Today.” Honors Forum
Lecture Series. Phoenix College. 17
October 2001. Lecture.
Cutthroat Island. Dir. Renny Harlin. Perf. Genna
Davis, Matthew Modine. 1995.
Lionsgate, 2009. DVD.
It’s a Wonderful Life. Dir. Frank Capra. Perf.
James Steward and Donna Reed. RKO,
1946. Film.
Cooper, John [Professor of Mechanical
Engineering, ASU]. E-mail interview. 20
Aug. 2000.
Hogan, Linda. Personal interview. 18 Aug. 1999.
Title of Film. Director. Performers. Original Date of
Release. Distributor, Date. Medium Format.
Interview (you conduct yourself)
Moser, Teri. “Barbara Kingsolver.” Popular
Contemporary Authors. Ed. Michael D.
Sharp. Vol 7. New York: Marshal
Cavendish, 2006. Print.
Name of Interviewee. [position if relevant].Type of
Interview. Date of Interview.
Reviewer’s Last Name, First Name. “Article Title.”
Rev. of Title of Book by Author’s First Name
Last Name. Publication Date: page numbers.
Publication Format.
Author Last name, First name. “Title of Posting.”
Online Posting. Date of Posting. Name of
Forum. Date of Access. <url>.
Note that due to nature of posting, you should include
a url.
Kauffman, Rachel. “A New Look.” Rev. of The
Color Purple by Alice Walker. New Books
Reviews 6 Mar. 2001: 239-40. Print.
Online Poem (Available in Print)
Author. “Poem Title.” Publication. City of publication:
Publisher, Date. Website. Publication Format.
Access Date.
A Work of Visual Art
Artist Name. Title. Date of composition (if unknown
write N.d.). Medium of Composition. Location,
City. If private, use phrase--Private
collection--rather than city.
Title. List info similar to film. Theater, City. Date of
performance, Performance.
Dickinson, Emily. “I’m Nobody. Who are you?”
The Complete Poems. Boston: Little,
Brown, 1924. Bartleby.com. Web. 24
July 2009.
Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn. Aristotle with a
Bust of Homer. 1653. Oil on canvas.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
A Review
Online Posting
A Performance
Radio or Television Program
Revised 2009
“Episode. (if any).” Name of Program. Network (if any).
Call letters & city of local station (if any).
Broadcast date. Medium of reception.
Supplementary information (if any).
Ziegler, Jason. “Arizona Homeless Information
Source.” Online posting. 12 Nov. 2004.
Community Activism Forum. 8 August
2005. <http://forums.homessness
/arizona/phoenix/issues/
msg1123494085458903.html?15>.
Doubt. Playwright, John Patrick Shanley. Dir.
Matthew Weiner. Perf. Angelica
Howland, Lillie Richardson, Sam
Ferracane. Herberger Theater, Phoenix.
12 September 2008. Performance.
“Barbara Kingsolver.” Arizona Show. Narr. Alice
Cooper. Dir. Craig Haffner. PBS. KAET.
6 April 1993. Television. Transcript.
“Death and Love.” Narr. Joseph Sojourner.
Weekend Edition Saturday. Natl. Public
Radio. KJZZ, Phoenix. 25 Jan. 2002.
Radio.