Citing Sources
MLA Bibliographic Format Examples
Citing a Book
| Author | Last Name, First Name | Farish, Leah |
| Title of Book | Title | The First Amendment |
| Place of Publication | City | Springfield, N.J. |
| Publisher | Publisher (Bottom of T.P.) | Enslow Publishers |
| Year of Publication | YYYY | 1998 |
Example: Farish, Leah. The First Amendment. Springfield, N.J. : Enslow Publishers, 1998.
Citing an Encyclopedia
| Author of Article, if named | Last Name, First Name | Berenbaum, Michael |
| Article Title | "Title of Article" | "Holocaust" |
| Title of Encyclopedia | Title of Encyclopedia | The World Book Encyclopedia |
| Year of Publication | YYYY | 1998 |
Example: Berenbaum, Michael. "Holocaust." The World Book Encyclopedia. 1998.
Citing a CD-ROM
| Author of Article, if named | Last name, First Name | Cashman, Katherine V. |
| Article Title | "Title of Article" | "Volcano" |
| Title of Product | Title of Product | World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia |
| Publication Format | CD-ROM | CD-ROM |
| Place of Publication | City | Chicago |
| Publisher | Publisher | World Book |
| Year of Publication | YYYY | 1995 |
Example: Cashman, Katherine V. "Volcano." World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia. CD-ROM Chicago : World Book, 1995.
Citing a Magazine Article
| Author, if named | Last Name, First Name | Sawyer, Deborah C. |
| Article Title | "Title of Article" | "The Pied Piper Goes Electronic" |
| Magazine | Name of Magazine | The Futurist |
| Date of Issue | DD Mo. YYYY | Feb. 1999 |
Example: Sawyer, Deborah C. "The Pied Piper Goes Electronic." The Futurist Feb. 1999.
Citing an Online Magazine Article
| Author, if named | Last Name, First Name | |
| Article Title | "Title of Article" | "Prim Donna Assoluta" |
| Magazine | Name of Magazine | Time |
| Date of Issue | DD Mo. YYYY | 11 Mar.1996 |
| Address | <URL> | <http://web66.searchbank.com/infotrac> |
| Date You Read It | DD MO. YYYY | 29 Jan. 1999 |
Example: "Prima Donna Assoluta." Time. 11Mar. 1996. <http://searchbank.com/infotrac> 29 Jan. 1999.
Citing a World Wide Web Page
| Author , if named | Last Name, First Name | Riddle, Larry |
| Article Title | "Title of Article" | "Biographies of Women Mathematicians" |
| Title of the Web Page | Title of Web Page | Agnes Scott College Homepage |
| Address | <URL> | <http://www.AgnesScott.edu/lriddle/women/women/htm> |
| Date You Read It | DD Mo. YYYY | 29 Jan. 1999 |
Example: Riddle, Larry. "Biographies of Women Mathematicians." Agnes Scott College Homepage. <http://www.AgnesScott.edu/riddle/women/women/htm> 29 Jan. 1999.
Problems?
Help with producing a bibliography is provided on the Nueva, California School Library Home Page. Forms are available there to diagram your individual resource citation.
