Citing Sources
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A bibliography page is required for almost any research paper. Below is a list of different information sources and how they would look in the MLA writing style. |
Books Encyclopedia Interview Magazine Newspaper Internet Videos/DVDs
Books
Last name, First name. Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher, copyright date. Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet. New York: Puffin Books, 1987.
Last name, First name., ed. Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher, copyright date. Simons, Gerald., ed. Victory in Europe. New York: Time-Life Books, 1982.
Last name, First name, and First name Last Name. Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher, copyright date. Silverstein, Alvin, Virginia Roberts, and Robert Silverstein. Cystic Fibrosis. New York: Watts, 1994.
"Title of Information." Title of Almanac. Place of publication: Publisher, copyright date. "Names of the Days." World Almanac and Book of Facts 2008. New York: Funk and Wagnall, 2008.
"Word looked up." Title of dictionary. copyright date. "Gazetteer." Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. 1972.
Name of pamphlet. [pamphlet] Publisher of pamphlet, year published. Historical Mechanicsburg. [pamphlet] Mechanicsburg Chamber of Commerce, 2002.
Last name, First name. "Title of Encyclopedia entry." Title of Encyclopedia. date edited., volume number., page. Brookstone, Steven. "Networking." World Book Encyclopedia. 2002 ed., vol. 13, p. 556.
"Title of Encyclopedia entry." Title of Encyclopedia. date edited., volume number., page. "The D-Day Invasion." Compton's Encyclopedia. 2008 ed., vol. 5, p. 67-69.
Last name of person interviewed, First name. Telephone Interview. Date of interview. Smith, Mary. Telephone Interview. 5 September 2003.
Last name of person interviewed, First name. Personal Interview. Date of interview. Jones, Bill. Personal Interview. 3 August 2008.
Last name of person interviewed, First name. Internet interview. Date of interview. Cooper, Marie. Internet Interview. 20 April 2008.
"Title of Article." Magazine Title. Magazine date: page. "Fly Fishing." Field and Stream. 29 August 2002: 31-33.
Last name, First name. "Title of Article." Magazine Title. Magazine date: page. Silvers, Phil. "The Art of Funny." People Magazine. 1 September 1996: 34.
"Title of Article." Title of Newspaper Date of newspaper: page number. "Related Blackout News." USA Today 15 August 2003: A6.
Last name, First name. "Title of Article." Title of Newspaper. Date of newspaper: page number. Williams, Brent. "Parkside Life." Indianapolis Star. 4 January 2000: E1.
"Title of Article." Magazine Title volume.issue (day month year): Database Used. Company. Library Name, City, State abbreviation. Today's Day Month Year <internet address>. "The big remaining question." Economist 387.2 (10 May 2008): 37. MAS Ultra - School Edition. EBSCO. Shelbyville Middle School, Shelbyville, IN. 25 Aug. 2008 <http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ulh&AN=31991461&loginpage=Login.asp&site=src-live>.
Last name, First name. "Website Title." Available at: complete internet address. date accessed. O'Leary, Sean. "Irish Potato Famine." Available at: http://www.irishhistory.org/famine.html. 1 August 2003.
"Website Title." Available at: complete internet address. date accessed. "Shelbyville Central Schools." Available at: http://www.shelbycs.org. 30 August 2001.
Author's last name, First name. Title of Movie. [Video or DVD] Producer, date. London, Jack. White Fang. [Video] Prod. Walt Disney Pictures, 1989.
"Title of Segment." Series Title. [Video or DVD] Producer, date. "Bankrobbing". The Real West. [DVD] Prod. PBS Video, 1999. Page Updated 8/30/2008
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