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This document provides guidelines for citing sources using MLA format, including citations for books, articles, websites, and other media types from both print and non-print sources. It includes examples of citations with various publication information like author, title, publisher, date, etc. The purpose is to give credit to authors and help readers find the materials cited in a report.

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Infohiocitationbrochure

This document provides guidelines for citing sources using MLA format, including citations for books, articles, websites, and other media types from both print and non-print sources. It includes examples of citations with various publication information like author, title, publisher, date, etc. The purpose is to give credit to authors and help readers find the materials cited in a report.

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INFOhio Databases

General Citation Publication Medium


Author Last Name, First Name. Article Title. Database Title.
Year. Database Name. Web. Day Month Year accessed.
<URL optional>.
The ART Collection
Artist Last Name, First Name. Title of Artwork. Collection or
Institution. Date. The ART Collection. Web. Day Month Year
accessed. <URL optional>.
Biography Reference Bank (H.W. Wilson)
Biographee Last Name, First Name. Database Title (i.e.,
Current Biography). Year. Biography Reference Bank. Web.
Day Month Year accessed. <URL optional>.
EBSCOhost
Author Last Name, First Name. Article Title. Name of Magazine Day
Month Year: Page-Page. Name of EBSCOhost Database.
EBSCO. Web. Day Month Year accessed. <URL optional>.
NewsBank
Article Title. Name of Newspaper Day Month Year, Edition: Section
Letter. NewsBank. Web. Day Month Year accessed. <URL
optional>.
Oxford Reference Online
Article Title. Resource Title (i.e., Dictionary of Astronomy).
Author First Name Last Name. Publisher. Year. Oxford
Reference Online. Web. Day Month Year accessed. <URL
optional>.
Science Online
Author Last Name, First Name. Article Title. Title of Publication.
Place of Publication: Facts On File, Inc., Year. Science
Online. Web. Day Month Year accessed. <URL optional>.
World Book Encyclopedia
Author Last Name, First Name. Article Title. Name of Encyclopedia.
Year. World Book. Web. Day Month Year accessed. <URL
optional>.
World Book Citation Builder
This is a great tool if you are doing fairly simple citations.

From the INFOhio World Book portal, click on World Book


Advanced.

In the box marked Create and Share on the left side of the
screen, click on Citation Builder.

Select the appropriate citation type (i.e., book, podcast) and


enter the appropriate information.

Fill in available information requested.

Not all fields may need to be completed (i.e., Edition,


Country).

Click Create Citationyour citation will appear at the bottom


of the page.

Copy and paste into a Word document, correcting spacing


and indentation, if needed.

CITATION GUIDE
The purpose of a bibliography (works cited page) is to
give credit to the author/creator and to help the reader
find the material referenced in a report. The following
guidelines and examples have been taken from the MLA
Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th Edition.
Center the title, Works Cited, one inch from the top.
Begin the Works Cited list on a new page at the end of
the paper. Number the page as a continuation of the
text. Double space each line of the Works Cited.
Alphabetize by authors last name or by title if no author
is given. Ignore "a," "an" or "the" as the first word.
Use a five-space indentation for all lines after the first
line of an entry.
Use state abbreviations, i.e., OH instead of Ohio.
Month abbreviations: Jan., Feb., Mar., April, May, June,
July, Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov., Dec.
Italicize both titles and names of online products.
Include the URL if the citation information does not
easily lead to the source.
Include publication medium, i.e., print, Web, MP3, etc.

If a source has no publication information:


n.p. = no place of publication or publisher given
n.d. = no date of publication given
n. pag. = no pagination given
Examples:
1. No place .......... N.p.: Penguin, 2008.
2. No publisher .... New York: n.p. 2008.
3. No date ............ New York: Penguin, n.d.

General Citation Publication


Medium
Author (Last Name, First Name) and
Additional Author (First Name Last
Name). Title. Place of Publication:
Name of Publisher, Date. Publication
Medium.
Example:
McNally, Joanna. Brownies and Books. New York: Little
Brown, 2008. Print.

Created by Joanna McNally, Librarian


Charles F. Brush H.S.
South Euclid Lyndhurst City Schools

Revised March 2010


http://www.infohio.org/Documents/ER/ERResources2009/
INFOhioCitationBrochure201001.doc

Edited by Sheila Benedum, Library


Coordinator
Bay Village City Schools

Citation Guide

Citation Guide
Print

Journals, Magazines & Newspapers

No Author
Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Print.

Academic Journal (from a print source)


Author Last Name, First Name. Article Title. Name of Journal
Volume #. Issue #: (or date): Page-Page. Print.

Book with One Author


Author Last Name, First Name Middle Initial (if given). Title. Place
of Publication: Publisher, Year. Print.
Book with Two or Three Authors
Author1 Last Name, First Name, Author2 First Name Last Name,
and Author3 First Name Last Name. Title. Place of
Publication: Publisher, Year. Print.
Book with More than Three Authors
Give the first authors name only followed by et al.
Author1 Last Name, First Name, et al. Title. Place of Publication:
Publisher, Year. Print.
eBook (from research database or open web)
Author Last Name, First Name. Title. Place of Publication: Publisher,
Year. Database or Webpage Title. Web. Day Month Year
accessed. <URL optional>.
Book with One Editor
Editor Last Name, First Name, ed. Title. Place of Publication:
Publisher, Year. Print.
(Note: ed. becomes eds. if there is more than one editor)
Book with Two or More Editors
Editor1 Last Name, First Name, and Editor2 First Name Last Name,
eds. Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Print.
Essay or Article in an Anthology
An anthology is a book or collection of selected writings by
various authors
Ed. = edited by or Comp. = compiled by
Author Last Name, First Name. Article Title. Title. Ed. First Name
Last Name. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Page-Page.
Print.
Encyclopedia
Author Last Name, First Name. Article Title. Encyclopedia Title.
Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Print.

Journals, Magazines & Newspapers


General Citation Publication Medium
Author (Last Name, First Name). Article Title. Name of
Magazine Day Month Year published: Page-Page. Print.
Author (Last Name, First Name). Article Title. Name of
Magazine Day Month Year published: Page-Page.
Database Name. Subscription Service. Web. Day Month
Year accessed. <URL optional>.

Example:
McNally, Joanna. Teens Eating in Libraries. Time 4 Sept 2007:
20-22. Student Resource Center Gold. Gale. Web. 13 Nov.
2009.

Academic Journal (from a research database)


Author Last Name, First Name. Article Title. Name of Journal
Volume #. Issue # (or date): Page-Page. Name of Database.
Subscription Service. Web. Day Month Year accessed. <URL
optional>.
Magazine Article (from a print source)
Author Last Name, First Name. Article Title. Name of Magazine Day
Month Year: Page-Page. Print.
Magazine Article (from a research database)
Author Last Name, First Name. Article Title. Name of Magazine Day
Month Year: Page-Page. Name of Database. Web. Day Month
Year accessed. <URL optional>.
Newspaper Article (from a print source)
Author Last Name, First Name. Article Title. Name of Newspaper
Day Month Year: Section or Page #. Print.
Newspaper Article (from a research database)
Article Title. Name of Newspaper Day Month Year, Edition: Section
Letter. Name of Database. Web. Day Month Year accessed.
<URL optional>.

Non-Print
Blog
Author Last Name, First Name. Blog Title. Name of Weblog. Site
Sponsor (i.e., Blogspot). Day Month Year posted. Publication
Medium. Day Month Year accessed. <URL optional>.
Image, Illustration or Photo
Artist Last Name, First Name. Title of Artwork. Date. Collection or
Institution. Name of Database or Web Page. Publication Medium
(Web, Painting, Photo, etc.). Day Month Year accessed. <URL
optional>.
Podcast
Author Last Name, First Name. Podcast Title Host Name. Publisher.
Institution. Name of Podcast Service or Web Page. Day Month
Year posted. Publication Medium (MP3, Web, etc.). Day Month
Year accessed. <URL optional>.
Song or Sound Recording
Creators Last Name, First Name. Song Title. Album/CD Title.
Publisher, Year. Publication Medium. Day Month Year accessed
(if online).
Video or Movie (DVD or VHS)
Title. Dir. First Name Last Name. Film's Year of Release. Distributor,
Year. Publication Medium.
Video or Movie (Online)
Creator's Last Name, First Name. Title. Name of Web Site. Publisher
or Sponsor, Film's Date of Creation. Name of Web Page. Web.
Day Month Year accessed. <URL optional>.
Web Site
Author Last Name, First Name. Title of Page. Name of Web Site.
Publisher or Sponsor, Date of Publication. Web. Day Month
Year accessed. <URL optional>.

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