MLA 8th edition Works Cited Guide

Works Cited Entries (* Note: if any information is not given, skip it.)
Type of Source Example of MLA 8th edition Works Cited entry

Format: Author(s). Title of Book. Edition, Publisher, Year of Publication. Database Name (if electronic).

Example (Print Book): Smith, John. Social Media Basics. Revised ed., Smithfield Publisher, 2015.
Entire Book
Example (EBook): McEvoy, Sean. Shakespeare: The Basics. 2nd ed., Routledge, 2006. eBook Collection.

*Note: if using a print book, skip the database name.

Format: Author(s). "Title of Part." Title of Book, edited by Editor, edition, vol. #, Publisher, Year of Publication, page
number(s). Database Name (if electronic).
Example (EBook): Hennessy, Michael. Sinking the Titanic. Critical Survey of Poetry, edited by Frank Magill, 2nd
Part of a Book
ed., vol. 1, Harvard UP, 1991, pp. 8089. Literature Resource Center.
(chapter,
Example (Print): Fallows, James. Throwing Like a Girl. The Norton Field Guide to Writing with Readings and
essay,
Handbook, 4th ed., W. W. Norton, 2016, pp. 13741.
story,
poem, Example (Print): Hemingway, Ernest. "Hills Like White Elephants." The Norton Introduction to Literature, edited by
entry, etc.) Kelly J. Mays, portable 11th ed., W. W. Norton, 2014, pp. 11418.
*Note: If citing a play or novel, italicize title instead of using quotation marks.
*Note: if piece is a single page, use: p. for page number; if article is multiple pages, use: pp.

Format: Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Journal, vol. #, no. #, Date of Publication, page number(s). Database
Name (if electronic).
Journal Article
Example: Goodwin, Jonathan. "Wallaces 'Infinite Jest'." Explicator, vol. 61, no. 2, 2003, pp. 12224. General
OneFile.

Format: Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Magazine/Newspaper, Date of Publication, page number(s). Database
Magazine or Name (if electronic).
Newspaper
Example: Medeiros, Brian. "Keep Cows Comfortable." Dairy Today, 13 Oct. 2011, pp. 33+. General OneFile.
Article
*Note: For local newspapers, add the city in square brackets after the newspaper title: The Herald [Rock Hill]

Format: Authors Last name, First name. Title of the article. Title of the journal, First name Last name of any
other contributors (if applicable), Version (if applicable), Numbers (such as a volume and issue number),
Publication date, Page numbers. Title of the database, URL or DOI (Digital Object Identifier).
Reference
Databases Example 1: Smith, Eric. The Carbon Solution. Todays Science, Infobase Learning, July 2016, pp. 12-15
Example 2: Sassen, Catherine, and Diane Wahl. Fostering Research and Publication in
Academic Libraries. College and Research Libraries, July 2014. ERIC, EJ1066504.

Format: Interviewee. Interview. By Interviewer, Date of Interview.

Format: Author(s). Title of Article. Title of Website, Website Publisher (if different than title), Date of
publication, URL. Date of Access.
Website Example: Stewart, Bob. Biostimulants. Plant News, University of Maryland, 5 Aug. 2009,
www.ipmnet.umd.edu/ 54art1.htm. Accessed 7 May 2016.
Article
*Note: Exclude publisher if title of website and publisher are the same.
*Note: Do not include the http:// or https:// in the URL.
 Format: Author(s). Title of Website. Website Publisher (if different than title), Date of Website, URL. Date of Access.
Entire Website
Example: Museum of Natural History. Smithsonian, 2012, www.mnh.smithsonian.gov. Accessed 7 February 2017.

Format: Author(s). Title of Video. Website Title, Website Publisher (if different than title), uploaded by Name of
User, Date of Upload, URL.

Example 1: Biology: Cell Structure. YouTube, uploaded by Nucleus Medical Media, 18 Mar. 2015,
Internet Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=URUJD5NEXC8.

Example 2: Raqib, Jamila. The Secret to Effective Nonviolent Resistance. TED, Nov. 2015,
www.ted.com/talks/jamila_raqib_the_secret_to_effective_nonviolent_resistance.
Format: Creators Last name, First name. Title of the digital image. Title of the website, First name Last name of
any contributors, Version (if applicable), Number (if applicable), Publisher, Publication date, URL. Date of
Access.

Example:
Vasquez, Gary. Photograph of Coach K with Team USA. NBC Olympics, USA Today Sports, 5 Aug. 2016,
www.nbcolympics.com/news/rio-olympics-coach-ks-toughest-test-or-lasting-legacy. Accessed 7 February
Image on the 2017.
Web Example:
Klee, Paul. Twittering Machine. 1922. Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Artchive,
www.artchive.com/artchive/K/klee/twittering_machine.jpg.html. Accessed May 2006.

* For images without titles, create a descriptive title in plain text no italics, no quotes.
* Italicize titles of formal art work.
* If the picture was found using Google Images, do not cite Google Images as the publisher. Instead, click
on the picture and use the information from the website that is hosting the picture.
Authors
Number of
Format Example
Authors
No Author If no author given, skip the author and start with the title of source.
1 Author Last Name, First Name. Smith, John.
2 Authors Last Name, First Name, and First Name Last Name. Smith, John, and Mary Fields.
3+ Authors Last Name, First Name of First Author, et al. Smith, John, et al.
Association or The name of the association or company. If a work is written and American Cancer Society.
Company published by an organization, list the organization as publisher only. Microsoft.
Pseudonyms Use pseudonyms and online usernames like regular author names. @jsmith.
Editor or Other If the role of that person or group was something other than creating the Smith, Geoffrey, editor.
Role works main content, follow the name with a descriptive label. Perry, Tyler, performer.

URLs:
As mentioned above, while the eighth edition recommends including URLs when you cite online sources, you should always
check with your instructor and include URLs at their discretion.
DOIs:
A DOI, or digital object identifier, is a series of digits and letters that leads to the location of an online source. Articles in
journals are often assigned DOIs to ensure that the source is locatable, even if the URL changes. If your source is listed with
a DOI, use that instead of a URL.
Example:
Alonso, Alvaro, and Julio A. Camargo. "Toxicity of Nitrite to Three Species of Freshwater Invertebrates." Environmental
Toxicology, vol. 21, no. 1, 3 Feb. 2006, pp. 90-94. Wiley Online Library, doi: 10.1002/tox.20155.
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