Book - More than One Author

Author's last name, First name and second author's name. Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher, Copyright date. Source medium.

 Woodford, Chris, and Jon Woodcock. Cool Stuff 2.0 and How It Works. New York: DK, 2007. Print.

Book - Four or More Authors with an Editor

First Author's last name, First name, et al. Title of book. Editor. Place of publication: Publisher, Copyright date. Source medium.

 Casson, Lionel, et al. Mysteries of the Past. Ed. Joseph J. Thorndike, Jr. New York: American Heritage, 1977. Print.

 Encyclopedia - Print Version

Author of article's last name, First name."Title of article." EncyclopediaTitle. Year ed. Source medium.

 Giannetti, Louis. “Hanks, Tom.” The World Book Encyclopedia. 2006 ed. Print.

 Reference Book Article with and without Author

Author of article's last name, First name. "Title of article exactly as written.” Book title.  Editor. Edition if not 1st. Place of publication: Publisher, Copyright date. Source medium.

 Kelleghan, Fiona. “Paul Zindel.” Great American Writers: Twentieth Century. Ed. R. Baird Shuman. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2002. Print.

“Edward Estlin Cummings.” Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2^nd ed. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Print.

 Reference Book Article (Reprinted Material from Journal)

Author of article's last name, First name. "Title of article exactly as written.” Book title.  Editor. Edition if not 1^st of book. Volume of book. Place of publication: Publisher, Copyright date. Pages. “Original title of article.”  Original Journal Title.  Volume# of Journal. Issue# of journal. (Publication year): Pages of journal. Source medium.

 Larson, Charles R. “Ayi, Kwei, Armah.” Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Daniel G. Marowski and Jean C. Stine. Vol. 33. Detroit: Gale, 1985. 23-38. Rpt. of “Books in English from the Third World.” World Literature Today 54.2 (1980): 246-248. Print.

Magazine Article – Print Version

Author’s last name, First name. “Title of article.” Magazine name. Date of magazine: Pages. Source medium.

 Nadis, Steve. “Black holes in the middle.” Astronomy. Mar. 2004: 36-41. Print.

 Electronic Sources

General Internet Sites

Not all information is available for all sites – include all that you can find.  You must list at least the title of the page, the date of access, and the source medium.  Look for a sponsoring organization and date last updated.  These are critical to include if they are available.  The URL (web site address) does not need to be included with the 7^th edition unless your teacher requires it.  If you have to split a web address, split it after a slash.

 Author (or contributor) of page, Last name first. “Page or article title.” Web site or web project title (use Home Page if there is no title).” Editor(s) of entire web site. Edition (or version) number. Date updated (if available). Sponsoring organization. Source medium. Date accessed. <URL of page>.  Note: URL is not required unless your teacher requests it.   

Examples:

Bayuk, Andrew. “Guardian’s Dahshur: The Red Pyramid.” Guardian’s Egypt. N.p., 2005. Web. 12 Aug. 2009.

Begay, Evelyn M., comp. “Navajo Treaty of 1868.” From Revolution to Reconstruction: ...and What Happened Afterwords.  Ed. George M. Welling. University of Groningen, 5 Nov. 2003. Web. 12 Aug. 2009.

 “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about URL.” Search Engine Watch.  Ed. Kevin Newcomb. Incisive Interactive Marketing, 24 Aug. 2004. Web. 12 Aug. 2009.

 Keck, Kristi. “Fears Fuel Emotional Health Care Protests.” CNN.com. Turner Broadcasting System, 12 Aug. 2009. Web. 12 Aug. 2009. 

 Lancashire, Ian. Home Page of Ian Lancashire. U of Toronto, 23 Jan. 2005. Web. 12 Aug. 2009.

“Michael Jackson Biography.” Biography.com. A&E Television Networks, 11 Aug. 2009. Web. 12 Aug. 2009.

 Encyclopedia Internet Sites

Author of article's last name, First name. "Title of article." Title of web site(encyclopedia) or reference database. Web site publisher or sponsor. Editor(s) of entire web site.  Edition (or version) number. Copyright Date. Source medium. Date accessed. <URL of service>. Note: URL is not required unless your teacher requests it.

 Garrow, David J. “King, Martin Luther, Jr.” World Book Advanced. World Book, 2009. Web. 12 Aug. 2009. <http://www.worldbookonline.com/‌advanced/‌article?id=ar300380&st=martin+luther+king>.

Reference Source Internet Sites

Author's last name, first name. "Title of article." Title of reference source. Editor(s) of entire reference source. Edition if not 1^st. Reference source publication city:  Reference source publisher, Publication year. Title of web site or online database. Editor(s) of the web site.  Edition (or version) number. Source medium. Date accessed. <http:// starting-url-of-the-service/>.  Note: URL is not required unless your teacher requests it.

 “Anorexia Nervosa.” Sick! Ed. David Newton and Donna Olendorf. Detroit: UXL, 2007. Discovering Collection. Web. 12 Aug. 2009.

 Polley, Martin. “Final Solution [Holocaust].” A to Z of Modern Europe since 1789. London: Routledge, 2000. History Study Center. Web. 12 Aug. 2009.

 Short Work in an Anthology / Book Collection Internet Sites

Author of the specific work's last name, first name. "Title of the specific work." Title of entire book / anthology. Editor(s) of the book / anthology. Edition if not 1^st. Reference source publication city:  Reference source publisher, Publication year. Page numbers. Title of web site or online database. Source medium. Date accessed. <URL of service>.   Note: URL is not required unless your teacher requests it.

 Madsen, Birger T. “The Use of Wind Power Should Be Increased.” Opposing Viewpoints: Global Resources. Ed. Helen Cothran. San Diego: Greenhaven, 2004. N. pag. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Web. 13 Aug. 2009.    

 Magazine Article Internet Sites

Author of article. “Article title.” Title of magazine. Original date: page numbers. Title of online database. Source medium.  Date accessed. <Starting URL of service>.  Note: URL is not required unless your teacher requests it.

 Scherer, Michael. “Inside the Fight Against a Flu Pandemic.” Time 17 Aug. 2009: 24. eLibrary. Web. 12 Aug. 2009.

 Newspaper Article Internet Sites

Author of article. “Article title.” Title of newspaper [City of publication if not national or listed in title]. Date of publication, edition if known: page numbers. Title of online database. Source medium.  Date accessed. <Starting URL of service>.  Note: URL is not required unless your teacher requests it.

 Talalay, Sarah. “Fantasy Sports Now 27 Million Player, $800 Million Business.” Sun-Sentinel [Fort Lauderdale, FL] 14 Nov. 2008: n. pag. SIRS Researcher. Web. 12 Aug. 2009.

 Other sources of information:

NoodleTools: http://www.noodletools.com/login.php

The Write Source! MLA Style: http://thewritesource.com/mla.htm  (also includes link to APA styles)

 Research and Documentation Online: http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/

  Updated 4/15/11