MLA Works Cited Page: MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used in liberal arts.
~is a detailed list of all the sources used
~is a separate page at the end of your paper
~has the words Works Cited centered at the top of the page
~has the first line of every new entry aligned to the left and all other lines in that entry indented ½ inch
~has all entries in alphabetical order starting with the first word used in the entry
~has every line double-spaced
Article on a Website
Author’s Last Name, First Name (or the organization if author not given). Article Title (in quotes). Name of the Website (in italics).
Publisher of the website. Date, Month, Year Published. DOI or the URL without the https://. Date, Month, Year Accessed.
Feinberg, Ashley. “What’s the Safest Seat in an Airplane?” Gizmodo. Gawker Media, 28 March 2015. www.gizmodo.com. Accessed 15 September 2018.
Article in an Online Magazine, Newspaper, or Scholarly Journal
Author’s Last Name, First Name. Article Title (in quotes). Name of the publication (in italics). Volume and Issue numbers, year of publication. Page Numbers. DOI or URL. Date, Month, Year Accessed.
Wheelis, Mark. “Investigating Disease Outbreaks.” Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 6, no 2, 2015. pp 595-600. DOI 10.1002 tox 20115 OR www.cdc.gov/eid/article 0607. Accessed 8 Feb. 2018
Article from an Online Database (eg. Academic Search Premier)
Author’s Last Name, First Name. Article Title (in quotes). Name of the publication (in italics). Volume and issue numbers, Year of Publication. List the range of pages if given. List the database used (in italics), the DOI or URL, and date of access.
Lang, Claire. “Rulers in England”, Historical Journal. Vol.50, no. 1, 2014, pp. 173-96. Academic Search Premier, doi 10.1017/S1826X. Accessed 27 May 2015.
Article in a Reference Book or Encyclopedia (online or print version)
Article Title (in quotes). Name of publication (in italics). Edition (if given), Year published.
“Ideology.” The American Heritage Dictionary. 3rd ed., 2015.
Book by One Author
Last Name, First Name. Book Title (in italics). Publisher, Publication date.
Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. Penguin, 2015.
(Consult Owl Purdue for books with multiple authors or if there is only an editor).
Video
Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title of Video (in quotes). Source of Video (in italics). Date, Month, Year Accessed. URL
McDonald, Jane. “Gaming and Productivity.” YouTube. 9 Sept. 2018. www.youtube.com/watch vk9ww3e.
Image
Title of Image (or a description of it) (in quotes). Title of the website where published (in italics). Date, Month, Year Accessed. URL.
“Elephant near tree.” Google Images. 9 June 2017. www.google.com.
Notes:
Months longer than four letters should be abbreviated
Capitalize most words in titles
Delete the "http://" wording from the URL’s listed on the Works Cited page
The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) is the best source for instructions and rules. owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_style_introduction.html
~is a detailed list of all the sources used
~is a separate page at the end of your paper
~has the words Works Cited centered at the top of the page
~has the first line of every new entry aligned to the left and all other lines in that entry indented ½ inch
~has all entries in alphabetical order starting with the first word used in the entry
~has every line double-spaced
Article on a Website
Author’s Last Name, First Name (or the organization if author not given). Article Title (in quotes). Name of the Website (in italics).
Publisher of the website. Date, Month, Year Published. DOI or the URL without the https://. Date, Month, Year Accessed.
Feinberg, Ashley. “What’s the Safest Seat in an Airplane?” Gizmodo. Gawker Media, 28 March 2015. www.gizmodo.com. Accessed 15 September 2018.
Article in an Online Magazine, Newspaper, or Scholarly Journal
Author’s Last Name, First Name. Article Title (in quotes). Name of the publication (in italics). Volume and Issue numbers, year of publication. Page Numbers. DOI or URL. Date, Month, Year Accessed.
Wheelis, Mark. “Investigating Disease Outbreaks.” Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 6, no 2, 2015. pp 595-600. DOI 10.1002 tox 20115 OR www.cdc.gov/eid/article 0607. Accessed 8 Feb. 2018
Article from an Online Database (eg. Academic Search Premier)
Author’s Last Name, First Name. Article Title (in quotes). Name of the publication (in italics). Volume and issue numbers, Year of Publication. List the range of pages if given. List the database used (in italics), the DOI or URL, and date of access.
Lang, Claire. “Rulers in England”, Historical Journal. Vol.50, no. 1, 2014, pp. 173-96. Academic Search Premier, doi 10.1017/S1826X. Accessed 27 May 2015.
Article in a Reference Book or Encyclopedia (online or print version)
Article Title (in quotes). Name of publication (in italics). Edition (if given), Year published.
“Ideology.” The American Heritage Dictionary. 3rd ed., 2015.
Book by One Author
Last Name, First Name. Book Title (in italics). Publisher, Publication date.
Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. Penguin, 2015.
(Consult Owl Purdue for books with multiple authors or if there is only an editor).
Video
Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title of Video (in quotes). Source of Video (in italics). Date, Month, Year Accessed. URL
McDonald, Jane. “Gaming and Productivity.” YouTube. 9 Sept. 2018. www.youtube.com/watch vk9ww3e.
Image
Title of Image (or a description of it) (in quotes). Title of the website where published (in italics). Date, Month, Year Accessed. URL.
“Elephant near tree.” Google Images. 9 June 2017. www.google.com.
Notes:
Months longer than four letters should be abbreviated
Capitalize most words in titles
Delete the "http://" wording from the URL’s listed on the Works Cited page
The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) is the best source for instructions and rules. owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_style_introduction.html