Online Bibliography Help Sites Bibliographic Format and Samples

 

Bibliographic Format and Samples

As outlined in MLA Handbook, Sixth Edition

(Beginning at Chapter 5)

 

 

Working Bibliography – a record of all sources used in your research

Works Cited – a list of all sources that you cite in the text of your paper

 

Book:

            Author(s). Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Date.

 

Parker, Derek and Julia Barker.  Atlas of the Supernatural. New

York: Prentice Hall, 1990.

 

Book (anthology):

Editor(s), ed. Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Date.

 

Nichols, Fred J., ed.  An Anthology of Neo-Latin Poetry. New Haven:

Yale University Press, 2001.

 

Chapter in an Anthology:

             Author. “Title of Chapter.”  Translator (if relevant). Title of

Anthology. Name of Editor/Translator.   City of Publication: Publisher, Date. Pages of the cited piece.  

 

            Calvino, Italo.  “Cybernetics and Ghosts.” The Uses of Literature:

Essays.  Trans. Patrick Creagh.  San Diego: Harcourt, 2002. 3-27.

 

Magazine Article:

            Author(s). “Title of Article.” Name of Magazine.  Date: Page numbers.

 

            Satchell, Michael.  “To Save the Seqouias.” U.S.News and World

Report  7 Oct. 1996: 42-46.

           

Newspaper Article:

Author. “Title of Article.” Name of Newspaper [City if not part of the

name] Date, edition (if listed): Page(s).

           

            Taylor, Paul. “Keyboard Grief: Coping with Computer-Caused

Injuries.” Globe and Mail [Toronto] 27 Dec. 1999, late ed.:

A1+.

 

Reference Book:

Author (if given) “Title of the Article.”  Title of Reference Work.  Edition.

Year.

 

            Pope, Clifford. “Crocodile.” Encyclopedia Americana. 31st ed. 1997.

 

 

 

Personal Interview:

            Person interviewed. Type of Interview (personal, email, telephone…).  Date.

           

            Parsons, Mary.  Telephone interview. 30 May 1998.

 

 

Electronic Sources

 

WebPages:

Author (last name first). “Title of the document.” Date of Publication or Update.

Title of Website. (if available) Date Accessed <Electronic address or URL in angle brackets>.

*Note: If the URL is very long, only include the URL of the search / home page.

 

An Entire Website:            

Title of the site. Name of the editor of the site (if given). Date of Publication or

Update. Sponsoring organization. Date of access <Electronic address or URL>.

 

Online Periodicals from a Database:

Author (last name first). “Title of Article.” Name of Periodical.  Volume number,

issue number (Date of publication), Page number(s). Name of Database or Sponsoring Organization. (if available) Date Accessed <Electronic address or URL>.

 

Online Magazine Article

          Author (last name, first name). “Title of Magazine Article.”

Name of Magazine Date of Publication. Date Accessed  <URL>.

 

                        Ex:

Brooks, David. “Great Minds, Great Ideas.” Newsweek 20 May 2002. 27 May

2002 <http://www.msnbc.com/news/754336.asp>.

 

Newspaper Article from the Internet:

            Author. “Title of Article.” Title of Newspaper Date of Article. Date

accessed <URL>.

 

            Wren, Christopher. "A Body on Mt. Everest, a Mystery Half-Solved."

New York Times on the Web 5 May 1999. 13 May 1999 <http://search.nytimes.com/search/daily/>

Information on this handout is aligned with the sixth edition of the MLA format.  If you identify discrepancies, please notify Ms. Perry and changes will be made.

 

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