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Bibliographic Format and Samples

As outlined in MLA Handbook, Seventh Edition / 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. Medium of Publication.

Ex:

Parker, Derek and Julia Barker.  Atlas of the Supernatural. New York: Prentice Hall, 1990. Print.

 

Chapter in an Anthology / Book:

 

Lastname, First name. "Title of Essay." Title of Collection. Ed. Editor's Name(s).

Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Page range of entry. Medium of

Publication.

        Ex:

Swanson, Gunnar. "Graphic Design Education as a Liberal Art: Design and

Knowledge in the University and The 'Real World.'" The Education of a Graphic Designer. Ed. Steven Heller. New York: Allworth Press, 1998. 13-24. Print.

           

Magazine Article:

Author(s). “Title of Article.” Name of Magazine  Date (day month year): Page numbers. Medium of Publication.

 

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

Report  7 Oct. 1996: 42-46. Print.

         

Newspaper Article:

Author. “Title of Article.” Name of Newspaper [City and state in brackets if it is not a well-known newspaper] Date, edition (if listed): Pages. Medium of Publication.

         

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

Injuries.” News and Observer [Raleigh, NC]27 Dec. 1999, late ed.:

A1+. Print.

 

Reference Book:

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

Year. Medium of Publication.

 

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

 

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.” Title of Website in italics. Name of sponsor or publishing organization, (If no publisher or sponsor is found, indicate with n.p.). Date of Publication or Update (if none found, use n.d.). Medium of Publication. Date Accessed.

Ex:

Ebert, Roger. “Are We Getting Warmer?”Global Warming.org. Cooler Heads Coalition, 2007. Web. 24 May 2009.

 

An Entire Website:

Editor, author, or compiler (if available). Title of the site (in italics). Sponsoring

organization, Date of Publication. Medium of Publication. Date of access.

Ex:

Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Purdue U, 28 Nov. 2003. Web. 10

May 2006.

 

Online Periodicals from a Database:

Author (last name first). “Title of Article.” Name of Periodical  Date of

publication: Page number(s). Name of Database or Sponsoring

Organization. Medium of Publication. Date Accessed.

Ex:

Grabe, Mark. "Voluntary Use of Online Lecture Notes: Correlates of Note Use and Note Use as an Alternative to Class Attendance." Computers and Education  May 2005: 409-21. ScienceDirect Purdue U Library. Web. 28 May 2006.

 

Online Magazine Article

 

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

Name of Magazine. Publisher Name (n.p. if one is unavailable), Date of Publication (n.d. if no date is available). Medium of Publication. Date Accessed.

                    Ex:

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

2002.Web. 27 May 2002.

 

Newspaper Article from the Internet:

          Author. “Title of Article.” Title of Newspaper.  Date of Article: Pages. Name of

Publisher. Medium of Publication. Date Accessed.

                   Ex:

Junge, Wolfgang, and Nathan Nelson. “Nature's Rotary Electromotors.” Sun Journal.  

29 Apr. 2005: B4-B6. Sun Journal Online. Web. 5 Mar. 2009.

 

 

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

Please reference the Owl at Purdue website for further clarification @ http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

 

 

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