Using MLA Style

Citing Resources MLA Style

The following is a brief guide to using the Modern Language Association's MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, also known as MLA style.

The examples provided below are for several of the most common types of sources. Please be aware that the sources you are using for your research may differ substantially from these examples. As a result, you may need to include additional information in your citations. If you are unsure whether you are citing a source correctly, we strongly recommend checking the style manual for further guidance.

Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6th ed. New York: Modern Language
Association of America, 2003. Library call number and locations.

MLA Style: Documenting Sources from the World Wide Web. Modern Language Association of
America. 28 September 2004. <http://www.mla.org/style/sources.htm>

Examples of Citations

BOOK
*Bibliography*	Example
Author's Name. Book Title. Place of publication: publisher, date of publication.	Goodspeed, E.J. The University of Chicago Chapel: a Guide. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1928.
*Notes*	Example
1. Author's Name, Title (Place of publication: publisher, date of publication) page number(s).	1. E.J. Goodspeed, The University of Chicago Chapel : a Guide (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1928) 15.
E-BOOK (From Library Database)
*Bibliography*	Example
Author's name. Title. Place of publication: Publisher, date of publication. Title of Library subcription service. Name of the Library. Date of Access <URL>.	Swanson, Richard A. Results: How to Assess Performance, Learning, and Perceptions in Organizations. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 1999. NetLibrary. The University of Chicago Library. 23 June 2004 <http://www.netlibrary.com/>.
*Notes*	Example
1. Author's name, First name. Title (Place of publication: Publisher, date of publication), Title of Library subcription service, Name of the Library, Date of Access <URL>.	1. Richard A. Swanson, Results: How to Assess Performance, Learning, and Perceptions in Organizations (San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 1999), NetLibrary, The University of Chicago Library, 23 June 2004 <http://www.netlibrary.com/>.
BOOK CHAPTER
*Bibliography*	Example
Author's name. "Chapter title." Book title. Ed. Author or Editor. Place of publication: publisher, year of publication. Page numbers.	Battin, Patricia. "The Management of Knowledge: Issues for the Twenty-First Century." Research Libraries : Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. Ed. William J. Welsh. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1993. 397-409.
*Notes*	Example
1. Author's name, "Chapter title," Book title, ed. Editor (Place of publication: publisher, year of publication) page number(s).	1. Patricia Battin, "The Management of Knowledge: Issues for the Twenty-First Century," Research Libraries : Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, ed. William J. Welsh (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1993) 398.
JOURNAL ARTICLE
*Bibliography*	Example
Author. "Article title." Journal title. Volume.number (Year of publication): page numbers.	Fahs, Alice. "The Meanings of the Modern City: Chicago After the Linguistic Turn." Reviews in American History. 4.3 (1996): 442-447.
*Notes*	Example
1.Author, "Article title," Journal title, Volume (Year of publication) page numbers.	1.Alice Fahs, "The Meanings of the Modern City: Chicago After the Linguistic Turn," Reviews in American History, 4.3 (1996) 443.
ARTICLE FROM AN E-JOURNAL (From a Library Database)
*Bibliography*	Example
Author. "Article title." Journal title Volume (Year of publication): page numbers. Name of the Library Database. Name of the Library. Date of access <URL>.	Fahs, Alice. "The Meanings of the Modern City: Chicago After the Linguistic Turn." Reviews in American History 24.3 (1996) 442-447. Project Muse. The University of Chicago Library. 23 June 2004 <http://muse.jhu.edu/>.
*Notes*	Example
1. Author, "Article title," Journal title, Volume (Year of publication): page numbers, Name of the Library Database, Name of the Library, Date of access <URL>.	1. Alice Fahs, "The Meanings of the Modern City: Chicago After the Linguistic Turn," Reviews in American History, 24.3 (1996) 442-447, Project Muse, The University of Chicago Library, 23 June 2004 <http://muse.jhu.edu/>.
WEB PAGE
*Bibliography*	Example
Title. Date Created. Author or editor. Date accessed <URL>.	Greenpeace. 2004. Greenpeace International. 24 June 2004 <http://www.greenpeace.org>.
*Notes*	Example
1. Title, Date Created, Author or editor, date accessed <URL>.	1. Greenpeace, 2004, Greenpeace International, 24 June 2004 <http://www.greenpeace.org>.