The Works Cited page

Note: if you do not have any given item on the list, simply move to the next one. Most items are followed by a period. View a sample paper with a Works Cited page. For more detailed sample entries, see the MLA Handbook, your English handbook or the links you'll find here.

• Books:
  • Author's name, last name first.
  • Title of the part of the book you're using (if there is one) in quotation marks.
  • Title of the whole book, including the subtitle, underlined.
  • Name of the editor (Ed.), translator (Trans.), or compiler (Comp.), if any.
  • Name of edition used (unless it's the 1st edition).
  • Number of volumes (if it's a multi-volume work).
  • Name of the series, if the book is part of a series: ex--Twayne's English Authors Series.
  • Place of publication (the city): name of publisher, date of publication.
  • Page numbers of the part of the book you used (you didn't summarize the whole book in a 5-7 page paper).
• Newspaper and magazine articles:
• Author's name, last name first.
• Title of article (in quotes)
• Title of newspaper ot magazine (underlined)
• Series number or name, if there is one.
• Date of publication (daily and weekly publications will need the whole date: ex. 10 Oct. 2007; monthly publications require only the month and year.)
• Page numbers for the article (if it jumps around a lot, you can just give the beginning page and a plus sign: 12+
• For newspaper articles, you will sometimes also need to identify the edition and the section (late ed. D1+).
• Jjournal articles:
  • Author's name, last name first.
  • Title of article.
  • Title of journal.
  • Series number or name, if there is one.
  • Issue number, in numeric format
  • Volume number -- if the journal pages each issue separately
  • Year of publication (in parentheses).
  • Page numbers for the article.
• Online newspaper and magazine articles.
• Author's name, last name first.
• Title of article.
• Title of the online web site (ex. New York Times on the Web)
• Date of publication (daily and weekly publications will need the whole date: ex. 10 Oct. 2007; monthly publications require only the month and year.)
• Page numbers for the article (if it jumps around a lot, you can just give the beginning page and a plus sign: 12+
• For newspaper articles, you will sometimes also need to identify the edition and the section (late ed. D1+).
• Date it was published online (or last updated).
• Date you actually looked at the site.
• The URL <http://etc.etc.com> (If the URL is very long and complicated, or you reached it with a search engine, you may use the URL of the site's main page.
• Online journal articles
  • Author's name, last name first.
  • Title of article.
  • Title of the online web site.
  • Series number or name, if there is one.
  • Issue number.
  • Volume number -- if the journal pages each issue separately
  • Year of publication (in parentheses).
  • Page numbers for the article.
  • Date it was published online (or last updated).
  • Date you actually looked at the site.
  • The URL <http://etc.etc.com> (If the URL is very long and complicated, or you reached it with a search engine, you may use the URL of the site's main page.
• Online sources in general
  • Name of author, editor, compiler, translator or site maintainer -- whoever is responsible for the content you're citing -- last name first, followed by appropriate abbreviations (ed., trans., etc.)
  • Title of article, poem, short story, or other short piece within a larger work (in quotes)
  • Name of the entire work and/or web site (underlined)
  • Name of editor, compiler or translator (if relevant, and if not cited earlier), preceded by any appropriate abbreviation (Ed., Trans., etc.)
  • Publication information for any print version of the source, if given.
  • Title of the Internet site (e.g., scholarly project, database, online periodical, or professional or personal site (underlined) or, for a professional or personal site with no title, a description such as Home page.
  • Name of the editor of the web site, if given
  • Version number of the source (if not part of the title) or, for a journal, the volume number, issue number, or other identifying number.
  • Date of e-publication or latest update.
  • For a work from a subscription service, the name of the service (ex. Proquest) and--if a library or a consortium of libraries is the subscriber--the name and geographic location (ex. Central Washington University Library) of the subscriber.
  • For a posting to a discussion list or forum, the name of the list or forum.
  • The number range or total number of pages, paragraphs, or other sections, if they are numbered.
  • Date you viewed the source.
  •  URL, in angle brackets -- ex. <http://etc.etc.com> (If the URL is very long and complicated, or you reached it with a search engine, you may use the URL of the site's main page. 
• Personal interviews:
  • Name of person interviewed, last name first.
  • The words 'Personal Interview.'
  • The date you talked to the person.
• E-mail messages:
  • Author of e-mail message
  • Subject of e-mail message
  • Title of e-mail -- ex. E-mail message to Patricia Garrison
  • Date message was received.
    
• First run movies:
  • Title of the work, underlined. (if you're citing a particular performer, director or other individual involved in the production, you may begin with that person's name)
  • Names of the director (Dir.) and/or performers (Perf.)
  • The Distributor (ex--United Artists).
  • The year the movie was released in theaters
• DVDs or VHS tapes:
  • Title of the work, underlined. (if you're citing a particular performer, director or other individual involved in the production, you may begin with that person's name)
  • Names of the director (Dir.) and/or performers (Perf.)
  • The original release date -- if you're citing a VHS or DVD that originally came out in theaters.
  • The medium -- VHS or DVD.
  • The date that the work was released in VHS or DVD format.
• TV show:
  • Title of the episode, if any (in quotation marks).
  • Title of the program or series
  • Name of the network.
  • Call numbers of the TV station (ex: KYVE) and the city where the station is located.
  • Date the show was broadcast. (It helps if you consult an online TV schedule such as Titan TV or Zap2It.com )