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The Modern Language Association (MLA) is the official scholarly organization for
students, teachers, professors, researchers, and others whose special study is language
and the literatures of all languages (from English to Chinese and Spanish, from Arabic
to Icelandic, Urdu and Xhosa). Since 1951, MLA has been publishing guidelines for
style, including instructions on documenting the use of sources. While the methods
have changed over the years (from notes and bibliography to parenthetical citations
and works cited), what follows are models based on the 6th edition of the MLA
Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (2003). The MLA Style web site
(http://www.mla.org/style_faq) will inform its users of documentation format changes
or additions as they occur.
In this MCC Guide to Writing Research Papers, we give examples for the types of
resources used by students most often. In the MLA Style of Documentation, in-text
citations and list of Works Cited/Consulted are the forms of documentation. They are
modeled in the Sample Paper.
Note how in Works Cited sources are alphabetized, indented, and spaced.
The order of information in an MLA listing is fixed. The author(s) last name comes
first. It is separated by a comma from the first name, which is followed by a period.
The title comes next, and it is underlined. * The title is followed by the place of
publication and punctuated with a colon. The publisher's name is listed next, followed
by a comma. The year of publication follows and is punctuated with a period. See the
following example of a book listing:
Smith, Alison. Name All the Animals. New York: Scribner, 2005.
*In research papers and manuscripts submitted for publication, titles of sources are
best underlined rather than italicized. Italic type is sometimes not distinctive enough.
To avoid ambiguity, underline rather than italicize—or check with your instructor.
When preparing a manuscript for publication, consult with your editor how to
represent italicization.
In-text citation:
(Saferstein 98)
Works Cited list examples for 1st edition and later edition:
In-text citation:
Desmet, Christy, Kathy Houff Speak, and Deborah Church Miller. Argument. Upper
Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2005.
In-text citation:
In-text citation:
(Tatar 3)
Tatar, Maria, ed. The Classic Fairy Tales: Texts and Criticism. New York: Norton,
1998.
In-text citation:
(Perrault 11)
Perrault, Charles. "Little Red Riding Hood." The Classic Fairy Tales: Texts,
Criticism. Ed. Maria Tatar. New York: Norton, 1998. 11-13.
A multivolume work
In-text citation:
(Campbell 1: 203)
Campbell, Joseph. The Masks of God. 4 vols. New York: Arkana, 1991.
Sacred texts
In-text citation:
(Rev. 4.6-8)
The Holy Bible: King James Version. Iowa Falls, IA: World Bible Publishers, 2001.
In-text citation:
(Barrett vii)
In-text citation:
(Genuth 902)
Genuth, Saul. “Metabolism.” The New Encyclopedia Britannica. Vol 23. Chicago:
Encyclopedia Britannica, 2002. 893-928.
United States Department of Health and Human Services. Food and Drug
Administration. Protecting Your Children Against Serious Diseases: Making Sure
They Get All Their “Shots”. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Food and Drug
Administration, 2002.
A pamphlet
In-text citation:
Thirty Foods for Your Health. New York: Consumers Health Society, 1996.
In-text citation:
An article in a scholarly journal that pages each issue separately (each issue
begins with page 1)
In-text citation:
(Pinkowski 47)
In-text citation:
(McNeilly 13)
In-text citation:
(Fowler 31)
In-text citation:
(Tolson 60)
Tolson, Jay. “The Battle That Changed the World.” U.S. News and World Report 24
Oct. 2005: 56-65.
Article in a newspaper
In-text citation:
(Wielaard 11A)
In-text citation:
Editorial
In-text citation:
(“Earthquake in Pakistan ”)
“Earthquake in Pakistan.” Editorial. New York Times 13 Oct. 2005, late ed.: A26.
Review
In-text citation:
(Weiner 10)
A letter or memo
(Johnson 13)
Johnson, Christy. “A View of Ohio by Way Of New York.” Letter. New York Times
18 Dec. 2005, sec.14 (The City): 13.
In-text citation for a memo:
(Cox)
In-text citation:
(Marchese)
In-text citation:
(Needleman 69)
Needleman, Jacob. Interview. “The True Human Body.” Parabola Fall 2005: 66-73.
(Atwood)
(Bauman)
In-text citation:
The Second Shepherds' Play. By the Wakefield Master. Trans. from Middle English
by Matt Fox and Tony Leuzzi. Dir. Matt Fox. Monroe Community College
Theater. Rochester, New York. 16 Dec. 2005.
A film or videorecording
(Troy)
Troy. Dir. Wolfgang Petersen. Perf. Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Peter
O'Toole, and Diane Kruger. Warner Bros., 2004.
(The Hours)
The Hours. Dir. Stephen Daldry. Perf. Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, and Nicole
Kidman. Paramount Pictures/Miramax, 2002. DVD. Paramount Home
Entertainment, 2003.
In-text citation:
“Katrina's Animal Rescue.” Narr. Laura Dern. Nature. PBS. 20 Nov. 2005.
Sound recording
In-text citation:
(Schwartz)
In-text citation:
(Escher 263)
Escher, Morits Cornelius. Sky and Water. National Gallery of Art, Cornelius van S.
Roosevelt Collection, Washington, D.C. M.C. Escher, Visions of Symmetry.
Doris Schattschneider, ed. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2004. 263.
Electronic Resources
In the works cited list examples for electronic resources below, the last date shown in
each listing is the access date (date viewed online).
Electronic book
In-text citation:
Ember, Melvin and Carol Ember, eds. Countries and Their Cultures. 2001. Virtual
Reference Library. Gale. MCC Libraries, Rochester, NY. 16 Dec. 2005
<http://www.galegroup.com/>.
In-text citation:
(Gopinath)
In-text citation:
(Rowe)
Rowe, Michael. “She Is No Homophobe.” The Advocate 22 Nov. 2005. 19 Dec. 2005
<http://www.advocate.com/>.
In-text citation:
(Barnes)
Barnes, Susan B. “Podcasters Reach Out In Their Own Digital Show.” Rochester
Democrat and Chronicle 19 June 2005. Newsbank. MCC Libraries, Rochester,
NY. 19 Dec. 2005 <http://www.newsbank.com/>.
In-text citation:
(Wills et al.)
Wills, Wendy, et al. “Young Teenagers' Perceptions of Their Own and Others'
Bodies: A Qualitative Study of Obese, Overweight and ‘Normal Weight' Young
People in Scotland.” Science and Medicine 62.2 (2005): 396-406. ScienceDirect.
Elsevier. MCC Libraries, Rochester, NY. 19 Dec. 2005
<http://www.sciencedirect.com>.
An e-mail communication
In-text citation:
(DiSano)
Web site
In-text citation:
“Early Childhood Educational Issues.” National Association for the Education of the
Young Children. 22 May 2006<http://www.naeyc.org/ece/>.
CD-ROM
In-text citation:
(Celtic Designs)
Celtic Designs: Electronic Clip Art for Macintosh and Windows. CD-ROM. Mineola,
NY: Dover Publications, 1997.
The format of an MLA Style research paper does not require a title page. A typical
title page is the first page of the paper with the student's name, professor's name,
course title, and the date when the paper was due. It also includes the title of the
paper. This is illustrated below.
Each page should include the student writer's name followed next to the page number.
If an instructor requires a separate title page, follow her/his directions regarding the
format.