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Below are a few examples of the more common citations in the MLA Style. For a complete listing of examples, see the latest MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers in the library's Reference collection at call number REF LB 2369 .G53.
BOOKS
Single author:
Winteringham, Peter W. Energy Use and the Environment. Chicago:
Lewis Publishers, 1999.
Multiple authors:
Jorgenson, David, and Eric Weydt. A History of Sandhills Region.
Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2002.
Editor:
Bisset, James, ed. Preserving the Global Environment. New York:
W. W. Norton, 2004.
Corporate Author:
Congressional Quarterly Inc. Energy and the Environment: The
Unfinished Business. Washington: Congressional Quarterly
Press, 2004.
Collection of Essays:
Ogilvie, Ben. "Ennui and the Suburbs." John Cheever: Criticism.
Ed. Karl Hessner. New York: Harper and Row, 1988.
Anthology:
Hemenway, Leon R. "Pollution Lab." Kirkus Reviews 29 (1974):
23-25. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Dedria
Brykowski. Vol. 12. Detroit: Gale, 1980. 39-41.
Encyclopedia (Familiar):
"Environment." The Encyclopedia Americana. 2006 ed.
Specialized Work:
Matern, Walter. "The Polish Free State." Encyclopedia of
European History. Ed. Ian Peters. 4 vols. New York:
Scribner, 2001.
PERIODICAL ARTICLES
Magazine:
Beardsley, Tim. "Slash and Burn: Technology, Energy, and the
Environment." Scientific American. Nov. 2006: 33-36.
Scholarly Journal (Continuous Pagination):
Albaugh, Dave. "Can the Missouri be Saved?" Journal of
Western Hydrology 55 (2005): 299-308.
Scholarly Journal (Non-Continuous Pagination):
Bartholm, Frederick. "Trends in Urban Architecture." Journal
of Contemporary Architecture 43.2 (1997): 74-85.
Newspaper:
Mayo, Amanda. "Environment-Asthma Link?" Dallas Morning
News. 9 Aug. 2005: C3+.
AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA
Videocassette/DVD:
Pioneer life in early Minnesota. Prod. Dorothy Graves. DVD.
Minnesota Historical Society, 2005.
ELECTRONIC SOURCES
Articles Database:
Hitchens, Eric. "What Have You Done for the Environment
Lately?" New Statesman. 25 Sept. 1998: 8-10. Electric
Library. North Hennepin Community College Library. 20
May 2003 http://www.elibrary.com
Magazine Article at the Online Site:
Gattis, Mike. "Great Minds, Great Ideas: A History of Medicine in
American Society." Newsweek. 27 May 2002. 9 June 2003.
http://www.msnbc.com/archive/75664.htm
Web site:
"A History of the Ogallala Aquifer." The Ogallala Aquifer. 2005.
North Platte Water Management District. 4 March 2006
http://www.npwmd.org/ogallalaaquifer/history.
Additional Resources:
MLA Citation Style from Long Island University
Color-coded examples of how to document your sources (i.e. books, journal articles, newspaper articles, etc.) in your works cited page.
MLA Documentation from St. Cloud State University's Project LEO
Provides samples in MLA style for in-text citations and for citations on the works cited page. |