
MLA Works Cited Mr. Johnson Clark High School Spring 2013
General Format • Center the words “Works Cited” at the top of the page. • 12 pt. Times New Roman, 1” margins, double spaced • Continue page numbering (last name + page number) • Entries alphabetized by author’s last name • When there’s no author, alphabetize by title (not including a/an/the) • When entries are more than one line, use HANGING INDENTS. • When giving a URL, break it at a / • Missing information: No date n.d. No publisher n.p. • Dates always given as: Day Mon. Year 28 Mar. 2012
Lancashire, Ian. Home page. 1 May 1997 <http://www.chass.utoronto.ca:8080/ ~ian/index>.
Book Citation Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication. Angelou, Maya. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. New York: Ballantine Books, 1997. Print.
Automatic Citations If you use an online citation generator (citationmachine.net, easybib.com, etc.) it is up to YOU to correct errors in citations. Angelou, Maya. I know why the caged bird sings. NewYork, NY: Ballantine Books, 1997. Print.
Magazine Article Lastname, Firstname. “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine Day Month Year: pages. Medium of Publication. Buchman, Diana. “A Special Education.” Good Housekeeping 20 Mar. 2006: 143-38. Print.
Scholarly Article Lastname, Firstname. "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume.Issue (Year): pages. Medium of publication. Carlozo, Louis R. "Lucid Dream." The Christian Century 123.12 (2006): 43. Print.
Webpage (with author) Lastname, Firstname. "Title of Article." Title of Website. Name of Publisher/Sponsor. Date published. Web. Date viewed. Duke, Alan. “Kanye West Calls Swift With ‘Sincere’ Apology.” Cnn.com. CNN. 15 Sept. 2009. Web. 2 Oct. 2009.
Webpage (no author) "Title of Webpage." Website. Publisher, Date published. Web. Date viewed. "How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow. Demand Media, n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2009.