Citing Sources with MLA
The most important part of your research paper is the Citation information. If you do not include this information, your paper could be considered plagiarized. This worksheet will take you through the steps to put your sources in the correct format for your Works Cited Page. If you print this worksheet and fill it out, you will have all the information you need for your Works Cited Page.
Citing a book source:
1. The author of my book is: ___________________________, ____________________.
2. The title of my book is: __________________________________________________.
3. The place of publication is: __________________________:
(This information can either be found on the title page of your book or in the book record on the RPLS website)
4. The publisher of the book is: ______________________________,
5. The publication date (year) of the book is: _______________________.
Now, take the above information and punctuation, and put it together in this order. Remember to italicize the title of your book.
For example: .
Black, Joseph. Lives of Famous Criminals. New York: Farrar, 2012. Print.
*If the information uses more than one line, indent the second and subsequent lines five spaces.
If the book has an editor and no author (an example would be a book from the "Opposing Viewpoints" series) you would cite it like this:
Scherer, Lauri S. Cyberbullying. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven, 2011. Print.
Citing a magazine article from a database source (Opposing Viewpoints, eLibrary, etc.):
1. The author of my magazine article is: _______________________, ______________.
2. The title of the article is: "_______________________________________________."
3. The name of the magazine is: ____________________________________
(don't forget to italicize this and put a space after it)
4. If there is a volume number, put this next: ______________,
5. If there is an issue number, put this next followed by a period _____________.
6. The date (day, month, and year followed by a colon) is: ______________________:
7. The page numbers are next (if none which is usually the case for a database, use n. pag.)
___________.
8. The source of my database is: _______________________________.
(name of database italicized)
9. The medium of publication consulted: Web.
10. Conclude with the date of access (day, month, and year) ______________________.
Now take the above information and puncuation and put in this order. Don't forget to indent every additional line after the first one.
For example:
Blodget, Henry. "Playing With Fire ; Forget the new zillionaires. There are many
good reasons to resist the China craze.." Newsweek International. 02 May
2005: 46. eLibrary. Web. 15 Nov. 2011.
Citing an internet source:
1. Who is the author of your internet article? (Remember to put the last name first, followed by a comma, then the first name. If there is no author, put in the title of the article first.
_________________________ , ____________________.
2. Write the title of your article - italicized.
______________________________________________.
3. Title of the overall website (italicized) if the website is different than the article title.
______________________________________________.
4. Now write the name of the organization sponsoring the site:
__________________________________________________,
5. Date of publication (day, month, and year, as available); if nothing is available, use n.d.
___________________________________
6. Medium of publication: Web.
7. Write the date when you accessed the site - day, month, and year ie: 10 Sept. 2010 (Remember, it is the last date you accessed the site):
_____________________________.
8. Lastly, write the URL or website address (don't forget the little <> marks, and remember, if it too long, divide it at a slash mark ( / )
<______________________________________________________>
*The MLA Handbook no longer requires URL's, but if your teacher requires it, it will follow the date of access. If it is not required by your teacher, stop at step #7.
For example:
Eaves, Morris, Robert Essick, and Joseph Viscomi, eds. The William Blake Archive.
Lib. of Cong., 28 Sept. 2007. Web. 20 Nov. 2007.
Personal Interviews
Personal interviews refer to those interviews that you conduct yourself. List the interview by the name of the interviewee. Include the descriptor Personal interview and the date of the interview.
For example:
Purdue, Pete. Personal interview. 1 Dec. 2000.
These are only a few of the most common types of citations. For more examples or help, please ask Mrs. Sesko for a copy of the MLA Handbook or ask Mrs. Sesko or your English teacher for help. Many databases will show you how to cite your sources. SIRS Researcher, eLibrary, and World Book Online all show you how to cite your articles in MLA format at the end of your article. All you have to do is copy and paste the information to Word.
Citing a book source:
1. The author of my book is: ___________________________, ____________________.
2. The title of my book is: __________________________________________________.
3. The place of publication is: __________________________:
(This information can either be found on the title page of your book or in the book record on the RPLS website)
4. The publisher of the book is: ______________________________,
5. The publication date (year) of the book is: _______________________.
Now, take the above information and punctuation, and put it together in this order. Remember to italicize the title of your book.
For example: .
Black, Joseph. Lives of Famous Criminals. New York: Farrar, 2012. Print.
*If the information uses more than one line, indent the second and subsequent lines five spaces.
If the book has an editor and no author (an example would be a book from the "Opposing Viewpoints" series) you would cite it like this:
Scherer, Lauri S. Cyberbullying. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven, 2011. Print.
Citing a magazine article from a database source (Opposing Viewpoints, eLibrary, etc.):
1. The author of my magazine article is: _______________________, ______________.
2. The title of the article is: "_______________________________________________."
3. The name of the magazine is: ____________________________________
(don't forget to italicize this and put a space after it)
4. If there is a volume number, put this next: ______________,
5. If there is an issue number, put this next followed by a period _____________.
6. The date (day, month, and year followed by a colon) is: ______________________:
7. The page numbers are next (if none which is usually the case for a database, use n. pag.)
___________.
8. The source of my database is: _______________________________.
(name of database italicized)
9. The medium of publication consulted: Web.
10. Conclude with the date of access (day, month, and year) ______________________.
Now take the above information and puncuation and put in this order. Don't forget to indent every additional line after the first one.
For example:
Blodget, Henry. "Playing With Fire ; Forget the new zillionaires. There are many
good reasons to resist the China craze.." Newsweek International. 02 May
2005: 46. eLibrary. Web. 15 Nov. 2011.
Citing an internet source:
1. Who is the author of your internet article? (Remember to put the last name first, followed by a comma, then the first name. If there is no author, put in the title of the article first.
_________________________ , ____________________.
2. Write the title of your article - italicized.
______________________________________________.
3. Title of the overall website (italicized) if the website is different than the article title.
______________________________________________.
4. Now write the name of the organization sponsoring the site:
__________________________________________________,
5. Date of publication (day, month, and year, as available); if nothing is available, use n.d.
___________________________________
6. Medium of publication: Web.
7. Write the date when you accessed the site - day, month, and year ie: 10 Sept. 2010 (Remember, it is the last date you accessed the site):
_____________________________.
8. Lastly, write the URL or website address (don't forget the little <> marks, and remember, if it too long, divide it at a slash mark ( / )
<______________________________________________________>
*The MLA Handbook no longer requires URL's, but if your teacher requires it, it will follow the date of access. If it is not required by your teacher, stop at step #7.
For example:
Eaves, Morris, Robert Essick, and Joseph Viscomi, eds. The William Blake Archive.
Lib. of Cong., 28 Sept. 2007. Web. 20 Nov. 2007.
Personal Interviews
Personal interviews refer to those interviews that you conduct yourself. List the interview by the name of the interviewee. Include the descriptor Personal interview and the date of the interview.
For example:
Purdue, Pete. Personal interview. 1 Dec. 2000.
These are only a few of the most common types of citations. For more examples or help, please ask Mrs. Sesko for a copy of the MLA Handbook or ask Mrs. Sesko or your English teacher for help. Many databases will show you how to cite your sources. SIRS Researcher, eLibrary, and World Book Online all show you how to cite your articles in MLA format at the end of your article. All you have to do is copy and paste the information to Word.