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MLA Style Last updated Jan. 2010  The Modern Language Association (MLA) st source of all material you paraphrase, sum This guide shows the most common scenar Research Papers. 7th ed. (McPherson Libra Guide to Scholarly Publishing. 3 rd ed. (McPh NOTE: Some significant changes have been Titles are now italicized rather than URLS are no longer required for ele The document format (Print, Web, Cited list. General Rules: In-text Citation  Place the reference where a pause occur possible to the relevant material.  Cite the author’s last name and the rele Example: Music is thought to be th  If you include the author’s name in the s Example: Blair argues that music is  Page numbers may be omitted if a sourc numbered paragraphs or sections, use th Example: (Smith, para. 4)  Multiple sources in the same reference: Example: (Matthews and Smith 88;  No author: use the complete or shorten Example: (History of Rome 143)  Two authors with the same surname: Ad name.  Corporate author (organization, compan rather than the parentheses. Within par Style Manual for a list of common abbre Examples: This figure doubled in 1 The Canadian Mental Health Associ  Multiple sources by the same author: ad Example: “A single whisker twitche Example: Finally, Jones sends her d  When citing an entire source, or a sourc include the author’s name and the title i Example: This tone is evident in Be uide yle requires you to cite your sources within the tex arize, or quote. ios for MLA citing. For more examples, see MLA Ha y Reference, call number LB2369 M53 2009) and t erson Library Reference, call number PN147 G526 m ade for the new edition of t he MLA Style Manual underlined ctronic sources (unless required by your instructor) PDF File, DVD, etc.) must be included in every entry s in the sentence (such as before a period, semicol ant page number(s). e food of love (Blair 135). ntence, do not cite it in parentheses. the food of love (135). e lacks page numbers (for example, o n many Web s ese in the citation. separate citations with a semicolon. Suzuki 105-107) d title – book titles ar e italicized and article titles a d the first initial, or, if the authors have the same fi y, association, etc.): cite the name. If it is long, inclu ntheses, shorten commonly abbreviated terms (se iations). 91 (Natl. Research Council 65). ation agrees (195). the title, shortened or full. d” (Jones, Tiger Thief 16). etective to Yemen (Kat Tales 207). with no page or section numbers, avoid parenthet the sentence. bbington’s History of Economics. 1 of your paper. Cite the dbook for Writers of e MLA Style Manual and 008). : i n the Works n or comma), as near as ources). If a source has e in quotations. st initial, add the full first de it in the sentence chapter eight of the MLA ical references. Instead,

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The Modern Language Association (MLA) st

source of all material you paraphrase, sum

This guide shows the most common scenar

Research Papers. 7th ed. (McPherson Libra

Guide to Scholarly Publishing. 3rd ed. (McPh

NOTE: Some significant changes have been

Titles are now italicized rather than

URLS are no longer required for ele

The document format (Print, Web,

Cited list.

General Rules: In-text Citation

•  Place the reference where a pause occur

possible to the relevant material.

•  Cite the author’s last name and the rele

Example: Music is thought to be th

•  If you include the author’s name in the s

Example: Blair argues that music is

•  Page numbers may be omitted if a sourc

numbered paragraphs or sections, use th

Example: (Smith, para. 4)

  Multiple sources in the same reference:Example: (Matthews and Smith 88;

•  No author: use the complete or shorten

Example: (History of Rome 143)

•  Two authors with the same surname: Ad

name.

•  Corporate author (organization, compan

rather than the parentheses. Within par

Style Manual for a list of common abbre

Examples: This figure doubled in 1

The Canadian Mental Health Associ•  Multiple sources by the same author: ad

Example: “A single whisker twitche

Example: Finally, Jones sends her d

•  When citing an entire source, or a sourc

include the author’s name and the title i

Example: This tone is evident in Be

uideyle requires you to cite your sources within the tex

arize, or quote.

ios for MLA citing. For more examples, see MLA Ha

y Reference, call number LB2369 M53 2009) and t

erson Library Reference, call number PN147 G526

made for the new edition of the MLA Style Manual 

underlined

ctronic sources (unless required by your instructor)

PDF File, DVD, etc.) must be included in every entry

s in the sentence (such as before a period, semicol

ant page number(s).

e food of love (Blair 135).

ntence, do not cite it in parentheses.

the food of love (135).

e lacks page numbers (for example, on many Web s

ese in the citation.

separate citations with a semicolon.Suzuki 105-107)

d title – book titles are italicized and article titles a

d the first initial, or, if the authors have the same fi

y, association, etc.): cite the name. If it is long, inclu

ntheses, shorten commonly abbreviated terms (se

iations).

91 (Natl. Research Council 65).

ation agrees (195).the title, shortened or full.

d” (Jones, Tiger Thief 16).

etective to Yemen (Kat Tales 207).

with no page or section numbers, avoid parenthet

the sentence.

bbington’s History of Economics.

1

of your paper. Cite the

dbook for Writers of 

e MLA Style Manual and 

008).

:

in the Works

n or comma), as near as

ources). If a source has

e in quotations.

st initial, add the full first

de it in the sentence

chapter eight of the MLA

ical references. Instead,

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•  Indirect source: avoid taking material fro

an indirect source, add qtd. in before th

Example: Bedi praised the “meticul

•  Classic novel or classic prose play: to hel

semicolon, and give other identifying inf Example: (Dostoevsky 5; pt. 1, ch.

•  Classic poem or classic verse play: omit

a period between the numbers.

•  You may abbreviate the title of a famous

Manual chapter eight).

Example: “As meditation . . . / May

General Rules: List of Works Ci

The list of works cited appears at the end o

Format•  Begin the list on a new page and give it

•  Double space the entire list.

•  For each entry, indent all lines other th

•  Provide page numbers where appropri

•  Include the document format (i.e. Print

List Order

•  Alphabetize the list by authors’ last naany initial A, An, or The.

Authors and Editors

•  Reverse the name (e.g., Shakespeare,the first (e.g., Shakespeare, William, an

•  Present names as given in the work yo

•  If there are four or more authors or edi

•  If there’s no known author or editor, b

Title

•  Capitalize the first word and all princip

•  Separate a title from a subtitle with a c

•  Italicize the title of a work published in

•  Place quotation marks around the titlepage on a Web site.

Publisher’s Name

•  Omit articles such as The, business abband Publishers.

•  If no publisher is provided, use n.p. 

•  For a university press, abbreviate unive

•  If the name includes a personal name (several personal names (e.g., Farrar, St

uidem an indirect (secondhand) source. If quoting or pa

indirect source.

ous brushwork” (qtd. in Paul 231).

p readers locate the material in other editions, cite

rmation.)

age numbers. Cite by division (act, scene, canto, b

literary work if you include it in the parenthetical r

sweep to my revenge” (Ham. 1.5.36-37).

ed

f your paper and helps readers locate your sources.

the heading Works Cited. Centre the heading.

n the first line, one-half inch from the left margin.

te; for example, for journal articles or works from

, Web, DVD, etc.) in the citation.

es. If an entry has no author, alphabetize by the ti

illiam). If an entry has multiple authors or editors,d Christopher Marlowe).

’re citing. If the full name is listed, use the full nam

tors, you have a choice: name all, or name the first

gin the entry with the title.

l words, including those that follow hyphens in co

lon and one space. Omit the colon if the title ends

ependently, such as a book, play, periodical, or W

of a work within a larger work, such as an article, e

reviations such as Co. and Ltd., and descriptive wor

rsity as U and press as P (e.g., Oxford UP; U of Toro

.g., Harry N. Abrams), cite the surname alone (e.g.,aus, and Giroux), cite only the first (e.g., Farrar).

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raphrasing a quotation in

the page number, add a

ok, part) and line, placing

eference (see MLA Style

n anthology.

le, ignoring

only reverse the name of 

(rather than initials).

and add et al.

pound terms.

in ? or — or !

b site.

say, poem, short story, or

s such as Books, House,

nto P).

Abrams). If it includes

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Place of Publication

•  If multiple cities are listed, use only the

•  If no place of publication is provided, u

•  If the city is outside of the United State

may be ambiguous or unfamiliar to the

Date of Publication

•  If the date of publication is unknown, u

•  If more than one date of publication is l

•  Abbreviate the names of the months e

Electronic Publications

•  NOTE: MLA does not require you to incassignment requirements.

•  If you must include a URL, place it after

Example: Harrison, Justin. “PoliticalWeb. 15 Aug. 2007. <http://www.s

•  If possible, provide the entire address (

•  If the URL must be divided over two lin

•  If no publisher is provided, use n.p. 

•  If the document has no page numbers,

•  Always provide the date you accessed

•  State the document format after the p

Digital Files and Multimedia

•  Give the type of media format at the e

Film, JPEG file, PDF File, MP3 File, etc.).

Grey Literature

•  For examples of citations for technical

MLA Style Manual and Guide to Schola

Legal Sources 

•  The MLA Style Manual refers you to un

•  For Canadian legal sources, use the Canfor some common sources are included

•  Bill citations should be constructed as f 

(additional information, e.g. passed by

•  Statute citations should be constructedpinpoint.

•  Case Law citations should be constructvolume reporter (series – if any) page (

uide

first.

e n.p.

s, add an abbreviation of the country or province n

reader.

se n.d. in place of the date.

listed, use the most recent one.

cept May, June, and July.

lude URLs in citations, but your instructor may. Be

the date of access, enclose in angle brackets, and c

l Science.” Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. 2007. Eearch.eb.com/>.

including http:// or ftp://) for the work you are citi

s, break it only after a slash, and do not insert a hy

use n. pag. 

he publication at the end of the citation.

blication date and before the date of access.

d of every citation (DVD, Videocassette, Print, Web

If you do not know the file type, use Digital File.

eports, pamphlets, advertisements, fact sheets, an

ly Publishing.

iform legal citation styles for the country of the legi

adian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation, 6th

ed. (KE2at the end of this guide.

ollows: Number, title, session, legislature, jurisdicti

House or Senate – optional).

: Title, statute volume, jurisdiction, year, (session o

d: Style of Cause (year of decision), neutral citatioourt – if required).

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me if the name of the city

ure to confirm the

onclude with a period.

ncyclopaedia Britannica.

g.

phen at the break.

, Performance, Lecture,

nual reports, etc., see

slation or case law.

9 C36 2006). Examples

n, year, pinpoint

r supplement), chapter,

, [year of reporter]

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Reference (Works Cited) List Exa

ook: one author 

p. 186)

Ableson, Serena. In

In-text cit

ook: two or three

uthors

p. 189)

Aquila, Salvatore,

Romance

ook: four or more

uthors

p. 190)

Aquila, Salvatore,

Romance

In-text cit

everal books by the

ame author(s)

p.173)

Bedi, Shailoo. New 

---. Children as Mus

ook: group as author 

organization, company,

gency, etc.) 

Canadian Institute

Homelessness. Ott

First in-te

Subseque

ook: with editor(s) and

o named author 

Bebbington, Tina

In-text cit

ook with author and

ditor

p.196)

Bebbington, Tina

Cambridg

ook: edition

p.200) 

Brendle-Moczuk, D

ook: reprint

p.203) 

Jones, Laurie. Dista

ook: illustrated

p.198) 

Kilgour, Nancy. The

Print.

ook: online

p.216) 

Kehoe, Inbarani. E 

NetLibrar 

ook: translated (p.197)  Kilgour, Nancy. Sho

ssay, short story, or 

oem in an anthology

p.190)

Blair, William. “The

Catharine

ncyclopedia entry

p.194) 

Cooley, Kenneth H.

Print.

1Page numbers refer to MLA Style Manual and 

uideples

the Skin of a Lawyer . Markham, ON: Penguin, 2005. Pri

tion: (Ableson 65)

arol Gordon, and Pia Russell. When in Rome: Rediscove

anguages. New York: McGraw, 2008. Print.

arol Gordon, Ying Liu and Pia Russell. When in Rome: R

anguages. New York: McGraw, 2008. Print.

tion: (Aquila, Gordon, Liu and Russell 78) Or: (Aquila et.

Metaphors for Ancient Greece. Toronto, ON: U of Toront

es in Ancient Greece. Berkeley: U of California P, 2004. P

or Health Information. Improving the Health of Canadia

wa, ON, Canada: CIHI, 2007. PDF File.

t citation: (Canadian Mental Health Association [CMHA]

nt citations: (CMHA 54)

., ed. The Medieval Studies Reader . New York: Garland,

tion: (Bebbington 43)

. Portraits of Women in Medieval Japan. Ed. Danielle Ru

UP, 1999. Print.

aniel. World Religious Traditions. 3rd ed. New York: Cros

nce Education. 1994. New York: Springer, 2007. Print.

Big Book of Terriers. Illus. Liz Ball. Vancouver, BC, Canad

vironmental Tourism in Asia. Amsterdam: Butterworth-

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rter Stories. Trans. Bette Kirchner. New York: Knopf, 200

Doane Ukulele Method.” Music Education in Canada. E

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“Library, Digital.” The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: M

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ncyclopedia entry in a

ess-familiar source

p.194) 

Hansen, Elizabeth.

U of Britis

ncyclopedia entry

nline 

Harrison, Justin. “P

Web. 15 A

ournal article from a

rint journal

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Lines, Michael R. “

241. Print.

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nline journal

p.218-219) 

Ma, Ophelia. “Visu

2007.

ournal article from an

nline database

p.220) 

Matthews, Kathlee

Premier .

Magazine article

p.180)

Nelson, Katy. “Is Pl

Magazine article: online  Paul, Kathryn. “Nur

Magazine article: review

p.181) 

Rollins, Caron. “Flo

Lynne Wo

Newspaper article

p.178)

“The Happiness Dr

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Newspaper article online  Robin, Randi. “Too

ilm/video recording

p.225)

It’s a Wonderful Lif 

Republic,

elevision episode

p.221)

“See Homer Run.”

ound recording

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Brendle-Moczuk, D

mage: reproduction in a

rint source

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Goya, Francisco. Th

History o

 

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Columbia P., 2002. Print.

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aw Enforcement in the High Middle Ages.” Journal of M

lizing the Aquatic Food Web.” The Art of Science 9.3 (20

n W. “Dancing with Data.” Big Numbers 45.1 (2004): 13-

eb. 15 Aug. 2007.

to a Planet?” Discover Apr. 1998: 85-86. Print.

sing the Economy.” Newsweek 11 Feb. 2006. Web. 15 A

rence Through the Wrong End of the Telescope.” Rev. of 

odruff. New Yorker 5 Feb. 2001: 34-35. Print.

ugs.” Globe and Mail [Toronto] 13 Nov. 2003: B3. Print.

tion: (“The Happiness Drug”)

Much Sex in Teen Fiction?” Washington Post 19 May 20

e. Dir. Frank Capra. Perf. James Stewart, Donna Reed, an

001. DVD.

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aniel. “It’s All Uphill.” Wandering Blues. Nettwerk, 2007.

e Family of Charles IV . 1800. Museo del Prado, Madrid.

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tion: The Family of Charles IV (see figure 2) was one of 

ted as court painter to the king.

text (below image):

oya, Francisco. The Family of Charles IV . 1800. Museo d

oodruff, Lynne. A History of  Spanish Painting. 5th

ed. Tor

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mage: online

p.217-218) 

van Gogh, Vincent.

Museum

Web site, entire

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Romanesque. Ed. J

Web page

p.214-215)

Russell, Danielle. “

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