MLA Style Citation

Author.  Title of Book.  City of Publication:  Publisher, Year.

• Take the title from the title page, not the cover.
• The author's name should be written Last Name, First Name.

    More than one author

• List the names in the order in they appear on the title page.
• Only the first author's name should be reversed: Last Name, First Name.
• Use a comma between the authors' names. Place a period after the last author's name. Top

Author of Article.(if given) "Article Title." Title of Book. City
     of Publication:  Publisher, Year.

• When citing familiar reference books, especially those that often appear in new editions, it is not necessary to include full publication information. Give the edition (if available) and the year of publication.
• If articles are arranged alphabetically, you do not need to give volume and page numbers. Top

Author or Editor. Title of Set.  Total number of vols.  City
     of Publication:  Publisher, Year.

• Use this format when citing two or more volumes of a multivolume set.
• Reference to specific volumes and page numbers belong in the text of your paper (e.g. 4: 149-53 means volume 4, pages 149-153), not in the Works Cited. Top

Author of Story. "Title of Story."  Title of Book. Name of Editor. 
     City of Publication: Publisher, Year. Page numbers of the story.

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Corporate Author 

• Cite a book by corporate author when a group (such as an organization or association), rather than individual persons, is the author. Top

American Welding Society. Structural Welding Code: Aluminum. Miami, FL:
     AWS, 1997.

Government Agency as Author 

• Give the name of the government first, then the name of the agency. Abbreviations may be used. Top

Hawaii.  Dept. of Business and Economic Development.  The State of Hawaii
     Data Book:  A Statistical Abstract.  Honolulu:  Dept. of Business 
     and Economic Development, 1998. 

Author. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine  Date:  Page(s).

• Abbreviate the months (except May, June, July). Give complete dates for magazines issued every week or every two weeks, written in this order:
  Day Month Year, e.g.19 January 1998
• If the article is on consecutive pages, specify the page numbers of the entire article, e.g. 16-20. Give just the last two digits of the second number, when possible: 188-89, but 196-200
• If the article is not on consecutive pages -- if, for example, it begins on page 27, then skips to page 30, and continues on page 32 -- write only the first page number, followed by a plus sign: 27+.
• Do not give volume and issue numbers. Top

McCulley, Jeff. "On the Mark." Hawaii Business Feb. 1998: 20+.

No Author Given 

• If no author's name is given, begin with the title of the article. Top

"Where the Business Is." Motor Age Sep. 2000: 58.

Author. "Title of Article." Name of Newspaper Date, edition:  Page(s).

• Take the name of the newspaper from the masthead, but omit any introductory article: Honolulu Advertiser, not The Honolulu Advertiser.
• If the city of publication is not part of the newspaper's name, add it in square brackets: News and Observer [Raleigh, NC]
• Specify the edition of the newspaper, if one is given on the masthead.
• If the article is not on consecutive pages, write the first page number and a plus sign: B1+. Top

Kakesako, Gregg K. "Clinton Vows to Support Akaka Bill." Honolulu Star-Bulletin 
     14 Nov. 1998, night final ed.: A1+.

Author. "Title of Article." Title of Journal volume number (Year): Pages.

Cooksey, Elizabeth C. "Consequences of Young Mothers' Marital Histories for 
     Children's Cognitive Development." Journal of Marriage and the Family 
     59 (1997): 245-61.

• If the journal begins each issue on page 1, include the issue number: 
  e.g. 21.3 means vol. 21, no. 3. Top

Lenhoff, Rosalyn, and Lynn Huber. "Young Children Make Maps!" Young Children 55.5  
     (2000): 6-12.

"Title of Episode or Segment." Credit (Performer or author). Title of Program. Name of Network. Call letters (if any), City of Local Station (if any).
     Broadcast Date.

"Designing Woman." Rept. by Maria Shriver. Dateline. NBC.  KHNL, 
     Honolulu. 15 Mar. 1998.					Top

Title. Director, Producer, and/or Writers.  Medium.  Distributor, Year.

Monet: Legacy of Light. Writ., dir., and prod. by Michael Miller. 
     Videocassette. WBGH Boston, 1989.				Top

Person Interviewed. Type of interview (personal or telephone). Date.

Mink, Patsy T.  Telephone interview.  21 October 2000.

• For a broadcast or published interview, add descriptive and bibliographic information. Top

Waihee, John. Interview with Leslie Wilcox. Channel 2 News. FOX. KHON, Honolulu. 
     7 Nov. 2000.

Creator's name (if given). Web Page Title. Institution or organization.  Date 
     of access <URL network address>.

Harden, Mark. Picasso the Legend. The Artchive. 6 Nov. 2000
     <http://www.artchive.com/artchive/P/picasso_postww2.html>.		Top

Author's name (if given). "Title of Article." Name of Magazine  Date 
     of Publication: Pages. Name of Database. InfoTrac. Library Name. 
     Date of Access <http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/hawaii_honolulu>.

Milius, Susan. "Science Pokes Loopholes in Cloning Bans." Science News 28 Feb. 1998: 137. 
     General Reference Center. InfoTrac. Honolulu Community College Library. 6 Nov. 2000 
     <http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/hawaii_honolulu>.		Top

Author's name (if given). "Title of Article." Name of Newspaper [State] 
     Date of Publication: Pages. NewsBank NewsFile. Library Name. 
     Date of Access <http://infoweb.newsbank.com/>.

Le, Phuong. "Two Charged in Girl's Drive-by Slaying." Chicago Tribune [IL] 
     28 Mar. 1998: 5. NewsBank NewsFile. Honolulu Community College Library. 
     6 Nov. 2000 <http://infoweb.newsbank.com/>.			Top

Author's name (if given). "Title of Article." Name of Newspaper 
     Date of Publication. Date of Access <URL network address>.

Barayuga, Debra. "Verdict in Uyesugi Trial Prompts New Stage of Grief." 
     Star Bulletin.com 15 June 2000. 6 Nov. 2000    
     <http://starbulletin.com/2000/06/15/news/story3.html>		Top

Author's name (if given). "Title of Article." Name of Magazine  
     Date of Publication. Date of Access <URL network address>.

Bremner, Brian. "Japan Takes the First Step to Recovery." Business Week
     10 Oct. 2000. 6 Nov. 2000
     <http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/oct2000/nf20001010_917.htm>.	Top

Sender's Name. "Title." (from Subject line)  E-mail to the author. Date of message.

Crispen, Patrick D. "Online Tutorials." E-mail to the author. 31 Aug. 2000.	Top

Writer's Name. "Title of Message." (from Subject line) Online posting. 
     Date of  Message. Name of Discussion Group/List. Date of access 
     <URL of Group's Internet Site, or E-mail Address of List Moderator>.

Dargen, Michael. "Netscape Woes." Online posting. 7 Nov. 2000. Web4Lib. 
     8 Nov. 2000 <http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Web4Lib/>.		Top