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MLA Bibliography Format    

BOOK WITH ONE AUTHOR

Last Name, First Name. Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Date.Medium.

Tan, Amy. The Bonesetter's Daughter. New York: Putnam, 2001. Print.

BOOK WITH TWO AUTHORS
Last Name, First Name and First Name Last Name. Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Date.Medium.

McDonald, Elizabeth and David Giovanni. A History of Independent Schools. Boston: Little Brown, 1993.Print.

ONLINE DATABASE ARTICLE
"Title of Entry." Title of Database. Sponsor or Corporation, Date of last update. Medium. Date of Access.

"Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Prompts Labor Reforms, March 25, 1911." DISCovering U.S. History. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 23 Feb. 2011.

PRINT ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE
Last Name, First Name. “Title of Entry.” Title of Encyclopedia. City of publication: Publisher, Date. Print.

Dine, Michael. "Friction." The World Book Encyclopedia. Chicago: World Book, 2010. Print.

PRINT MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine Date. : page. Medium.

Lord, Lewis. "There's Something about Mary Todd." US News and World Report 19 Feb. 2001: 53.   Print.

PRINT NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Newspaper Date: Page.Medium.

Brummitt, Chris. "Indonesia's Food Needs Expected to Soar." Boston Globe 1 Feb. 2005: A7. Print.

WEB SITE
Last Name, First Name of author, editor, or corporate author (if known). Homepage Title. Sponsor, or  corporation, date of publication or last update. Medium. Date of access.

Halsall, Paul, edInternet Modern History Sourcebook. Fordham U, 22 Sept. 2001. Web. 19 Jan. 2009.

WORK OF ART
Artist's Last Name, First Name. Title of artwork. Date of composition. Institution and city in which the artwork is located. Title of website. Medium. Date of access.

van Gogh, Vincent.  Starry Night, oil on canvas.  1889. New York, Museum of Modern Art; photo.  The Museum  of Modern Art/Licensed by Scala/ Art Resource, NY. Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online.  Web. 23  February 2011.

Key points for your Bibliography:

  • List your sources in alphabetical order
  • Do NOT number the entries
  • Use hanging indent  (Format-- Paragraph --Indention -- Special Hanging)
  • Single Space within an entry, but double space between entries
  • URLS should NOT be hyperlinks, i.e. NOT blue and underlined  (right click --remove hyperlink)


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