Sabino Citations

Your bibliography or works cited list should be alphabetized.

If you cannot find all publication information, use place holders "N.p., n.p., n.d." which represents no place, no publisher, and no date. If there are no page numbers use "N. pag." Capitalize the abbreviations appropriately based on where they are placed.

URLs are no longer required by MLA as part of the citation, but check with your teacher to make sure you are fulfilling your class requirements.

Please follow your teacher’s instructions for spacing and indentation.  

Printed Material        Internet Citations      Sound Recordings

This has been updated to reflect the changes in MLA 7th edition
Books:
Author/Editor/Translator (Last name, first name). Title. Place: Publisher, Year. Print.

Example for One Author:

     Newlin, George. A Tale of Two Cities: A Student Casebook for Issues,

                 Sources, and Historical Documents. Westport: Greenwood, 1998. Print.

Example for Two Authors:

     Martin, Michael Rhea and Richard C. Harrier. The Concise Encyclopedic Guide

                 to Shakespeare. New York: Horizon, 1971. Print.

Example for the Bible with Editors:

     May, Herbert G. and Bruce M. Metzger, eds. The Oxford Annotated Bible:

                Revised Standard Version Containing The Old and New Testaments.

               New York: Oxford University, 1962. Print.

Example for the Bible with a Translator:

     Knox, Ronald, trans. The Holy Bible: Translated from the Latin Vulgate in the

                 Light of the Hebrew and Greek Originals. New York: Sheed & Ward,

               1950. Print.

Article, Play, or Poem from a book that contains Articles, Chapters, or Poems by Different Authors:  

Author of the Article/Poem. “Title of the Article/poem.” Title of the

       Book. Editor(s). Volume/Edition (if known).  Place: Publisher

       Year. Page numbers. Print.

Example with an Author and Two Editors:
     Silko, Leslie Marmon. "The Man to Send Rain Clouds." Imagining 

              America:  Stories from the Promised Land.  Ed. Wesley Brown

              and Amy Ling. New York: Persea, 1991. 191-95. Print.

Encyclopedia Article, Dictionary or Thesaurus Entry:

Author of the Article (if given). “Title of the Article/Poem.” Title of

       the Encyclopedia/Dictionary/Thesaurus Vol. (if given). Place:

       Publisher, Year. Print.

Example with an Author:

     Kipper, Barbara Ann. “Joy.”  Roget’s 21^st Century Thesaurus in Dictionary

               Form. New York: Dell, 1992. Print.

Example without an Author:

     “Joy.” Webster’s New Twentieth Century Dictionary Unabridged. New York:

               Simon & Schuster, 1983. Print.

Example without an Author – but with an Editor:

     Joy, Charles R., ed. "Music." Harper's Topical Concordance. New York: Harper &

               Row, 1962. Print.

Magazine Article (from a print copy of the magazine):

Author of the Article (if given). “The Title of the Article.” Title of the

       Magazine Day Month Year: Page(s). Print. 

     Pinker, Steven. "The Blank Slate." Discover October 2002: 34-40. Print.

Material from the Internet:

Article from a Subscription Database:

Author of the article (if given). “Title of the Article.” Title of the Magazine, 

                    Newspaper or Book. Volume/Issue Number and/or (Date): 

                    page numbers. Name of the Database. Web.  Date of Access

Example Magazine from Subscription Database:
     Kaufman, Bel. “A Joy Observed: C. S. Lewis in Love.” Commonweal. 

                    25 Mar. 1994: 5-18. Opposing Viewpoints Resource 

                    Center. Web.  19 Nov. 2003

Example Book from Subscription Database:

     Garreis, Mary Jo. "Acid Rain." Water: No Longer Taken for Granted.

               2002. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center.Web. 2004.

Article from a Magazine or Newspaper on the Web:

Author (if given). “Title.” Name of the Site. Date of the Article. Web. Date

       of Access 

Example with No Author:

     “Former Smoker Wins 28 Billion.”  Salon. 4 Oct. 2002. Web. 19 Nov. 2003.

E-mail Message:

Author. "Subject Line."  Description of Message that includes

        Recipient. Date of Sending. Web. Date accessed.

Example:

      Daly, Leva. "How to Cite Information From the Web." E-mail to Sally Dooley.  

               14 January 2005. Web. 20 January 2005.

Government Publication:

Nation or State. Agency. Title. Author. Database Used. Date Issued. Web.

     Date Accessed. 

Example:

     United States. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Children, Violence, and the

               Media:  A Report for Parents and Policy Makers.  By Orrin G. Hatch. 

               Search.USA.gov. 14 Sept. 1999. Web. 14 Jan. 2005.

Poem or Play Cited Online:
Author. “Title of Poem or Play.” Title of Book (original publication).

       Editor. Place: Publisher (if given), Date. Web. Date of Access.

Example with an Editor but no place or publisher:

     Shakespeare, William. "Sonnet 8." The Oxford Shakespeare. Ed. J. W. Craig,

               1914.Web. 19 Nov. 2003.

Professional Web Page:

Author or Webmaster (if given). "Title of Page." Title of Web Site. Publisher, Date. Web.  Date of Access

Examples:  

    "Emily Dickinson." Poets.org from the Academy of American Poets. Web.

                7 May 2007.

     Drumm, Laura.  "Detailed Information about Killer Whales." Alaska Fisheries 

                   Science Center.Web. 19 Nov. 2003.

     "How Do I Document Sources from the Web in My Works Cited List?" 

                   MLA:  Modern Language Association. Web. 7 May 2007.

Personal Web Page:

Author or Webmaster (if given). Title of Web Site (or the words

        Homepage). Web. Date of Access.  

Example:

     Moreillon, Judi. Story Trail. Web. 19 Nov. 2003. 
 

Online Dictionary or Thesaurus:

"Article." Title. Web. Date of Access .  

Example with No Author or Editor:  

     “Joy.” Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus. Web. 19 Nov. 2003.

Sound Recordings

Performer or Composer. "Song title."  Title of the Recording. The artist or artists. The manufacturer. The medium or format, the date.

Example:

     Whiteman, Paul. "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise."  Fascinating Rhythm: the

               Broadway Gershwin 1919-1933.  George Gershwin. RCA Victor. CD, 1998.