This is a program that allows you to fill in the blanks to construct a bibliography for both print and electronic resources. To link to the Landmark Citation Machine, click on this link: http://citationmachine.net/
Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Paper. 6 th ed. New York : Modern
Language Association of America , 2003.
NOTE : All citations should be double-spaced. They are single spaced here to save space. Remember to indent the second and all subsequent lines five spaces. Please check the MLA book for sources and examples not listed below.
PRINT SOURCES:
1. Books
One Author:
Format: Author's name, last name first. Full book title (underlined). City of publication: Publisher's name, year of publication.
Example: Wilson, Frank R. The Hand: How its use shapes the brain, language . New York :
Pantheon, 1998.
Two or Three Authors:
Format: First listed author's name, last name first, next listed author's name(s) in normal form. Full book title (underlined). City of publication: Publisher's name, year of publication.
Example: Eggins, Suzanne, and Diane Slade. Analyzing Casual Conversation. London : Cassell, 1997.
Three or More Authors:
Format: First listed author's name, last name first, et. al. Full book title (underlined). City of publication: Publisher's name, year of publication.
Example: Quirk, Randolph , et al. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. London :
Longman, 1985.
A Multi volume Work (Encyclopedia):
Format: If using two or more volumes of a multivolume, cite the total number of volumes in the work.
Example: Blanco, Richard L., ed. The American Revolution, 1775-1783: An Encyclopedia.
2 Vols. Hamden: Garland, 1993.
Article in a Reference Book:
Format: If the article is unsigned, do not site the editor. Volume and page numbers may be omitted if articles are arranged alphabetically.
Example: Mohanty, Jitendra M. ÒIndian Philosophy.Ó The New Encyclopedia Britannica:
Macropedia. 15 th ed. 1987.
2. Magazine Article
Format: Author's name, last name first. "Article title" (enclosed in double quotation marks). Publication title (underlined) date of publication: page numbers
Example:Armstrong, Larry, and Alice Cuneo. ÒThe Learning Revolution is Reshaping Education-at
Home and at School.Ó Business Week 28 Feb. 2002 : 88.
3. Newspaper Article
Format: Author's name, last name first. "Article title" (enclosed in double quotation marks). Publication title (underlined) complete date of publication, edition (if given), section letter or number (if applicable): page numbers
Example: Coile, Zachary. ÒMajor Boost for Talks on Afghanistan .Ó San Francisco Chronicle 19 Nov. 2001, final ed., sec. A: 1
ELECTRONIC SOURCES:
If you cannot find all the information used in the examples, cite what is available.
1. Online Databases
EBSCOHost :
Lewis, Lord. ÒThe Year One.Ó U.S. News & World Report 8 Jan. 2001 .
< http://www.epnet.com >.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online:
Ò China , history of.Ó Encyclopedia Britannica Online. 2002. Encyclopedia Britannica.
SIRS Knowledge Source:
Frick, Robert. "Investing in Medical Miracles." Kiplinger's Personal Finance Feb. 1999: 80-
87. SIRS Researcher . SIRS Knowledge Source. St. Petersburg Community College
Library, St. Petersburg , FL. <http://www.sirs.com>.
Infotrac:
Biography Resource Center :
Vladimir Ilich Lenin. ÒEncyclopedia of World Biography,Ó 2 nd ed. 17 Vols. Gale Research, 1998. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center . Farmington Hills , Mich. : The Gale Group. 2004 <http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC>
History Resource Center : U.S.
ÒLenin and the Communists Impose the ÒRed TerrorÓ, 1917-1924.Ó DISCovering
World History. Gale Research, 1997. Reproduced in History Resource Center .
Farmington Hills, MI.: Gale Group. <http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/HistRC/>
2. Internet Site
When citing electronic sources the date of access (the second date shown) is required.
Entire Site:
Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet. 26 May 1998. Lib. Of Congress,
Washington . 19 June 2004 <http://thomas.loc.gov/> .
Article from a site:
ÒThis Day in Technology: August 20.Ó History Channel.Com. 2002. History Channel.
14 May 2004 <http://historychannel.com/>.
3 . E-MAIL
To cite electronic mail, give the name of the writer; the title of the message (if any), taken from the subject line and enclosed in quotation marks: a description of the message that includes the recipient (e.g., E-mail to the author); and the date of the message.
Boyle, Anthony T. ÒRe: Utopia.Ó E-mail to Daniel J. Cahill. 21 June 1997 .
4. Images (Painting, Sculpture or Photography)
Delacroix, Eugene . Death of Ophelia. 1853. Louvre, Paris . Shakespeare Illustrated . Ed.
Harry Rusche. Aug. 1996. Emory U. 7 April 2003 . http://emory.edu/ENGLISH/classes/Shakespeare/Delacroix.Ophelia.html .
5. Map
Ò Phoenix , Arizona .Ó Map. U.S. Gazetteer. US Census Bureau. 30 June 2003 http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer.
Nov.. 2004