This information has been
updated to reflect the changes made in MLA Handbook for Writers of
Research Papers, 7th Edition. This will differ from previous style
guides that may have been distributed.
Web Site
Use
this
format
only
if
you
have
used
multiple
pages
from
a
large
site.
If
you
are
using
a
single
page
or
article
from
a
larger
site,
use
the
format
for
a
single
page
below.
Bibliography Format
Author's
name,
last
name
first
(if
available). Web site title.
Version
number.
Name
of
institution
or company responsible for the site (if available), creation date (if available).
Medium
of
publication.
Date
of
access.
You no longer need to show the URL. If your teacher
would like you to show the URL it should be placed in angled brackets after
the date accessed. For example,
<http://www.portageps.org/schools/middle/wms/media/mediacenter-cite.aspx>
Bibliography Example
Fisher,
Bob. Bulfinch's Mythology,
27
May 2001.
Web.
10
December
2009.
A
Web
Page
Including
An
Article
From
A Web
Based Encyclopedia
Or
Other
Work
Bibliography Format
Author's
name,
last
name
first
(if
available).
"Web
Page
or
Article
Name." Web site title.
Version
number.
Name
of
institution
or company responsible for the site (if available), creation date (if available).
Medium
of
publication.
Date
of
access.
Bibliography Example
Beasley,
Maurine
H.
"Roosevelt,
Eleanor."
World
Book
Kids.
World
Book,
2010.
Web.
6
January
2010.
Online Periodical
Database
Periodical
(magazine)
and
newspaper
citations
are
now
formatted
in
the
same
manner
as
their
corresponding
print
publications.
The
database
name
is
appended
at
the
end
of
the
citation.
Bibliography Format
Author(s).
"Title
of
Article."
Title
of
Periodical
Day
Month
Year:
pages.
Name
of
Database.
Medium
of
publication.
Date
accessed.
Bibliographic Example
Davis, Lloyd Spencer, "A superlative penguin." Natural History
4
December
2001: 46.
eLibrary.
Web. 12 January 2010.
Print Encyclopedia
Bibliography format
Last
name,
First
name
(if
given).
"Title
of
Article."
Title
of
Encyclopedia.
Year.
Medium
of
Publication.
Bibliography example
McGrath, William J. "Vienna." The World Book Encyclopedia.
2001.
Print.
Encyclopedias no longer require the publisher
information and, if the encyclopedia is organized in alphabetical order as
most are, you do not need the volume and page numbers.
Book
Bibliography Format
Lastname,
Firstname.
Title
of
Book.
Place
of
Publication:
Publisher,
Year
of
Publication.
Medium
of
Publication.
Bibliography Example
Gordon, Karen Elizabeth. The Transitive Vampire: A Handbook of Grammar. New York:
Cahill, 1985. Print.
For books with multiple authors, the first author is
listed last name first. All other authors are listed by first name
last name. The name of the last author is preceded by "and."
Magazine Article
Bibliography Format
Author(s).
"Title
of
Article."
Title
of
Periodical
Day
Month
Year:
pages.
Medium
of
publication.
Bibliography Example
Van Dyk, Jere. "The Long Journey of the Pacific Salmon." National Geographic
July 1990: 3-37. Print.
Newspaper Article
Bibliography Format
Author(s).
"Title
of
Article."
Title
of
Periodical
Day
Month
Year:
pages.
Medium
of
publication.
Bibliography Example
Andreoni, Phyllis. "Program Enrolls Elderly."
Kalamazoo
Gazette
4
July
1990:
A9.
Print.
If the newspaper name is not commonly known you can
include the city name and state in square brackets between the periodical
name and the date.
For More Help...
For additional help, see the links at Exploring The Web. You can also use the Slate Citation Machine to create citations you can copy and paste into your bibliography.
This page was updated with information from the
Purdue Online
Writing Laboratory (OWL) site. A great place for more information!