Middle School Citing of Resources MLA (Modern Language Association) format General Directions:
One Author: Spinelli, Jerry. Maniac Magee. Boston: Little, Brown, 1990. last name, first name. title . city : publishing co., copyright.
Three Authors: Jones, V.S., M.E.Eakle, and C.W. Forester. A History of Newspaper. Cambridge, last name, first name **others follow first name first. title. city :
Eng.: Cambridge UP, 1987. publishing co., copyright.
If you know author’s name: Sheehan, James. “Germany.” World Book Encyclopedia. Chicago: World Book, Inc., last name, first name. “title of article.” title of encyclopedia. city: publishing co.,
2003. copyright.
If no author is listed: “Color.” World Book Encyclopedia. Chicago: World Book, Inc., 1994. “title of article.” title of encyclopedia. city: publishing co., copyright.
Online Source Full text articles from Sirs and EBSCO:
Begin with the information from the original source, but give credit for the online source at the end of thecitation. Also include the date of the source (if possible) and the date you accessed the information.
Anderson, John. “Oppenheimer and the Bomb.” Newsweek. 25 Sept. 1995. Online.
last name, first name. “title of article.” Original Source. date of article. Electric Library. 17 Dec. 1977. Online Source. date of visit.
No Author
"Holocaust."�Encyclopedia Britannica Online. 2003.� 27 Aug, 2003
“title of article.” Online Encyclopedia Title. CurrentYear. Date of visit.
Make sure to include the following information if you know it: author, title of the selection, title of the site, the URL(full http address), and the date of the visit. Make sure to copy the URL exactly as it appears, enclosing it in angle brackets. (<>) If the URL will not fit on one line, take care to divide it between slashes with no hyphen at the break.
If you know the author: Kurpis, Lauren. “Why Save Endangered Species?” Endangered Species last name, first name. “title of article.” title of site.
24 October 2000.
If no author is listed:
“Fire.” FEMA For Kids. 12 May 2000.
Artist if available
Shoemaker, Greg. “Rhesus Monkeys in the Zoo.” December 2002. EBSCO.
Last name, first name. “Description or title of image .” Date of image. Online Source.
2 Nov. 2003.
Date of visit.
If you know the author: Bernard, April. “Alicia.” Teen People. March 1999, 52+. last name, first . “title of article.” title of magazine. mo/yr of issue , page#’s.
If no author is listed: “1998 ABA Grand Nationals.” BMX Plus! March 1999, 24+. “title of article.” title of magazine. mo/yr of issue, page#’s.
Cashman, Katharine V. “Volcano.” World Book Electronic Encyclopedia. CDRom.
last name, first name. “title of article.” title of encyclopedia . type of source. World Book, 1996. publishing co., copyright.
With Author Duke, Lynne. “An African Icon, Mandela’s Other is Significant in Her Own Right.” last name, first name. “title of article.”
Washington Post. March 1, 1997. A10. title of newspaper. date of issue. section and page.
No Author If no author is listed: “An African Icon, Mandela’s Other is Significant in Her Own Right.” “title of article.” Washington Post. March 1, 1997. A10. title of newspaper . date of issue. section and page.