APPLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
RESEARCH PAPER/ADVANCED COMPOSITION
STYLE FORMAT FOR PREPARING A WORKS CITED

BOOK (OR PAMPHLET) BY A SINGLE AUTHOR

Wallenberg, Linda.  Fundamental Gymnastics.  Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 1995. Print.

 

BOOK WITH AN EDITOR

Gates, Henry Louis, Jr., ed. Classic Slave Narratives. New York: NAL, 1987. Print.

 

A BOOK WITH MULTIPLE AUTHORS

Watkins, Floyd D., and William B. Dillingham. Practical English Handbook. 7th ed. Boston:

      Houghton Mifflin Company, 1986. Print.

Baugh, Albert C., et al.  A Literary History of England. 2nd ed. New York: Appleteon Books, 1967. Print.

 

A BOOK IN WHICH ONLY SOME OF THE PAGES ARE USED

Faulkner, William.  The Sound and the Fury.  New York: Simon & Schuster, 1929.  71-79. Print.

 

AN INTRODUCTION, A PREFACE, A FOREWORD, OR AN AFTERWORD

Hemenway, Robert. Introduction. Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography.  By Zora Neale Hurston.

     Urbana: U of Illinois, 1984. ix-xxxix. Print.

 

TRANSLATED BOOK

Dostoevsky, Fyodor. Crime and Punishment. Trans. Constance Garnett. New York: Bantam Books, 1987. Print.

 

PART OF A BOOK (ARTICLE OR CHAPTER)

Goodall, Jane.  "Primate Research is Inhumane."  Is Animal Experimentation Justified?  San Diego:

     Greenhaven Press, Inc., 1989.  95-100. Print.

 

REFERENCE BOOKS

 Familiar almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias:

McGhee, Catherine. "Virginia."  World Book Encyclopedia. 1992 ed. Print.

"Mnemonic." New Collegiate Dictionary. 10th ed. 1995. Print.

 

Single volume reference book: 

Brakely, Theresa C. "Mourning Songs." Funk and Wagnall's Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology,

     and Legend. Ed. Maria Leach and Jerome Fried.  New York: Crowell, Inc., 1950. 76-100. Print.

 

WORK IN AN ANTHOLOGY

Watts, Ian. "Impressionism and Symbolism in Heart of Darkness."  Heart of Darkness.  By Joseph Conrad.

     Ed. Robert Kimbrough. New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 1997. 311-336. Print.

 

ANTHOLOGIES OF CRITICISM

Woolf, Virginia. "An Essay on Criticism." Contemporary Literary Criticism. Vol.19. Ed. Sharon

     Gunton. Detroit: Gale Research Co. 1981. 211-212. Print.

 

BLOOM BOOKS

Byerman, Keith E. ÒBeyond Realism: The Fictions of Toni Morrison.Ó Toni Morrison. Ed. Harold Bloom.

     Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, 1999. 55-84. Print.

 

EBOOKS FROM GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE CENTER

"The Awakening." Literary Themes for Students: Race and Prejudice. Ed. Anne Marie Hacht. Vol. 1. Detroit:

       Gale, 2006. 114-127. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Gale. 18 Jan. 2010.

 

 

ARTICLE IN A NEWSPAPER

Randa, Keith.  "Apple Valley Shoots for Another Title." Star Tribune (Minneapolis) 2 Jan. 1993, Metro:

     A3+. Print.

 

ARTICLE IN A PERIODICAL (MAGAZINE OR JOURNAL)

Pruitt, Adam. "Building a Champion Wrestling Program." Sports Illustrated 11 Nov. 2001: 15-17. Print.

 

ARTICLE IN A SCHOLARLY JOURNAL WITH CONTINUOUS PAGINATION

Bradford, James H., and Paulette Cote-Laurence. "An Application of Artificial Intelligence

      to the Choreography of Dance." Computers and the Humanities 29 (1995): 233-40. Print.

 

ARTICLE IN A SCHOLARLY JOURNAL THAT PAGES EACH ISSUE SEPARATELY

Barthelme, Frederick. "Architecture." Kansas Quarterly 13.3 (1981): 77-80. Print.

 

GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS

United States. Cong. House.  Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Federal Cigarette

     Labeling  and Advertising Act. 89th Cong., 1st Sess. H. Rept. 449. Washington, D.C.: GPO, 1965. Print.

United States. Federal Trade Commission. Shopping by Mail or Phone. Washington, D.C.: GPO, 1994. Print.

 

FILM OR VIDEO

It's a Wonderful Life.  Dir. Frank Capra.  Perf. James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, and Thomas

     Mitchell.  RKO, 1946. Film.

 

INTERVIEW WHICH YOU CONDUCTED

Jordan, Michael.  Telephone Interview.  10 Dec. 2009.

 

LETTER

Morrison, Toni. Letter to the Author. 12 Dec. 2009. TS.

 

TELEVISION PROGRAM

"The Ultimate Road Trip: Traveling in Cyberspace." 48 Hours. CBS. WCCO, Minneapolis. 13 Apr. 1995. Television.

 

INTERNET/WEB SITE

Elements of On-line Entry (Suggested by The Write Source at <www.thewritesource.com/mla.htm>)

When citing on-line sources, record the necessary information in the following format.  If certain items do not apply or are not available, continue with the remaining information.

Author or Editor (Last Name, First Name, ed. for editor). "Title " of Page, Article,

     Posting (followed by the description, On-line posting), or other such item.  Book Title if part of

     a  book. Printed Version information.  Title of the Site, Database, Periodical, etc. or a

     Description such as Home page. Version, Volume, Issue, or other identifying numbers.

     Editor of the Project or Database. Date Posted, or last Update.  Name of Subscription Service,

     Listserv or Forum Name. Number of Pages (pp.) or Paragraphs (pars.), if numbered.

     Sponsoring  Organization. Web. Date Accessed. <Electronic address>

     (or URL or keyword of the subscription service).

 

Web Site (Professional):

Title of Internet Site. Name of the editor, compiler, or translator (if available). Date of most recent

electronic publication (if known). Sponsoring organization or institution. Web. Date of access.

<Electronic address>. 

The Victorian Web: An Overview. Ed. George Landow. Jun. 2000. Brown University. Web. 25 Nov. 2009.

<http://landow.stg.brown.edu/victov.html>.

 

Article Within a Web Site:

Devitt, Terry. "Flying High."  The Why Files. 9 Dec. 1999.  University of Wisconsin, Board of Regents. Web. 4

     Dec. 2009. <http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/shorties/kite.html>.

 

Article Within a Web Site (Anonymous):

ÒBecoming a Meteorologist.Ó  Weather.com. 12 Nov. 1999. The Weather Channel. Web. 24 Nov. 2009.

     <http://weather.com/learn_more/resources/metro.html>.

 

Web Site (Personal):

Hamilton, Calvin J.  Views of the Solar System. Web. 12 Nov. 2009. <http://solarviews.com/eng/homepage.html>.

 

On-Line Government Document:

Name of government. Department or Agency. Title of document or article. By name(s) of author. Date of Publication. Date of access in form of dy mo yr. <URL>

United States. Dept. of Justice. Natl.Inst. of Justice. Prosecuting Gangs: A National Assessment. By Claire Johnson,

Barbara Webster, and Edward Connors. Feb. 1995. Web. 29 Jun. 2009.

 

E-MAIL COMMUNICATION

Boyle, Anthony T. "Re:Research Topic." E-mail sent to Daniel T. Cahill. 21 Jun. 2009. E-mail.

Harmer, James L. E-mail to the author.  20 Aug. 2009. E-mail.

 

ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE

(including Britannica.)

Last Name, First name (if available). " Title of the Article."  Title of Electronic Work. Edition. Web.

     Access Date (dy mo yr).

"Washington, George." Encycloppaedia Britannica Online. Encyclopaedia Britannica.2010. Web. 18 Jan. 2010.

 

ARTICLE FROM A DATABASE

Last name, First name. ÒTitle of the Article.Ó Name of Original Publication Original Publication

Date (dy mo yr): Page number. Database. Web. Access Date (dy mo yr).

 

ARTICLE FROM ELECTRIC LIBRARY

Magazine Article:                                  

Leo, John.  "Your Own Lincoln Bedroom."  U. S. News & World Report 17 Mar. 1997: 18. Electric Library. Web. 17

     Oct. 2009.

 

Newswire Article:                      

"White House to Release Fundraising Documents."  Reuters 25 Feb. 1997.  Electric Library. Web.17 Oct. 2009.

 

Newspaper Article:                    

Bunting, Glenn F., and Ralph Frammolino. "Up to 900 Donors Stayed Overnight at White House

    Campaign:  Many Clinton Backers Used Lincoln Bedroom, Official Says.  Numbers Are Called

     'Staggering'."  Los Angeles Times 9 Feb. 1997, home ed:  A-1. Electric Library. Web. 17 Oct. 2009.

 

Book Section:

Drew, Col. Dennis M., and Dr. Donald M. Snow.  "The Eagle's Talons:  Chapter 5A World War II."

     U.S. History 1990. Electric Library.  Web.  17 Oct. 2009.

 

TV or Radio Transcript:                       

"Nightly Business Report."  Nightly Business Report 13 Mar. 1997. Electric Library. Web. 17 Oct. 2009.

 

Photograph:                 

WWII:  Churchill, Truman, and Stalin.  Photograph. Archive Photos, 1 Jan. 1940. Electric Library.

     Web. 17 Oct. 2009.

 

Map:                           

Costa Rica CL. MG Maps of the World 1 Jan. 1996. Electric Library. Web. 17 Oct. 2009.

 

ARTICLE FROM SIRS RESEARCHER

Last name, First name. ÒTitle of the Article.Ó Name of Original Publication Original Publication

Date (dy mo yr): Page number. SIRS Researcher. Web. Access date.

Frick, Robert. ÒInvesting in Medical Miracles.Ó KiplingerÕs Personal Finance Feb. 1999: 80-87. SIRS

Researcher. Web. 10 Dec. 2009.

 

ARTICLE FROM CQ RESEARCHER  (click on Cite Now and click on MLA Style)

Cooper, Mary H. ÒCombating Terrorism.Ó CQ Researcher 5.27 (1995): 633-656.CQ Researcher Online. Web. 13 Dec.

     2009.

 

ARTICLE FROM GALE INFOTRAC

Last Name, First Name.  " Title of the Article."  Original Source of Article Date of Original Source(dy mo

     yr): Page Numbers. Infotrac: edition. Web. Access date (dy mo yr).

Glausiusz, Josie.  "Odor Engineers."  Discover Oct. 2000: 17.  Infotrac:Student Edition. Web. 15 Oct. 2009.

 

 

 

ARTICLE FROM OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS (See citation attached to articles)

Sklar, Holly. ÒIncreasing the Minimum Wage Can Help the Working Poor.Ó Opposing Viewpoints: Poverty. Ed. Karen

Balkin. San Diego:Greenhaven Press. 2004. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Web. 12 Dec. 2009.

 

LITERATURE RESOURCE CENTER:

Last Name, First Name.  ÒEssay Title.Ó Original Source of Essay.  Editor.  Original Publisher, Date

of  Original Source: Page Numbers.  Literature Resource Center. Web. Date of Visit to Site (dy mo yr).

Brooks, Cleanth.  ÒHistory and the Sense of the Tragic: Absalom, Absalom.Ó  Faulkner: a Collection of

Critical Essays. Ed. Robert Penn Warren.  Prentice Hall, Inc., 1996: 186-203.  Literature Resource

Center.  Web. 4 Mar. 2009. 

ÒWilliam (Cuthbert) Faulkner.Ó  Contemporary Authors.  Literature Resource Center.  Web. 4 Mar. 2009.

Stewart, Jack F.  ÒColor in To the Lighthouse.Ó Twentieth Century Literature. 31.4 (Winter 1985): 438-445. Literature

     Resource Center. Web. 4 Mar. 2009.

 

NETLIBRARY

Brooks, Cleanth.  ÒHistory and the Sense of the Tragic: Absalom, Absalom.Ó  Faulkner: a Collection of

     Critical Essays. Ed. Robert Penn Warren.  Prentice Hall, Inc., 1996: 186-203. eBook. NetLibrary. Web. 4 Mar.

     2009.

 

DISCOVERING COLLECTION

Smyer, Richard I. ÒPrimal Dream and Primal Crime: OrwellÕs Development as a Psychological Novelist.Ó

      DISCovering Authors. 2003. Web. 4 Mar. 2009.

ARTICLE FROM PROQUEST

Last Name, First Name.  " Title of the Article."  Original Source of Article Date of Original Source(dy mo

     yr): Page Numbers. Proquest. Web. Access date (dy mo yr).

Polzin, Paul. ÒThe U.S. Outlook.Ó Montana Business Quarterly 12 Apr. 2003:6-7. ProQuest. Web. 10 Dec. 2009.

 

ARTICLE FROM EBSCO ACADEMIC PREMIER, MASTERFILE and Others

Last Name, First Name.  " Title of the Article."  Original Source of Article Vol.Issue (Date of Original

Source) (dy mo yr): Page Numbers. Academic Search Premier. Web. Access date(dy mo yr).

Phillips, Charles. ÒA Day to Remember.Ó American History 39.1 (2004):16-20. Academic Search Premier.

Web. 15 Dec. 2009.