Citation Guide for Works Cited

When writing a report, it is important to correctly cite the sources you have used. This guide utilizes the MLA (Modern Language Association) format. Your citations should be double-spaced and arranged in alphabetical order. The first line of each citation should begin at the margin, with other lines indented 1/2 inch.

BOOKS WITH ONE AUTHOR:
Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication:
Name of Publisher, Date of publication.
EXAMPLE:
Johnson, Dana. Holidays around the World. New York: McMillan Press,
2000.
BOOKS WITH TWO AUTHORS:
Author's Last Name, First Name, and First Name Last Name of other Author.
Title of Book. City of Publication: Name of Publisher, Date of publication.
EXAMPLE:
Fredrick, Carlton, and Herman Goodman. Low Blood Sugar and You. New York:
Constellation International, 1998.
BOOKS WITH AN EDITOR, NO AUTHOR
Editor's Last Name, First Name, ed. Title of Book . City of Publication:
Name of Publisher, Date of publication.
EXAMPLE:
Holcolmb, Brian, ed. Baseball Celebration. Chicago: Harcourt, 1999.

WELL KNOWN REFERENCE WORKS WITH REGULARLY PUBLISHED EDITIONS
Author of article . (if given) "Article Title." Name of the Work. Volume number/OR year of edition.
Copyright Date. (if not the same as edition)
EXAMPLES:
Ryan, Bryan. "Martin Luther King, Jr." Contemporary Black Biography. Vol. 1.
1992.
"Ginsburg. Ruth Bader." Who's Who in America. 52nd ed. 1998.

" Hillerman, Tony." Current Biography Yearbook. 1992 ed.

"Noon." The Oxford English Dictionary. 2nd ed. 1989.
*If no author is given for the article, start the citation with the article title.
ENCYCLOPEDIAS:
Author of article. (if given) "Article Title." Name of Work. Date of Publication.

"Dinosaur." World Book Encyclopedia. 2001.

Smith, Gregory. "North Carolina." Encyclopedia Britanica. 1999.
*If no author is given for the article, start the citation with the article title.
MAGAZINE ARTICLES:
Author of article Last Name, First Name. "Article Title." Name
of the Magazine. Date of publication: page numbers.
EXAMPLE:
Thompson, Mark. "Up From the Depths." Time. 28 Feb. 1994: 43-46.
*If no author is given for the article, start the citation with the article title.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES:
Author of article Last Name, First Name. "Article Title." Name
of the Newpaper. Date of publication: page numbers.
EXAMPLE:
Hoover, Eric. "New Attacks in Decision." Houston Chronicle. 11 Jan. 2002: A15-A16.

INTERNET:
Professional or Personal Websites: 
Author of work. (if given) "Title of the article." (if given)  Site name.  Date of Publication or last 
update. (if given) Sponsoring organization or publisher of site. (if given)  Date Information
Accessed. <Internet address or URL>.
EXAMPLES:

"George Washington.” The White House. 19  Dec. 2000. White House.
20 Dec. 2001. < http://www.whitehouse.gov>.

Smith, Audrey. “Algeria.” CountryWatch.com. 5 Mar. 2000. Country Watch. 13 Feb. 2002.
< http://www.countrywatch.com>.

"African Lion." The Oakland Zoo. 15 Sept. 2000. Oakland Zoo. 30 Mar. 2002. 
< http://www.oaklandzoo.org>.

"Holiday, Billie."  Biography.com. 2000. A & E. 19 Feb. 2002. <http://www.biography.com>.


Online Databases (Subscription Websites):
Author of work. (if given) "Title of the article." (if given)  Title of Periodical. (if applicable) Date of
Publication. (if given) Database Name. Sponsoring company of database. Date Information
Accessed. <Internet Address or URL>.
*If no author is given for the article, start the citation with the article title.
Examples of articles retrieved through HISD databases:

"Black Panther Party." UXL Multicultural. Online ed. Detroit: UXL, 2003.
Student Resource Center Gold  . Thomson Gale. 7 Jan. 2008 <http://find.galegroup.com>.

Schaller, George. "Atoms." Scientific American. May 1999. eLibrary.       
Proquest. 1. Feb. 2006. <http://elibrary.bigchalk.com>.

Taylor, Paul. "Skin Cells." Science News. Jan. 2001. Student Research Center. EBSCOhost.
29 Jan. 2006. <http://www.search.epnet.com >.  

"Harlem Renaissance." 2006. American History. ABC-CLIO. 1 Feb. 2006
<http://www.americanhistory.abc-clio.com>.

Delzell, Charles F. "Italy." The New Book of Knowledge. 2006. Grolier Online. 18 Oct. 2006.
<http://nbk.grolier.com>.
INTERVIEW:
Last Name of person interviewed, First Name. Kind of Interview. Date.
EXAMPLE:
Bush, George W. Personal interview. 21 Dec.1999.
VIDEO OR FILM:
Title. Medium. Distributor's Name, Date.
EXAMPLE:
The Witches. Videocassette. Warner Home Videos, 1985.