The Linda S. Maloof Media Center
Nathan Hale School
Northvale, NJ
Grade 8 Research
Works Cited Samples
These Works Cited Samples are done in MLA (Modern Language Association) format for a book, internet web site, encyclopedia, magazine/newspaper article and personal interview. Check the MLA web site at http://www.mla.org/publications/style_faq
Reminder: Each entry must begin with a capital letter and end with a period. All entries are double-spaced and the second/third/fourth lines are indented.
Book Author. Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Copyright Date. Print.
Example: Richards, Julie. Howling Hurricanes. Chicago: Chelsea House, 2008. Print.
Reference Book/No Author Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Copyright Date. Print.
Example: The World Almanac and Book of Facts. Mahwah, NJ: World Almanac Books, 2008. Print.
Internet Site Author(s). Site Title. Name of Institution/Organization/Sponsor/Publisher.
Date of Publication/Revision. Web. Date of Access.
Example: National Hurricane Center. NOAA/National Weather Service. 3 Nov. 2009. Web.
3 Nov. 2009.
Encyclopedia (Print) “Subject Heading.” Title of Encyclopedia. Copyright Date ed. Print.
Example: “Earthquakes.” The World Book Encyclopedia. 2008 ed. Print.
Encyclopedia Online
Author(s). “Subject Heading.” Title of Encyclopedia. Name of Publisher. Date of
Publication/Revision. Web. Date of Access.
Example: Doerr, Paul W. "Pearl Harbor." World Book Student. World Book, 2009. Web. 9 Nov. 2009.
Magazine Article Author. “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine. Date: Pages.
Example: Rosen, Mark. “Rise of a Secret Unit.” Newsweek. 01 Oct. 2008: 10.
Newspaper Article from Online Database
Author. “Title of Article.” Title of Newspaper. Date: Pages. Database. Site Name. Web. Date of Access
.
Example: Karash, Julius A. “Kerry Makes Case for Universal Health Care”. The Kansas City Star.
08 Oct. 2008: 11 - 13. Newspaper Source. EBSCO. Web. 3 Nov. 2009.
Personal Interview Person’s Name. Personal Interview. Date.
Example: Thompson, Robert. Personal Interview. 10 Oct. 2009.
Recorded Movie
Title. First and Last Name of Director. Dir. Perf. First and Last Names of Performers.
Supplier/Distributor, Release Year. Medium
(Director and performers may not be available and can be left out of entry)
Example: War in the Pacific: From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima. Allegro Corp., 2008. DVD.
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