Basic Forms for Sources

Basic Forms for Sources The following examples are based on the MLA Style Manual, which provided several examples of how to cite sources. If your source is not here, consult The MLA Handbook or talk to your teacher.
Books: Author(s). Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher, year of publication. Book with one author: Cohen, Daniel. Great Ghosts. Dutton, New York: Cobblehill Books, 1990. Book with more than one author: Collier, Christopher and James Lincoln Collier. The Civil War, 1860-1865. New York: Benchmark Books, 2000. Books with three or more authors: List the first author only followed by the phrase et al (abbreviation for "and others"). Books with a corporate author: Reader's Digest Association. Reader's Digest Atlas of the World. Pleasantville, NY: Reader's Digest Association, 1987. Book or article with no author named: "Gas Prices Raise for the Second Week in a Row." News-Gazette 14 Sept. 2005: A1. Article from a reference book (encyclopedia): Phillips, Carla. "Spain." World Book. 2003 ed. An article in a periodical (such as a newspaper or magazine): Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of the Source Day Month Year: pages. Magazine or newspaper article Hagg, Ernest. "Why Do American Kids Learn So Little?" National Review 3 Aug. 1992. A Website Author(s). Name of Page. Date of Posting/Revision. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site. Date
	of Access < electronic address>.
Website Example (to cite complete website): Monticello: The Home of Thomas Jefferson. The Thomas Jeffereson Foundation. 2 Oct. 2005 <http://www.monticello.org>.

Article on a website (to cite one portion of the website): Author(s). "Article Title." Name of Website. Date of posting/revision. Name of institution/organization affiliated with site. Date of access <electronic address>.

Article Example: "Afghanistan." The World Factbook. 20 Sept. 2005. CIA. 2 Oct. 2005 <http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/af.html>.

Other Types of Sources: Sound Recording: Greenwood, Lee. Best of Lee Greenwood. Curb Records, 1992. Film: Amelia Earhart. Dir. Laura Verklan. Videocassette. A & E Home Video, 1999.