MLA Bibliographic Formatting    

                   PRINT AND OTHER NON-WEB SOURCES 

                                        BOOKS  

Author’s (Editor’s) Last Name, First Name. Title. Edition. Volume. City of Publication:                      Publisher, Year of  Publication. Medium of Publication. Series Title. 

 

ONE AUTHOR :

Cerullo, Mary. The Truth about Great White Sharks. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2000. Print.

                 Internal Citation: (Cerullo 13)

 

TWO AUTHORS:

McManners, Hugh and  Richard Holmes. Ultimate Special Forces. 1^st American ed. New York: DK                  Publishing, 2003. Print.

                Internal Citation: (McManners and Holmes 89-90) 

 

FOUR OR MORE AUTHORS:

Gillespie, Paula, et al.  The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring.  Boston: Allyn, 2000. Print.   

                 Internal Citation: (Gillespie et al. 215-17) 

 

EDITOR:

Clark, Mary Higgins, ed. The International Association of Crime Writers Presents Bad Behavior. New              York: Harcourt, 1995. Print.

                   Internal Citation: (Clark 192-204)

 

BOOK WITH OWN TITLE IN SERIES:

Carter, Sharon and Lawrence Clayton. Coping with Depression. Rev. ed. New York: Rosen, 1986.                   Print. Vol. 13  of Coping.

                     Internal Citation: (Carter and Clayton 25-44, 67)

WORK WITHIN BOOK:

Markham, Edward. “Song to a Tree.” Favorite Poems Old and New.  Ed. Helen Ferris. Garden City,

           New York: Doubleday, 1957. 59-62. Print.

                  Internal Citation: (Markham 259)       

 

    

ENCYCLOPEDIA OR DICTIONARY 

Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Reference Book. Edition. Year

              of Publication. Medium of Publication. 

Connor, Seymour. “Sante Fe.” Academic American Encyclopedia. 1994. Print.

                Internal Citation: (Connor 68) 

 

"Graphic." Def. 3 Merrium-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. 11th ed. 2003. Print

                Internal Citation: (“Graphic” 545)  

 

 

                            Film or Video Recording

 

Title of Film. Name of Director. Name of Writer, Performer, or Producer. Original Date

           of Film. Distributor. Year of Release. Medium or Publication.

The Lightning Thief. Dir. Chris Columbus. Perf. Pierce Brosnan and Uma Thurman. Twentieth                         Century Fox. 2010. DVD.

               Internal Citation: Lightning Thief is a current example of fantasy/adventure.

                           

               

                            GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT

Name of Government. Name of Agency. Title of Document. Name of Author                       (Editor, Compiler). City of  Publication: Publisher, Publication Date.                         Medium of Publication. 

United States. Census Bureau. Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2008. 127th ed.              Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2007. Print.

                Internal Citation: (United States, Census Bureau 214)   

 

 

                                    INTERVIEW

 Interviewee’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Interview” (or Type of

          interview). + Entry for non-Web source consulted. 

Angelou, Mia. Interview with Oprah Winfrey. The Oprah Winfrey Show. National Public                 Radio. WTAE, Chicago, 15 May. 2001.Television.

                 Internal Citation: Mia Angelou discusses the need for poetry as a means of communication. 

 

Martin, Leona. Personal interview. 15 May 2004.

                 Internal Citation: Mrs. Martin describes the environment for women who were stationed in the Phillipines during

                                        WWII.   

 

 

                                   MAGAZINE 

Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine

           Publication Date: Pages. Medium of Publication. 

Scherer, Michael. “The Reinvention of Rand: Can he fix the GOP.” Time 14 October,

           2014:24-30. Print.

                   Internal Citation:     (Scherer 24)

 

“GMO’s and Food: Do you know what you are eating.” Consumer Reports Oct 2014:

           11-12. Print.

                 Internal Citation: (“GMO’s” 17)

 

 

                                  MAP OR CHART 

Title. Type of Document. + City of Publication: Publisher, Publication Date.                       Medium of Publication. (Or Entry for non-Web source consulted.) 

San Francisco Guide Map. Map. San Francisco: California State Automobile Association,                2003. Print.

                Internal Citation: The San Francisco Guide Map even gives parking tips. 

 

“Science Stats: R&D Spending.” Chart. Science News 6 June 2009: 4. Print.

                Internal Citation: (“Science” 4)  

 

 

                                     NEWSPAPER 

Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Publication Name[City if not                recognizable in publication name] Print Date, Version: Pages                                    Medium of Publication. 

Robinson, Alan. “Momentum Shift.” Tribune Review [Greensburg, Pa] 21 Oct 2009:

         Sports 3. Print.

                Internal Citation: (Robinson Sports1) 

 

 

              PAINTING, SCULPTURE, OR PHOTOGRAPH 

 

Original Work:

Artist’s Last Name, First Name. Title. Date of Work. Medium of Composition.                     Institution Housing Work, Location.

 

Monet, Claude. Impression Sunrise. 1873. Painting. Musee Marmottan, Paris.

                Internal Citation: Monet’s Impression Sunrise gave its name to the impressionism movement. 

 

 

WORK REPRODUCED IN PRINT SOURCE:

Artist’s Last Name, First Name. Title. Date of Work. Institution Housing Work, Location.

           Title of Book. Name of Editor. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.

           Page or Plate Number. (Or    Title of Magazine Publication Date: Pages.) Medium

           of Publication. 

Matisse, Henri. Goldfish. 1915-16. Florene M. Schoenborn-Samuel A Marx Collection, New York.                      Matisse. John Jacobus. New York:  Harry N. Abrams, 1995.  95. Print.

                 Internal Citation: (Matisse 95)

 

 

                         PAMPHLET OR BROCHURE 

Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title. Edition. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of                        Publication. Medium of Publication. 

Caller, Carmel. Isaac Meason: The man, ironmaster and businessman, his mansion.  Connellsville

           Pa: Connellsville Historical Society,  1975. Print.

                 Internal Citation: (Caller 3)   

 

                           SOUND RECORDING 

Composer’s (Conductor’s, Performer’s) Last Name, First Name. “Title of Specific Piece.”

           Title of Recording. Name of Composer, Conductor, Performer (ones not listed at                      beginning of entry). Manufacturer, Year of Issue. Medium of Publication.

 

Holst, Gustave. “Mercury, the winged messenger.” The Planets. Comp. Gustave Holst, Cond.  Achim                Holub, Philharmonia Orchestra. Deutsche Grammaphon GmbH, 1995. CD.

                    Internal Citation: Holst’s work is exemplary of the period with its enormous orchestra . 

 

 

                   TELEVISION OR RADIO PROGRAM 

“Title of Episode or Segment.” Name of Narrator. Title of Program. Name of Network.

            Call Letters, City  of Local Station, Broadcast Date. Medium of Publication. 

“When One Ends, Another Begins.” The Men Who Built America. A+E Networks.  New York, 11 Nov,               2012. Television.

                Internal Citation: “The men who built America rose from obscurity and in the process built modern America.”