Mary G. Porter Traditional
School Library
CITATION MACHINE
Examples of MLA
Format for Works Cited Pages *Click for Examples
Book by one
author
Fixx, James F. The Complete Book of
Running. New York: Random, 1977.
Book by more than one
author
Balanchine, George, and Francis Mason. 101
Stories of the Great Ballets. New York: Doubleday, 1975.
Guerin, Wilfred L., et al. A Handbook of
Critical Approaches. 4th edition. New York: Oxford University Press,
1999. (Gibaldi 154)
*“If there are more than three authors, you
may name only the first and add et al. (‘and others’), or you may
give all names in full in the order in which they appear on the title
page” (Gibaldi 154).
Article from one volume in
a multivolume work
Smith, Joseph. “Industrial Minerals.” Earth Sciences for Students.
Ed. E. Julius Dasch. Vol. 2.
New York:
Macmillan Reference USA, 1999, 112-114.
Article from a magazine (author given)
Cannon, Angie, and David L. Marcus. “The Boy Under the Desk.” U. S. News
and World Report 26 July
1999: 22+.
*The + following the page number with no
space between indicates the article is not printed on consecutive pages.
Article from a magazine (no author given)
“The Power of Writing.” National Geographic
Aug. 1999: 110-132.
In Microsoft Word,
here’s the best way to format a Works Cited page:
1. Type in all your source information and use
WORD WRAP.
DO
NOT hit enter at the
end of each
line
– just at the end of each
source.
Don’t worry about alphabetizing.
2. Once
you’ve entered each source, select everything (except your title:
Works Cited)
3. Go
to Format
– Paragraph
(on the menu bar)
4. In
the window that pops up do two things
Under
Line Spacing
go to Double
Under
Special
go to Hanging
5. Click
OK
6. Go
to Table
- Sort
(on the menu bar)
7. In
the window that pops us just click
OK
Unselect
