Bibliography Information
Works Cited/Bibliography Sheet
Print Resources
1. Books - One Author
Author’s Last name, First name. Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher, year of publication. Print.
Example:
Brooks, John. Pyramids of Ancient Egypt. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Publishers, 2009. Print.
2. Books - Two Authors
Author’s Last Name, First Name and Author’s First Name Last Name. Title of Book. Place of publication:
Publisher, Year of publication. Print.
Example
Anderson, Mary and Eric Ashby. Ancient Egypt. Chicago: Children’s Press, 2011. Print.
3. Books - Three or More Authors
Primary Author’s Last Name, First Name et al. Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher, year of
publication. Print.
Example:
Sheridan, Marion et al. The Motion Picture. New York: Appleton, 2010. Print
4. Books—With An Editor
Last name, First Name, ed. Title. Place of publication: Publisher, year of publication. Print.
Example:
Kuhn, Thomas, ed. The Essential Tension. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1991. Print.
5. Encyclopedia -- Signed Articles
Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Article Title.” Title of Encyclopedia. Volume Number. Date published. Print.
Example:
Sobel, Andrew. “Airport.” World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. 2008. Print.
6. Reference -- Unsigned Articles
“Title of Article.” Title of Encyclopedia. Volume Number. Year Published. Print.
Example
“Terrier.” International Wildlife Encyclopedia. Vol. 22. 1994. Print.
7. Newspaper/Magazine Articles Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine or Newspaper. Date of magazine or
Newspaper: page numbers of article. Print.
Example:
White, Charles. “Memories of World War II.” New York Times. 15 Oct. 1994: 45-47. Print.
8. Personal Interview
Identify the person you interviewed. Personal Interview. Date of Interview.
Example:
Swift, Taylor. Personal Interview. 22 June 2012.
ONLINE RESOURCES
9. Online Websites—Please note that URL addresses are no longer required according to MLA standards. You only have to include the URL if your teacher requires it, or the website cannot be found without the URL.
Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Website. Date of last revision. Publisher of
website. Web. Date accessed.
Example:
Lear, Linda. “About Beatrix Potter.” The Beatrix Potter Society. 2011. The Beatrix Potter Society. Web.
20 June 2012.
10. Online Encyclopedia
Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Online Encyclopedia. Publisher of Online
Encyclopedia. Date of encyclopedia. Web. Date when accessed.
Example:
Boleman, Larry. “Cattle.” New Book of Knowledge. Grolier Online. 2012. Web. 19 Oct. 2012.
11. Magazine Or Newspaper Article from an Online Database
Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine or Newspaper. Date Published: Pages .
Online Database. Web. Date when accessed.
Example:
Strickland, Bill. “Endgame.” Bicycling. 4 May 2011: 48. Student Resource Center. Web. 19 Oct. 2011.