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2  Are in parentheses at the end  Period is after last parenthesis

3  1 author (Jones 42).  Author named in sentence e.g. Jones stated … materials (42).  Two or three authors (Jones, Smith, and Walker 76).

4  Organization as author (American Cancer Foundation 102).  No named author (“Workplace Today” 452).  Electronic source (give paragraph number) (Collins par. 76).

5  Entries are in alphabetical order  Use hanging indent  Double spaced  Has Works Cited centered on top line

6 Works Cited Books One Author Last Name, First Name. Name of Book. City: Publisher, Year. Print. Williams, Sally R. Writing a Paper. New York: Prescott, 2002. Print.

7 Two Authors - Book Last name, first name, and whole name. Name of Book. #th ed. Little Known City, State: Publisher, Year. Print. James, Jane R., and Derek Revis. George Shaw Revealed. 5th ed. Williston, SC: Hamilton, 2007. Print.

8 Websites Name. “Title.” Name of Web Site. Publisher, Date of publication. Web. Day month year accessed. Stauder, Ellen Keck. “Hands off Public Broadcasting.” Media Matters for America. U of Georgia, 25 Sept. 2009. Web. 22 Feb. 2010.

9 Article downloaded from the web. Name. “Title.” Name of Magazine/Journal Volume (year): pages. PDF file. (Note: not all printouts are PDF files.) Williams, Sally. “Student Perceptions of Their Computer Skills.” Journal of Media Understanding 10 (2009): 140-177. PDF file.

10 Periodicals Last Name, First Name. “Name of Article.” Name of Periodical. DayMonth Year: Page. Print. Kelley, Mack. “British School Girl Wins Case.” The British Monthly. 30 June 2006: 76-78. Print.

11 With Volume and Issue Number Last Name, First Name. “Name of Article.” Name of Periodical. Volume. Issue (Year): Pages. Print. Fields, Mark, and Wally Jones. “Football Today.” Sports News. 70.3 (1994): 103. Print.

12 From a Database Author. “Name of Article.” Name of Periodical. Date : Pages. Name of Database. Web. Day Month Year. Junge, Wolfgang, and Nathan Nelson. “Shakespeare’s World.” Literature in Use. 29 Apr. 2005: 642-44. ProQuest. Web. 5 Mar. 2009.

13 No date or author “Name of Article.” Name of Periodical. Volume. Issue (n.d.): Pages. Print. “Football Today.” Sports News. 70.3 (n.d.): 103-105. Print.

14  Check links under my class page to OWL’s 2009 MLA guide


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