Citing Sources

Here are some examples of how to cite sources. For more complete information - or to cite materials not covered here - check in Easy Writer by Lunsford and Connors. Or visit the Caldwell Writing Center online. You can also access the MLA's official site. MLA Style: Documenting Sources from the World Wide Web

Books

Bolen, Eric G. "Whooping Cough." World Book Encyclopedia. 1999.

The DK World Atlas. New York : DK Publishing, 1997.

Sasson, Jack S. Civilizations of the Ancient Near East. Vol. 2. New York: Scribner, 1995. 4 vols.

Sklar, Robert. Film: An International History of the Medium. New York : H.N. Abrams, 1993.

Periodicals

"Animated Ambitions." Time 4 Sept. 2000: 78.

Goland, Robin S. "Helping to Break the Bad Habits." Newsweek 4 Sept. 2000: 47.

Mitchell, John G. "The Way West." National Geographic Sept. 2000: 34-63.

Online Databases

The general pattern for citing articles from an online database is:

Author's last name, first name. "Title of work." Name of magazine/newspaper and publication date: page numbers. Name of online subscription service. Date researcher visited site <electronic address (URL) of the source>.

Examples:

Ebscohost:

Kehoe, John. "The Case of the Murderous Author." Biography May 2000: 114-120. Ebscohost. 22 Feb. 2001 <http://search.epnet.com>.

InfoTrac:

O'Brien, James F. "What Kind of Chemist was Sherlock Holmes?" Chemistry and Industry 7 June 1993: 394-399. InfoTrac OneFile. 22 Feb 2001 <http://infotrac.galegroup.com >

Websites

General pattern is:

Author if available. Title of webpage. Organization that published the page. Date page was published or updated if available. Date researcher accessed the page <electronic address (URL) of the page>.

Example

The Atlantic Salmon's Life. Atlantic Salmon Federation. 1999. 22 Feb 2001 <http://www.asf.ca/Overall/atlsalm.html>.