MLA Documentation
Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Works Cited page example
MLA (2009) Quick Guide
Books General:
Last name, First. Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.
Book:
Barry, Elaine. Robert Frost. New York: Continuum, 1973. Print.
Essay/Article in Book:
Butler, David W. “Usher’s Hypochondriasis: Mental Alienation and Romantic Idealism in Poe’s Gothic Tales.” On Poe.
Eds. Louis J. Budd and Edwin H. Cady. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1993. 185-196. Print.
Essay/Article in Multi-Volume Book:
Cooper, Peter L. “Philip Roth.” American Writers. Eds. Lea Baechler and A. Walton Litz. Sup. III, Pt. 2. New York:
Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1991. 401-429. Print.
Electronic Sources General:
Last name, First. Name of Site. Name of sponsor, Date of Creation. Medium of Publication. Date of Access.
Web Site:
Parkinson, Edward J. The Turn of the Screw: A History of Its Critical Interpretations 1898-1979. Edward J. Parkinson.
Web. 14 Jan 2010.
Web Page:
“Henry James.” The Literature Network. Jalic, 2009. Web. 14 Jan 2010.
Article in an Online Journal:
Dolby, Nadine. “Research in Youth Culture and Policy: Current Conditions and Future Directions.” Social Work and
Society: The International Online-Only Journal 6.2 (2008): n. pag. Web. 20 May 2009.
Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Works Cited page example
MLA (2009) Quick Guide
Books General:
Last name, First. Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.
Book:
Barry, Elaine. Robert Frost. New York: Continuum, 1973. Print.
Essay/Article in Book:
Butler, David W. “Usher’s Hypochondriasis: Mental Alienation and Romantic Idealism in Poe’s Gothic Tales.” On Poe.
Eds. Louis J. Budd and Edwin H. Cady. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1993. 185-196. Print.
Essay/Article in Multi-Volume Book:
Cooper, Peter L. “Philip Roth.” American Writers. Eds. Lea Baechler and A. Walton Litz. Sup. III, Pt. 2. New York:
Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1991. 401-429. Print.
Electronic Sources General:
Last name, First. Name of Site. Name of sponsor, Date of Creation. Medium of Publication. Date of Access.
Web Site:
Parkinson, Edward J. The Turn of the Screw: A History of Its Critical Interpretations 1898-1979. Edward J. Parkinson.
Web. 14 Jan 2010.
Web Page:
“Henry James.” The Literature Network. Jalic, 2009. Web. 14 Jan 2010.
Article in an Online Journal:
Dolby, Nadine. “Research in Youth Culture and Policy: Current Conditions and Future Directions.” Social Work and
Society: The International Online-Only Journal 6.2 (2008): n. pag. Web. 20 May 2009.
