Note: In a bibliographic presentation, any successive line after the first must be indented 5 spaces (1 Tab). Books A book by one author Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title of Work. Place of publication: Publisher, Date. Print. Example: Scott, Elaine. When is a Planet Not a Planet? The Story of Pluto. New York: Clarion Books, 2007. Print.
A book by two or three authors Author's Last Name, First Name, and Author'sFirst Name Last Name. Title of Work. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date. Print Example: Davidson, James West, and Mark Hamilton Lyte. Our Fifty States. Washington D.C.: National Geographic, 2001. Print. A book by more than three authors Author’s Last Name, First Name, et al. Title of Work. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date. Print. Example: Greene, Howard, et al. The Hidden Ivies. New York: Harper Collins, 2002. Print.
Note: If you prefer to name all the authors instead of using et al., list their names in the sequence they appear on the title page.
Encyclopedias
"Title of work." Title of Encyclopedia. Ed. Date. Print. Example: "Snakes." Academic American Encyclopedia. 3rd ed. 1998. Print.
Magazines
An article in a weekly magazine Author’s Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine Date: Page Numbers. Print. Example: Begley, Sharon. "Fighting Wildfires." Newsweek 14 Nov. 1999: 123-124. Print.
An article in a monthly magazine Author’s Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine Date: Page Numbers. Print. Example: Hoffman, Donald. "Disaster in the Middle East." Scientific American Dec. 1993: 36-43. Print.
Online Sources Note: MLA 9 does not require listing the URL for online sources. HOWEVER, at Duke School, we require that you list the URL from Internet websites in <angled brackets> as the last item in the individual entry after the date of access. See examples below.
Database Site Author’s Last Name, First Name. "Article Title." Publisher/service provider Date of original source: page numbers (if available). Database.Web. Date accessed. Example: Smith, Lee A. "Civil War Monuments." American History Online 5 July 2002. Facts on File. Web. 15 Dec. 2009.
Internet Website, Entire
Editor or author (if available). Name of Website. Version number. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Web. Date of access. Example: Cameron, Elaine. My Dog is Smarter Than Your Cat. Dog's Rule, n.d. Web. 23 Jan 2013.
Internet Website Page Author or Editor’s Last Name, First Name (if available). "Article Title." Name of Website. Publisher/sponsor, Date of creation. Web. Date of Visit. <URL>. Example: "Mexico." CIA World Fact Book. Central Intelligence Agency, 11 Nov. 2009. Web. 1 Dec. 2009. <www.cia.gov>. Note: When there is no publisher or sponsor of the page, use the abbreviation n.p. When there is no date, use the abbreviation n.d. Example: Kincaid, Liza. "Volcanoes in Hawaii." Island Vacations. Hawaiian Tourist Board, n.d. Web. 5 Dec 2009.
Personal Interview
Last Name, First Name. Position. Source of Information. Date. Example: Blasiak, Leah. Exchange student. Personal Interview. 12 May 2001.
Sample Bibliography Formatting MLA Style: Center the title, Works Cited, an inch from the top of the page. Double space between the title and the first entry. Begin each entry flush with the left margin. If an entry runs more than one line, indent the subsequent line or lines one-half an inch (hanging format). Double space the entire list, both between and within the entries. Alphabetize entries in the list of works cited by the author's last name, using the letter by letter system. Double space after a colon. Underline titles, do not italicize. Entries are not numbered.
Works Cited
Begley, Sharon. "Fighting Wildfires." Newsweek 14 Nov. 1999: 123-124. Print. Davidson, James West and Mark Hamilton Lyte. Our Fifty States. Washington D.C.: National Geographic, 2001. Print. Hoffman, Donald. "Disaster in the Middle East." Scientific American Dec. 1993: 36-43. Print. Lanken, Dane. "When the Earth Moves." Canadian Geographic March-April 1996: 66-73. [EBSCO Host]. 19 September 2002. Web. <http://www.epnet.com/ >. McKenzie, Jamie. "Did Anybody Learn Anything?" From Now On. December 1995. Web. 22 January 2002. <http://www.bigsix.com/~mckenzie/>.